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Hunter Pence Signs
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About
Hunter Pence Signs are a series of oversized posters featuring humorous insults specifically aimed at San Francisco Giants outfielder Hunter Pence. The taunting signs quickly became a trend among the fans of Major League Baseball after a a group of New York Mets fans were seen holding up the signs during their team's games against San Francisco Giants in August 2014.
Origin
On August 1st, 2014, the San Francisco Giants played the first match in a four-game series against the New York Mets at Citi Field in Queens, New York. During the game, two fans were seen on TV holding signs which mocked Giants outfielder Hunter Pence, claiming he is the type of person who would commit the New York faux pas of putting ketchup on a hot dog and eating pizza with a fork. Later that day, the @MLBGIFs[1] Twitter feed posted an animated GIF of the hecklers, garnering upwards of 940 favorites and 860 retweets in the first week (shown below).
![Good for them MLB GIFS @MLBGIFs Follow Oh, man. They got him! Reply t3 Retweet ★ Favorite More CSN 1-1 dou NTER PENCE HUNTER PENCE PUTS KETCHUP ON HIS HOTDOG FORK B.com RETWEETSFAVORITES 8:37 PM-1 Aug 2014 Flag media](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/807/421/bca.jpg)
Spread
On August 3rd, the @MLBFanCave[6] Twitter feed posted several photos of other Mets fans holding signs mocking Pence (shown below). In the next four days, the tweet gained over 960 retweets and 880 favorites.
![94d.jpg MLB FAN CAVE MLB Fan Cave @MLBFanCave Follow The weekend of @hunterpence signs. pic.twitter.com/Od0gm7eik9 Reply Retweet ★ Favorite More HUNTER PENCE HUNTER PENCE CAN T KETCHUP ON HIS HOTDOG IKES THE RETWEETS FAVORITES 3:24 PM -3 Aug 2014 Flag media](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/807/429/94d.jpg)
The same day, Twitter user @armigloo[7] posted several tweets poking fun at Pence accompanied by the hashtag #hunterpencesigns (shown below). According to the Twitter analytics site Topsy,[8] the hashtag was tweeted over 7,000 times over the next 72 hours.
![032.jpg armi iglesias @armigloo Aug 3 @SNYtv @Mets hunter pence takes selfies in the bike lane #hunterpencesigns Expand armi iglesias @armigloo Aug 3 @SNYtv @Mets hunter pence stands on the escalator #hunterpencesigns Expand armi iglesias @armigloo Aug 3 @SNYtv @Mets hunter pence walks around sidewalk grates #hunterpencesigns Expand](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/807/430/032.jpg)
On August 5th, the Milwaukee Brewers Twitter[5] feed posted a picture of several Brewers fans holding signs mocking Pence during the team's game against the San Francisco Giants (shown below).
![2b4.jpg Milwaukee Brewers @Brewers な 塩Follow Sign of the times? Looks like Hunter Pence isn't safe in Milwaukee either. #Brewers #MILvsSF Reply t Retweet * Favorite More Kunte KOHLS Still HAS A Down b the River HAS SHARKNApo INSURENCE by ISHES H RETWEETS FAVORITES 252 196 8:52 PM-5 Aug 2014 Flag media](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/807/428/2b4.jpg)
Hunter Pence Response
On August 6th, Pence posted two photographs of himself with #HunterPenceSigns captions mocking his ability to parallel park and his habit of returning library books early (shown below, left, middle).[2][3] In addition, his girlfriend Alexis Cozombolidis tweeted a photograph of herself with Pence captioned with a #HunterPenceSigns joke (shown below, right).[4]
![9c4.jpg HUNTER PENCE CAN'T PARALLEL PARK Hunter Pence @hunterpence Follow #HunterPenceSigns 4:15 PM 6 Aug 2014 1,010 RETWEETS 1,488 FAVORITES](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/807/423/9c4.jpg)
![ec8.jpg UNTERPERICE RETURNS LIBRARY BOOKSBEFORE THEYRE DUE SO OTHERS CAN ENJOY THEM AS WELL Hunter Pence @hunterpence y Follow #HunterPenceSians 3:53 PM - 6 Aug 2014 801 RETWEETS 972 FAVORITES](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/807/424/ec8.jpg)
![979.jpg HUNTER PENCE MAKES HIS GIRLFRIEND WATCH THE WEATHER CHANNEL FOR FUN Alexis Cozombolidis Follow @LetsGetLexi #HunterPenceSigns (cc.@hunterpence) 4:42 PM-6 Aug 2014 34 RETWEETS 77 FAVORITES](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/807/425/979.jpg)
Notable Examples
![150.jpg O OUTPITCH HUNTER PENCE PLAYING CINDS](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/807/466/150.jpg)
![a0c.jpg HUNTER PENCE RINGS ITEMSTO THE EXPRES LANE](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/807/461/a0c.jpg)
![038.jpg 2 OUT PITCH 78 FUNTER PENCE CAN'T](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/807/462/038.jpg)
![c0c.jpg Huwter Pence DVRs KOHLS](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/807/473/c0c.jpg)
![da2.jpg KOHLS HUNTER PENCE WEARS A BASEBALL JERSEY FOR HALLOWEEN](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/807/470/da2.jpg)
![8e5.jpg_large HUNTER PENCE EATS SU SANDWICHES PENCE THINKS SJUST OR](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
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External References
[2] Twitter – @hunterpence
[3] Twitter – @hunterpence
[4] Twitter – @LetsGetLexi
[6] Twitter – @MLBFanCave
[8] Topsy – #hunterpencesigns
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GideonIon
Aug 07, 2014 at 10:09PM EDT
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