Anyone familiar with St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina knows he's fun to watch behind the plate. He has a calm, cool confidence back there to go with his strong arm and highly regarded feel for the position.
Yet it was hard to take your eyes off Molina during Tuesday's All-Star Game for other reasons -- namely because he was decked out in gold:
.@Yadimolina04 out here looking like a trophy.
— MLB (@MLB) July 12, 2017
The 2017 #ASG pres. by @Mastercard on @MLBONFOX. pic.twitter.com/bpbRzvjBgR
Naturally, Twitter used the opportunity to crack some jokes at Molina's expense. Let's take a look at some of the finest from the night.
After the game, Yadier Molina is going to attempt to conquer Rome pic.twitter.com/mseAyevBYV
— Mike Petriello (@mike_petriello) July 12, 2017
BUSTER POSEY (to Yadier Molina): Hey, looks like the only thing that isn't gold on your uniform is the glove.
— Grant Brisbee (@mccoveychron) July 12, 2017
Me: Yadier looks silly in all that gold
— Eric Roseberry (@ericroseberry) July 12, 2017
(Yadier Molina homers)
Me: starts looking on Amazon for gold catching gear to wear to work
There's no joke here, but Yadier Molina just looks like C-3PO
— Michael Baumann (@MJ_Baumann) July 12, 2017
Yadier Molina cashed in eleventy billion Mastercard points for that catcher's gear.
— Brandon Warne (@Brandon_Warne) July 12, 2017
Molina got the last laugh, by the way -- he hit a home run in the bottom of the sixth to even the score at one apiece.
