Indians prove they can handle the pain in their version of 'Mean Tweets'

Due to social media, we live in a world where communicating with athletes and celebrities is nothing more than a click away. This can have mixed results. For every positive message a public figure receives, there's sure to be five more from internet trolls.

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Jimmy Kimmel touched on this phenomenon with a series he calls "Mean Tweets." In these videos, celebrities will read the awful things people send to them on Twitter.

Not surprisingly, baseball players are an easy target for this type of thing. That led to the Indians posting their own version of "Mean Tweets."

Kudos to the team for going all out here. You not only have current players poking fun at themselves, but the front office, coaching staff and production crew all get in on the act.

Scott Atchison's dad glasses are a clear highlight here. And the tweet about Nick Swisher getting a second opinion was actually pretty funny.

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The Indians are heading into 2015 with lofty expectations, but it's tough to tell based on the team's loose atmosphere this spring. While that doesn't lead to wins in the regular season, the Indians are a whole lot of fun to watch right now.

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