If he were thin-skinned, it might have been a long weekend for San Francisco Giants right-fielder Hunter Pence, who has been subjected to a nonstop barrage of abuse that one could only call... polite.
.@hunterpence continues to get OWNED by signs at Citi Field, also continues to crush the ball: http://t.co/ZzsUvfE6tA pic.twitter.com/SbAuPdkTaE — Cut4 (@Cut4) August 4, 2014
A group of New York Mets fans all weekend long used a series of signs that, among other things, questioned Pence's respect for the express lane at the supermarket as well as his parallel-parking abilities.
Not to be left out, Twitter users are getting into the fun.
Hunter Pence obeys traffic laws on Grand Theft Auto. — Ampersandrew (@VottomanEmpire) August 4, 2014
Among the "sick burns" leveled Pence's way: the charge that the right-fielder is a "good sport," according to Deadspin.
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Meet the Mild Hunter Pence Insulters: http://t.co/hE05EwS2CZ pic.twitter.com/sOUCStlire — SB Nation (@SBNation) August 4, 2014
The trolling worked... for the Giants and Pence, who finished the series 6-for-18 with two home runs, two triples, two doubles and seven RBI.