The Seattle Mariners marketing department is really good at increasing fan involvement, especially on social media. As the franchise’s Twitter account is one of the more interactive for professional sports franchise.

So naturally, the marketing department decided to try and create some buzz during the off season. Apparently they decided a AMA on Twitter with the team’s new general manager was a great idea.

The busiest guy in baseball will be answering your questions on Twitter tomorrow at 1 p.m. Use #AskDipoto. pic.twitter.com/Jel4Eu8UxP

— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) December 3, 2015

Well…let’s see how this goes…

@Mariners what's the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow? #AskDipoto

— Nikki (@fuzzybunny_feet) December 3, 2015

Solid reference, correct hashtag usage, and tagged the correct account. Good work Nikki.

@Mariners what kind of bear is best? #AskDipoto

— Mitchell Roland (@roland_mitchell) December 3, 2015

#TeamBlackBear

https://twitter.com/EthanNovak/status/672252006820515841

Ohhhh, this is promising…

@EthanNovak Probably depends on the return, to be honest.

— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) December 3, 2015

@Mariners @EthanNovak We're going to miss you Ethan.

— Joe Veyera (@JoeVeyera) December 3, 2015

#ByeEthan

https://twitter.com/EthanNovak/status/672253636177620992

#DornBall

But the most pressing question by far is…

@Mariners Is Joe Flacco elite? #AskDipoto

— Kyle Gehler (@KyleGehler) December 3, 2015

Well, is he Jerry?

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