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"There are several reasons one should be wary before talking a selfie \u2014 generally seeming gratuitous and catching yourself at a bad angle are the leading factors against the photo trend. But this reporter's near death experience adds fatal head injury to the selfie con list. \nKelly Nash, a reporter for Fox's Sun Sports, was attending the Astros-Red Sox game and decided to document the experience with some Instagram selfies using Fenway Park as her backdrop. \nBut Nash failed to see the danger lurking during batting practice \u2014 stray photobombing balls. \nSEE ALSO: Baseball Back Flip Catch Is YouTube Home Run\n \nShe told Fox Sports that her producer called out \"Heads up!\" a few times while she took pictures, but she never realized just how close the baseballs were getting to her. \nNash claims she had a lucky charm packed in bag that kept her noggin safe \u2014 a copy of the 1994 baseball flick Angels in the Outfield.\n\nBut we think it was the selfie gods warning Nash about abusing the delicate art of taking pictures of oneself. We urge you to apply this lesson to your own life when indulging in selfies, and really ask yourself, \"Is this picture worth getting a ball to the head?\" \nProbably, selfies rock. \nBONUS: 30 Must-Follow Twitter Accounts for Baseball Fanatics\n \n\n\n30 Must-Follow Twitter Accounts for Baseball Fans\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. MLB\r\n\nMajor League Baseball news, updates and highlights, straight from the horse's mouth. An added bonus of following this account? First notice on MLB's social media-based promotions and sweepstakes.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. Baseball Prospectus\r\n\nBaseballProspectus.com provides deep analysis on all angles of the major leagues. The website's Twitter account links to heaps of content (be warned, though: some is only for subscribers), and will keep you up to date with MLB's latest.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. Joe Posnanski\r\n\nPosnanski is one of the most esteemed baseball writers around, although he covers other sports as well. A veteran of the Kansas City Star and Sports Illustrated, his feed is full of insights, quick-hitting analysis and whimsical reflection befitting the slow-paced game.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. ThisDateInBaseball\r\n\nThisDateInBaseball provides multiple daily updates that give a fun perspective on what baseball was like in decades past.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. Baseball America\r\n\nBaseball America's magazine and website dive deep into the sport beyond the majors, providing high school and college coverage of tomorrow's big league stars.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. Bob Nightengale\r\n\nUSA Today writer Nightengale is one of the best baseball reporters around. He's also great about interacting with fans of the game on Twitter.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7. Brian Wilson\r\n\nStar Giants pitcher, beard legend and notorious oddball Brian Wilson may have just lost his season to an unfortunate elbow injury, but that shouldn't stop him from continuing to be one of baseball's most entertaining players off the field. His tweets -- while not always frequent -- can be nearly as funny as his interviews.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8. Brian Wilson's Beard\n\nHow epic is Wilson's beard? It has its own Twitter account -- and nearly 15,000 followers.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9. Buster Olney\r\n\nOlney's been in the baseball reporting game for a long time, and his status as a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine makes him a go-to source for news and information. His more than 430,000 followers speaks to his status in baseball media.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10. Jose Canseco\r\n\nFormer major league slugger Canseco is one of the most entertaining follows on Twitter, regardless of category. He tweets about wanting to get back in the bigs, the state of baseball -- and pretty much whatever else crosses his mind.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11.  keithlaw\r\n\nESPN.com writer Law breaks news and offers analysis in 140-character bits. Plus, he's not at all shy about interacting with readers and other reporters.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12. MLB Trade Rumors\r\n\nSometimes half the fun of following sports is considering the speculative, in addition to tracking stats, wins and losses. If you like to chew on unconfirmed -- but legitimate and believable -- rumors, this account is a must-follow.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13. Peter Gammons\r\n\nBaseball journalism lifer Gammons is a legend in the field and currently a columnist for MLB.com.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14. Tyler Kepner\r\n\nKepner is the New York Times' national baseball writer. He's a reporting machine and a great follow for keeping up with all of the sport's important news.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15. Ken Rosenthal\r\n\nRosenthal reports on MLB for Fox television and writes for FoxSports.com. His feed is full of insider info, non-stop tweets and -- like many of the writers on this list -- he does an excellent job using Twitter for two-way conversations with fans.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n16. Ozzie Guillen\r\n\nMiami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen's mouth gets him in trouble fairly often. His random tweets -- sometimes in English, sometimes in Spanish, sometimes somewhere in between -- can be entertaining as well.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n17. Nick Swisher\r\n\nDespite a whopping 1.5 million followers, Yankees star Swisher is still grounded enough to tweet with fans about things like video games, fantasy baseball and birthdays.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n18. Eric Simon\r\n\nSimon tweets mostly about the Mets, but is also editorial director for the SB Nation Baseball network of blogs.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n19. Bill James\r\n\nJames is widely recognized for being the driving force behind today's advanced statistical analysis of baseball. He doesn't tweet often, but following him gives you lots of baseball street cred.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n20. Bob Klapisch\r\n\nKlapisch is a respected columnist, and offers a consistent feed of baseball insight and analysis, especially covering the American League East.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n21. Dan Evans\r\n\nEvans used to be general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, so he knows his stuff. He tweets interesting links from around the baseball media world.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n22. Logan Morrison\r\n\nMiami Marlins outfielder Morrison may be the bigs' biggest bro. His tweets can be hilarious if you're not too easily offended.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n23.  Matthew Berry\r\n\nAddicted to fantasy baseball? This is your man. Berry is ESPN's senior fantasy analyst. As his Twitter bio reads, \"I'm just as surprised as you that it's a real job.\"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n24. John Axford\r\n\nAxford has two things you probably don't: a professional baseball career and an epic mustache. But that doesn't stop him from tweeting like a regular guy, thanking fans for support, sharing music and poking fun at colleagues.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n25. Kenny Powers\r\n\nKenny Powers is not actually a real person. But that doesn't mean we can't pretend the hysterical lead character of HBO's comedy Eastbound &amp; Down really exists by following him on Twitter. Baseball would be a lot funnier with K.P. around.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n26. C. J. Wilson\r\n\nWilson is MLB's most prolific tweeter, having more than 13,000 posts to his name. Not surprisingly, he tweets on a wide range of subjects, and is a great follow for anyone looking for a digital look inside a pro ballplayer's mind.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n27. Brandon McCarthy\r\n\nOakland Athletics pitcher McCarthy is hilarious, down-to-earth and another great player follow.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n28. Baseball Hall\r\n\nThe National Baseball Hall of Fame's official account tweets historical information, and is an excellent follow for fans who care about the game's past.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n29. Jayson Stark\r\n\nESPN columnist Star is another reporter who uses Twitter to bring hardcore baseball fans side-stories and scoops they won't find just by reading articles or watching TV. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n30. FanGraphs Baseball\r\n\nFanGraphs provides in-depth coverage of baseball, both the real world and fantasy varieties. Follow for links back to their on-site content, much of which comes with very cool graphical illustrations.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage via iStockphoto, EHStock."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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