Chipper Jones Challenging An Army Vet To Fight On Twitter Is Not A Good Look
Chipper Jones is a must follow on Twitter. Where most athletes or former ballplayers fill your timeline with the entertainment value of a church run family game night, Chipper constantly slings out fire flames. His feed ranges from Sandy Hook conspiracy theories to revolutionary solutions to solving illegal immigration with alligators, and now includes challenging army veterans to throw down, man to man.
As an Irish Catholic from the Northeast, holding grudges is inherent in my DNA, so I honestly can’t decipher if this guy is legitimately still bitter about Jones not signing an autograph seventeen years ago or if this is a straight troll job. Either way, the response by Chipper was on point. Essentially saying “I’m glad I didn’t give your punk ass eight-year-old self my signature,” just really sets the tone for where this would spiral down to. Also, I’m putting #keyboardclown in my back pocket for future use.
It’s all fun and games until Jones slips into the kid’s DMs. Classic case of when keeping it real goes wrong. Not a good look on the eight-time all star and former NL MVP to throw out “3 deployments don’t mean squat to me.”
Maybe sit the next few plays out, Chip..
[via Busted Coverage]
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Their just both pissed they’re lives essentially ended before they turned 40
10 years ago at 1:02 pmI would be OK with retiring at 40 with a net worth > 100M. Is that what you mean when you said his life “essentially ended”?
10 years ago at 2:16 pmDo yourself a favor and learn the difference between they’re, there, and their… Dumbass.
10 years ago at 6:28 pmI respect what the Vet has done in his life, and will always support the troops. However, this guy seems like a piece of shit. Chipper should have just said he respects the guy’s sacrifice, and risen above it, but it appears he is also a piece of shit.
10 years ago at 1:04 pmTo Chipper Jones: “I’ve done more in my 25 years of living than you your whole life pal.” ..I’m sorry, but no you fucking haven’t.
10 years ago at 1:43 pmLol why does being in the army give him some sort of talking point? I know plenty of dipshits who joined the military after high school simply cause they couldn’t do anything else. And because he rode around in a hum-v and tried some afghani herb, does not automatically a hero make. #staygoldenskipper
10 years ago at 1:04 pmIt doesn’t. Both of them were being asshats. @thatgrayboy needs to get over not getting an autograph at 8 years old. 3 deployments doesn’t give anyone the right to be rude. However, Jones should’ve left out “3 deployments don’t mean squat to me”. That was a hit below the belt, in my opinion.
10 years ago at 1:22 pmAgreed. But on the other side of that coin, it’s a douche move for him to try and rub something like serving his country in someone’s face. Low blow by skip but no class from Capn’ Saltay.
10 years ago at 2:14 pmAbsolutely. Serving the country does not entitle someone to a “get out of jail free” card. It doesn’t even entitle me to a “show me your tits” card, but it should.
10 years ago at 2:43 pmI think he was just saying that three deployments does not mean you can kick my ass. In hindsight it looks like he was disrespecting his service but in the moment he was just telling the guy he didn’t stand a chance.
10 years ago at 3:14 pmThank you for clearing up why I have grudge pulsing through my veins.
10 years ago at 1:07 pmSomething tells me Chipper doesn’t care about your opinion either.
10 years ago at 1:14 pmLarry is a clown
10 years ago at 1:19 pmYou’re Irish, Danny boy? You’re a good man in my book.
10 years ago at 1:21 pmMLB star or not. You don’t disrespect someone that has served our country. Even over a stupid twitter convo.
10 years ago at 1:37 pmSo any vet can just run around being an asshole and expect 100% unconditional respect in return? This guy went out of his way to call Chipper Jones a piece of shit for not signing a baseball 20 years ago. Athletes are supposed to take the high ground at all times because they are always in the spotlight, but Chipper is out of the spotlight and some random asshole(to Chipper’s knowledge) just comes out and calls him a piece of shit? So they go back and forth and now Chipper’s the asshole for being “disrespectful”? Aren’t military men and women support to hold themselves to a higher standard as well? They represent this country’s defense and are the most revered and sought after collection of people in this country? Don’t you think whoever this guy’s officer/commander/whatever would be ashamed of his childish actions and poor representation of the military?
10 years ago at 2:23 pmI’d rather stand behind an asshole who has backed me and my country up with THREE tours rather than another asshole who is looked at as a “hero” by so many for being a good baseball player.
10 years ago at 4:07 pmFirst of all, I’m not saying Chipper is in the right here, I’m just scoffing at the fact that this military man is instigating shit for no reason like he has a free pass to be a dickhead. He probably does it a lot. He’ll start shit talking without the other side knowing his story, and once the battle gets more heated, he’ll pull out his trump card and explain his service in the military and protecting his country to win the argument that he created out of nowhere. I’m just saying that doing shit like that is an embarrassment to the 99% of humble service men and women who carry themselves with honor and class.
10 years ago at 6:40 pmWho the hell brings something back up from when they were 8? Someone peaked
10 years ago at 2:10 pmI’m still mad at Florie Statutorie for stealing my pencil box in the first grade.
10 years ago at 6:36 pmGet that man a coaching job already. Chipper has way too much free time and I think he’s killed all the hooved animals within a 500 mile radius of his ranch.
10 years ago at 2:16 pm