Chipper not so chipper in ongoing Twitter war
Chipper Jones announced he was done with Twitter in 2013 because there was “too much hate and too many trolls.”
Don’t call it a comeback, because we’re not sure the former Atlanta Braves star ever left Twitter, but Jones — who has posted his share of offensive tweets — is back with a vengeance.
In a Twitter battle that brings to mind the time a man drove 35 minutes to Temecula, Calif., in an attempt to fight another man over an argument about Kobe Bryant, Jones recently challenged an apparent military man to fight him in person after sparring with the man who’s still bitter about a snubbed autograph request from his childhood.
The man, @thatgrayboy, started the skirmish by posting, “@RealCJ10 still considered a piece of (expletive) in my book! You were my favorite player until you ruined it by not signing a ball when I was 8.”
Jones responded, “Love smack talkers! Meet today’s class clown…..@thatgrayboy! All cuz I signed for 100s of peeps and he was #101. Bitter after 20 yrs!”
@thatgrayboy: “I was 8. Holding a baseball to an idol. Now I’m grown enough to say it. The freedoms we give you. Smh.”
It went back and forth from there.
Jones: “Just cuz u got the nerve to be a #keyboardclown when u all grown up, don’t make u a man! I signed plenty. Can’t please everyone.”
@thatgrayboy: “keyboard clown?! It’d be different if that were the truth. I’ve done more in my 25 years of living than you your whole life pal.”
Jones: “I’m sure. Why u worried about a ‘piece of (expletive)’ then? A #keyboardclown will talk that smack, on moms computer!”
@thatgrayboy: “chip chatter doesn’t bother me. Your baby mama is typing this one. On my phone.”
Jones: “I’m sure ur parents are proud of the cancer uv become. Get a life bruh. U got rejected. Get over it. It was nothing personal. … It is now though!”
@thatgrayboy: “actually they are proud. 3 deployments proud.”
Jones went Temecula on him after that, challenging him to a fight via direct message: “hey man, u wanna settle it like a man???Im game. Where u at? U call me names and talk about my girl? U name it….lets go!”
@thatgrayboy: “I mean I’m game. I’ll settle it like a man! I’m 45 mins from you.
“Chip chatter must have gotten to you! Sucks to be on the receiving end.”
Jones: “45 mins from what? I told u to name the place. u wanna talk smack, back it up. Time? Place? 3 deployments don’t mean squat to me!”
In the end, it appears the only place Jones, 43, went is to bed.
“Lots of great tweets tonite in the wake of one bad apple! Enjoyed them all,” he posted. “Time for Hoss to hit the hay. Night tweeps. Love y’all!”
There were no winners in this childish Twitter battle. Except, of course, us.
■ SELFIE INDULGENCE — Bryce Harper thrilled a fan Tuesday by taking a selfie on her phone in right field at Nationals Park.
When people were taking pictures of Harper before the game, the Las Vegan reportedly gestured for someone to throw their phone down to him. One woman obliged and the Washington star took the selfie and threw the phone back.
Harper, whose selfie quickly spread on social media, has probably started a fun new trend that might result in a slew of shattered cellphones.
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