Chipper Jones quit Twitter, so here are some highlights from his tweeting career
On Tuesday, Chipper Jones announced his retirement from the Twittersphere. It's been an interesting one-year tenure for the former Braves third baseman -- one in which we've learned about mammo's, yicketty's and roadrunners. Didn't understand any of that? Well, let's review some of the feel-good highlights from the past 12 months.
Chipper joined Twitter in July 2012 and nobody understood what he was saying:
Mike b and jhey go yicketty! The roadrunner went mammo! And the Bravos have a winning road trip. My kind of day off, no action!!!
— Chipper Jones (@RealCJ10) July 25, 2012
yicketty means homer! mammo means big bomb. roadrunner is francisco. any other questions?
— Chipper Jones (@RealCJ10) July 26, 2012
Former MLB Fan Caver Ricky Mast likds this "Chipperish" talk so much that he made a '90s-rap mashup about it:
Eventually, Chipper mastered Twitter to the point that he could use it to fix a broken TV:
If anyone was thinkin about stayin at the Grand Hyatt in NY,dont! My AC is set on 65 and its north of 80 in here. Like a freaken sauna!
— Chipper Jones (@RealCJ10) August 9, 2012
The movie channels dont work and the beds make my back spasm up! Am i complaining too much? Im sorry, gotta vent to someone. Love yall!!!
— Chipper Jones (@RealCJ10) August 9, 2012
Ahh the power of social media. TV guy just showed up at my door. Didnt even have to call the front desk. See what happens when u vent a tad?
— Chipper Jones (@RealCJ10) August 9, 2012
But he still had trouble with everyday things, like putting together basketball hoops:
What's wrong with this pic folks? Never said I was the sharpest tool in the shed. Damn ladder!!! Lol pic.twitter.com/APhGXILY
— Chipper Jones (@RealCJ10) December 27, 2012
And playing golf:
Enough with the rumors! While I am flattered about the speculation of being enticed out of retirement, I'm happy with life as a bad golfer!
— Chipper Jones (@RealCJ10) March 11, 2013
And clogged toilets:
Gotta love kids. Tristan flooded bathroom tryin to see if he could flush an entire roll of toilet paper down the drain. #kindasmelly
— Chipper Jones (@RealCJ10) January 14, 2013
With that, we bid farewell to the Twitter version of Chipper Jones -- a man just like us in some ways yet so different in others. We wish him well and hope Betty White finally accepts him as her grandson.
Anybody else think that Betty White would be the coolest grandma ever?? She is hilarious!
— Chipper Jones (@RealCJ10) January 14, 2013