Who knew you should stretch before sleeping at the Grand Hyatt? |
In addition to introducing the world to his own baseball
language on Twitter, Atlanta Braves slugger Chipper Jones has also adapted to
what really is one of the biggest things to do on the social media platform …
bitching about life.
Come on you know everybody does it. Isn’t that one of the
primary functions of social media to bitch about life’s problems? Bitching had
never been so easy before social media sites like Facebook and Twitter were
created where you can let hundreds, if not thousands or millions of people know
that you have a migraine or that your girlfriend did something to piss you off
with just one click of a button.
Chipper has mostly used his Twitter account for baseball
speak, remarking about Braves wins and losses and bragging about every time a
teammate went yicketty, but on Thursday night he finally used it for one of its
main intentions … to bitch.
Apparently Chipper Jones was less than thrilled with the
Braves hotel in New York City where they were in town to play the New York Mets
and sent out the next three tweets:
*“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!”
*”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!!!”
*”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?”
There are some out there that might see these tweets and
think that Jones is being a spoiled, rich athlete, but honestly it just helps
to remind us that even though we’ve been watching him on TV for close to 20
years hitting home runs and winning ballgames that he’s just an average guy
with typical everyday problems like me and you. Sure, we may never have stayed
at the Grand Hyatt in New York City, but we’ve all had uncomfortable hotel
stays.
Chances are that Braves fans are likely going to hate the
Grand Hyatt just as much as Chipper does as the third baseman had to be
scratched from the Braves lineup against the Mets on Friday night thanks to a
bad back received from the hotel’s poor bed. Luckily the Braves didn’t need the
old man to shutout the Mets 4-0, behind a stellar pitching performance by the
newest Brave and trade deadline acquisition Paul Maholm.
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