Chipper Doesn't Recommend New York's Grand Hyatt

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.  

RealCJ10 Stuns By Joining Twitter World

In probably the biggest sign thus far that the world is indeed ending in 2012 Atlanta Braves legend Chipper Jones has gotten a Twitter profile.

Chipper Jones has always seemed to be a man of few words who seems to abide my Teddy Roosevelt’s “Speak softly and carry a big stick” motto in life. Chipper’s big stick has done most of his talking throughout his hall of fame career. Chipper has also always seemed like the kind of person who probably wouldn’t be all that technologically advanced.

So it came as a huge shock on Tuesday (July 24) to see that Chipper had joined his Braves teammates like Freddie Freeman, Jason Heyward, Kris Medlen, Matt Diaz, Peter Moylan and Brandon Beachy on the popular social media site that only allows you to communicate 140 characters at a time.

Jones made his Twitter debut with the Twitter handle @RealCJ10 (click link to follow Chipper on Twitter!) around 1 p.m. Tuesday afternoon with the message: “Hello all! Yes, the ol man finally got the twitta! Shame on the posers. Thx to all the followers already. No fans like braves fans!”

The “shame on the posers” line is in reference to the multiple imposters who created fake Chipper Jones Twitter profiles.

The Braves third baseman would make two more Tweets later in the evening. One after the Braves 4-3 win against the Miami Marlins stating: “Nice win by the bravos! Huddy [Tim Hudson] dealt, kimmy [Craig Kimbrel] closed it out. Need a W tmrw to finish out a good trip. Lookin forward to getting back to the ATL”

Jones finished the night with a tweet about his other passion besides baseball: hunting. Chipper tweeted: “For u hunters out there, I'm no longer on BC [“Buck Commander”] full time, tho u will see me on some shows. Major league bowhunter is my new baby on sportsmans”

“Buck Commander” is a hunting television show broadcasted on the Outdoor Channel that Chipper has appeared on multiple times. “Major League Bowhunter” is another hunting series that appears on the Sportsman Channel.

Click HERE to see a clip of Chipper on "Major League Bowhunter" 

As of 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, Chipper Jones was only following seven people or subjects on Twitter, but had 42,168 followers (not a bad first day on social media).

I would frankly be a little surprised if Twitter is something that Jones makes a habit out of or really does that often. It’s very likely that the slugger will be like many who join the social networking site and forget about it or realize it’s not for him very early on and either shut it down or abandon it. However, for my sake as a fan and for the sake of other fans wanting to know what Chipper is up to I hope he enjoys it and continues to tweet on.