When your legacy involves the highs of a Hall of Fame baseball player, and the lows of an anti-vaxxer, you can be sure people will react when you're in the news. One way or another, people will have a comment.
Former Atlanta Braves player, Chipper Jones was caught dropping a foul ball hit out in the stands where he was sitting.
CHIPPER JONES ERROR pic.twitter.com/gTpb1CDLLu— Jomboy Media (@Jomboy Media) 1633973484
Sure, he hasn't played a Major League game in nearly ten years, but that didn't stop fans from giving a good-natured ribbing.
Chipper Jones dropped a routine pop fly. Very embarrassing for old Larrypic.twitter.com/LretuokFqG— Will Brinson (@Will Brinson) 1633973442
If it was a Hooters girl number on a ball he woulda caught it— Casey (@Casey) 1633991818
Delete this footage— Wyatt (@Wyatt) 1633974230
I'm embarrassed for him! Andrew should have called him off.— Mobile Web Design (@Mobile Web Design) 1633974567
Others used the moment to remind the public of Jones' more eccentric ideas. The former baseball player became infamous several years ago for claiming that the Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax, though he later apologized after he learned the truth.
More recently, Jones has pushed the anti-vaccine position of "asking questions" and "think for [himself]" in regard to the incredibly safe and effective preventative measures to fight COVID-19.
Jones argued with a baseball fan on Twitter who attacked his stance on vaccines, tweeting,
"No, I'm just not a sheep, like you. I ask questions, I wait, I don't line people's wallets. I think for myself, fend for myself."
"Difference tween me and you??? I don't hate you, for thinking differently. Enjoy ur never ending line of booster shots bro! And good luck to ur Mets."
Folks online decided no one should ever forget the harmful viewpoint that Jones pushes, and tweeted in kind.
Quick, someone tell Chipper Jones that a side effect of the vaccine is the ability to judge a pop-up.— Ken Schultz (@Ken Schultz) 1633973576
Chipper Jones out in the crowd catching pop-ups about as well as he gives vaccine takes.— Kyle Schwerin (@Kyle Schwerin) 1633973432
Getting the That foul\nVaccine Pop-up\n \n Chipper Jones\n dropped the ballhttps://twitter.com/alexfast8/status/1447615840900329472\u00a0\u2026— Connor Newcomb (@Connor Newcomb) 1633973638
Chipper Jones dodging that like it\u2019s a vaccine— Doctor Rotcod (@Doctor Rotcod) 1633986753
Chipper thought that ball had the vaccine on it.— Kirby\u2019s Mart (@Kirby\u2019s Mart) 1633987911
Apparently, flubbing is his new thing?— Lynn Sorvetti (@Lynn Sorvetti) 1634074019
no, no he's notpic.twitter.com/MAUOBh7Z53— The Goof\u2122 (@The Goof\u2122) 1633975715
Probably all the horse paste on his hands made them slippery— Rats McGhee (@Rats McGhee) 1633973727
Vaccines are the safest and most effective treatment we have in preventing the spread and harm of the current pandemic. If you have the capability to get the vaccine, please do, to protect yourself and the people around you.
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