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Chipper Jones bickers with man over autograph snub from childhood
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Chipper Jones bickers with man over autograph snub from childhood

Published May. 28, 2015 1:37 p.m. ET
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This is a story about childhood idols, the plight of a professional athlete, and human emotion.

The characters are Atlanta Braves legend (and frequent Twitter user!) Chipper Jones and a 25-year-old man with the Twitter handle @thatgrayboy who goes by "Captain America."  

That's all the setup you need. Here goes:

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So, friends, that's what we call a grudge.

The man who says Chipper spurned him 17 years ago (roughly 1998) claims he's a U.S. Army veteran, but Chipper doesn't necessarily believe that:

Let's all add "keyboard clown" to our vocabulary because "troll" is not one-size-fits-all.  

[H/T Bleacher Report]

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