It’s pretty widely known knowledge when it comes to the internet, don’t read the comments. And such sagely wisdom is not at all incorrect, since comment sections all across the world wide web are full of mostly nothing but putrid, useless and contrarian garbage, loosely under the guise of words.
But sometimes, I can’t help it, because I’m also of the type that enjoys watching good train wrecks every now and then. Come on, I watch TLC more than any other channel out of 450 available channels, I apparently have an affinity for watching chaos unfold.
Here in Atlanta, there was a little bit of news about how retired Atlanta Braves legend, Chipper Jones has decided to move back to Atlanta, after enjoying the first few years of his retirement down in Texas, presumably with his dad, reducing the wildlife population. Additionally, he has taken a position with the Braves as some sort of non-player personnel, likely the start of his gradual transition into some sort of coaching position, preferably a hitting one, as he is undoubtedly one of the finest hitters in history.
And seeing as how the Braves more or less have no real superstars to market with, they wasted no time in utilizing Chipper Jones to spearhead some of their paltry promotions going into the likely already-a-wash 2016 season.
Associating “Chipper Jones” with “Valentine’s Day” would be like trying to associate a garden rake to the Indian Ocean, but whatever, the Braves decided to shoehorn together a promotion for a Valentine’s Day special, in selling tickets that would probably be difficult to give away.
After rolling my eyes at such a lame idea and effort, my eyes noticed the bottom of the screen the words “View Comments” and a number that wasn’t actually zero, which is something of an anomaly on the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, unless it’s on a story pertaining to crime, in which the comments section is then flooded with black profiling, racist remarks, and the people that bite the bait and feed the trolls.
But in regards to a story about Chipper Jones? I mean, I know a ton about the guy as he was one of my favorite players, including the sensitive personal things about his past that aren’t the most endearing things, but I was curious to see what AJC commenters could possibly say about a Chipper Jones-Valentines promotion…
And to no surprise, what few comments are there, are full of vitriol, sarcasm, and loathing for Chipper Jones and the Atlanta Braves. Brilliance. In just the five comments that I was privy to, the commenters were quick to point out Chipper’s adulterous indiscretions, with a Hooters waitress, predictions to the Braves’ 2016 record, the fact that they have no stars, and the requisite “why not Dale Murphy” remark. Perfect.
This, amuses me greatly. Not bad for internet commenters.
