Chipper Jones Snubbed by Kelly Clarkson

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Published 7/7/2008 at SI.com - Extra Mustard
... What happened when six-time All-Star and one-time MVP Chipper Jones met Kelly Clarkson? Let's just say the American Idol winner wasn't too impressed. ...

Chipper Jones Apparently Not American Idol’s Idol
Published 7/7/2008 by Tuffy at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... situation recently. No, not trying to explain how he can hit nearly .400 without the use of a whiffle bat or if he thinks a first baseman’s glove will make his hips look big or something. Instead, he found himself guilty of Celebrity Faux Pas #1: overestimating his ranking on the celebrity scale. He approached young miss Kelly Clarkson at Daytona in 2007 after her performance (posted above) and… well, tell us in your own words, Larry, as recorded in ESPN THE MAGAZINE this month and captured by LARRY BROWN SPORTS :“She walked my way, looking at me like she knew who I was, so ...

Chipper Jones batting .000 with Kelly Clarkson
Published 7/8/2008 by Jay Busbee at Right Down Peachtree
... was, so I started to put out my hand. Then she pulls out a camera and asks me to take a photo of her and her friends. My buddy lost it. I’m from Daytona, so everybody knows me there. I was so embarrassed that I just wanted to go get a beer. Boy, was I put out. Awesome. Nothing like a blowoff (I said blowOFF) from an American Idol to put you in your place in the American celebritysphere. It's okay, Chipper, you're still cool with us, dawg. (Tomahawk chop to Larry Brown Sports for the find.)

Chipper Jones snubbed by Kelly Clarkson. ...
Published 7/8/2008 by Rick Chandler at Deadspin
Chipper Jones snubbed by Kelly Clarkson. Sounds about right. [Larry Brown Sports]

Chipper Jones Strikes Out with Kelly Clarkson
Published 7/8/2008 by Will Brinson at FanHouse
... famous, remember that "regular" celebrities are even more pampered and even more famous (rich is debatable). Take, for instance, the comparison of Chipper Jones and Kelly Clarkson. To those of us who care deeply about athletics, Chipper is immensely famous. More so than Clarkson anyway. But to the rest of the world, Clarkson >>> Larry when it comes to fame. And she let him know it the other night too. From ESPN the Mag outtakes with Kenny Mayne via LBS: KM: Do you get recognized everywhere you go by now? CJ: Funny ...