Sunday, September 27, 2009

Book Review: The All-Time Biggest Sports Jerks


The official title is The All-Time Biggest Sports Jerks And Other Gofballs, Cads, Miscreants, Reprobates, and Weirdos (Plus a Few Good Guys). The book was written by Michael Freeman a national columnist for CBSSports.com.
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Because my blog focusses on baseball, I will list all 100, but only comment on those that are baseball related. 20 out of the 100 are baseball related.
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100- Tiki Barber
99- Jose Canseco - based on his 2008 celebrity boxing match against Vai Sikahema
98- Chicago Black Sox - for throwing the 1919 World Series
97- Tatum Bell
96- Drew Rosenhaus
95- Mike Gundy
94- Phil Jackson
93-Steve Smith
92-Arlen Specter
91- College Football Fans
90- James L. Dolan
89-Jerramy Stevens
88- Marty McSorley
87-Minnesota Vikings Sex Boaters
86- DeSean Jackson
85- Nick Saban
84- Eric Mangini
83-Cap Anson - for being racist
82- Some Fans of the Dallas Mavericks
81- Alex Rodriguez - don't think that I need to elaborate on this one
80- Babe Ruth - says that if Ruth played today, he would be all over the tabloids for his drinking and womanizing
79- Eugene Robinson
78- Uga V
77- Bill Belicheck
76- Randy Moss
75- Benny Silman
74- Athletes Who Thank God
73- Lawrence Phillips
72- Some Chicago Cubs Fans - for issuing death threats to Steve Bartman
71- Elijah Dukes
70- Uday Hussein
69- Rick Dutrow Jr.
68- Travis Henry
67- China
66- The Other Vick
65- Ty Cobb - for being a racist and inflicting injury on those around him
64- Jayson Williams, former player for the New Jersy Nets
63- Chris Henry
62- Evander Holyfield
61- Leonard Little
60- George Brett - click on the link and watch the you tube video titled George Poops http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6403VV2oyu0
59- Kelvin Sampson
58-Hal McRae - click on the link and see manager Hal McRae go crazy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kamDqL-AGzI
57- Fuzzy Zoeller
56- Boobby Petrino
55- Larry Johnson
54- Don Imus
53- Christian Peter
52- Plaxico Burress
51- The Cincinnati Bengals
50- Albert Belle - for stalking a prostitute
49- Art Modell
48- Isaih Thomas
47- Bill Parcells
46- John McEnroe
45- Ray Lewis
44- Spain
43- Diego Maradona
42- Bill Romanowski
41- Dennis Rodman
40- Lawrence Taylor
39- Bobby Fischer
38- Scott Boras
36- Don King
35- Wilt Chamberlain
34- Dale Earnhardt Sr.
33- Totally, completely, psycholically overboard fans of Barbaro
32- Claude Lemieux
31- Tony Stewart
30- Rasheed Wallace
29- Terrell Owens
28- Stephon Marbury
27- Kenesaw Mountain Landis - for not allowing the integration of baseball
26- Tommy Lasorda - for an outburst after Dave Kingman hit 3 homers in a game to beat the Dodgers
25- Mike Tyson
24- Ron Artest
23- Tonya Harding
22- Ben Johnson
21- Pacman Jones
20- Latrell Spreewell
19- John Rocker - for stereotyping New Yorkers
18- Kobe Bryant
17- Barry Bonds - don't think that I need to elaborate on this one either
16- Reggie Jackson - for reffering to himself as "the straw that stirs the drink"
15- Marion jones
14- Mark McGwire - for his non-testimony during a 2005 Congressional hearing on steroid use in baseball
13- Manny Ramirez - for Manny being Manny
12- Reggie Bush
11- Dave Bliss
10- Robert Irsay
9- Bob Knight
8- Brett Farve
7- Pete Rose - for betting on baseball and because he lied about it for so long
6- John Daly
5- Tim Donaghy
4- Michael Vick
3- Roger Clemens - for using performance enhancing drugs and lying about it
2- Rae Carruth
1- O.J. Simpson

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