Wednesday, March 12, 2008
THE HATE LIST.
Last week, I got an email from my friend Sarah in Seattle, she of the Mariners Charter Seats. She has a very high-powered fantasy league every year, and TBF was invited to join last year. (I was invited, but I do not have time for fantasy leagues and this is the first year I feel like I would actually be competent enough to be a good participant.) The draft for their fantasy league was scheduled for this past Sunday.
At the risk of creating a conflict in your household over your fantasy team allegiances, I would love your input as I do my research for Sunday.
One of my least favorite things is to end up with a guy on my fantasy team who turns out to be a Yankee, or a wife-beater, or what have you. I think I’m pretty good at knowing this for AL guys, since I see them more often, but not so much for the NL.
Filtering out Yankees is easy enough, but beyond that, do you have a list off the top of your head of Baseball Players You Hate The Most? I would like to put an asterisk next to their names.
My response, after the jump.
“do you want just guys i hate or guys i hate because they’re jerks in real life? I’ll just give you the list because it may amuse you.
Brett Myers [wifebeating fuckstick asshole]
Tom Glavine [traitor]
VictorCarlos Zambrano [asshole]
Hanley Ramirez [asshole]
Chipper Jones [asshole]
Scott Spezio (not an issue now, i know, but he’s still on the list)
Yadier Molina [obvious]
Braden Looper [also probably obvious]
Miguel Cabrera but he’s now not my problem
There are other people on there that are kind of irrational, like Ronnie Belliard, who I mostly don’t like because the way he wears his hat. Does that help?
It wasn’t until after I sent it and the resounding laughter ensued, that it dawned on me that I threw it together without thinking very much. When I told TBF about it later, I realized that missed one or two people (my burning hatred towards Alfredo Amezaga seems somewhat less relevant at this moment in the season, but I reserve the right to reactivate it, and I’ve gotten over my Victor Diaz issues) but that was, truly, the MG Hate List. This isn’t an inherited list (although TBF shares some of the lineup). This one is all mine.
I have my own baseball hate list.
What does it say about me that I view this as a significant accomplishment in my life as a baseball fan??
my friends are trying to make me do fantasy baseball but i can’t reconcile rooting for the mets and then drafting a team that might have a phillie or brave some such. so i decided i’d do it if i can do that All Hottie Team, Regardless Of How Terrible They Are.
i think it’ll work out well.