Things Your Team Has Done To Piss You Off

[JCJF10]

Dallas Cowboys
- Emmitt Smith not retiring as a Cowboy
- Tom Landry fiasco

Lakers
- Shaq and Jerry West not retiring as Lakers

Anaheim Angels
- Changing team name back to LA Angels
- Wally Joyner, Chuck Finley, Troy Glaus.....
- Allowing Buzzy Bavasi to live (and spawn children)
- Lame Disney-esk Jerseys

Dodgers
- Not giving me free admission to the Dugout Club
- Pedro, Mike Piazza and Eric Karros

Kings
- Can't remember (hockey is such a dim memory)

[El Scorcho]

Trailblazers
- Everything

[viscera]

Jayhawks-
Losing in the first F'ing round of the big dance to Bucknell!!!

[Setzer]

Anaheim Angels
- Changing team name back to LA Angels
- Wally Joyner, Chuck Finley, Troy Glaus.....
- Allowing Buzzy Bavasi to live (and spawn children)
- Lame Disney-esk Jerseys


I agree with all those and would add trading Dante Bichette for Dave Parker to that list.

I was going to add in Jim Edmonds too but that trade wasn't a total waste. We did get AK who hit those big 3 HR's in Game 5 of the ALCS vs. the Twins. Bottenfield was a waste though. :D

[movielib]

Trailblazers
- Everything
Oh, come on. You know one stands out above all. :)

[Josh H]

Braves
-not resigning Sheffield
-not keeping Millwood (or picking him up in FA the past few years)

Magic
-tradiing Drew Gooden for nobody
-trading Mobley for Christie

Raiders
-not getting an offensive line for Hostetler
-signing Romanowski
-signing Randy Moss

[JCJF10]

I agree with all those and would add trading Dante Bichette for Dave Parker to that list.

I was going to add in Jim Edmonds too but that trade wasn't a total waste. We did get AK who hit those big 3 HR's in Game 5 of the ALCS vs. the Twins. Bottenfield was a waste though. :D

I miss Jimmy too but we were heavy in the O/F and AK as you say has panned out.

IMO Jim just isn't the sort of guy you let get away.

[tsohg]

76ers
-Letting Mutumbo go Cookie Monster was the bomb yo.

Bulls
-For breaking up the team after the 6th championship thus setting the stage for MJ's dismal run with the Wizards

[FantasticVSDoom]

FSU
-Keeping Jeff Bowden as Offensive Coordinator.

Buccaneers
-Not being more aggressive with improving their offense (Im still not sold on Gruden..He won a championship with Dungy's team)

Celtics
-Danny Ainge

Redsox
-Not saying that it was possible, but I would have liked to see more of the team from last year stick around (Lowe, Martinez, maybe even O-Cab and Roberts)

[Jericho]

Duke U.
-existing

[Cameron]

The Texas Rangers
-Pudge ever putting on another uniform
-Nolan not getting in more hits on Robin Ventura
-Still no Championship

Dallas Cowboys
-Emmit in Arizona
-missing the 3-peat...more sad than angry
-Our coach who never won a super bowl...you know...the jack ass
-Not selecting Arlen TX as training camp ;)

[RJainMJ]

Phillies
- not having the balls to fire Bowa midseason last year
- not doing anything in the offseason when the rest of the division improved

Sixers
- Drafting Larry Hughes over Paul Pierce

Eagles -- no complaints

[shizawn]

When the Braves traded Dale Murphy I was crushed. So angry. Yeah, it paved the way to their current run of division titles but I was still very upset when it happened.

In hindsight, the Chargers drafting Ryan Leaf would be tops, but at the time I thought it was a good move.

[Daryl]

Pistons:
Drafting Tayshaun Prince instead of Frank Williams
Letting Grant Hill walk and getting scrubs like Ben Wallace in return
Signing Chauncey Billups to a big contract
Trading Jerry Stackhouse for Rip Hamilton

Yes, I was truly pissed at all 4 of these moves when each move occured. Shows you how much I know, eh? ;)

[Brian Gentz]

I'm going to keep this recent
CHICAGO CUBS
- having Jose Macias on the roster
- having Neifi Perez on the roster
- Dusty Baker giving these guys at bats (the only 4 PHs in the last 2 games were these guys)
- Dusty Baker is the manager
- Not signing Carlos Beltran

[ruk]

when the mets traded david cone., not going after ARod

[wabio]

5 pitch lead off walk to Kevin Millar in the 9th.....

:mad: :mad: :mad:

[nickdawgy]

I hated the Angels for letting Glaus go to Arizona. I hated the Lakers for trading away Eddie Jones and the fact that they didn't get Wade in the Shaq trade, or at least Eddie back.

[tofu]

Warriors
- Allowing Garry St. Jean to coach and be GM
- Letting Larry Hughes go.

[raven56706]

Yankees:
Letting the Boston Red Sox happy in October.
Trading for Estaban Loaiza

Nets:
Not keeping Kenyan Martin or at least getting someone in return.

Giants:
Not going after Randy Moss.
Losing to the 49ers in the playoffs.

Jets:
The Kicker....

[Cusm]

I have you all beat,
1. The worst trade in sports history - Hershal Walker
2. Top 3 worst deals in the past 5 years - trading Moss
3. Allowing a no good <s>snake-oil</s>car saleman, cheapass to buy the team and spend no money on them.
4. Not firing Denny Greene 5 years earlier.
5. Hiring Mie Tice, the day before Tony Dungy is fired from the Bucs (see #3)

[Michael Corvin]

Dallas Cowboys
- Emmitt Smith not retiring as a Cowboy


I thought they were going to let him back in for a few days so he could do this. When did that change?

[Third Baseman]

Barry Larkin.

[Red Dog]

Redskins: moved all the cash parking miles away from the stadium so you have to ride a fucking shuttle bus. Oh and it still costs $25 to park in the cash lots.

[Dean Kousoulas]

Yanks: Lose 4 straight to the Red Sox

Nets: Trade Van Horn (Yes, I was a fan :P), not resign Kenyon Martin, moving to Brooklyn

[Mad Dawg]

I thought they were going to let him back in for a few days so he could do this. When did that change?

Yeah, he did sign a one-day contract for the purposes of retiring a Cowboy.

Mine:

Boston Red Sox:
- Burning the Clemens bridge
- Allowing the day to come when Wade Boggs could ride a fucking horse around the Terlet.
- Actually, any Dan Duquette move that didn't involve Manny, Pedro, or Damon (seriously, it seems like every quality major leaguer was in the Red Sox organization at one time or another, dealt away for shit)
- Note: Most of the above has been forgiven. :D

Houston Astros:
- The bullpen struggles.
- FA getaways

New Orleans Saints:
- Should I just list the moves that didn't piss me off instead?
- The Randy Mueller firing = One of the worst exec firings in pro sports over the last few years, Ricky Williams be damned.
- Tom Benson = penny pinching son of a bitch. Not firing Haslett because he didn't want to pay off his contract? Fuck you.
- This space reserved for not locking up Deuce McAllister this season to a long term deal.
- Refusing to have a quality back-up to pressure Aaron Brooks into not fumbling, making stupid mistakes, using his sticks once in a while, etc.
- Steve Walsh's "spike":mad:
- Jim Mora's prevent defense in the 3rd quarter. :mad: :mad:

Mississippi State Football:
- The never-ending Jackie Sherrill experiment. Only the Saints could stick with an ineffective coach the way the Dawgs did through some of the most horrific seasons imaginable.
- Croom's hiring is a step in the right direction.

[ChiTownAbs, Inc]

Chicago Bears
-Being owned by the McSuckies.

[JCJF10]

I have you all beat,
1. The worst trade in sports history - Hershal Walker


AKA: THE BEST TRADE IN HISTORY (by us Cowboy fans) :D:up:

[JCJF10]

I thought they were going to let him back in for a few days so he could do this. When did that change?
In my sad little world he never should have worn a Cards jersey (which he and the team share the blame for).

Why couldn't the Cowboys focus the rebuild on the offense (to start) and have Emmitt run up the career yards until he was out of gas.
He should have been the starter for a few more year with the carries per game on a planned decline as warranted.

[brainee]

Philadelphia Eagles
-Coach Buddy Ryan's insistence that special teams and every offensive player except for Randall Cunningham are useless (leading to ~5 years with the most feared defense in the league, with no playoff wins to show for it)
-Related to the above: Letting Chris Carter go because "He's no good ... all he does is catch touchdowns".
-Doing complete laydowns to the Buccaneers and Panthers in the NFC Championship game after owning them in the regular season.

Phillies
-#1 with a bullet: Years of having ownership tell the fans they can't afford player salaries because Philadelphia is a small market team. Small market?!?! Philadelphia is one of the largest markets in the country -- the owners were just out-right lying!
-Ryne Sandberg for Ivan DeJesus.
-Mitch Williams' inability to throw strikes in the 93 Series

76ers
-Trading Charles Barkley
-Trading the #1 draft pick for Roy Hinson (if you have to ask "who?", well that was the problem)

And here's a good collective one for all Philadelphia professional sports teams: The failure to win a single title in any sport for 22 years (and counting)!

[Doc Moonlight]

Red Sox-Not putting Fisk's contract in the mail
Not allowing Dwight Evans to retire as a Red Sox
Second on burning the Clemens bridge and not keeping Lowe and Pedro
Letting Nomar go

UMASS-Two words: Steve Lappas
Not finding a way to entice Alums like Pitino and Skinner to return as coaches
Not joining the Big East when they had the chance

[BobbyRutgers]

NJ Nets .... let Kenyon Martin walk away for nothing

he was a BEAST tonite in the game on espn

[PopcornTreeCt]

Orlando Magic
1. Letting Shaq go.
2. Trading Penny for nothing.
3. Letting Ben Wallace, Chucky Atkins, and Chauncey Billups go.
4. Letting Corey Maggette go.
5. Letting Drew Gooden go.
6. Trading away Tracy McGrady.
7. Trading away Cuttino Mobley.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1. Drafting Kenyatta Walker.
2. Letting John Lynch and Warren Sapp go.
3. Letting Keenan McCardell go.
4. Letting Joe Jurevecious go.
5. Firing Rich McKay.
6. Keeping Jon Gruden as head coach.

[the big train]

Seattle Seahawks

- Never winning a Conference Title, let alone a Superbowl
- Selling to Ken Behring
- Behring moving the team to Los Angeles

Seattle Mariners

- Never winning a League Championship, let alone a World Series
- Jeff Smulyan threatening to move the team to St. Petersburg
- Ruining the relationship with Ken Griffey, Jr.
- Trading Derek Lowe and Jason Varitek for Heathcliff Slocumb
- Pissing off Lou Piniella

Seattle SuperSonics

- Never winning an NBA championship in my lifetime (I was a fetus, actually…)
- Trading Scottie Pippen for Olden Polynice
- Being the first 1-seed to lose to an 8 in the playoffs
- Doing so the first year of Jordan’s first retirement
- Hiring Wally Walker as a color commentator
- Hiring Wally Walker as General Manager
- Not doing everything humanly possible to keep Marcus Johnson as color commentator
- Signing Jim McIlvaine (this set in motion a chain of events that led to the team’s downfall in the late ‘90s and he was just really bad)
- Allowing Wally Walker to buy part of the team

[Aphex Twin]

kicked my dog

[Daniel-A]

Oakland A's:
Letting Go Hudson, Mulder, Dye, Guillen. Being Poor. :(

[cleaver]

Baltimore Ravens
Traffic drugs, obstruct justice, buy drugs from a police informant, run a gambling house, shoot at a guy, assault a man outside a bar with a metal pipe, and start Stoney Case.

[cleaver]

Orlando Magic
1. Letting Shaq go.
2. Trading Penny for nothing.
3. Letting Ben Wallace, Chucky Atkins, and Chauncey Billups go.
4. Letting Corey Maggette go.
5. Letting Drew Gooden go.
6. Trading away Tracy McGrady.
7. Trading away Cuttino Mobley.

People don't think of the Magic as a team that makes retarded moves, but that's a Wizards/Clippers quality list. For Gooden and Mobley they got Battie and Mrs. Christie. -ohbfrank-

[JCJF10]

- Burning the Clemens bridge


I didn't hear they had renamed that old bridge after Rodger.....

http://collections.ic.gc.ca/gatineau/images/gendron_burn.JPG

[Deftones]

Arizona Diamondbacks:

Fortunately, not many. Allowing Matt Williams to continue to play as long as he did sort of made me mad. I wasn't ever a fan of him.

Also, getting rid of Bob Brenly for the way that the team was playing last year was sort of a shame. Despite what people say, I think he was a good manager and didn't deserve to leave how he did.

The Schilling trade was sort of one-sided. I would've have liked to have seen them get more talent. But, if Lyon works out in the closer spot well, it may have made it less of a lopsided trade.

Winning the 2001 WS pretty much guaranteed me to be a lifelong fan, through thick and thin.

[Mad Dawg]

The Schilling trade was sort of one-sided. I would've have liked to have seen them get more talent. But, if Lyon works out in the closer spot well, it may have made it less of a lopsided trade.

Yeah, and hopefully, Cruz will have a big season, too. That would make Fossum worthwhile.

[PopcornTreeCt]

People don't think of the Magic as a team that makes retarded moves, but that's a Wizards/Clippers quality list. For Gooden and Mobley they got Battie and Mrs. Christie. -ohbfrank-

Yeah, the Magic is like a minor leageue baseball team. Young talent come up through our system, get real good and then go on to other teams to win championships. I'm hoping this time we can at least hold onto Dwight Howard.

[bralph]

Seattle Mariners

- Trading Derek Lowe and Jason Varitek for Heathcliff Slocumb


Ouch

[welb25]

Yankees
-not seriously going after David Ortiz when he was a free agent.
-turning what should have been an easy sweep if Rivera does his job into the biggest choke in sports history in the 2004 ALCS.
-Allowing Clemens and Pettitte to walk to Houston. I realize the Yankees may not have had much say in the matter but still.

Pacers
-the brawl at the Palace. They robbed themselves of a legit chance at winning the East and maybe the whole thing.

Colts
-not ever being able to get over the hump

[Cusm]

Blackhawks
-Getting rid of Hasek
-Releasing Belfour
-Not getting Keith Tkachuk when he went to Phoenix
-Systematically ridding the team of ANY talent (Roenick, Chelios, Amonte, etc, etc, etc)

[zekeburger1979]

-Not selecting Arlen TX as training camp

Good one! :)

Mine would be:

Cleveland Indians:
Letting Jim Thome go to Philly.
Letting Omar Vizquel go to San Fran.
Not getting Robbie Alomar a year earlier so they could have won the World Series in 1997.

Cleveland Browns:

The Fumble
The Drive
The Drive II
Art Modell moving the team to Baltimore

Detroit Pistons:

At the time, I was mad when the Pistons traded Grant Hill to Orlando and Jerry Stackhouse to Washington. Now, I guess there is a reason that Joe Dumars is in the front office and not me! :)

Detroit Tigers:

Not spending enough money to end the losing, but now that they are improving and spending money, I really can't complain too much. Thank god, Juan Gone didn't take that offer a few years ago because I wonder where the Tigers would be today.

Detroit Lions
Not selecting Tom Brady when they had the chance. Who would've thought that a 6th round QB would have 3 Super Bowls by now?
Not spending the money to give Barry the O-line that Emmit had. If he did, I seriously think Barry would have 25,000 yards at least.
Signing Scott Mitchell to that contract after that one great season he had.
Drafting Charlie Batch.

Detroit Red Wings
That fact that they even considered trading The Franchise to the Ottawa Senators pisses me off.
Not scoring more on Patrick Roy in Game 7. :)


To the Philly fan complaining about not winning a world championship in 22 years, how about the fact that a Cleveland franchise hasn't won one since 1955, when the Browns won the NFL championship.

[RTorres481]

Lakers
Letting Jerry West leave
Trading away Nick Van Exel and Eddie Jones
Raising ticket prices
Poor layout of Staples Center parking
Phil Jackson vetoing trades that could have extended the dynasty (Rice for Baron Davis, Horry for Cassell, etc.)
Phil's insistence on bringing in slow, triangle-savvy players as opposed to young, athletic ones
Mitch Kupchak refusing to makes moves that could have extended the championship run (not signing Trenton Hassell in 03/04)
Kupchak's questionable draft picks
Shaq and Kobe not getting along and the organization not putting them in their place
Shaq's constant complaining and refusal to stay in shape and play defense
Shaq postponing his off-season toe surgery in order to recover on "company time"
Kobe's escapade in Colorado
Eliminating the simulcast
Gary Payton's grumbling about not doing things like they did in Seattle
Losing to the Pistons
Rudy T not implementing any type of defensive scheme early this season
Frank Hamblen's overall pessimism and re-introduction of the triangle
Tierre Brown driving to the basket and not finishing
Lamar Odom's passiveness
Chucky Atkins' offense-only mentality and matador "defense"

Angels
Letting Nolan Ryan go
The Autry's constant penny-pinching
Signing former stars in the 80's and early 90's
Disney's ugly blue pinstripe uniforms
Not signing Jared Weaver

[BabiG]

Astros:
-Payroll, Payroll, Payroll. It's big enough to get good people, but not big enough to keep'em. Our farm system has been outstanding...for other teams. The amount of talent that has passed through the system has been amazing, if only we could keep more of them. The lineups and starting pitching have been absolutely crazy over the years, but every year they lose important people, and (almost) every year they gain new people from the farm/FA's for other teams to poach.

-Firing Larry Deirker for Jimy Williams. What I said at the time: Dierker had won 4 out of 5 division titles (or maybe 3/4, can't remember), but couldn't get over the hump in the playoffs. So to fix that they fire him and bring in...the manager of the Red Sox? A team that was (before this year) famous for not doing well in the playoffs? A guy who just got finished choking in the playoffs? I just didn't like his managerial style at all, and was glad when they finally replaced him this year.

Oilers:
-Oh god. Just...no.

Rockets:
-Letting Hakeem go to Toronto. Completely silly, and probably could have been avoided.
-The uniforms they made after the championships. Ugh.
-Trading up to draft Eddie Griffin.

[Mordred]

Texas Rangers:
-The trade for Harold Baines
-Bobby Valentine lasting 7 years
-Kevin Kennedy being hired to replace him
-Letting Canseco pitch
-252m to A-Rod
-Deciding A-Rod wasn't worth 252 million and paying a third of his remaining salary to the Yankees to get rid of him.
-Chan Ho Park (although I was optimistic the first year)
-Letting Chan Ho Park continue to play in 2003. And then again in 2004. And again in 2005. When will this madness end??
-The absolutely shameful way Johnny Oates was made the scapegoat in 2001 after everything he did for the team :(