Tony Mazz gives us a list of the biggest villains in Boston sports history! Thumbnail Images Courtesy of USA Today Sports (Mark J. Rebilas & Kyle Terada)
As much as I despise the Lakers and Heat and the sometimes misery Pat Riley has put us Celtics fans through, he’s honestly the only one on any of these tiers that I have respect for, it’s hard to not appreciate his greatness and being a worthy opponent as a sports fan.
Thank you for not putting Curt Schilling on there. Maybe an enemy to RI, die-heard Democrats, and Tim Wakefield’s family, but not an enemy of Boston sports. Else Boston sports fans need to renounce the ‘04 WS win (and prob ‘07 too).
Solid list. The biggest villains in my lifetime growing up were A Rod Goodell Matt Cooke Eli Manning Kyrie Irving Ray Allen Manny Machado Alex Burrows Bernard Pollard Roger Clemens.
I'd add Terrell Suggs, Eric Mangini, and Maxim Lapierre. I don't see Kyrie as a villain because of anything he did on the court, I see him as a social justice villain. I don't even care that he said he was gonna stay then left, that worked out better for us anyway.
When you're not a diehard sports fan (i.e. you don't bother watching most of the games you talk about on the radio) you probably should avoid doing high visibility, easily digestible exercises like this, but that's the beauty of havcing intern dweebs I guess...So here's a question for the nerd: How is Pat Riley in Tier One? Or on any of these tiers? How is Goodfella Goodell only in T3? He's Teir 1. So is Bill Laimbeer. Who hates Bill Parcells? Big Tuna is recognized as building the foundation for the Pats dynasty. Rex Ryan doesn't belong either. Wade Boggs? There are so many names that do belong here before these guys - especially if you're going back to the 90s Pistons. I know they're probably looking for some production out of you Maz. If it were me, I'd just watch the games. It's much easier that way
How did Ray Allen not make this list. At the time, leaving the Celtics to join the Heat and LeBron James he was just as much of a villain as Kyrie was.
I hated Derek Jeter a great deal, far more than ARod. And I never really hated Clemens until he went to the Yankees. Your hockey picks are right on. My sneaky pick? Mickey Rivers.
No Eli manning is LUDICROUS
Manny Machado is T1
right.
As much as I despise the Lakers and Heat and the sometimes misery Pat Riley has put us Celtics fans through, he’s honestly the only one on any of these tiers that I have respect for, it’s hard to not appreciate his greatness and being a worthy opponent as a sports fan.
I thought we'd go Alex Burrows for his bite in the Stanley cup.. Hated that Vancouver team like no one else
Thank you for not putting Curt Schilling on there. Maybe an enemy to RI, die-heard Democrats, and Tim Wakefield’s family, but not an enemy of Boston sports. Else Boston sports fans need to renounce the ‘04 WS win (and prob ‘07 too).
I'm sorry, but Bill Laimbeer should always be a tier one or in a tier by himself!
Solid list. The biggest villains in my lifetime growing up were
A Rod
Goodell
Matt Cooke
Eli Manning
Kyrie Irving
Ray Allen
Manny Machado
Alex Burrows
Bernard Pollard
Roger Clemens.
I would take Steinbrenner as a owner over Buddy Leroux and Hayward Sullivan any day of the week .
Hines Ward honorable mention, dirty player
Sam Bennett and Matt Tkachuk are surprising omissions, maybe adversaries as Mazz says.
I think they're relatively too new compared to what was on the list. Give it some time tho...
I'd add Terrell Suggs, Eric Mangini, and Maxim Lapierre.
I don't see Kyrie as a villain because of anything he did on the court, I see him as a social justice villain. I don't even care that he said he was gonna stay then left, that worked out better for us anyway.
Maxim lapierre, really? He really didn't do much, if anything I'd take Alex burrows and even then he's a fringe case to make it in the villains list
Lebron, Ray Allen, Manny Machado
Surprised Steve Ott isn't on this list
When you're not a diehard sports fan (i.e. you don't bother watching most of the games you talk about on the radio) you probably should avoid doing high visibility, easily digestible exercises like this, but that's the beauty of havcing intern dweebs I guess...So here's a question for the nerd: How is Pat Riley in Tier One? Or on any of these tiers? How is Goodfella Goodell only in T3? He's Teir 1. So is Bill Laimbeer. Who hates Bill Parcells? Big Tuna is recognized as building the foundation for the Pats dynasty. Rex Ryan doesn't belong either. Wade Boggs? There are so many names that do belong here before these guys - especially if you're going back to the 90s Pistons.
I know they're probably looking for some production out of you Maz. If it were me, I'd just watch the games. It's much easier that way
In my life it would probably be Roger goodell, Roger Clemens, Chris mortensen, Ted Wells
Ulf Samuelson, Matt Cooke
Clemens is a Boston hero
Ray Allen
Eric mangini ?
1978 Yankees
Schilling deserves this list 😊😊
That Blabbermouth Putz
Pat Rat Riley they hate in New York and Boston while in Miami they're afraid of him .
Bill Laimbeer!
No bron?
What about Lebron?
Bucky Dent
Lebron James accdental hit on Gordon
How is Lebron not on this list?
Other than selling his soul to the Heat he really never tormented or did anything villainous imo
NO AARON ROME??
That’s what I thought. But we won the cup that year. Cooke and Samuelson were bigger d bags
Exactly what I was thinking
These two guys are horrible
You missed Lebron James. Boston hates him
And he hates us LOL yet has part owner ship with the red sox..
Pat Quinn, needed a police escort to get out the garden when he cheap shoted Bobby Orr!
How did Ray Allen not make this list. At the time, leaving the Celtics to join the Heat and LeBron James he was just as much of a villain as Kyrie was.
Rick Pitino?? Supposedly ruined the celtics future
109% agree
The guy who cracks jokes about black guys stealing Felger’s car
You obviously don't live in Oakland California
@@THECHIEF-1981 I didn’t say his description wasn’t accurate
@@thekid3375 lol got it 🤘
How about Manny Machado, cheap-shot spiking Dustin Pedroia
I hated Derek Jeter a great deal, far more than ARod. And I never really hated Clemens until he went to the Yankees. Your hockey picks are right on.
My sneaky pick? Mickey Rivers.
Can’t hate jeter…he played the right way and was clean..respect
Matt Patricia should be Tier 1.
Jobba Chamberlain
Honorable mention. Aaron Rome for the hit on Nathan Horton in the 2011 cup final. Basically career ending he was never the same