Can you name the 13 biggest jerks in the Baseball Hall of Fame? by midlifecrisis

Years in MLB	Jerk	Why they are a jerk
1905-1928		This centerfielder injured a lot of opponent's legs by sliding in spikes high, and also went into stands to attack a heckler.
1920-1944		As MLB's first commissioner, he banned every single member of the Black Sox scandal, and propogated segregation.
1891-1906		As a player, he regularly tripped baserunners, and as the Giants' manager he was ejected a record 118 times.
1871-1897		Known as 'pop', he organized a strike in 1885 to get African American players taken of the roster, and constantly cursed at umpires.
1915-1937		An infielder who was always critical of teammates, and made disparaging comments about Roger Maris holding the HR record with a .270 lifetime batting average.
1967-1987		His Yankee manager despised him and his catcher hated him. He had one of the biggest egos in baseball history.
1979-2003		This speedster often talked in the third person, which rubbed a lot of people the wrong way.

Years in MLB	Jerk	Why they are a jerk
1976-1996		This manager went on a foul-mouthed tirade when asked what he thought about Dave Kingman's performance, after he hit 3 HRs to beat his team.
1960-1975		During a brawl after a brushback incident, this pitcher struck Johnny Roseboro with a bat, requiring 14 stitches.
1914-1935		This slugger was a drunk and a womanizer.
1974-1989		An outfielder who constantly clashed with reporters (Boston and national) in the 1970's and 1980's.
1939-1960		He was an superb hitter, but was ill-tempered with the media and fans, and refused curtain calls from the Red Sox fans.
1988-2004		This second basesman will always be known for a 1996 incident during which he spit on an umpire.

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13 biggest jerks in the Baseball Hall of Fame Quiz

by midlifecrisis

Created Oct 11, 2011 in Sports
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	Dennis_H:	Oct 11th, 2011 at 18:02 GMT	3 points
	Jim Rice was an outfielder, not a first baseman.

	minnmich:	Oct 11th, 2011 at 18:22 GMT	1 point
	I'm as big a Steely Dan fan as anyone, but i don't think they're the best source to cite for a MLB quiz. (Click on the source link for a grin) I happened to read this article from Bleacher Report and thought it was pretty consistent with many of their other superficially reported, published-for-the-sake-of-publishing-something features; not quite lame, but lacking. The actual link is http://bleacherreport.com/articles/777639-roberto-alomar-ty-cobb-and-the-13-biggest-jerks-in-the-mlb-hall-of-fame

	gsmooth626:	Oct 11th, 2011 at 18:53 GMT	2 points
	Billy Martin says hello.

	sinatra22:	Oct 11th, 2011 at 19:14 GMT	2 points
	Ted Williams gave up nearly five full years in the prime of his career to be a fighter pilot in two wars (WWII and Korea). He flew 39 combat missions in Korea and was awarded an Air Medal for his heroic actions. General Douglas MacArthur sent him a gift with the inscription "To Ted Williams - not only America's greatest baseball player, but a great American who served his country. Your friend, Douglas MacArthur. General U.S. Army." "BUT HE WAS ILL TEMPERED WITH THE MEDIA" - WHAT A JERK!

	herrod54:	Oct 11th, 2011 at 21:06 GMT	1 point
	I don't think Reggie Jackson had a catcher.

	howard38:	Nov 26th, 2011 at 23:09 GMT	1 point
	Being a war hero doesn't mean Ted Williams wasn't a jerk just as being ill tempered w/the media doesn't mean he was. Adolf Hitler was a war hero but also something of a jerk.

	PDepew2181:	Jan 18th, 2012 at 21:11 GMT	1 point
	Interesting concept, but if you read the history of some other guys, you'd probably find more shining examples of being a "jerk" than some of these guys. For instance, longtime Yankees GM George Weiss was suspected of being racist and never signed black players when he could have, such as Willie Mays and Hank Aaron. Joe Cronin (as GM) and Tom Yawkey (as owner) of the Red Sox have the same blemish on their records. Commissioner Ford Frick put the Asterisk on Roger Maris' HR record. Bowie Kuhn was another commissioner who did a lot of questionable things in his tenure. Charles Comiskey pretty much caused the Black Sox scandal by being so miserly. That's just scratching the surface.