Rank 'Em: New York's Most Loathed Sports Figures of 2010

Created: December 21, 2010, 5:27 PM

ESPN Illustration

This is New York. If you can make it here ... well, you know the song. But if you can't make it here -- or don't want to come here in the first place? Well, we didn't want you, anyway.

We polled our writers and editors to make our top-10 list of the most hated sports figures in New York this year -- which you can view here -- but we're much more interested in what you think.

Hover your mouse over the images below for more details, then rank your favorite moments by dragging the thumbnails to the right.

If you want more info on any of the candidates below, click here to check out our photo gallery.

-- Matt Marrone, ESPNNewYork.com


 
 
  • While it wasn't jilted quite like Cavs fans were by "The Decision," Knicks Nation was severely brokenhearted this summer.
  • Oliver Perez kept his roster spot even after being banished to the bullpen, finishing the year with a perfect 0-5 record, a 6.80 ERA and more walks than strikeouts. He also made $12 million.
  • Cliff Lee shocked the baseball world by spurning the Yanks and taking less money to return to the Phillies -- the Mets' hated rival. You're killing us, Cliff.
  • Isiah Thomas' return to the Knicks seems pretty far-fetched. Right? Not to Thomas himself.
  • A.J. Burnout, er, Burnett, was the poster child for the Yankees' pitching problems in 2010.
  • James Dolan sent Isiah Thomas to make a last pitch to LeBron James -- how could that have failed?
  • The Mets' GM got the boot, but he's still a part of the organization despite a tenure marked by epic collapses, followed by abject mediocrity.
  • K-Rod didn't pitch after Aug. 14, three days removed from punching his girlfriend's father outside the family lounge at Citi Field.
  • If at once you don't succeed, right? Wrong. The Yankees shouldn't have tried, tried again on Vazquez.
  • Mets fans know all too well one time-tested truth in sports: You can't fire the owner.