Top 10 Off Field Mishaps

People make mistakes, that’s just how life is.  Most of these mistakes go unknown by most of the world, but when an athlete does something that is so stupid that makes everyone shake their head and laugh you have to think, “what were you thinking?”.  These are our thoughts on the top 10 off field mishaps by athletes in the past 5 years:

10. Sammy Sosa Turns White (2009) – The former Chicago Cubs slugger and corked bat specialist Sammy Sosa appeared at an event in Las Vegas looking sickly white.  Some say he was trying to give a tribute to MJ others claim he is a side effect from a skin rejuvenation.  Whatever it was, he looks like a mess.

9. Josh Howard Disrespects The National Anthem (2008) – If you recall back in ‘08 Josh Howard decided that it would be a good idea to get on a camera at Allen Iverson’s charity flag football game and said DURING the singing of the National Anthem ” ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ is going on. I don’t celebrate this [expletive]. I’m black.”  This was only after he was arrested for late-night street racing and admission that he uses marijuana all the time.

8. Michael Phelps Pot Smoking Pictures (2009) – After setting record after record at the 2008 Summer Olympics, pictures were released of Michael Phelps hitting the bong.  At first, no one really believed it, maybe a good photoshop job, but then the international icon admitted to making this “poor decision”.

7. Isiah Thomas Suicide Mess (2008) – After prior sexual harassment charges and the whole New York Knicks thing not working, Isiah was taken to the hospital was taken to the hospital after overdosing on sleeping pills.  Maybe wouldn’t make the list accept for the fact that Thomas said it wasn’t him but his teenage daughter who was in distress and said nothing bad happened to him.  Obviously it came out it was him being that Isiah looks nothing like his daughter and the police chief said “We know the difference between a 47-year-old black male and a young black female”  Yet another play call Isiah couldn’t get the team to execute on.

6. Terrell Owens (2006) – So many to pick from but we’ll go with the Hydrocodone overdose in 2006.  After going crazy on the Eagles, TO made his way to Dallas where the fun just continued.  In September of 2006 Owens supposedly attempted to kill himself by ingesting to much Hydrocodone, a pain medication.  His publicist told the police that she found him unresponsive with an empty bottle of the pain killers.  The next day apparently none of this happened as the publicist said that he had suffered an allergic reaction.  Yes, an allergic reaction to trying to kill himself.  I’ll let Michael Irvin sum this up… “if you’re bad at life, you’re bad at death too”.  Thank you Michael.

5.  Michael Vick and His Dogs (2007) – Not to much needed to say here.  In July 2007, Vick was charged with felony charges of operating an unlawful interstate dog fighting venture.  Eventually he admitted that this was all true and was sentanced to 23 months in prison. During all this he lost all his money and PETA was pissed.

4. Steroid Lying (Forever-Present) – I know, I know, somewhat on field somewhat off field, but I’ll direct this to people that lied in front of courts like Rafael Palmeiro that pointed his finger at congress then it was released he used steroids.  There was also this guy McGwire and Bonds that had something to do with this too.  Yeah and A-Rod lied then kissed himself in the mirror.

3. Tiger Woods and His Bag of Whores (2009) – This is still going on so it might eventually get to number 1 as Tiger has always been looked at as maybe the most perfect athlete/role model in history.  Never done anything wrong, complete control over everything and now we find out there was a lot we didn’t know.  Following a Thanksgiving weekend car accident where he went 15 MPH into a tree at 2:30 in the morning while his wife may or may not have been chasing him with a golf club.  Then, we find out he has had all these mistress’ and to top it off Tiger sent the best text message in history “I will wear you out…when was the last time you got (bleeped)?”.  Here is the best timeline I have found.

2. Plaxico Buress Shoots Himself (2008) – While Plax was at a New York City nightclub, his gun, which you need in the club, was so intelligently tucked in his sweatpants, began sliding down his leg.  At this point he reached for the gun and shot himself in the leg.  I’m going to go with, didn’t know what a safety was for 200.  He was eventually released from the Giants and sentenced to 2 years in prison for gun charges.  This was the dumbest thing that someone could ever do…

1. Adam “Pacman” Jones Makes It Rain (2007 and 2008) – Adam “Pacman” Jones made big news in 2007 when he was alleged to have been involved in an altercation with a stripper at a Las Vegas strip club.  This was all after he “made it rain” with hundreds (most likely thousands) or $1 bills on stage at the strip club.  Pacman got angry when the strippers began picking up the money as he felt it was not theirs, although he threw it at them.  Obviously the only solution is to grab her hair and slam her head on the stage.  You know the rest, fighting and gun shots.  This led to Pacman being suspended for the 2007 NFL season, joining the pro wrestling company TNA, being reinstated in 2008, joining the Dallas Cowboys, fighting with his body guards, and then agreed in principle to a one-year deal with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, then the Blue Bombers pulled back the deal because Pacman said online that he would be joining the United Football League when he was really joining the Canadian Football League.  Pacman you are our choice for top off field mishaps of the bast 5 years.

So that is the list, at the moment.  Let the comments, criticism, and debates begin.  Just remember this is only of the past 5 years.

Note: Tiger is rappidly approaching #1 as more and more has been coming out.