Youth Sports parents….. causing a massive referee shortage from their abuse. It’s easy to pile onto a millionaire who has parlayed their talents (and jerkiness) to riches, and therefore not caring what we think. But these hyper-aggressive parents are sending the message to the next generation that sportsmanship is for losers.
OK, please forgive me as I don’t follow sports much at all (most of what I know of current sports news comes from this strip); I don’t remember the names of the teams or players involved; I don’t believe these were nominations in the first place; and they weren’t even from 2022, but I’ll take the opportunity to add my “vent”, one from MLB and one NFL:
I’m still a bit annoyed, perhaps disgusted, by the action (or inaction) of two officials on the field. First was the MLB umpire who called a player safe at 1st Base (when video showed that said player was clearly out by a mile!) after 8 2/3 innings of a perfect game by a young pitcher, thus denying that pitcher a perfect game (the ump even admitted he was wrong later). The second was the referee who missed the very obvious pass interference (even I saw that one!), thus upending the game (was it in the playoffs a couple years back?). Yeah, I know, I wasn’t the one on the field, it’s part of the game, the refs and umps are only human, etc. etc., but really bad calls such as these really need to be overruled. Hey, we were invited to vent!
Eteri Tutberizde, the Russian figure skating coach who turned the Olympic women’s figure skating competition into a disaster. Although doping athletes without their consent, encouraging eating disorders, and wrecking children’s bodies might be enough to classify her as “too evil to be a jerk.”
lee85736 almost 2 years ago
Yes, but if we all vented at once we might crash the website.
Ellis97 almost 2 years ago
Can’t wait to see the winner.
Lotus almost 2 years ago
Remind me. Who was 2021’s SJOTY?
jagedlo almost 2 years ago
Hence the T-shirt, which if someone were to copyright would make quite a bit of money!
jerumulligan1 almost 2 years ago
Youth Sports parents….. causing a massive referee shortage from their abuse. It’s easy to pile onto a millionaire who has parlayed their talents (and jerkiness) to riches, and therefore not caring what we think. But these hyper-aggressive parents are sending the message to the next generation that sportsmanship is for losers.
rbills_houston almost 2 years ago
Cal McNair – Texans Owner
jarvisloop almost 2 years ago
Thanks for the offer, but I rarely vent about any sports entertainer. They’re not worth my time.
julie.mason1 Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Venting is good. Especially that fan in the bathroom after Hubby comes home from the Chili Fest.
MichiganMitten almost 2 years ago
Has Kyrie Irving been mentioned yet?
gnak almost 2 years ago
Kyrie Irving
Cary Rodda Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Has to be Kyrie in a landslide, right?
ksparrothead Premium Member almost 2 years ago
So many choices but Kylie Irving is at the top of the heap. (Aaron Rogers and Novak Djokovic should be tied for runner up!)
JT Vagabond almost 2 years ago
Brett Favre. Got to be. He stole from the public. The rest of the jerks pretty much kept their shenanigans within their own little sheltered worlds.
stephen.reesewv almost 2 years ago
Tom Brady
jollyjack almost 2 years ago
Novak Djokovic is the jerkiest !!!
WF11 almost 2 years ago
OK, please forgive me as I don’t follow sports much at all (most of what I know of current sports news comes from this strip); I don’t remember the names of the teams or players involved; I don’t believe these were nominations in the first place; and they weren’t even from 2022, but I’ll take the opportunity to add my “vent”, one from MLB and one NFL:
I’m still a bit annoyed, perhaps disgusted, by the action (or inaction) of two officials on the field. First was the MLB umpire who called a player safe at 1st Base (when video showed that said player was clearly out by a mile!) after 8 2/3 innings of a perfect game by a young pitcher, thus denying that pitcher a perfect game (the ump even admitted he was wrong later). The second was the referee who missed the very obvious pass interference (even I saw that one!), thus upending the game (was it in the playoffs a couple years back?). Yeah, I know, I wasn’t the one on the field, it’s part of the game, the refs and umps are only human, etc. etc., but really bad calls such as these really need to be overruled. Hey, we were invited to vent!
bazenpm almost 2 years ago
Antonio Mateu Lahoz
proznik almost 2 years ago
Kyrie
tiyapakhi almost 2 years ago
Eteri Tutberizde, the Russian figure skating coach who turned the Olympic women’s figure skating competition into a disaster. Although doping athletes without their consent, encouraging eating disorders, and wrecking children’s bodies might be enough to classify her as “too evil to be a jerk.”