But right now we are joined by the author of the book entitled the all time biggest sports jerks. Authoring columnist Michael Freeman joining the -- the all time biggest sports jerk who has the biggest sportier Michael. -- water. If there really. I don't think you are.
I'm Liz Lemon. I I guess it'll depend on what really bugged you the most. I mean number one -- listed as it is OJ Simpson. Who's not a bad choice. But there's -- law do we pick from column there's a lot of good -- aid and to beat out as a lot of rhetoric regarding sports. But there's there's been I'm not crazy Mexico on sports over the years. That is funny you jerks --
Seen here's the problem that I have with that -- wasn't this their problem is a question.
If a jerk because it would jerk I think of like Barry Bonds of OJ Simpson I don't think a jerk I think of mass murder.
Well I think the mass murder can be a jerk to. Wouldn't you wouldn't wouldn't agree about.
Wasn't -- a nice guy before he starting Q when everybody.
No actually actually no one open -- do. What I write about OJ Simpson. Is that you an -- by Ralph -- Ralph wiley I don't know if you don't know yeah. Yeah very very Celtic. Who wrote -- blistering. Yesterday. When OJ Simpson. When when roughly stole a lot of it was it was one of the best views journalism that profile of ever. Read and I use that in the books and -- Simpson I met once when I first got into a bit into the business many years ago. I think just his public persona was that he organized. But in reality. We know there is now -- and I saw little nervous and Ralph what about some of those that he was not really America. So. -- if -- question. I think would qualify the jerk. It is kind of -- no capacity to sort of look at big guy. And and something about that person to do something they do. What makes them a -- it's a very hard definition. But he just sort of no certain future that makes sense.
yeah I suppose so I guess that when you bring up OJ and you say -- public persona was -- a nice guy but he wasn't really. Where then does that put in that -- the giant difference being he didn't slash two people but. Where does that then put Michael Jordan is --
I did not put Jordan journalist. And that's -- very very fair argument actually. Because I think Jordan might deserve some at least some honorable mention some consideration. Column but I don't think. Them demand demand people are Corcoran to book. Home in this written in this sort of humorous way but there's some serious parts to it I tend to not like. Woman -- Steroid users. Violent guys. Those are mainly the people are current not all of my -- forward -- of the people that vote. So. People like Jordan while having some jerky qualities. For -- Jordan never accused of beating up women so. People like Jack kind of get on the list go to not. Buying music also to.
So that when you were doing research for this did you have an in your head like I gotta go find out about this guy or did you is Kennedys are researching -- all I didn't know that guy was a jerk.
Surprise me -- this. This -- required an extent I'm galleries there's. One of the reasons why -- was. When -- what do you think of a guy. Is what you think he would at least think it is not necessarily chase. -- both ways there -- guys that I had poor opinion does. Looked into primary there actually not that bad guy and there are guys that didn't think -- bad guys. Who actually turned out to become the jerks. So I had in my head some guys who automatically on the list. And then as I've sort of develop a list I'd do departure research and check into. Actually my original -- 200. But what they'll -- just totally depressing that you read about Q what did you jerks sudden they're down a one under.
Cool the guys that you found out actually work. Too big of the jerks.
Boy that's a good question I wish I had I had had actually realistic drum notes that in front -- Well one of the guys. He is. All of the reverse of that actually that I thought. What manager. Turned out to be a jerk was to -- I'm one under. I'm looking guys that are -- and show our. He's an analyst and DC former giant slayer when a work in New York on a cover two Q most thought. He won the best guys ever met and I kind of got to Norman discovered he was -- jerk. So there were -- like that. I have to say there weren't a whole lot of guys. I just can remember our government -- putting forward now there were a whole lot of guys. Who -- I. But -- church -- warranted turns out that we can do as a charger are actually pretty pretty honed pretty good.
Well doesn't sports lend itself. To having that I mean there's certain type of -- the type B personality. And kind of that sense of entitlement most of their lives and yet in the millions of dollars event that everyone wants to be around these guys. It just it kind of lends itself to producing those type of people that --
I don't know that there's any question. Although there's a lot of Russians. Two of them being one of them we have our fair share of jerks and in sports journalism. Writers and people on there and I think -- being. Being in the public. Wanting to be. Come in this followed a little bit brings up the church -- as -- all of us. Although I do think there have been a lot of athletes. Who have been able to be fantastic. -- and also not jerks. You know I don't think LeBron James or. I would say Tiger Woods. I don't like some of the things he does or does not -- but he credits or his family got a picture of his kids. There are a lot of they're a lot of superstar athletes. Who actually are really good guys. So while dozens which it is true. There are some athletes and you just taken a little too floor especially with some the government should women which is just ridiculous. So does it may you may -- right to some degree that there are guys sort of book which aren't.
I -- author Michael Freeman his book the all time biggest sports jerks ranked 100 through one which brings me to number two so you have. The -- Mike -- for Roger Clemens three. Food she didn't use one but who did you put it.
Number two and one. A football recruit at number. I don't know people who remember that name a lot of Thomas coached. Recruit place for the Carolina Panthers. Basically arranged. And was convicted of arranging -- chip on his pregnant girlfriend. Who I cover that story extent that we what I went out career triple a new York times of one of -- stores in the country at the time. And he can remember too. And I had a had a very interest -- had a debate a couple of times actually. And something a bit when he does -- earlier which is a character point. He can -- and she's people who kill people or -- shall keep fortunate really be jerks. And after talking about the budget people go over my head over it would have been hard. Not to put them on the lists. So I ended up putting a marvelous but it's not it's not. I don't I don't have a whole I'm I'm not I don't have a 100% conviction -- like 90% conviction. Could result heartless -- make because almost trivializes and away what they did but. I think when you have a list of all time sports jerks not having. Those two guys on it in little it would have if I would have great global questions and that I senator now.
Are there more jerks now this goes back to another question that we aspect. It does seem like a golden age of of jerked him I mean when you look at. -- ride in. -- talk about who we brought these up earlier were gone through Mia Isiah Thomas is seems like a colossal jerk -- Colby Bobby Knight and Terrell Owens Vick Pacman Jones bonds Clemens all the steroid guys -- mean is this. Are there more -- hours just it is that the coverage status changed.
That's a good question -- and amass such question a lot of really. Have have I haven't completely settle the answer I think. It's in this environment. Where there's so much sports talk and so much news and so and distance covered everything these guys through. It's probably the coverage I mean when they were in the classic jerk. But a lot of his. Flaws in his womanizing and things she did. It is more written about extensively. When he was playing. There was sort of wrote an -- this goes back even open to him to lose sixteen to seven need to change a little bit into the eighties and the last targeting journalists in the late eighties and into the ninety's. Before that writers sort of covered up. Law left he's just wasn't written about what he considered -- change. So -- stink period because there's so much covers. It appeared a bit more perks. But I also think some guys don't know that the money part of I think the money part of it might be making more church because so much money now these guys make. And money changes. In the but it just about so maybe its culmination.
Well then it's it's my whole hot chicks theory if you go find so on this just the super -- and has been their entire life. All find hip pain in the ass because she's never had to be anything other than a hot -- you get these athletes. But their whole life they've had coaches kiss their but they've had you know people bend over backwards to who did did. Be their friend didn't you never have to develop a personality and it's it it's that sense of entitlement and now especially in the world the basketball. When your fourteen years old your singled out as as the guy and you never have to work for anything in your life.
What has the hard drive had a problem a lot of our guest Michael Freeman pick up his book is good read the all time biggest sports jerks say Michael thanks days' time today. -- two on all right had Clinton.
