Dumbest Moments in Sports

A bit New York Centric, but:

Kevin Brown breaking his hand punching a towel dispenser in the locker room.
Giving Key Igawa a major league contract to combat the Dice-K signing.
John Starks.





ZEKE!!!!! How that guy is still allowed anywhere near a basketball court is beyond me.

 

That's always my personal-go-to for dumb sports moments.

 

With the 7th pick in the first round the Oakland Raidas select Darrius Heyward-Bey.
23 players from the 2009 draft class have caught more passes than Heyward-Bey

 

Who should he have brought in instead?

 

Probably qualifies under "Craziest" instead of "Dumbest," but how about the guy who jumped onto the track during a race and took a swing at Artax on Preakness Day in 1999.

 

Wohlers threw a slider.

 

And that reminded me...

Neil Horan at the 2003 British Grand Prix.



He ran out onto the Hangar Straight -- top speed, close to 200 mph -- wearing a kilt and holding a sign that said "Read the Bible - the Bible is always right."

Drivers had to swerve to avoid him and they brought out the safety car.

He did the same thing at the Olympic Marathon in 2004 in Athens, attacking the lead runner.

 

Joshua 1:9
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go."

Couldn't find the passage where the LORD told him to wear a kilt to this party.

 

Pitching to Jack Clark with first base open and Andy Van Slyke on deck never seemed to me to be particularly intelligent, but Bill James disagrees.

 

Texting a picture of your penis to a former Jets reporter should be up there.

 

I'll give a shout out to NASCAR veteran Mark Martin. During a Busch (now Nationwide) Series race at Bristol in 1994, Martin leads David Green when a caution comes out. Race will end under yellow, thus Martin is the winner. Martin heads down pit road to celebrate in victory lane. Only problem: he pulled off a lap early. He hadn't taken the checkered flag yet, so Green inherits the win.