Good time waster on an off day

[WallyWorld]

Each franchise's most hated player of all time.

 

http://www.rantsports.com/mlb/2015/07/25/the-most-hated-player-in-every-mlb-franchises-history/?utm_campaign=RantSportsFB&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral

 

 

30. Los Angeles Angels - Josh Hamilton

 

[Guest]

Each franchise's most hated player of all time.

http://www.rantsports.com/mlb/2015/07/25/the-most-hated-player-in-every-mlb-franchises-history/?utm_campaign=RantSportsFB&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral

30. Los Angeles Angels - Josh Hamilton

Prior to 2013 most of these lists picked Vernon Wells, although to be fair that whole situation caused me to hate Scioscia (more than before) more than Wells himself.

My view of Hamilton is worse than Mo Vaughn, worse than Gary Matthews Jr, worse than Vernon Wells, even worse than Fernando Rodney.

[laagamer]

Someone older than my young ass name a player before 1999.

[tomsred]

Before 1999 people didn't sit around and get worked up about bad individual players like after 1999, but Mo Vaughn comes to mind as difficult to like much. Players pre 1999 didn't carry the expectation levels that many do today because of salary levels, and the Angels never entered baseball's heaven, the World Series until 2002.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Mathis.

Lock the thread.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

The most hated Mariner is Chone Figgins? I can't believe that fans of any team who ever had Milton Bradley could pick anyone but him.

Edited August 25, 2015 by Vegas Halo Fan

[TroutCron]

Donnie Moore could get some Angels votes! Also, don't forget Tony Reagins .

[laagamer]

Donnie Moore could get some Angels votes! Also, don't forget Tony Reagins .

Donne Moore dude? Really?

Too soon.

[JoJo26]

The most hated Mariner is Chone Figgins? I can't believe that fans of any team who ever had Milton Bradley could pick anyone but him.

 

Figgy got a huge pay day...then severely underachieved...well...didn't perform to his big salary.

 

Personally - I love Figgy...I was there when he went 6-6...

[Yellow Balloon]

Not even close on the Rangers.  Lee Mazzilli is by far the most hated player in that franchise's history.  

[AngelStew43]

Easily Alex Johnson.  Not even close.

[ELEVEN]

Gene ****ING Mauch

[hen3ry]

The list is the most hated member of each franchise, not the most hated by their own fans.  Some of the later ones are absolutely _loved_ by their hometown fans, and hated by everyone else.

 

I've only been following since 83 or so.  So yes, the answer is Hamilton.

 

I'm surprised Rickey Henderson didn't make the list.  Dude was a very talented d-bag.

[Mean Spirited]

Gene ****ING Mauch

 

This. The "Little General".

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Considering that the author misspelled at least two of the names, I don't put much stock in this. Jesse ORASCO?

[hen3ry]

He was hated so much his name has become profanity.  You have to change it to slip it past the censor.  Like Hamultin.

[Tank]

Jeff judden should at least get an honorable mention. that dude had a ton of potential but pitched with the urgency of a man preparing to take his second nap of the day.

 

allen watson, jack mcdowell and ken hill need a little love, also.

 

tony phillips for screwing up whatever season that was where he got busted a few days/weeks before the season ended, taking away a lot of the halos momentum.

[maximus p]

Tony Phillips anyone?  

[Lou]

The list is the most hated member of each franchise, not the most hated by their own fans.  Some of the later ones are absolutely _loved_ by their hometown fans, and hated by everyone else.

 

I've only been following since 83 or so.  So yes, the answer is Hamilton.

 

I'm surprised Rickey Henderson didn't make the list.  Dude was a very talented d-bag.

But players hated by their own fan base is part of the equation. Hamilton's inclusion is obviously due to the hatred of Angels fans:

" and that helped him draw the ire of the fan base."

[halobob]

I really didn't like Ben Weber back in the day.  

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

I really didn't like Ben Weber back in the day.

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Didn't like the chops and goggles?

Also 2002 is back in the day?

[zenmaster]

This was a weird list. Some of them are hated by the hometown and others are hated by the others and some are hated by everyone. Would have been much better if it was consistent.

[laagamer]

Easily Alex Johnson. Not even close.

Batting .320 is a disappointment? Damn.

You must have hated Vladimir.

[Troll Daddy]

In before someone says Mike Scioscia ... He is the obvious choice around here.

[Capital_Dave]

I don't encourage click-bait articles like this, but if that list doesn't include A.J. Pierzynski for the White Sox, it's crap.