FOX Sports.com ranked the top 10 biggest jerks of baseball’s first half.
10. Brett Myers
Hey, Brett, how you doing with those anger management issues? When Myers last made his case for biggest jerk in baseball, police were trying to determine if he’d hit his wife with an open hand or a closed fist. (His wife lobbied successfully to have the charges dropped.) Now he’s merely hurling obscenities at reporters.5. Barry Bonds
There was a lot of debate within the Jerk Committee as to whether Bonds deserved a nomination. But the defending champion — and one of the all-timers — has to be given a chance to retain his title. Bonds’ only serious achievement in the first half was having 11 more counts added to his perjury and obstruction of justice indictment.3. Alex Rodriguez
If the stories and allegations are all true — skipping out on his wife and newborn for liaisons with Madonna — Rodriguez has to be seen as the favorite for King Jerk of the first half.1. Shawn Chacon
Chacon has a very strong case for First-Half Jerk thanks to his Latrell Sprewell redux with GM Ed Wade. While 94.5 percent of Americans may want to choke their bosses (the other 5.5 percent are unemployed, according to June stats), the rest of the country probably has a better case for assaulting a superior than the journeyman Chacon. Considering his career record (45-61, 4.99 ERA), shouldn’t he have been deeply indebted to Wade for putting him on a big league payroll? Apparently not.
That Brett Myers write up was rough – and incredibly fair. The guy can dole out jokes in the offseason, but when he starts the season 3-9 with an ERA just south of 6.00, he acts like a be-yotch.
