The Draft
It's not everyday that a Heisman Trophy winner never plays in the NFL, but this quarterback who won the award spurned pro football after being drafted by the NBA's New York Knicks 26th overall.
"I am predicting, Johnny Manziel will become even bigger in the city of Cleveland than his buddy and business partner LeBron James ever was in the city of Cleveland."
Skip Bayless
This NHL team blew a 3-0 lead in the 2014 WCQF. The team that beat them went on to win the Stanley Cup.
San Jose Sharks
The Cleveland Browns are no strangers to bad acquisitions, but it doesn't get any worse than when they sold the farm to Houston for Deshaun Watson, and gave him this much money, fully guaranteed
$230 million
In Game 6 of the 1980 NBA Finals, this rookie switched to center and dropped 42 and 15, closing out the Finals and winning the series MVP.
Magic Johnson
The Mel Kiper vs Bill Tobin feud was born when Tobin's Colts wouldn't use one of his two first round selections on this quarterback in the 1994 NFL Draft.
Trent Dilfer
"Hey Lebron...Ben Simmons is here. We're all good."
Colin Cowherd
This team became the first team in NFL history to have a multi-score lead on every opponent they faced in their first 11 games, and NOT have an 11-0 record. They in fact, were 7-4.
2022 Baltimore Ravens
This NBA owner was so destructive with trades that the league had to step in and create a rule forbidding moving R1 picks in consecutive seasons. In 2K, this rule can be disabled.
Ted Stepien
Reggie Jackson may be Mr. October, but Derek Jeter became Mr. November when he hit a walk-off home run in Game 4 of the 2001 World Series against this Arizona closer
Byung-hyun Kim
The New York Mets wouldn't select this future Hall-of-Famer 1st overall because he was in an interracial relationship. They instead took a catcher who would never play a Major League game.
Reggie Jackson
"I think every team has a shot...Except for the number one seed, the Philadelphia Eagles."
Nick Wright
Northern Iowa
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays traded Randy Winn, a 4.8 WAR player for this manager, who would accumulate a win percentage of .412, and be let go after only three seasons.
This Ottawa Senator gave up an own goal in Game 5 of the 2007 Stanley Cup Final against the Ducks, which ended up being the Cup winning goal
Chris Phillips
On Stephen Curry entering the 2009 NBA Draft:
"He doesn't have the upside of Rubio. Jennings, Flynn, Mills, Teague all more athletic."
Doug Gottlieb
Daily Double
In the first year in which MLB's LCS was changed from a best-of-5 to a best-of-7, this team blew a 3-1 lead in their first ever playoff appearance
This NBA team found a gem in Kyle Korver in the second round of the 2003 Draft. However, they then immediately sold him to Philadelphia for cash. The money they got in exchange was used on a copy machine.
New Jersey Nets
Daily Double
This Raiders offensive lineman went completely AWOL in the days leading up to Super Bowl XXXVII, which led to him missing the game and Oakland being steamrolled by Gruden's Bucs, 48-21
This NHL team traded their first round pick to the Canadiens for what amounted to nothing. The pick traded became #1 overall, and was used by Montreal on future Hall-of-Famer Guy Lafleur
Oakland Seals
“If Jimmy Clausen is not a successful quarterback in the NFL, I’m done. That’s it. I’m out. Give me eight years."
Mel Kiper Jr.
Moneyball may be a great movie, but the 2000-2003 Oakland A's were more playoff chokers than anything. Losing four consecutive ALDS', all of which they were a win away from advancing in. These four teams, in order, are the ones who crushed their dreams.
Yankees, Yankees, Twins, Red Sox
When Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees for $100,000 he used the money to fund this
A Broadway Show, specifically My Lady Friends in 1919
This quarterback is the only one in NFL history to finish a Super Bowl with a passer rating of 0.0
Craig Morton