{"id":47,"date":"2003-07-02T20:29:14","date_gmt":"2003-07-03T00:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tradermike.net\/movethecrowd\/2003\/07\/most_overrated_athletes\/"},"modified":"2003-07-02T20:29:14","modified_gmt":"2003-07-03T00:29:14","slug":"most_overrated_athletes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.michaelseneadza.com\/blog\/2003\/07\/02\/most_overrated_athletes\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Overrated Athletes"},"content":{"rendered":"

ESPN puts the smack down with their Most Overrated Athlete package. They have a list of current players<\/a>, as well as an all-time list<\/a>. Here are the lists (details at ESPN’s site):
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\nCurrent Players:<\/b><\/p>\n


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  1. Vince Carter<\/LI>
    \n
  2. Mike Tyson<\/LI>
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  3. Derek Jeter<\/LI>
    \n
  4. All closers<\/LI>
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  5. Darin Erstad<\/LI>
    \n
  6. David Duval and Phil Mickelson<\/LI>
    \n
  7. Antoine Walker<\/LI>
    \n
  8. Jake Plummer<\/LI>
    \n
  9. Pavel Bure<\/LI>
    \n
  10. Chris Webber<\/LI>
    \n<\/OL> <\/p>\n

    Also receiving votes: Jerry Stackhouse, Oscar de la Hoya, Andy Roddick, Tony Stewart, Ben Wallace, David Beckham, Alfonso Soriano, Johnny Damon, Eric Lindros<\/p>\n

    All-Time:<\/b><\/p>\n


      \n
    1. Joe Namath<\/LI>
      \n
    2. Phil Rizzuto<\/LI>
      \n
    3. Lynn Swann<\/LI>
      \n
    4. Jose Canseco<\/LI>
      \n
    5. Deion Sanders<\/LI>
      \n
    6. Pete Maravich<\/LI>
      \n
    7. Nolan Ryan<\/LI>
      \n
    8. Pete Rose<\/LI>
      \n
    9. O.J. Simpson<\/LI>
      \n
    10. Apolo Ohno<\/LI>
      \n<\/OL> <\/p>\n

      Also receiving votes: Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, Sonny Liston, George Mikan, Darryl Strawberry, Lenny Dykstra, Bo Jackson, Dominique Wilkins, Sugar Ray Leonard,
      \nGrant Fuhr<\/p>\n

      I can’t believe Lynn Swann is on that list. Blasphemy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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