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Some decisions are bad. Others change sports history forever. Join us as we count down the most regrettable, inadvisable, and downright baffling decisions ever made in the world of sports! From botched trades to game-changing blunders, these are the calls that left fans speechless, cost careers, and in some cases, altered the course of entire franchises — and we're ranking them all!
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00:00The announcement by the Canadians that they were going to trade-walk rocked the entire hockey world.
00:05Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the top 30 most regrettable,
00:10inadvisable, and downright baffling decisions in the history of sports.
00:14Zidane, the flawed genius with a final shocking chapter in his legacy, walked off never to play again.
00:24Number 30. Renault F1 asked Nelson Piquet Jr. to crash on purpose.
00:28Tampering with the results of races by intentionally crashing is just about as big a no-no in Formula 1
00:34as you might imagine.
00:35At the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, Renault F1 team instructed driver Nelson Piquet Jr. to deliberately crash his car mid
00:42-race.
00:43That's Nelson Piquet. And that is likely, I would have thought, to bring out a safety car, is it? It's
00:49off the line. There's the situation.
00:52He obliged, which led to a safety car being deployed, benefiting a pit stop sequence that helped his teammate Fernando
00:58Alonso win the race.
01:00This is just about as illegal as it sounds. It caused some major credibility damage on all sides,
01:05and led the F1 to take a long and hard look at exactly how they managed cheating and race manipulation
01:10in the sport.
01:11All in all, Alonso and Renault won the race, but in doing so, they made a huge miscalculation.
01:17No fine for Renault.
01:20The penalty for Renault is disqualification but suspended for two years.
01:24So what that comes down to is, provided they don't do something similar within two years, they don't have any
01:30problem.
01:30Number 29. Chris Webber's timeout.
01:33With his Michigan Wolverines trailing in their showdown with North Carolina in the NCAA Division I championship game,
01:39Chris Webber made one of the biggest errors imaginable.
01:42Webber brings it into the front court. They have no timeouts remaining.
01:45Oh, he causes too many timeouts. That's a technical foul.
01:47He called a timeout. Michigan doesn't have any.
01:50With his team looking to him for a decisive play, he instead decided to call a timeout,
01:55an instinctive move that seemed like a reflex action.
01:57The problem? They didn't have any timeouts left, causing a technical foul that effectively ended the match.
02:04Thankfully, Webber went on to have a very respectable NBA career, but this incident was still joked about decades later.
02:10It's easy to see why.
02:12What I've learned is that how we define ourselves is really how we handle our moments.
02:17Number 28. Deflategate.
02:19When you're as accomplished and talented as Tom Brady, you don't need to carve out illegal advantages.
02:24Yet in the 2015 playoffs, he was accused of using under-inflated footballs for a 2014 AFC championship game,
02:31which can be easier to grip and throw.
02:33Sources telling our sister network ESPN, this is the play that led to the discovery of what is being dubbed
02:39Deflategate.
02:40This second quarter play has led to many questioning the integrity of the AFC champs.
02:46An investigation led to Brady being suspended and the team being fined and losing draft picks.
02:50It did spring up a debate about how much of an advantage it actually offered, but the scandal was a
02:56huge one.
02:57Brady's name was all over the media in the weeks that followed, and not in a good way.
03:01I mean, I feel like I've always played within the rules. I would never do anything to break the rules.
03:05Sure, he achieved so much in the sport that it largely overshadowed this, but Brady's legacy certainly took a hit
03:11here, make no mistake.
03:12Number 27. Luis Suarez continues to chomp.
03:15Out of all the most bizarre recurring storylines in football, Luis Suarez's tendency to bite his opponents might just be
03:22the most incredible of all.
03:23He was first flagged for doing this back at Ajax in 2010, where he received a seven-match ban.
03:29He then bit Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic while playing for Liverpool.
03:32I think Branislav Ivanovic is insinuating here that Luis Suarez bit him.
03:37Most famously, he then lit up the World Cup stage by sinking his teeth into Italy legend Giorgio Chiellini.
03:43He was banned for nine games from all international competition.
03:46It's not like Suarez doesn't have much to fall back on.
03:49He was one of the greatest strikers of his era.
03:52However, this one oddity has followed his legacy, confusing his fans to this day.
03:58Well, if that was a bite, and we've yet to see conclusive proof,
04:02then that's the third time that Luis Suarez has committed that particular crime.
04:08Number 26. Guardiola drops Rodri in Champions League final.
04:11Although the 11 players on the pitch are the ones responsible for the majority of the work involved,
04:16the 2021 Champions League final shows how pivotal a manager's role can be.
04:21Pep Guardiola, for whatever reason, opted to drop the future Ballon d'Or winner from his final lineup against Chelsea.
04:27It was a move that baffled fans, but perhaps Guardiola knew something they didn't.
04:31In the end, Rodri's presence was missed.
04:34Chelsea won the match, and Guardiola was forced to later admit that he had made an error in judgment by
04:38benching such an important player.
04:40Number 25. Anderson Silva flies too close to the sun.
04:44Part of the magic and appeal of Anderson Silva during his prime was how gleefully he took risks inside the
04:49octagon.
04:50Dropping his hands and baiting his opponents into range was part and parcel of the Anderson Silva experience.
04:55However, for as much as that play acting helped him in fights against guys like Forrest Griffin and Stefan Bonner,
05:01the All-American Chris Weidman was a different breed.
05:04Silva was clearly not respecting the striking skills of Weidman in the opening exchanges.
05:08At one point, the Spider did his usual dropped hands, leaning away from the incoming punches.
05:14However, Weidman extended his combo by a single punch, catching the Brazilian unawares and taking his UFC middleweight title from
05:21him.
05:22A cruel fate for this MMA icon.
05:24Number 24. The Bruins fumbled Dryden.
05:27Sometimes you don't know what you had until you've already lost it.
05:30The Boston Bruins managed to pick up Hall of Fame goaltender Ken Dryden 14th overall in the 1964 NHL amateur
05:36draft.
05:36There was no hockey player quite like Ken Dryden.
05:40Drafted by the Boston Bruins, but traded to the rival Montreal Canadiens, he studied at Cornell University, where he backstopped
05:47the Big Red to three consecutive ECAC championships.
05:50However, they traded him to the Montreal Canadiens before he even made a mark, not knowing the mistake they had
05:56just made.
05:56Dryden quickly became one of the best goalies in hockey, leading Montreal to multiple Stanley Cups and winning major awards.
06:03The Bruins had a franchise-defining player in their hands, and yet they let him slip.
06:08Despite his brief eight-year career, Dryden remains near the top of every statistical category for Montreal goaltenders.
06:15He won six Stanley Cups, posted a career 2.24 goals against average, and never lost more than 10 games
06:22in a given regular season.
06:24Number 23. The Miracle of the Meadowlands.
06:26When the New York Giants found themselves holding a 17-12 lead over the Philadelphia Eagles on November 19th, 1978,
06:34the game plan should have been simple.
06:36And the Eagles, out of timeouts.
06:39As the clock winds out on the Philadelphia Eagles, a game they thought would project them into a possible wildcard
06:44position had they won.
06:45With mere seconds on the clock, all they had to do was take a knee and run down the clock.
06:49The Eagles had no timeouts left. It was almost too perfect.
06:53Instead, they tried to run a regular play, and then the quarterback, Joe Pisarczyk, fumbled the ball, causing the turnover
07:00that led to a miraculous touchdown by Herman Edwards.
07:03They called it the Miracle of the Meadowlands, but in reality, mishap is the much better word for what went
07:08down.
07:09You talk to real Giant fans, and they'll tell you that it was a terrible moment, but it actually was
07:14the beginning of a new era.
07:17Number 22. Trading Luka Doncic for AD
07:20The reaction to the news that Luka Doncic would be traded to the Lakers for Anthony Davis was one of
07:25shock.
07:25Where were you all on Saturday night when the most shocking trade in NBA history came down?
07:30I had to make sure Shams didn't get hacked.
07:32We're going to cover every angle of this shocking deal that sent Luka Doncic to Los Angeles for Anthony Davis.
07:38On one side, the Mavericks had Doncic, a young and truly talented player who had the potential to lead the
07:44league for years to come.
07:45The Lakers had Davis, an elite but aging talent with an injury-prone streak.
07:49Despite the other aspects of the trade, the money, the picks, and supplementary players, this was what stood out.
07:55He was immediately called one of the most lopsided deals in NBA history, and after just one season, Davis was
08:01traded by the Mavericks to the Wizards.
08:03If cutting costs was the goal, then mission accomplished, but this one was certainly an oddity in modern basketball.
08:09I don't think you trade a guy like Luka Doncic if he's unhappy.
08:13You try to make him happy.
08:14I think you trade him when you're unhappy.
08:16And so there was something about the management that probably they were unhappy with that made this happen.
08:22Number 21.
08:23Phil Mickelson's driver
08:24Decision-making can often be just as important as high-level technique when it comes to performance.
08:29This ball going way left, way, way left.
08:34Oh, what a bounce out into the rough, to the rough.
08:36For Phil Mickelson, he was one hole away from winning his first U.S. Open in 2006 when he decided
08:42to use a driver on the 18th hole.
08:44This was a baffling decision to many onlookers, but perhaps Mickelson knew something we didn't.
08:49Turns out, he did not.
08:51The aggressive line led to a cascade of errors and a double bogey, losing his pole position.
08:56You see the shock on his face right now. He knows he's hit a horrendous shot.
09:02Just look at this sullen look right there. It's like ashen look.
09:08He aged five years on that shot.
09:10Mickelson himself labeled it his, quote,
09:12"...dumbest shot," making it a true example of how not to manage risk at the final hurdle.
09:17Number 20.
09:18Japan's Judo Humiliation
09:20The hometown crowd at the Tokyo Olympics was electric.
09:23It was 1964, and the IOC had just added judo to the games for the very first time.
09:29It was supposed to be a national showcase.
09:31Japan's own martial art on their home turf.
09:34Their champions were destined for gold.
09:37For three weight classes, they were right.
09:39Japanese judoka swept the medals, but the federation's critical mistake was hubris.
09:44They believed no outsider could possibly claim the new openweight division.
09:48By underestimating Anton Heysenck, they left themselves vulnerable.
09:52The Dutch giant toppled Akio Kaminaga in the final, delivering a shock on home soil.
09:57Japan's national pride had turned into an Olympic humiliation, and the loss became a lasting lesson.
10:04Never assume victory is guaranteed.
10:06Number 19.
10:07England's Cricket Body Line Tactics
10:09The Ashes represent one of cricket's fiercest rivalries, England and Australia.
10:14But England's tactics in 1932 nearly tore the game and the British Empire apart.
10:19There are two teams out there.
10:21One is playing cricket.
10:23The other is making no attempt to do so.
10:25To contain Australian star Don Bradman, Captain Douglas Jardine ordered body line bowling.
10:31Fast deliveries aimed at the batsman's body, with fielders crowding the leg side.
10:35It worked on the scoreboard, as England won the series.
10:38But the tactic was a colossal mistake.
10:41Players were injured, crowds were outraged, and Australia's government formally protested.
10:46The diplomatic rift between the two countries lingered for years.
10:49It was so devastating to Anglo-Australian relations.
10:52Relations between them were poisoned until the outbreak of World War II forced them to reconcile.
10:57Number 18.
10:58Lindsay Jacobellis Blows It
11:00Snowboarding was a sport coming into full international recognition in 2006.
11:05The Snowboard Cross event was making its Olympic debut in Turin.
11:08Young American superstar Lindsay Jacobellis was poised for a coronation,
11:12seconds away from winning the event's very first gold.
11:15Instead of cruising to victory, she went for a flashy grab on her last jump,
11:19wiping out spectacularly.
11:21The showboating move cost her the gold, as Switzerland's Tanya Frieden sped past to steal it.
11:27The fall haunted Jacobellis for years, replayed every time the Olympics rolled around.
11:32It wasn't until 2022 that she finally captured that elusive gold medal.
11:36It was a long-awaited but bittersweet redemption after one of the game's most famous wipeouts.
11:41Number 17.
11:42Jean van der Velde goes for the green.
11:44He arrived at the 18th hole of Carnoustie on the verge of victory.
11:48He needed only a double bogey to secure the championship.
11:51Most golfers in that situation would play it safe.
11:54You lucky little rascal.
11:56And that bounced and seemed to go way to the right.
12:00The Frenchman, though, pulled out his driver and attacked.
12:03His ball landed in the rough.
12:05Tough but survivable.
12:06Then his next shot ricocheted off a grandstand.
12:09A later attempt landed in the water.
12:11His meltdown seemed to unfold in slow motion before the entire world.
12:15After removing his shoes and contemplating a shot from the burn, he finally staggered to a triple bogey.
12:21That forced a playoff he'd go on to lose, cementing one of the most infamous collapses in golf history.
12:27He had it in the palm of his hand, and before he could close the fingers around the handles of
12:31the jug, it was snatched away.
12:34Number 16.
12:35The trade.
12:36NFL.
12:37If the end goal for the Minnesota Vikings was to bring about a total overhaul of their franchise by trading
12:42for Dallas Cowboys star Herschel Walker in 1989,
12:45it's pretty clear they didn't succeed.
12:46It is mind-boggling that we were able to make this deal.
12:51One owner said it's a great train robbery.
12:54Never before in sports had such a trade existed.
12:57Between three teams, the trade involved 18 players and draft picks, all centered around one of the most in-demand
13:04athletes in sports, Walker.
13:05It was a truly lopsided trade, and the Vikings ended up suffering the consequences of putting all of their eggs
13:11in one basket.
13:12Unfortunately, Walker failed to make any impact on the playoffs during his time there.
13:17The Cowboys, on the other hand, leveraged their draft picks into a dynasty foundation that served them well in the
13:22decade that followed.
13:23The fundamentals behind the trade were draft picks for the future to build for the Dallas Cowboys,
13:30but at the same time, at the very same time, have players involved that could contribute immediately in 1989 for
13:38the Dallas Cowboys.
13:39Number 15, the IOC lets Russians compete.
13:43Russian athletes' doping has been an open secret and the butt of international jokes for decades.
13:48But in 2015, a scandal erupted.
13:51Evidence of a massive state-sponsored scheme and cover-up stretched across sports.
13:55For years, international sports competitions have unknowingly been hijacked by the Russians.
14:02Coaches and athletes have been playing on an uneven field.
14:07Sports fans and spectators have been deceived.
14:11The next year, the IOC had a chance to make a statement at the Rio Olympics.
14:15But instead of banning Russia outright, it allowed most athletes to compete.
14:19Two years later in Pyeongchang, Russia was officially barred.
14:22Most of the world celebrated.
14:24Until the Olympic athletes from Russia marched in under a neutral flag.
14:28The loophole became a running joke, as Russia kept winning medals while facing no real consequences.
14:34Some Russian athletes, many of whom often medal in the winter games,
14:38can play if they can prove they're clean of performance-enhancing drugs.
14:42But they'll have to wear neutral, non-Russian uniforms.
14:45Even today, the IOC finds pathways for Russians to compete,
14:49raising criticism that the organization values spectacle over accountability.
14:54Number 14, Tiger Woods' affairs.
14:56At the peak of his career, Woods wasn't merely the best golfer in the world.
15:00He was one of the most recognizable brands on Earth.
15:04He was the ultimate competitor.
15:05He did what he had to do to win.
15:08He certainly created Tiger and everybody else.
15:11Then came 2009 and the personal choices that shattered it all.
15:16Woods' multiple extramarital affairs came to light in a tabloid firestorm.
15:20His private life splashed across magazine covers and TV screens worldwide.
15:24His marriage collapsed and so did his sponsorships.
15:27Gatorade, AT&T, and Accenture all bailed.
15:30Only Nike stuck around.
15:32Analysts estimated the fallout cost him billions in endorsements and tournament revenue.
15:37Though Tiger clawed his way back on the course,
15:39even winning the 2019 Masters, his reputation never fully recovered.
15:44Many doubted we'd ever see it.
15:48But here it is.
15:50The return to glory.
15:52The scandal remains one of the costliest self-inflicted mistakes in sports history.
15:57Number 13.
15:59The European Super League.
16:00When Europe's richest football clubs announced a breakaway Super League in 2021,
16:05the backlash was as instant as it was full of rage.
16:09It's a criminal act.
16:11A spit in the face.
16:14It is a nuclear war.
16:17Fans, players, governments, even royalty slammed it as a soulless cash grab.
16:21It was universally understood that this league would destroy the spirit of competition in the sport.
16:27Within 48 hours of the announcement, most clubs pulled out in embarrassment.
16:31The idea, though, never really died.
16:34Legal battles and backroom deals have kept the project alive in fits and starts,
16:38with renewed pushes surfacing even in 2025.
16:41We don't want to be consumers.
16:43We're actual supporters of a football club.
16:45And so there has to be a sort of two-way relationship there.
16:48What began as a poorly thought-out power play has become an ongoing tug-of-war over the soul of
16:54European football.
16:55Number 12.
16:56Coach Little keeps Martinez in the game.
16:58Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS had Boston fans dreaming of finally knocking out the hated Yankees.
17:04But when the Red Sox came back in the Bronx to tie the playoff series at three games, they looked
17:09like a team of destiny.
17:11The curse of the Bambino felt ready to break.
17:13With a 5-2 lead in the eighth, though, ace Pedro Martinez was clearly tiring.
17:18Manager Grady Little had relievers ready but chose to leave Pedro on the mound.
17:22The Yankees pounced, stringing together hit after hit to tie the game.
17:26Hours later, Aaron Boone's walk-off homer in the 11th sent New York to the World Series.
17:31Little's decision cost him his job and remains one of baseball's legendary blunders.
17:36That cost him the game, that cost him the series, that cost him a chance at the World Series, and
17:40ultimately it cost Grady Little his job.
17:43If not for the Red Sox's championship redemption the following year, he might still rank alongside Bill Buckner as Boston's
17:49most notorious scapegoat.
17:51Number 11.
17:52The 2004 NHL Lockout.
17:54More than 20 years ago, NHL owners and players clashed over a new collective bargaining agreement.
17:59The league demanded a salary cap to curb escalating costs.
18:03The players' union balked.
18:04It's time to bid farewell to the NHL's 2004-2005 season and what might have been.
18:10Neither side blinked, and the NHL became the first major North American sports league to cancel an entire season.
18:16Fans were furious as their arenas went dark.
18:19For the first time since 1919, the Stanley Cup stayed put.
18:23Though the eventual deal gave owners their salary cap, the damage to the sport's popularity was lasting.
18:29Our board of governors gave its unanimous approval to a collective bargaining agreement that signals a new era for our
18:38league.
18:38A year of hockey was completely erased thanks to greed and stubbornness.
18:42Number 10.
18:44One Yard to Victory.
18:45Play clock at 5.
18:47Pass is intercepted at the goal line by Malcolm Butler.
18:52With the clock winding down on Super Bowl XLIX, the Seattle Seahawks were closing in on defeating the Patriots and
18:58winning the big game for the second consecutive year.
19:01All that was left for them was to move the ball one yard into the end zone.
19:05I can't believe the call.
19:07With beast mode Marshawn Lynch on their side, it seemed like the Seahawks were almost definitely going to run it
19:12in and win the game.
19:13However, in a shocking turn of events, Seattle decided to try and pass the ball instead.
19:19This led to Malcolm Butler intercepting the pass and New England winning the Super Bowl.
19:24It's got to be one of the dumbest calls in Super Bowl history.
19:28Number 9.
19:29Gretzky is benched.
19:31Is this the toughest moment in your hockey career?
19:33Well, to say the least, we're devastated.
19:36It was the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympic Games.
19:39And in the hockey semifinals, Canada was forced into a shootout with the Czech Republic.
19:43Despite being clear favorites to win the game.
19:46But all was not lost.
19:48Canada had the star power, including the great one, Wayne Gretzky.
19:52There was no way they could lose the shootout, right?
19:54Well, for unknown reasons, the coach, Mark Crawford, didn't nominate Gretzky to take a shot.
20:00Due to this highly questionable decision, Canada lost the game and finished 4th.
20:05The details behind Crawford's medal losing choice to bench Gretzky have never been explained.
20:11And I feel so sorry for Gretzky.
20:14You know, you can almost see it in his eyes.
20:16This is it for me for the Olympics.
20:17And it's sad.
20:18Number 8.
20:19The 2002 figure skating mishap.
20:21David, what was your first thought when the numbers went up?
20:25It was like a bunch in his stomach.
20:27In the 2002 Winter Olympics, Russia was awarded gold in the pair's figure skating event.
20:32To the shock of many, including the silver medalists.
20:36Jamie Saleh and David Pelletier of Canada put on a performance that many felt should have won the duo gold.
20:41As the scores came in, so did many complaints.
20:44And the judges were accused of fixing the competition.
20:47This was confirmed when a French judge broke down in her hotel and confessed that she was pressured by the
20:53head of the French skating organization to give the Russians a higher score.
20:57This led to both Russia and Canada being awarded the gold.
21:00They could see that we made absolutely no mistake.
21:03And it has to be that picky when two skaters do skate well.
21:07And they definitely did make a mistake.
21:09Number 7.
21:10Pacquiao's split decision loss to Bradley.
21:12In 2012, Manny Pacquiao was boxing's biggest global star.
21:16Audiences were primed to watch his bout, defending the WBO welterweight title against undefeated Timothy Bradley.
21:22All eyes on Pacquiao to see if he's ready for the fight, or if he has been diminished by his
21:29personal transformation, as so many seem to be thinking is the case.
21:33For most fans and commentators, the fight didn't feel close.
21:37Pacquiao dominated with speed and power, outlanding Bradley in nearly every statistical category.
21:43By the final bell, the outcome seemed obvious.
21:46Then came the shock, a split decision for Bradley.
21:49The arena erupted in boos, and outrage swept the sport.
21:53The call was so controversial, it sparked accusations of corruption and renewed demands for reform in boxing's scoring system.
22:00And I think that is a terrible, bogus decision.
22:05I'm, I'm dumbfounded, I don't know what to say.
22:09Pacquiao and Bradley would fight twice more, with Pacquiao winning both fights.
22:13But the 2012 decision remains one of boxing's most infamous.
22:17Number 6, the Pete Rose scandal.
22:20The banishment for life of Pete Rose from baseball is the sad end of a sorry episode.
22:26Pete Rose should be a baseball legend.
22:29With many record-breaking feats under his belt, he would have gone down as one of the best hitters in
22:34MLB history.
22:35However, due to his gambling scandal in 1989, this will never be the case.
22:41Rose was caught betting on Cincinnati Reds games, while he was employed as a manager for the team.
22:45As a result of this, he was deemed permanently ineligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame.
22:51The hit king's poor decisions and apparent gambling addiction may have destroyed his legacy forever.
22:57Why would you, the cardinal rule of no betting?
23:00I don't know, I was stupid, I made mistakes.
23:02Number 5, Zidane's headbutt.
23:05In the dying stages of extra time in the 2006 World Cup final between France and Italy,
23:10star midfielder Zinedine Zidane was needed for the possible penalty shootout that would follow.
23:14However, numerous insults from Italian centre-back Marco Matarazzi provoked Zidane to headbutt the Italian,
23:21and he was sent off.
23:22The game went to penalties, where Zidane would have certainly made a big impact for France.
23:27However, they lost to Italy instead.
23:30Zidane has publicly said that he wouldn't have been able to live with himself if he wasn't sent off.
23:34We're not sure that France would say the same thing.
23:36You can't excuse that.
23:39Zidane's career ends in disgrace.
23:41Number 4, the MLB steroid era.
23:44One of those guys you looked at and said, that's a Hall of Famer.
23:47Well, a Hall of Fame career perhaps, but the choice that he made to use performance-enhancing drugs,
23:52to me that does not define a Hall of Famer.
23:54Throughout the 1990s, Major League Baseball's poor sanctions on the use of steroids led to crazy high stats across the
24:00league.
24:01Due to the use of performance-enhancing drugs, some players hit a lot more home runs than the previous averages.
24:06And this wasn't a gradual change either.
24:09Between the 1995 and 1996 seasons, the number of 40-plus home run hitters increased from 4 to 17.
24:16These extraordinary numbers caused a series of steroid scandals involving the likes of Barry Bonds and Mark McGuire.
24:22This led to long-term ineligibility for some, and major health concerns for others.
24:27To me, Bud Selig, he will be defined by how this era is viewed by history.
24:33Number 3, Patrick Roy versus Mario Tremblay.
24:37Bang, bang, eight, nine goals.
24:39I didn't have any choice then, and I knew, I knew that he was mad.
24:43It was an off night for the Montreal Canadiens in December of 95.
24:47The team was suffering at the hands of the Detroit Red Wings.
24:50However, it could have gone very differently.
24:52It was well known that goalie Patrick Roy and new coach Mario Tremblay were not the best of friends.
24:58But this poor relationship escalated after Tremblay waited until Roy had let in nine goals before switching goalies.
25:05Tremblay's power play contributed to the biggest home defeat in Canadiens' history.
25:10Montreal would lose their star goalie shortly after,
25:13and Roy went on to win two more Stanley Cups with the Colorado Avalanche.
25:17It's not easy, and it's too bad how this world situation came up.
25:22Number 2, Sam Bowie over Michael Jordan.
25:25Sam Bowie was really good, but by the time they drafted him,
25:29they'd missed two full years, they'd been redshirted twice.
25:32To me, it's more of a what if.
25:34Nobody can see the future, but they can dwell on the past,
25:38especially if you're the Portland Trailblazers.
25:40In the 1984 NBA draft, Portland was on the clock for the second overall pick,
25:44selecting Sam Bowie from Kentucky.
25:46However, in the third pick, Chicago drafted Michael Jordan.
25:50Bowie was a decent player, but his career was plagued with numerous injuries,
25:55making this a bad decision before we even look at what Jordan accomplished on the court.
25:58He was, and still is, a pop culture powerhouse.
26:02We can be sure that Portland is still kicking themselves about this one.
26:06How could people not see this at the moment?
26:08You gotta be kidding me.
26:09Who passes up this guy?
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26:42Number one, Babe Ruth, franchise killer.
26:45New York never was able to beat the Red Sox before this.
26:51The Red Sox could never beat New York after the sale either.
26:55Still recognized today as one of the greatest hitters in baseball history,
26:59Babe Ruth was possibly the biggest steal for the Yankees, no matter the price.
27:04After building a legend in Boston, he was sold to New York's better-known team in 1919.
27:09This deal saw the beginning of the curse of the Bambino.
27:13After Ruth's move, he managed to capture four World Series titles,
27:17while the Sox were in the early stages of an 86-year championship drought.
27:21Not only did Ruth bring New York a lot of glory,
27:24but his departure from Boston fueled one of the greatest rivalries in sports.
27:29Harry Frazee was sitting in a taxi, and he was bragging that he sold Ruth,
27:33and the cab driver slammed the brakes, pulled him out, and punched him in the nose.
27:37What do you consider the single worst decision in sports history?
27:40Let us know in the comments.
27:43The Red Sox
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