Comments on: The Upside of Ugly

By: Zach

Zach — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 02:25:04 +0000

The University of Utah takes the cake for ugliest athletes at one school

By: Zach

Zach — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 02:24:18 +0000

University of Utah takes the cake for ugliest athletes belonging to one school

http://sportsandsocialmedia.blogspot.com/2011/09/utah-utes-americas-ugliest-athletes.html

By: Jason Hopkins

Jason Hopkins — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 05:36:35 +0000

Awesome. Loved this!

By: Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:43:53 +0000

Did any of the people who commented actually read and understand the whole article? The article is called The Upside of Ugly and speaks to the fact that the ugly athletes perform while most pretty boys are getting the dollars.

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By: karen

karen — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:00:33 +0000

Hee Hee! I dated Dwayne Schintzius. This article is HILARIOUS!!! LOL!!!

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By: GMH

GMH — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 03:08:35 +0000

How can you write an article about UGLY athletes and not mention PATRICK UWING. I made so many women come by being able to pound them better and longer, when I was going to come I always thought of Patrick’s sweaty face. He is proof the all religion is bogus and DARWIN was right!

By: You ain’t got no alibi, you Ugly | All the Hypocrisy

You ain’t got no alibi, you Ugly | All the Hypocrisy — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:55:44 +0000

[...] about ugly athletes. Suffice it to say, 80’s-era Celtics are featured prominently. But this description of Kevin Youkilis wins the prize: Youk has only three body parts, all hideously oversized: an enormous set of gnomish, bushy [...]

By: tooz

tooz — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:11:24 +0000

I was waiting to see Mark Eaton’s name go up on this list. Job well done. But no Greg ‘Cadillac’ Anderson?? Really? You couldn’t find a place for him in the Swamp Thing division??

By: Crix

Crix — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:53:40 +0000

Dirk Nowitzki – looks like early man.

By: D

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:11:46 +0000

You neglected to mention John Kruk. I think he single handedly won the pennant for the ’93 Phillies by frightening opposing baserunners away from first base.

By: crossfade09

crossfade09 — Thu, 28 May 2009 11:55:09 +0000

My addition to the list-

The Balding Gecko Division:

Club President: Matt Taibbi

A man with such wide-set amphibian eyes and hair that looks as though it has been flocked on his head with industrial strength adhesive should not ridicule the physical attributes of others. I suppose it makes you feel more like a man (as opposed to a lizard) to point out the fat, stupid, and ugly in the world for a roast. That doesn’t make you funny, it makes you fucking weak. Why waste your intellect on such garbage? You are a middle-aged reporter, sophomoric jabs at athletes doesn’t come across as witty at this point, just petty. Hard up for material?

By: larry

larry — Tue, 26 May 2009 19:29:24 +0000

I recently read your article in Mens Journal on Ugly and continue to think about it in the humorous light it was intended. I have passed it along to numerous friends who have equally enjoyed it. I can’t help but think of additions to the list as I pass through life and sports in particular. I have an addition to your list. You have to include Delonte West in your Swamp Thing category. From the time he first appeared on the Celtics I would have to shake my head at his ugliness every time he came into view and have repeatedly said (with no harm intended more than your article) that he could be a parents biggest fear that a daughter would bring him home. I can see this being a summer long infatuation with what you’ve started.

By: GWhat!

GWhat! — Fri, 15 May 2009 19:42:53 +0000

vin baker anyone???

By: ROBERT

ROBERT — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:33:12 +0000

Detroit Tigers second baseman PLACIDO POLANCO should be the club president of THE AREA 51 DIVISION

By: Fugly ballers

Fugly ballers — Wed, 13 May 2009 21:47:36 +0000

Joakim Noah belongs on here somewhere…most likely in his own category of “The Tranny Division”

By: Anonymous Coward

Anonymous Coward — Tue, 12 May 2009 18:00:12 +0000

The Venus and Serena Williams are certainly in the Area 51 category. Just think ‘Predator’.

By: E.Y.

E.Y. — Tue, 12 May 2009 14:43:46 +0000

Egregious omission: The 2004 UConn Huskies Men’s basketball team! All of them:

Whether it’s Charlie Villanueva’s alopecia-ridden dome, Hilton Armstrong’s African tribesman neck, Taleik Brown’s wrecked grill, or the astounding All-Around ugliness that is Josh Boone, this team had the biggest collection of Garbage Pail Kids on the planet!

By: Geno A.

Geno A. — Sat, 09 May 2009 05:59:45 +0000

Men’s Health??? You couldn’t even get the name of the publication right. Men’s Health is a completely different publication. It was written for Men’s Journal. So how in the world could you possibly be a fan in the first place? Busted! Liar, liar, pants on fire.

By: Ian from Baltimore

Ian from Baltimore — Thu, 07 May 2009 17:02:27 +0000

Thanks to the BS report, I found this article. Excellent. I am a little disappointed that Tyronne Skeletor Hill or Patrick Ewing were both not mentioned. They are at the top of my list.

By: Barak

Barak — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:47:20 +0000

how could you POSSIBLY leave the Sacramento Kings out?

Peja?, Bibby?, Turkaglu?, Vlade?, Chrisite?

seriously?

By: bridgie

bridgie — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:36:56 +0000

Another unheralded interdisciplinary champion of ugly: Marko Jaric. And where’s Pau Gasol? I would have thought he’d be the poster boy for the caveman set.

By: JIm

JIm — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00:57 +0000

Am I the only one who feels Eddie George (who fits the Area 51 Division) should be grouped with Sam Cassell? I always dropped my soda/beer to the ground and dry-heaved when that alien-esque running back took off his football helmet for a post-game interview.

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:01:16 +0000

Are you kidding? It’s supposed to be funny only… which it is. Very.

By: D.J.

D.J. — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:59:05 +0000

Where’s Sheldon Williams and his gi-frickin-nourmous forehead in this article?

By: Disappointed

Disappointed — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:12:51 +0000

No self respecting man would debate their sports hero’s looks. This article is disappointing, it belongs in Vogue or People magazine and NOT in Men’s health. You have lost a fan today.

By: Keith

Keith — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:35:56 +0000

Though not technically an athlete, I would welcome to the ugly club whatever the hell that thing is that replaced the Cleveland Indians’ old mascot, which was wildly offensive but at least in some way recognizable (talk about the pendulum swinging too far in the other direction).

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By: Tyler

Tyler — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:23:33 +0000

I got to the 4th paragraph and had to put the mag. back in my desk due to laughter. Funniest thing I’ve read in a while.

By: Tory

Tory — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:56:49 +0000

How Randy Johnson was not mentioned escapes me.

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Chris Bonetti’s Blog | WNST — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:48:36 +0000

[...] OV… still ugly. I mentioned on Friday that Men’s Journal named Alexander Ovechkin one of the ugliest athletes in all of sports. He’s not the only Baltimore area athlete on the list though… also featured is hometown hero, Sam Cassell. When you throw Robert Parrish, David Wells, and Tayshaun Prince you might realize, maybe being ugly is the key to being, well, GOOD. Common thing amongst these athletes is that they’ve all won championships… except Ovechkin, whom we all believe will get his. Who needs good looking athletes, not me! [...]

By: Juan Prince

Juan Prince — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:59:33 +0000

Matt, if you read these comments, congratulations on a great article. One of the funniest things I’ve read in a long time. But you need more on Patrick Ewing!

By: MLBHomeRun.com

MLBHomeRun.com — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 04:16:26 +0000

Hilarious. I will link this from my site!

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By: Gary

Gary — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:02:20 +0000

Two words: Manute Bol. Need I add that he should immediately go the top of the list of Area 51? Or if there were a category for people who look like they’re in the process of being libelously photoshopped, that would work too.

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A Lot of Question Marks? « Logic — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:09:09 +0000

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By: Dump Sweats

Dump Sweats — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:26:24 +0000

What? No Otis Nixon? The last surviving Negro League player?

By: heyzeus

heyzeus — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:14:34 +0000

Leaving Willie McGee out of the Area 51 list is an unpardonable crime.

By: wheels

wheels — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:46:10 +0000

you forgot Delonte West. swamp thing with awful neck tattoos. tattoos could be another category (tyson)