You Stink! Famous Booing in Sports

Booing is part of our rights as fans.

When we sit at home watching games, we can't get through to the players no matter how much we yell. But when we go to games, booing is our way of kindly letting players know that they suck.

This past weekend, David Beckham was booed by his own fans and even had one come after him after Beckham challenged a section that was giving him a hard time.

Anybody can be booed by the opposing team's fans, but it takes a special circumstance to get booed by your own fans.

Here are some great moments in booing history.

Tim Couch Booed to Tears

Busts everywhere fear the boo.

There is nothing worse to a sports fan than spending a bunch of money or a high draft pick on someone who ends up not being worth his weight in horse manure.

When the Cleveland Browns finally got their franchise back, they expected a franchise quarterback to go along with it. Instead, they got Tim Couch.

Couch was so bad that other teams stopped trying to sack him so he had more time to throw an interception.

Browns fans weren't happy with this development and showed their displeasure by booing Couch, who promptly broke down and cried on the sidelines.

Donovan McNabb Booed by Fans at the Draft

In a draft that included Tim Couch and Akili Smith, it's no wonder that the Eagles fans who attended the 1999 NFL Draft were upset when they drafted Donovan McNabb.

Philly fans have quite the reputation for booing, as you'll see later, but this was seen as particularly egregious even before McNabb became a five-time Pro Bowler.

McNabb said that the booing made him want to be a better player and prove them wrong, so maybe Philly fans had it right all along.

Jack McDowell Given the Bronx Cheer

After a particularly bad outing in 1995, Yankees pitcher Jack McDowell was booed heavily by the home crowd. Obviously upset with their assessment of his work, McDowell retaliated by giving the fans the finger.

Here's a little hint for all of you athletes that are reading right now. If you want people to stop booing you, flicking them off is not the solution. Ceasing from sucking is a very good start.

Reggie Jackson got fans to stop booing him by hitting three home runs in a World Series game. That's how it's done.

Philly Fans Boo Santa Claus

As we know, Philly fans love to boo and have gotten quite the reputation. But when did this all start?

You have to go back to 1968 for that answer. Upset at coming to watch their terrible Eagles team one Sunday in December, the fans famously booed Santa Claus immediately as he came on to the field.

Not only that, but the fans started throwing snowballs at him. Santa gave them all coal for their misdeeds, but they ended up throwing that at him too.

Every Isiah Thomas Draft Pick Booed

What's the opposite of a magical touch? Because whatever it is, Isiah Thomas has it.

It seemed that he was single-handedly trying to destroy the Knicks at one point. The NBA Draft became the designated annual event to let the world know they did not approve.

Probably the biggest instance was when the Knicks drafted Ronaldo Balkman in the first round back in 2006 when everyone thought he was a mid-second round player at best. Knicks fans couldn't boo that one loud enough.

Mets Fans Boo the Home Run Apple

Sticking with the New York theme for a moment, last week the Mets Fernando Tatis hit a home run. Normally this would be cause for celebration, but Mets fans started booing heavily,

Why? Because the Home Run Apple didn't come up. The giant red apple that rises after every home run did not want to get up. So after their own player hit a home run, the fans booed, confusing Tatis.

We knew the Mets were having a rough season, but when a big apple coming up is the highlight of one of your players hitting a home run, it's pretty much a lost season.

Montreal Fans Boo the National Anthem

In a playoff game between the Bruins and Canadians last year, Montreal fans booed the U.S. National Anthem.

This isn't exactly booing your home team, but Montreal did have American players on their team. Even without that, it's a special kind of classy to boo someone else's national anthem.

We take Shania Twain and Celine Dion and this is how you repay us? By booing? Not cool Canada.

A-Rod Booed for Being A-Rod

Plenty of players have been booed by their home fans, but A-Rod makes this list because when it's all said and done, he may end up being statistically the greatest player to ever play the game. Yet he gets booed all the time, by his own fans.

Reggie Jackson once said, "Fans don't boo nobodies." That is probably of little consolation to A-Rod. But as long as he keeps shining in the blowouts and coming through small in the big moments, he will continue to get booed.

I guess that's just what happens when you make more money in one strikeout than I do for an entire year.

Damon Stoudamire Booed at Draft in Toronto

Although normally held in New York City, the NBA Draft traveled to Toronto in 1996 in celebration of Canada's two expansion teams.

Toronto saw how much fun fans in New York had booing their draft picks and wanted to get in on the fun. They started chanting "Ed, Ed, Ed, Ed," in favor of drafting UCLA star Ed O'Bannon.

Instead, Toronto took the man they called Mighty Mouse who ended up winning Rookie of the Year. Ed O'Bannon was out of the NBA in three years.

It's okay, Canadians just needed a little time to warm up to the game and actually know what they were talking about. After all, nobody booed Vancouver's Bryant Reeves pick at the time either.

Kobe Booed in Philly

I'm not trying to pick on Philly, I swear. You just keep coming up.

In 2002, the NBA All-Star Game was held in Philadelphia. It was a kind of homecoming for Kobe Bryant, who was born there. Kobe expressed love for the city, and the city, in turn, responded by booing him, of course.

Kobe got the last laugh, though, winning the game's MVP award. Philly got their just rewards as far the the NBA is concerned. Kobe won a championship this year and Philly is stuck with Elton Brand's contract.

Maybe they need to show a little more love.