Which Pro Athletes Would You Like To See Roasted?

Comedy Central's annual Celebrity Roast, this year being comedian/actor Bob Saget, got me thinking a little bit on which pro athlete people might want to see roasted.

In case you don't know, this is basically when somebody gets honored and has people give them hell for two hours and they have no choice but to take it.

Here is the list of candidates:

Manny Ramirez

Although the "Manny Being Manny" episodes were somewhat amusing, wouldn't you love to hear what David Ortiz or Pedro Martinez would say about the guy? Not only would they be asking him what he really was doing in the Monster, the jokes we would be able to hear about the man's hair would be priceless.

Ramirez might actually shave for this event, but probably not. Which celebration would be better—Manny after getting ragged on for not running down the line or Manny throwing up his arms after a solo home run to move the Sox within nine runs?

And who knows, maybe the guy would even show up late to it. That would just be the icing on the cake.

Brett Favre

Over the past few months we have been "lucky" to hear about every single thing that Favre did. Whether it was placing a call to the Vikings from some random Packers-issued cell phone or about him picking up the newspaper in the morning, we had wall-to-wall Favre coverage.

So after all of this, wouldn't it be nice for Aaron Rodgers to go up there and crack some jokes and maybe throw in some facts about how he really felt about Favre dragging his retirement-or-no-retirement crap out? Maybe Ted Thompson and Mike McCarthy could combine for a tag team effort.

And just think of it, ESPN would devote about a weeks worth of pregame for it too.

Mike Vick

Do I really need to say more? The PETA people would parade down the streets of Atlanta if they had the chance to tell the former No. 1 pick how they felt about everything that he has done while standing just a few feet away. Arthur Blank wouldn't have to worry about pushing him around in a wheelchair because that's what the officers are for.

Plus Matt Ryan can thank him personally for the mammoth signing bonus he got from Blank and the Falcons so the owner could move on with his life.

Cristiano Ronaldo

The best soccer on the planet is also probably the most hated. His crying and diving have been the subject of many articles around the world. The rumors and comments about a possible move to Real Madrid didn't win anybody over either.

He would be ripped for being the most visible metrosexual athlete on the planet, his 18-pack abs and maybe the occasional miss from the penalty spot.

But can you imagine the kind of girls that would show up around his arms though? Would be a pretty nice sight to see.

Barry Bonds

If the roast was held in San Francisco, it would be a lovefest. However, this will be a neutral site affair, so things would be able to get dirty. And who wouldn't like that?

Oh the material that can be used against him. All the authors who have published books about his steroids use could thank him for the money, all the players who hate him would love to just rip him a new one. Jim Rome would love to get the invite.

Star of the show, though, would have to be Jeff Kent, who would just go off on his former teammate.

Roger Clemens

The other poster boy for the steroids era in baseball would think he was back on Capital Hill with all the people taking jabs at him. Brian McNamee would have to show up just to get a few more random facts in. However, Clemens would respond with a couple more recorded phone calls that his former trainer had no idea about.

The only thing that would have to happen would be to make sure that Clemens doesn't misremember his repsonse at the end of the show. Clemens' lawyer Rusty Hardin might have to step in a make a statement instead.

 Have anybody you like to roast? Feel free to leave your thoughts.