
With the Houston Astros now wearing the crown as the most hated team in professional sports — as indicated by the chorus of boos and piercing screams of “CHEATER!” that rang through the Oakland Coliseum (whatever ridiculous name it has today) last night on Opening Day (ahh… welcome back baseball, and welcome back fans) — it feels like a good time to look at some other memorable villains in sports history. Here is a not-at-all-ranked and completely incomplete list of some of the most hated squads in sports history.