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Ted Leonsis

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The Resume

Why he might be annoying:

    His teams have continued the city's reputation of choking in big games.
    He put the Capitals in a bad financial situation when he grossly overpaid for Jaromir Jagr.
    He angered a lot of Pittsburgh residents by blocking access to the Penguins road games in Washington during the Pens-Caps playoff series (2001).
    He got into an altercation with a fan after the latter brought a sign into the Verizon Center which was directed at his ownership style.
    Some hockey pundits felt he overpaid Alexander Ovechkin when the latter signed a 13 year $124 million contract to remain with the team.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He survived a plane crash (1983).
    After surviving, he drafted up a list of 101 things he wanted to do with his life, which he successfully completed.
    He was successful in helping AOL compete directly with Microsoft during the prime years of the tech boom.
    He is considered one of pro sports' most accessible owners and often uses the internet to correspond with fans through his blog and social networking sites.
    When he realized his 'buy now' approach wasn't working, he wisely gave the go ahead for a fire sale which focused on player development through the draft.
    Nearly 10 years after purchasing the Capitals, he purchased the Mystics (2009- ) and Wizards, along with the Verizon Center from the late Abe Pollin.

Credit: Ricky


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 87.50% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 72 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 20 Votes: 60.0% Annoying