The List: Five most infamous assistant coaches

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15 I am laughing my a*s off just thinking of that highlight video of Ryan. What's worse is, at the time, I thought it was going to be Ventura beating up the old man. That a*s whooping is Ventura's legacy as a major leaguer. Sad...so sad. Guy was a solid ballplayer. 3059622

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Nam Vet2

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14 Sorry, I meant "beating the hell out of Robin Ventura."" 3059155

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Nam Vet2

Rosamond 445674

13 I'm sort of partial to forty-something Nolan Ryan bating the hell out of Robin Ventura. 3059186

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diamondgirl121506

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12 Pedro and Zimmer still have the top billing. I don't think anyone will ever top that! Gotta love the old guys who still have the brass ones to take it to the field! 3058931

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bbkld5

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11 In fairness to Pedro (who is not a Citizen of the Year by any stretch), Don Zimmer came out of the dugout and was headhunting. If you watch the video, Don was clearly came out swinging at Pedro, who put him on the ground in a way where no one was really physically hurt. Yeah, Pedro shouldn't have to worry about a guy who's 50+ years older than him, but imagine how angry people would have been if Don had finished swinging and Pedro hit back? 3056745

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Ice Man

New York 583481

10 I almost forgot what a piece of trash Pedro is. 3050172

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krewd

Denver 583382

9 Ernie Stautner. Years in Landry's shadow, yet he was the architect of the great Doomsday defenses. 3045157

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Rey's crew

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8 kurt rambis, tree rollins, don mattingly, kareem abdul jabbar, the entire van gundy family, larry bowa and i can go on. 3044683

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drj0514

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7 Never forget Pedro and Zimmer.. CLASSIC... 3044334

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Yaz #8

Oregon 206397

6 But then again, I just realized you were looking for infamous & Chow doesn't qualify. 3041438

<div class="photo_container image_right"> <div class="photo"><img title="Don Zimmer and Pedro Martinez" src="http://i.cnn.net/si/fannation/zimmer-pedro.jpg" alt="Don Zimmer and Pedro Martinez" width="298" height="254" /></div> <div class="photo_attributes" style="text-align: right;">Don Zimmer (left) made headlines during the 2003 ALCS.</div> <div class="photo_attributes" style="text-align: right;">Paul J. Bereswill/AP </div> </div> By Lang Whitaker, SI.com When the Dodgers and Phillies almost came to blows this weekend, it turned out the players weren't the ones most in danger of losing their cool: It was assistant coaches Davy Lopes and Larry Bowa. It was also Bowa, you may recall, who was suspended three games earlier this season after being ejected for ignoring an umpire's warnings not to leave the third base coaching box. As integral as assistant coaches are, one of the key elements of their job description is to stay out of the headlines. Most do, some don't. Here's our list of the five most infamous assistant coaches ... 1. Don Zimmer: Just ask Pedro Martinez. 2. Rick Mahorn: The former Bad Boy was known as a physical player during his years with the Pistons. But this past WNBA season, as an assistant with the Detroit Shock, Mahorn set a new standard when he got tangled up with L.A.'s Lisa Leslie during a bench-clearing brawl. 3. Rick Tocchet: After a long career in the NHL, Tocchet was working as an assistant coach for the Phoenix Coyotes when he was accused of helping finance a nationwide gambling ring. 4. Joe Cullen: The defensive line coach for the Detroit Lions is probably better known for allegedly hitting a Wendy's drive-through window while under in the influence. Also, he was nude. 5. Dwane Casey: The former Kentucky assistant was essentially exiled from basketball for years after he was implicated in a recruiting scandal involving Chris Mills. Casey later made it back and had two runs as a head coach in the NBA. Who is your favorite infamous assistant coach? Let us know below ... Lang Whitaker is the executive editor of SLAM magazine and writes daily at SLAMonline.com.

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