Your 2022 Takie Awards Cheat Sheet: Categories, Nominees, and Winners for All 26 Honors (Warning: Spoilers)
The 2022 Takie Awards are here! After a crazy year, Pardon My Take reflects on what has been a crazy 12 months around the sports and media world . There were highs, there were lows, there were good takes, AWFUL takes, and everything in between. Below is a Takie "cheat sheet" that includes every category, nominee, and winner (listed in italics). Here are the results of the 2022 Takie Awards:
!!!!!!!!!SPOILERS BELOW!!!!!!!!!
Award 1: Worst Collector of the Year
Guy at All Star Game who reached over kids
Logan Paul fake Pokemon cards
Darren Rovell's MLK collection
Darren Rovell's check collection
Award 2: Twitter Reply Guy of the Year
Entre reply section to LeBron’s tweets
@JustP0sa
@FSUBrando
Clue Haywood
Award 3: Wild of the Year
Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase + Jimmy Chase and Jimmy Burrow smoking cigars together after the AFC Championship
Derek Jeter’s nephew, who tipped his cap to Jeter in his final game at Yankee Stadium, was front row for his uncle’s Hall of Fame induction
Tiger Woods playing with Charlie Woods at the PNC Championship
Matt Holliday’s son getting drafted first overall
Blue Jays sons having same swings as their dads
Award 4: Suspension of the Year
Billy Football
Brooks Koepka
Calvin Ridley
Honorable Mention: Deshaun Watson
Award 5: Worst Take of the Year
Ben Simmons on playing with Kyrie and KD: “It’s going to be scary.”
Trysta Krick: Are the Bengals having the worst draft of any team? That kicker pick was puzzling
Colin Cowherd: Really think Urban Meyer and his staff have nailed this draft. So let’s have some fun. I like the Jags o6.5 wins.
LeBron James: Keep talking about my squad, our personnel ages, the way he plays, he stays injured, we’re past our time in this league, etc etc etc. Do me one favor PLEASE!!!! And I mean PLEASE!!! Folded hands Keep that same narrative ENERGY when it begins! That’s all I ask. #ThankYou
Dan Dakich tweet about Reggie Miller
Kurt Warner on football weather
Jake leaving Wisconsin out of his preseason bracketology
Award 6: Text Meant to be Sent to Somebody Else of the Year
Hank’s Gym Selfie
PFT’s Joke to BC, Hank, and Peggy
Liam’s screenshots
Bill Belichick to Brian Flores
Award 7: League of the Year
NFL
LIV Tour
PLL
Mike Trout's Fantasy League
Award 8: Retirement of the Year
Coach K
Jay Wright
Tom Brady
Antonio Brown
Award 9: Finger of the Year
Urban Meyer at the bar
Horns Down
Eli Manning on MNF
Raising Canes Chicken Fingers
Award 10: Southerner of the Year
Colorado Avalanche
Brian Kelly
Ben Mintz
Cam Smith
Award 11: Dad/Grandfather of the Year
Odell Beckham’s Dad
Jim Boeheim
Coach K
Herschel Walker
Award 12: Beef of the Year
Big Cat vs. Coach KAaron Rodgers vs. Vaccinations
Kyler Murray vs. Team Social Media Accounts
Jokic Brothers vs. Morris Brothers
Nick Saban vs. Jimbo Fisher
Skip Bayless vs. Stephen A. Smith
Urban Meyer vs. Accountability
Award 13: Comeback Meme of the Year
Harambe
The Rock Shut Up Bitch
Hitler Meme
Hey Kev, how was your weekend?
Award 14: Got That Dog In Him Haver Of the Year
Zach Wilson
DK Metcalf
Joey Chestnut
Patrick Beverly
Award 15: Friend of the Year
John Cena
Urban Meyer (giving Tim Tebow a job)
Jameis Winston’s Trainer
Award 16: Lib of the Year
Chris Long
Billy Football
Jack Del Rio
Rex Chapman
Clay Travis
Award 17: Pervert of the Year
Andrew Cuomo
Max Homa
Deshaun Watson
Lifetime Achievement: Jeffrey Toobin
Award 18: Tommy Lasorda Still Alive Person of the Year in Memory of John Madden
Willie Mays
Joe Biden
Queen Elizabeth
Jack Nicklaus
Sister Jean
Award 19: Longest Injury Recovery of the Year
Kawhi Leonard
Ben Simmons
Zion Williamson
Stephen A. Smith
Award 20: Alpha of the Year
Ryan Fitzpatrick for thumbs upping Big Cat
Kevin Durant for leaving Big Cat on read
Mike Greenberg
Jake Marsh
Dan Campbell
Award 21: Slap of the Year
Chris Rock
Juwan Howard
Joc Pederson/Tommy Pham
Award 22: Trend of the Year
Taking your salary in BitcoinRipping pants
Cap
Crying face filter
Award 23: Ratio of the Year
Annalynn McCordMike Florio
Chicago Cubs
Stewart Mandel
Kevin Durant
Award 24: Preemptive Take of the Year
Big Cat: We are going to get a 1-on-1 interview with Dan Orlovsky and Deshaun Watson
Hank: LeBron James responds to Skip Bayless
PFT: It’s time for Bill Belichick to retire
Jake: A team that a PMT member roots for will win a championship
Billy: 2023 is probably going to be the year of normality
(We will award this winner at next year's takies. 2021 winner: Billy Football for saying, "2022 is going to be sick.")
Award 25: Blake of the Year
Blake Griffin
Blake Bortles
Brooks Koepka?
(No spoilers here)
Award 26: Listeners of the Year
Award Winning Listeners (Pardon My Take)
Aaron Rodgers (Joe Rogan Podcast)
The Bodega Hive
Cum Boys
(No spoilers here)