In Pictures: Dumbest and craziest sports technology moments of 2012

From phony websites to regrettable tweets to Apple Siri chatter, it's clear athletes and technology often don't mix well

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The Boston Red Sox, or more commonly referred to locally as the Dysfunctional Boston Red Sox during this disappointing season, added to their long list of melodramas this summer with a cellphone texting to-do. Depending on which report you read, a player or group of players used first baseman Adrian Gonzalez's cellphone to text Red Sox management with complaints about embattled manager Bobby Valentine.

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