Captain Jack Sparrow may be the worst pirate that Commodore Norrington had ever heard of, but he made Newsday's list of the Top Ten Best. The full list goes:10. Patchy and Painty
9. Jean LaFoote
8. Blackbeard and Jean Lafitte
7. The Crimson Pirate
6. The Dragon Lady
5. Jack Sparrow
4. The Black Pirate
3. Errol Flynn
2. Captain Hook
1. Long John Silver
They seem to have awarded extra points for innovation and trend-setting, so I'm not going to argue their picks. Jack's my favorite of the bunch, but he does owe a lot to at least the top three names on the list. If nothing else, the list is useful because it brought The Black Pirate and The Crimson Pirate to my attention.
