The Resume

(July 18, 1948- )
Executive director/general counsel of Major League Players Association (1983- )

Why he might be annoying:

Led the first players' strike that caused the cancellation of a World Series (1994).
His eight month strike against baseball is the longest major sports strike (1994-95).
He is strongly against a 'salary cap.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He leads one of the richest and most powerful unions.
He held round the clock meetings to avoid a baseball strike in 2002.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 2008 Most Annoying 301-400 (Ranked: 370)
• 2012 - 100 Most Annoying (Ranked: 85)
• Baseball Players
• I Attended Indiana University [Bloomington]
• Ice Hockey Players
• Power 100 Most Influential People in Sports [September 25, 2007] (Ranked: 15)
• Profiles 5251-5500 (Ranked: 5394)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 139 Votes: 51.08% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 41 Votes: 65.85% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 25 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 28 Votes: 60.71% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 450 Votes: 81.33% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 21 Votes: 95.24% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 80.95% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 190 Votes: 73.16% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 496 Votes: 76.01% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 104 Votes: 77.88% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 717 Votes: 46.16% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 1681 Votes: 43.49% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 1986 Votes: 62.59% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 1104 Votes: 69.29% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 950 Votes: 70.32% Annoying