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Bret Saberhagen

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Baseball Player

The Resume

    (April 11, 1964- )
    Born in Chicago Heights, Illinois
    Pitcher for the Kansas City Royals (1984-91), New York Mets (1992-95), Colorado Rockies (1995) and the Boston Red Sox (1997-99, 2001)
    American League Cy Young Award winner (1985, 1989)
    World Series MVP (1985)
    Tony Conigliaro Award winner (1998)
    American League Comeback Player of the Year (1987, 1998)

Why he might be annoying:

    His nickname was 'Sabes.'
    He frequently had shoulder injuries during his career.
    He was viewed as saving his best performances for odd numbered years and his worst ones for even numbered years.
    He sat out the entire 2000 season due to injuries.
    He struggled horribly pitching in Denver, following his trade to the Rockies.
    He said if he was ever inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, he would snub the induction ceremony in protest of Pete Rose's ban from the Hall of Fame.
    He was fired from his high school baseball coaching position as a result of conflicts with the school division.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He established himself as the ace of the Royals pitching staff in his rookie season.
    He pitched two complete games in the World Series which earned him MVP honors (1985).
    He was the winning pitcher in the 1990 MLB All-Star Game.
    He recorded more victories then walks during his third season with the Mets (1994).
    During his tenure with the Mets, he opened a sports entertainment theme park.
    He was inducted into the Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame (2005).

Credit: Ricky


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 21 Votes: 76.19% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 19 Votes: 63.16% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 50 Votes: 38.00% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 22 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 57 Votes: 61.40% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 26 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 47 Votes: 48.94% Annoying