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Buck Showalter

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Baseball Player

The Resume

    (May 23, 1956- )
    Born in DeFuniak, Florida
    Birth name is William Nathaniel Showalter
    Attended Mississippi State University
    Manager for the New York Yankees (1992-1995), Arizona Diamondbacks (1998-2000), Texas Rangers (2003-2006) and Baltimore Orioles
    AL Manager of the Year (1994 and 2004)
    Baseball Operations Senior Adviser for the Cleveland Indians (2006-2007)
    Analyst for ESPN's 'Baseball Tonight'

Why he might be annoying:

    He never played in a Major League baseball game.
    He got his nickname 'Buck' as he was naked in the locker room.
    He didn't get along with George Steinbrenner.
    He called Ken Griffey, Jr.'s style of wearing his ball cap backwards 'Bush League' (1995).
    Two of his playoff teams choked in the first round of the playoffs (1995 and 1999).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He won All-American honors while playing for Mississippi State University.
    He was the manager of the inaugural Diamondback team.
    After the 1994 strike season, he was the manager for the 1995 AL All-Star team.
    He was replaced by two managers who won a World Series following the years of his firings (Joe Torre in 1996 and Bob Brenly in 2001).
    He won the 2004 AL Manager of the Year award for bringing the Rangers out of last place of the AL West.

Credit: Neo NX2004


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 515 Votes: 68.74% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 943 Votes: 59.28% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 29 Votes: 89.66% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 151 Votes: 52.98% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 19 Votes: 73.68% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 65 Votes: 56.92% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 32 Votes: 90.62% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 87 Votes: 80.46% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 65.00% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 54.17% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 219 Votes: 73.97% Annoying