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Carl Yastrzemski

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Baseball Player

The Resume

    (August 22, 1939- )
    Played for the Boston Red Sox (1961-1983)
    AL MVP (1967)
    Won seven Gold Gloves
    3,419 hits and 452 home runs
    Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame (1989)

Why he might be annoying:

    He grew up as a Yankees fan, but played his entire career for the arch-rival Red Sox.
    His father kicked a Yankees scout out of his house during contract negotiations for throwing a pencil in the air.
    He never played on a World Series-winning team.
    His nickname was 'Yaz,' and his last name is nearly impossible to spell correctly.
    He was critical of his teammates when he felt that they weren't being competitive.
    He was the only American League player to hit over .300 in 1968, winning the batting title with an anemic .301 average.
    He made the final out in the 1978 Yankee-Red Sox playoff game.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He along with Brooks Robinson, hold the record for most years played on a single team.
    He played in more games than any other American League player.
    He won the triple crown in 1967.
    He hit .523 with five home runs in the final twelve games of the 1967 season to propel the Red Sox to the 'Impossible Dream' pennant.
    He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.
    His son, Mike, died at 44 after undergoing hip surgery (September 15, 2004).

Credit: Professor Moriarty


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 18 Votes: 5.56% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 73 Votes: 47.95% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 38.89% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 55 Votes: 41.82% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 240 Votes: 36.25% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 57 Votes: 38.60% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 105 Votes: 43.81% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 207 Votes: 40.58% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 346 Votes: 43.35% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 248 Votes: 43.15% Annoying