The Resume

(July 23, 1973- )
Full name is Anthony Nomar Garciaparra
Shortstop for the Boston Red Sox (1996-2004), Chicago Cubs (2004-2005) and Los Angeles Dodgers (2006- )
Played College baseball for Georgia Tech
American League All-Star (1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003)
American League Batting Title Winner (1999, 2000)
American League Rookie of the Year (1997)
Husband of Mia Hamm
Traded to the Chicago Cubs (July 31, 2004)

Why he might be annoying:

He played for a team that had not won a World Series since 1918. They traded him and won the series that same year (2005).
He now plays for a team that hasn't won a World Series since 1908.
He has a large nose.
He has been known as 'Nomah.'
His batting routines include pulling his gloves and tapping his toes in the box before and during his time at bat.
His endorsements include Adidas, Microsoft and Fleet Bank.
His name comes from the reverse spelling of his father's name, Ramon.
His last name is tough to pronounce.
He married Mia Hamm on the fortieth anniversary of President Kennedy's assassination (November 22, 2003).

Why he might not be annoying:

He has been viewed as a part of a very talented trio of American League shortstops, including Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez.
He was the valedictorian in his high school class.
He made an appearance on 'Saturday Night Live.'
He has his own charity, the Nomar 5 fund, whose main goal is to aid the young.

Credit: Whiff Boy

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Adidas Endorsers
• AL Batting Champs (Ranked: 1999)
• AL Batting Champs (Ranked: 2000)
• AL Rookie of the Year (Ranked: 1997)
• AL Silver Slugger - Shortstops (Ranked: 1997)
• Ant Eaters/Pinocchios [Big Noses]
• Baseball Players
• Boston Red Sox
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [July] (Ranked: 7231973)
• Chicago Cubs
• ESPY's Best Breakthrough Athlete (Ranked: 1998)
• I Attended Georgia Tech
• I Married a Sports Star
• I Married in 2003
• I Reportedly Juiced
• Known By a Middle Name
• Look at Me, I'm Grabbing My Crotch
• Look at Me, I'm in Agony
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Baseball Cap
• Look at Me, I've Fallen and I Can't Get Up
• Los Angeles Dodgers
• Lycos' Top 8 Garcia Searches [May 2002] (Ranked: 6)
• NL Comeback Player of the Year (Ranked: 2006)
• One-Day Contract Retirements
• People en Espanol's 50 Most Beautiful People [2006]
• Profiles 8501-8750 (Ranked: 8609)
• Sports List's Top 10 Greatest Shortstops (Ranked: 8)
• Valedictorians
• Whiff Boy's Profiles [Series 2]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 25 Votes: 12.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 17 Votes: 5.88% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 21 Votes: 23.81% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 19 Votes: 31.58% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 32 Votes: 40.62% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 26 Votes: 34.62% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 73 Votes: 52.05% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 76 Votes: 55.26% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 35 Votes: 37.14% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 32 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 137 Votes: 56.20% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 211 Votes: 43.60% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 277 Votes: 55.23% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 1074 Votes: 67.13% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 1202 Votes: 44.09% Annoying