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Shawon Dunston

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Baseball Player

The Resume

    (March 21, 1963- )
    Born in Brooklyn, New York
    Drafted 1st overall by the Chicago Cubs in the 1982 MLB Draft
    Shortstop for the Chicago Cubs (1985-95, 1997), San Francisco Giants (1996, 1998, 2001-02), Pittsburgh Pirates (1997), Cleveland Indians (1998), St. Louis Cardinals (1999, 2000) and the New York Mets (1999)

Why he might be annoying:

    He has a weird first name.
    He named his son after himself.
    He was injury prone in the later stages of his career.
    He was a journeyman player who often played multiple stints with the same teams.
    He was caught on national TV pretending to steer a car in the dugout during Barry Bonds chase of the home run record (2001).
    He was deemed an 'eternal rookie' by baseball pundits as he frequently made rookie mistakes throughout the course of his career.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He and Ryne Sandberg formed a formidable double play tandem in the 1980s.
    He was an integral part of the Cubs team that won the NL East division (1989).
    He was a reliable bench player near the end of his career.
    He made the NL All-Star team on two occasions (1988, 1990).
    He was the first Cub to be drafted first overall.

Credit: Ricky


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 33 Votes: 60.61% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 23 Votes: 69.57% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 23 Votes: 47.83% Annoying