The Resume

(October 4, 1944- )
Played for the Oakland Athletics (1963, 1968-71), Atlanta Braves (1971) and Chicago Cubs (one game, 1973)
Managed the Chicago White Sox (1979-86), Oakland A's (1986-95) and St. Louis Cardinals (1996-2011)
American League Manager of the Year (1983, 1988, 1992)
National League Manager of the Year (2002)
Led team to World Series (1988, 1989, 1990, 2004, 2006, 2011)
Won World Series (1989, 2006, 2011)
Co-wrote '3 Nights in August'
Retired as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals three days after winning the World Series (October 31, 2011)

Why he might be annoying:

He screwed up his playing career after injuring his shoulder during a pickup softball game.
His A's teams were heavily favored in both the 1988 and 1990 World Series.
However, he won a combined one game (and lost eight) during those two series.
His last name is frequently misspelled as 'LaRussa.'
He is a vegetarian.
He led an anti-fur demonstration on behalf of PeTA.

Why he might not be annoying:

He earned a law degree, yet said, 'I'd rather ride the buses in the minor leagues than practice law for a living.'
He is one of the winningest baseball managers of all time.
He is known for his extensive use of statistical analysis in his managing.
He lent his name to the artificial intelligence development of a namesake video game series.
He was the second manager to win Manager of the Year in both major leagues.
He and his wife founded a 'no-kill' animal shelter that finds homes for abandoned animals.
He is the only winning manager of an earthquake-interrupted World Series.

Credit: Hoxy

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• AL Manager of the Year (Ranked: 1983)
• AL Manager of the Year (Ranked: 1988)
• AL Manager of the Year (Ranked: 1992)
• Attorney
• Baseball Players
• Baseball's Retired Numbers (Ranked: 10)
• Chicago White Sox
• ESPN's Who's #1 Top 25 Best Coaches of the ESPN Era (Ranked: 25)
• Hoxy's Profiles [Series 2]
• I Attended Florida State University
• I Attended the Restoring Honor Rally at the Lincoln Memorial [Aug. 28, 2010]
• I Attended University of South Florida
• I Played For the Cardinals and Athletics
• I was Arrested for DUI/DWI
• Look at Me and My Pet
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Baseball Cap
• My Mug Shot is on The Smoking Gun
• NL Manager of the Year (Ranked: 2002)
• Oakland Athletics
• PeTA's Sexy Male Vegetarians of 2008
• Profiles 16001-16250 (Ranked: 16077)
• Sport Coaches/Managers
• St. Louis Cardinals
• Video Game Stars
• World Series Losing Managers (Ranked: 1988)
• World Series Losing Managers (Ranked: 1990)
• World Series Losing Managers (Ranked: 2004)
• World Series Winning Managers (Ranked: 1989)
• World Series Winning Managers (Ranked: 2006)
• World Series Winning Managers (Ranked: 2011)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 26 Votes: 23.08% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 24 Votes: 29.17% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 30 Votes: 6.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 47 Votes: 55.32% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 78.95% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 972 Votes: 47.63% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 197 Votes: 64.97% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 196 Votes: 36.22% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 415 Votes: 34.94% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 807 Votes: 43.62% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 117 Votes: 64.96% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 150 Votes: 56.00% Annoying