Voting Station

Dave Winfield

Please vote to return to collections.

Baseball Player

The Resume

Why he might be annoying:

    In college, he spent a weekend in jail after being caught stealing snowblowers from a warehouse.
    After he had a disappointing World Series (1981), George Steinbrenner complained, 'I got rid of Mr. October and got Mr. May.'
    He killed a seagull with a thrown ball (August 4, 1983).
    Afterwards, Billy Martin quipped, 'That was the first time he hit the cutoff man all year.'
    He was ordered to pay $1.6 million plus $3,500 a month in child support to longtime girlfriend Sandra Renfro (1989).
    His lawyer complained, 'I expect a lot of children were fathered by Ty Cobb's generation, but nobody wanted half of $6,000 a year.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was drafted by the Padres, the Minnesota Vikings and the Atlanta Hawks, making him one of only three people drafted in three different pro sports.
    He was one of a few baseball players to skip the minor leagues and go directly to the majors.
    His plea for more participation by Blue Jays fans led them to adopt the slogan 'Winfield Wants Noise' for the rest of the season (1992).
    He hit the championship-winning RBI in game 6 of the 1992 World Series.
    He was the first player inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Padre.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 17 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1006 Votes: 50.20% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 98 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 376 Votes: 48.67% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 87 Votes: 52.87% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 97 Votes: 42.27% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 923 Votes: 50.38% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 42 Votes: 54.76% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 29 Votes: 58.62% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 578 Votes: 43.60% Annoying