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Frank Viola

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Baseball Player

The Resume

    (April 19, 1960- )
    Born in East Meadows, New York
    Pitcher for the Minnesota Twins (1982–89), New York Mets (1989–91), Boston Red Sox (1992–94), Cincinnati Reds (1995) and the Toronto Blue Jays (1996)
    World Series MVP (1987)
    AL Cy Young Award Winner (1988)

Why he might be annoying:

    His nickname was 'Sweet Music.'
    He cried when he got traded from the Twins.
    His career nosedived in the later years.
    He played his final three seasons on three different teams.
    He surrendered the pitch to Rod Carew, when the latter hit his 3,000th career hit.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He won a career high 24 games (1988).
    He was a member of the first Twins World Series championship team (1987).
    He was considered one of the league's more durable pitchers during his prime years.
    His unique twist on the change-up pitch earned praise from both players and managers alike.

Credit: Ricky


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 22 Votes: 40.91% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 48 Votes: 35.42% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 167 Votes: 46.11% Annoying