The Resume

(July 2, 1953- )
Born in Puerto Piritu, Venezuela
Outfielder, center fielder
Birth name is Antonio Rafael Armas Machado
Played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1976-1977)
Also played for the Oakland Athletics (1977–1982) , Boston Red Sox (1983–1986), and California Angels (1987–1989)
2-time MLB All-Star player (1981, 1984)
.252 Batting Average

Why he might be annoying:

That damn (then trendy) 70s caterpillar mustache...
He was initially being groomed as the Pirates' successor to the late Roberto Clemente.
He was frequently booed by Sox fans for his low .218 batting average.
He was a jinx; prone to career-harming injuries.
Case in point, he was on the disabled list twelve times, missing 302 games.
He was released from the Red Sox after batting just once in the 1986 World Series.
His son played professionally but failed to duplicate his father's success.

Why he might not be annoying:

He won the Silver Slugger Award in 1984.
He led the American League in home runs twice.
He topped all of Major League Baseball in runs batted in during the 1984 season.
He was one of the top sluggers in the American League in the early 1980s.
He returned to Latin America to coach under the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League.
He was inducted into the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (2005).
He was inducted into the Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame (1998).
He ranked in the 10 AL Most Valuable Player award balloting twice (4th, 1981; 7th, 1984).

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• AL Home Run Champs (Ranked: 1984)
• AL Home Run Champs (Ranked: 1981)
• AL RBI Leaders (Ranked: 1984)
• AL Silver Slugger - Outfielders (Ranked: 1984)
• Bad Hair - Male
• Baseball Families (Ranked: 36)
• Baseball Players
• Body Part Names
• Boston Red Sox
• BoyWiththeGreenHair’s Profiles [Series 03]
• Criollos [White Hispanics]
• I Named My Kid After Myself
• Look at Me, I'm a Helmet Head
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Baseball Cap
• Look At My Trading Card
• Mustaches
• Oakland Athletics
• People who Have Similar Names on Am I Annoying (Ranked: 728)
• Pittsburgh Pirates
• Pizza Advertisers
• Profiles 36501-36750 (Ranked: 36738)
• Sport Coaches/Managers
• Suave Latinos

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 23 Votes: 95.65% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 23 Votes: 8.70% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying