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Mike Norris

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Baseball Player

The Resume

    (March 19, 1955- )
    Born in San Francisco, California
    Pitcher for the Oakland Athletics (1975-1983, 1990)
    One All-Star selection (1981)
    Won two AL Gold Gloves as a pitcher (1980 and 1981)

Why he might be annoying:

    He shares his name with one of Chuck Norris's two sons.
    He was the AL leader for throwing 14 wild pitches in the 1981 season.
    He was a cocaine addict resulting him a shortened career.
    He gave up the pitch for Dave Parker's solo home run in the All-Star Game (1981).
    Despite having a good pitching performance in Game 1 of the 1981 ALCS against the New York Yankees, the Athletics lost the game 1-3.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He recorded a complete game shut out against the Kansas City Royals in the 1981 ALDS.
    He was one of many African American major league pitchers who won 20 games.
    He was one of Billy Martin's five-man rotation pitchers in Oakland in the early 1980s.
    He had an impressive 1980 season with career highs of 22 wins, 24 games and 180 strikeouts.
    He spent his major league playing career for a team near his hometown located in the Bay Area.
    He had a remarkable green fielding glove.

Credit: Neo NX2004


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 73 Votes: 47.95% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 51 Votes: 49.02% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 22 Votes: 40.91% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 26 Votes: 53.85% Annoying