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Dan Duquette

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The Resume

    (May 26, 1958- )
    Scout for the Milwaukee Brewers (1980-87)
    Director of Scouting and General Manager for the Montreal Expos (1987-95)
    General Manager for the Boston Red Sox (1995- )
    His 2001 Red Sox had a payroll of just under $100 million
    Nickname is 'Duke'

Why he might be annoying:

    Mo Vaughn, Jose Canseco and Roger Clemens left the Red Sox because of him.
    He fired beloved manager, Jimy Williams, when the Sox were three games out and ended up nine and a half games out two weeks later (2001).
    When their star pitcher, Pedro Martinez, suffered an injury and the Red Sox were all but out of it, he still insisted that Pedro should pitch (2001).
    When he fired the pitching coach, star player, Nomar Garciaparra, broke his usual silence and said, that is the reason, (Duquette's handling of the team) no one wants to come to this organization.
    He is one of the most disliked GM's by his own fans.
    Tom Keegan of Sportline USA wrote: 'Dan Duquette always behaved so arrogantly the assumption throughout baseball was he must have done something to earn that attitude.
    Turns out he's just arrogant. (December 16, 1996)'
    Keegan also wrote: 'Duquette fires pitching coaches like most of us change socks.
    His teams consistently lead the league in players used, which can be traced to his need, born of insecurity, to forever remind underlings he is in charge.'
    Scott Miller, SportsLine's senior writer wrote: 'General manager Dan Duquette's unique combination of arrogance and ignorance, always bordering on the insufferable, finally has become intolerable (September, 2001).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He signed Manny Ramirez for $160 million for ten years (2001).
    He stays in touch with fans via e-mail.
    He is a Red Sox fan.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 87.50% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 58 Votes: 67.24% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 55 Votes: 70.91% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 47 Votes: 78.72% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 69 Votes: 72.46% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 131 Votes: 74.05% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 263 Votes: 68.82% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 362 Votes: 70.44% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 767 Votes: 70.01% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 2787 Votes: 67.96% Annoying
    In 2001, Out of 846 Votes: 77.19% Annoying