The Resume

(January 15, 1943-May 31, 2021)
Born in Adrian, Michigan
Pitched for the Detroit Tigers (1967), Seattle Pilots (1969), Houston Astros (1970), Montreal Expos (1970-73), Los Angeles Dodgers (1974-76), Atlanta Braves (1976-77), Texas Rangers (1977), Minnesota Twins (1978-80), and New York Mets (1981)
188 career saves
Two-time All Star (1974-75)
NL Cy Young Award winner (1974)
Named 'Fireman of the Year' by The Sporting News three times (1973-74,1979)
Nicknamed 'Iron Mike'

Why he might be annoying:

Before the season in which he won the Cy Young Award, he was considering retiring from baseball and going to college fulltime.
He frequently clashed with coaches and managers (with a few exceptions, such as Gene Mauch and Walter Alston), and developed a reputation of being ‘too smart for his own good.’
He sported huge sideburns.
As a pitching coach, he advocated an unconventional motion, in which the body rotates rather than bending, that even his students said made them look ‘like a girl throwing.’

Why he might not be annoying:

He was the first relief pitcher to win the Cy Young Award.
The season he won the Cy Young Award, he set two Major League records: most games pitched in during a season (106) and most consecutive games with a relief appearance (13).
He was active in the players’ union, which also did not endear him to management.
He earned a PhD in physiology from Michigan State University.
He claimed his pitching method would eliminate many common arm injuries; however, most pitchers decided they would prefer needing Tommy John surgery over looking goofy.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• AL Saves Leaders (Ranked: 1979)
• Atlanta Braves
• Baseball Players
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 82]
• Detroit Tigers
• Double M Initials
• Houston Astros
• I Attended Michigan State University
• I Died in 2021 (Ranked: 78)
• I Earned a Doctorate
• I Played for the Astros and Rangers
• Look at Me, I'm a Man in Shades
• Los Angeles Dodgers
• Minnesota Twins
• Montreal Expos
• New York Mets
• NL Cy Young Award Winners (Ranked: 1974)
• NL Saves Leaders (Ranked: 1973)
• NL Saves Leaders (Ranked: 1974)
• Profiles 51501-51750 (Ranked: 51543)
• Texas Rangers

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 79 Votes: 63.29% Annoying