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R.A. Dickey

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The Resume

Why he might be annoying:

    It took him until he was well into his 30's for him to gain any recognition.
    He is a born-again Christian.
    After once cheating on his wife, he contemplated suicide.
    When he first signed with the Texas Rangers, he was given a lot less money than initially offered when they found out he was missing an important ligament in his right elbow.
    He named his bats Hrunting and Orcrist.

Why he might not be annoying:

    As of 2012, he is the only knuckleballer to pitch in Major League Baseball.
    Given his performance since joining the Mets, he has given Met fans something to cheer about in spite of all the bad news surrounding the team.
    During the 2011 baseball offseason he climbed to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro to raise awareness of human trafficking in Mumbai, India. This came in spite of threats that he wouldn't be paid for the 2012 season if he got hurt during the climb.
    He has stated if he wasn't in sports he would have been an English professor.
    Growing up, he was often sexually abused by his babysitter.

Credit: whiff boy


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 22 Votes: 13.64% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 219 Votes: 46.58% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 165 Votes: 43.64% Annoying