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Daniel Murphy

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The Resume

    (April 1, 1985- )
    Born in Jacksonville, Florida
    Infielder for the New York Mets
    National League Championship Series MVP (2015)

Why he might be annoying:

    His pro career was delayed by two months after he was rehabbing a knee injury from college.
    He missed the majority of the 2010 and 2011 season due to an MCL injury on the same knee.
    He drew intense scrutiny in the New York media after he took a paternity leave for three games following the birth of his son.
    He is extremely religious and is extremely expressive of his beliefs.
    He made controversial homophobic comments regarding Billy Bean,when Bean visited the Mets clubhouse.

Why he might not be annoying:

    When he was initially considered a defensive liability in college, he worked hard to improve his fielding positions in order to cut down on his errors.
    He recorded a single in his first major league at bat, coming off Roy Oswalt.
    He put on an elite performance in the 2015 playoffs, which earned him mainstream status in baseball circles.
    He recorded a home run in every game in a four game sweep of the Cubs in the NLCS (2015).
    In response to the backlash he faced to his homophobic comments, he retracted his statements saying he should stick to baseball related questions.

Credit: Ricky


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 13 Votes: 23.08% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 22 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 19 Votes: 10.53% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 131 Votes: 47.33% Annoying