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Matt Franco

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Baseball Player

The Resume

Why he might be annoying:

    He was mainly a bench player in the Major Leagues.
    He only played 16 games for the Cubs (1995).
    He appeared as a pitcher in two games, with an ERA of 13.50 (1999).
    He spent all of 2001 at AAA, then the Mets let him go.
    He spent all of 15 games with Hiroshima in Japan before going back to the Marines (2005).
    He may only have a job in Japan as a result of Bobby Valentine.
    He spent eight years in the minor leagues before his Major League debut.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He, along with former Mets teammate Benny Agbayani, led Valentine's Marines to a Japanese baseball championship (2005).
    He can play first base, third base, left field, right field, or designated hitter.
    He tried out as a pitcher in Spring Training with the Philadelphia Phillies for six games, posting a 1.80 ERA with one walk and four strikeouts (2005).
    He was an effective pinch hitter.
    He is one of the most feared gaijin (foreign players) in Japan.

Credit: Freedom Rock


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 76.92% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 38.10% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 36 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 62 Votes: 75.81% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 104 Votes: 62.50% Annoying