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Hideo Nomo

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Baseball Player

The Resume

    (August 31, 1968- )
    Won a Silver Medal with the Japanese Olympic baseball team (1988)
    Pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1995-98), New York Mets (1998), Milwaukee Brewers (1999), Detroit Tigers (2000), Boston Red Sox (2001), Los Angeles Dodgers (2002-2004), Tampa Bay Rays (2005) and Kansas City Royals (2008)
    Named the National League Rookie of the Year (1995)
    Threw his first no-hitter against the Colorado Rockies (September 17, 1996)
    Threw his second no-hitter against the Baltimore Orioles (April 4, 2001)

Why he might be annoying:

    He has a very unorthodox pitching motion.
    His pitching delivery has been called 'tornado-like.'
    His delivery leaves him vulnerable to being hit by come backers.
    His delivery also allows base runners a better chance at stealing a base.
    He only has two quality pitches, an upper-80's fastball and a splitter.
    His ERA grew by .63 in his second season, 1.06 in his third season and .80 in his fourth season.
    Between the years of 1998-2001, he played for 5 different teams.
    He does not bunt well.

Why he might not be annoying:

    In his rookie season with the Kinsetsu Buffaloes (of Japan), he stuck out 287 batters in 235 innings pitched.
    He is the first Japanese-born baseball player to appear in the Majors.
    He put down Jeff Conine after their first meeting, which featured Jeff striking out three times swinging.
    He went 13-6, with an ERA of 2.54, as a rookie in the Majors.
    He is one of the highest paid pitchers in baseball.
    His splitter has been called 'devastating.'
    He is the fourth player in Major League history to throw a no-hitter in both the American League and National League (joining Cy Young, Jim Bunning and Nolan Ryan).

Credit: His Name is Robert


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 29 Votes: 51.72% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 37 Votes: 67.57% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 32 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 33 Votes: 60.61% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 68 Votes: 66.18% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 105 Votes: 55.24% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 210 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 197 Votes: 51.27% Annoying