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Jim Bowden

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The Resume

    (1961- )
    General Manager of the Cincinnati Reds (1992-2003) and Washington Nationals (2005- )

Why he might be annoying:

    He can be quite smug.
    He was not shy about trades that he was trying to negotiate (he provided Reds fans with weekly updates online while negotiating the Ken Griffey, Jr. trade).
    He was known for making exaggerated remarks about players (he compared Reds first baseman Sean Casey to Ted Williams, Tony Gwynn and Greg Vaughn to Mark McGwire).
    When a strike was looming in the summer of 2002, he said: 'If the players set a strike date, they may as well set it as September 11th because all they're doing is slamming a plane into the hearts of the fans.'
    For some reason, he kept bringing Deion Sanders back to the Reds (traded for him in 1994, traded him away in 1995, signed him in 1997, released him at the end of the season, signed him in 2001, traded him later that season).
    After the 2000 season, he verbally promised Ron Oester the manager's job, and then hired Bob Boone 3 hours later when Boone offered to do it for less money.
    He had negotiated trades for the likes of Bartolo Colon, Scott Rolen, and Roger Clemens, only to have the penny pinching Marge Schott veto them.
    He named one of his dogs Prime Time after Deion Sanders.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He successfully got the Reds to ban smoking at the ball park (1992).
    Many other teams followed suit.
    Everyone in the Reds' organization, from players to janitors, were on a first name basis with him.
    He is left handed.
    Fans in Cincinnati respected him.
    He was MLB's Executive of the Year in 1999.
    He named his other dog Junior after Ken Griffey, Jr.
    He was the youngest GM in the history of baseball when hired (30 years, 248 days)

Credit: Blossman


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 22 Votes: 68.18% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 26 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 27 Votes: 62.96% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 75 Votes: 73.33% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 115 Votes: 73.91% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 163 Votes: 79.14% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 261 Votes: 70.11% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 392 Votes: 54.85% Annoying