The Resume

(May 26, 1931- )
Born in Cleveland, Ohio
Member of the coaching staff for the Baltimore Orioles (1970-79)
Manager for the Kansas City Royals (1980-81) and the Chicago Cubs (1984-86)
General manager for the Chicago Cubs (1987-91)

Why he might be annoying:

His middle name is Gottfried.
He never played a game of professional baseball.
He was fired by the Royals six months after he guided the team to a World Series appearance.
His motivational tactics came into question from his players.
He was criticized by baseball pundits for his failure to take advantage of his team's strengths.

Why he might not be annoying:

He served on Earl Weaver's coaching staff with the Orioles during the 1970's, earning a World Series ring.
He guided the Royals to the franchise's first World Series appearance (1980).
He was lifelong friends with Don Zimmer, and hired the latter to serve as his manager upon taking over the Cubs general manager post.
He guided the Cubs to their first playoff berth since 1945 (1984).

Credit: Ricky

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Baltimore Orioles
• Baseball Players
• Chicago Cubs
• Kansas City Royals
• NL Manager of the Year (Ranked: 1984)
• Profiles 46001-46250 (Ranked: 46042)
• Ricky's Profiles [Series 25]
• Sport Coaches/Managers
• World Series Losing Managers (Ranked: 1980)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying