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Joe Morgan

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Baseball Player

The Resume

Why he might be annoying:

    He was a bench warmer his first two seasons in the majors.
    He didn't get as much publicity as a player until he went from the slumping Astros to the perennial powerhouse Reds.
    When he showed up for his first game in the majors, security guards wouldn't let him in because he 'looked too small to be a major leaguer.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He now does the play-by-play for ESPN's Wednesday Night Baseball games.
    His 268 career home runs are impressive, given that he is only 5'5' tall and weighed around 150 pounds in his playing days.
    Early in his career, he had trouble with his swing because he kept his back elbow down too low. Teammate Nellie Fox suggested that he 'flap' his back arm like a chicken to keep his elbow up.
    He was inducted into the Hall of Fame with 81.76% of the ballot.

Credit: Blossman


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 54 Votes: 37.04% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 14 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 200 Votes: 22.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 176 Votes: 50.57% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 24 Votes: 45.83% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 77 Votes: 46.75% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 25 Votes: 52.00% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 19 Votes: 36.84% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 22 Votes: 40.91% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 25 Votes: 64.00% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 56 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 39 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 112 Votes: 48.21% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 342 Votes: 69.01% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 430 Votes: 46.05% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 331 Votes: 43.20% Annoying