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Brett Butler (Baseball)

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The Resume

Why he might be annoying:

    He played on five different teams.
    He shares his name with the actress/comedienne.
    He was notorious for chewing spit tobacco until he nearly lost his life due to his excessive use of it.
    He is a born-again Christian.
    Despite posting decent numbers throughout his career, he only had one All-Star appearance to his credit.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was the first hitter that Roger Clemens faced during his Major League debut.
    He established himself as one of the National League's reliable leadoff med upon signing with the Giants.
    Despite being told he would be unable to resume his playing career following his bout with throat cancer, he returned to playing five months later (1996).
    He recorded 2,000 career hits and recorded over 500 career stolen bases.
    Following his surgery, he went and spoke at high schools about the dangers of using spit tobacco.

Credit: Ricky


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 912 Votes: 39.14% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 26 Votes: 26.92% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 22 Votes: 22.73% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 53 Votes: 47.17% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 176 Votes: 46.02% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 21 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 76 Votes: 39.47% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 32 Votes: 40.62% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 30 Votes: 56.67% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 76 Votes: 42.11% Annoying