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Mark McGwire

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Baseball Player

The Resume

    (October 1, 1963- )
    1st baseman for the Oakland A's (1986-97) and St. Louis Cardinals (1997-2001)
    Held the record, until 2001, for most home runs in a single season - 70 (1998)
    U.S. Baseball Olympian
    Broke the record for most home runs by a rookie - 49 (1987)

Why he might be annoying:

    He cried during his press conference when he became a St. Louis Cardinal.
    He was accused of taking androstenedione, a testosterone booster.
    After admitting to using it, andro sales increased more than 1,000 percent to more than $50 million (according to industry figures).
    He avoided the questions of steroid usage in front of a congressional committee, saying he would rather talk about positive thing rather than negative things (March 2005).
    He admitted to using illegal steroids (January 2010).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He raises money for children.
    Although he is intentionally walked, so as not to be pitched to, he doesn't seem to mind.
    He is ranked in People Magazine's 25 Most Intriguing People (1998).

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 82 Votes: 68.29% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 64 Votes: 60.94% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 239 Votes: 58.58% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 300 Votes: 43.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 130 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 70 Votes: 48.57% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 93 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 16 Votes: 68.75% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 27 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 22 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 82 Votes: 53.66% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 248 Votes: 48.79% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 321 Votes: 50.78% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 168 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 89 Votes: 68.54% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 193 Votes: 58.55% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 219 Votes: 64.84% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 372 Votes: 61.83% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 594 Votes: 47.14% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 1903 Votes: 47.03% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 20558 Votes: 39.81% Annoying
    In 2001, Out of 5432 Votes: 43.56% Annoying