The Resume

(November 19, 1979- )
First Baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies (2005- )
National League Rookie of the Year (2005)
Home Run Derby Winner (2006)

Why he might be annoying:

He struck out 181 times in 159 games during the 2006 season.
He struck out in his first major league at bat.
He didn't steal a base in his first two full seasons in the major leagues.
In 2006, he was yelled at by Josh Beckett of the Red Sox for admiring a ball he hit during a Spring Training Game for too long. The ball was caught at the warning track.
He played the trombone in high school.

Why he might not be annoying:

He set a franchise record for home runs in a single season with 58 (2005).
He replaced Jim Thome as the Phillies starting 1st baseman.
He won the 2006 Home Run Derby at Pittsburgh's PNC Park.
He and Bobby Abreu were the first Phillies to win the Home Run Derby in consecutive seasons.
He is the first player to hit a home run into the upper deck at Citizens' Bank Park.

Credit: Ricky and FHgrad99

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 50 Home Run Club (Ranked: 2006)
• Baseball Players
• Baseball's All Star Home Run Derby Winners (Ranked: 2006)
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [November] (Ranked: 11191979)
• Fhgrad99's Profiles
• Forbes Highest Paid Athletes [June 2012] (Ranked: 53)
• GQ's Men of the Year [2007]
• I am from St. Louis
• I Like to Admire My Home Runs
• MLB The Show Covers (Ranked: 2008)
• NL Hank Aaron Outstanding Offensive Performer (Ranked: 2006)
• NL Home Run Champs (Ranked: 2008)
• NL Home Run Champs (Ranked: 2006)
• NL MVPs (Ranked: 2006)
• NL RBI Leaders (Ranked: 2006)
• NL RBI Leaders (Ranked: 2008)
• NL RBI Leaders (Ranked: 2009)
• NL Rookie of the Year (Ranked: 2005)
• NL Silver Slugger - First Basemen (Ranked: 2006)
• NLCS MVPs (Ranked: 2009)
• Philadelphia Phillies
• Profiles 19001-19250 (Ranked: 19092)
• Ricky's Profiles [Series 04]
• Sports Business Daily's Most Marketable Baseball Players [2010] (Ranked: 5)
• Sports Illustrated's Fortunate 50 [2010] (Ranked: 34)
• Sports Illustrated's Top Baseball Player to Build a Team Around [June 2008] (Ranked: 5)
• Subway Spokespeople

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 121 Votes: 52.89% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 23 Votes: 73.91% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 23 Votes: 56.52% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 152 Votes: 73.03% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 32 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 75 Votes: 56.00% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 413 Votes: 40.68% Annoying