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Alan Ashby

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Baseball Player

The Resume

    (July 8, 1951- )
    Born in Long Beach, California
    Catcher for the Cleveland Indians (1973-76), Toronto Blue Jays (1977-78) and the Houston Astros (1979-89)
    Color commentator for the Houston Astros (1998-2005, 2014-16) and the Toronto Blue Jays (2007-12)

Why he might be annoying:

    His nickname is Buns.
    He was a switch hitter.
    He never hit a single home run in his first playoff appearance in the 1980 NLCS.
    Despite hitting two post season game-winning home runs throughout his career, the Astros failed to advance to the World Series.
    He posted a losing 60-75 record as a minor league manager for an Astros affiliated team in the 1996 season.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He witnessed Sandy Koufax's perfect game in person as a Los Angeles Dodgers fan.
    He was the catcher during the no-hitter of Ken Forsch, Nolan Ryan and Mike Scott.
    He was a member of the inaugural Blue Jays team.
    He guided the Astros to the NLCS twice.
    He was the first Astros player to hit a walk-off home run in the playoffs; he hit one in Game 1 of the 1981 NLDS.
    His departure from the Astros paved the way for Craig Biggio to succeed him as a starting catcher.
    He got to see the Astros play in the 2005 World Series as a broadcaster.

Credit: Neo NX2004


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