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Don Zimmer

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Baseball Player

The Resume

    (January 17, 1931-June 4, 2014)
    Born in Cincinnati, Ohio
    Played for the Dodgers, Cubs, Mets and Reds
    Bench coach for the World Champion NY Yankees (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000)

Why he might be annoying:

    He went berserk when an umpire asked him if he was on drugs.
    He had a metal plate in his head.
    He managed the Red Sox when they blew a 14½ game lead to lose the pennant to the New York Yankees (1978).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was a gracious baseball coach.
    He came out wearing a military helmet after getting beaned in the head by a batted ball.
    He was thrown to the ground by Pedro Martinez during a bench clearing fight during the 2003 AL Championship Series (October 11, 2003).

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 98 Votes: 67.35% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 39 Votes: 89.74% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 28 Votes: 92.86% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 48 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 31 Votes: 61.29% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 119 Votes: 63.03% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 19 Votes: 63.16% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 24 Votes: 45.83% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 23 Votes: 69.57% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 70 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 153 Votes: 69.28% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 83 Votes: 59.04% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 2864 Votes: 51.64% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 186 Votes: 63.98% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 341 Votes: 65.98% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 1200 Votes: 69.50% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 1362 Votes: 59.99% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 4511 Votes: 67.79% Annoying
    In 2001, Out of 5428 Votes: 46.68% Annoying