The Resume

(March 31, 1980- )
Born in Tainen, Taiwan
Starting pitcher for the New York Yankees (2005-2009) and Washington Nationals
Attended Taipei Ti Wu University
Signed as an undrafted free agent with the Yankees in 2000

Why he might be annoying:

He has a dirty-sounding last name.
He spent large amounts of time on the disabled list.
He learned he was adopted, and his aunt and uncle turned out to be his biological parents.
He choked against the Japanese team in the 2004 Olympic Games, which kept his team from advancing to the next round.

Why he might not be annoying:

He had his number retired by the Yankee's Single-A affiliate after posting a 1.75 ERA.
He throws a forkball.
He played on two Chinese Olympic teams.
He is idolized in his home country of Taiwan.
He was one of the few undrafted rookies in baseball to perform at a major league level.

Credit: Darrell

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Baseball Players
• Darrell's Profiles [Series 1]
• Hyphenated Names
• Last Names that Rhyme with Dirty Words
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Baseball Cap
• New York Yankees
• Profiles 20001-20250 (Ranked: 20071)
• Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2007 [May 2007]
• Washington Nationals

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 12 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 90.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 68 Votes: 67.65% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 22 Votes: 77.27% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 20 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 24 Votes: 54.17% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 43 Votes: 58.14% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 93 Votes: 61.29% Annoying