The Resume

(November 29, 1927-August 2, 2022)
Baseball announcer for the Dodgers (1949-2016)
Appeared in 'Wake Me When It's Over,' 'Flashing Spikes,' 'Fireball 500,' 'Occasional Wife,' 'It Takes Two' and 'Game of the Week'
Known as 'The Voice of the Dodgers'

Why he might be annoying:

He's divorced.
Although he was awarded the Ford C. Frick Award, he isn't an official member of baseball's Hall of Fame.
He's an Irish red head from the Bronx who enjoys calling baseball games in Los Angeles.

Why he might not be annoying:

He received baseball's Ford C. Frick Award (1982).
He was inducted in the Radio Hall of Fame in (1995).
Gillian Anderson's character in 'The X-Files,' Dana Scully, was named after him by creator Chris Carter.
He got his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (1982).
He called Don Larsen's 1956 World Series perfect game, four Sandy Koufax no-hitters and Kirk Gibson's 1988 World Series home run.
He provided his voice for an episode of the Simpsons.

Credit: His Name is Robert

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 2022 - 100 Least Annoying (Ranked: 61)
• AskMen's Top 10 Legendary Sportscasters (Ranked: 10)
• Baseball Players
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [November] (Ranked: 11291927)
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• Game Show Hosts
• Guest Voices on the Simpsons
• Harry Shearer Impersonations
• His Name is Robert's Profiles [Series 4]
• I am a Bronxite
• I Attended Fordham
• I Died in 2022 (Ranked: 94)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[R-T]
• I Sung 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game' at Wrigley Field
• I Was the Rose Parade Grand Marshall (Ranked: 2014)
• Los Angeles Dodgers
• Male Sportscasters
• Profiles 10251-10500 (Ranked: 10379)
• Redheads - Male
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-in Guests [L-Z]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 60 Votes: 3.33% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 9425 Votes: 28.18% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5644 Votes: 27.66% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 177 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 290 Votes: 53.79% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 127 Votes: 66.93% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 30 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 25 Votes: 52.00% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 22 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 219 Votes: 73.52% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 91 Votes: 72.53% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 50 Votes: 68.00% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 252 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 355 Votes: 50.14% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 94 Votes: 55.32% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 147 Votes: 46.94% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 266 Votes: 50.75% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 264 Votes: 42.42% Annoying