The Resume

(November 27, 1892-November 1, 1974)
Born in Brainerd, Minnesota
Birth name is Leslie Ambrose Bush
Pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics (1912-1917, 1928), Boston Red Sox (1918-1921), New York Yankees (1922-1924), St. Louis Browns (1925), Washington Senators (1926), Pittsburgh Pirates (1926-1927) and New York Giants (1927)
Three-time World Series champion (1913, 1918 and 1923)

Why he might be annoying:

He was a journeyman player.
He was divorced once and married twice.
He used to be a practical joker.
He had a lousy 1916 season as he lost 24 games with a career high of 15 wild pitches.
His ability of throwing a curveball went into decline before the creation of the forkball.
In his first season with the Yankees, he recorded 2 losses and allowed 8 runs while the team lost to the Giants in the World Series in five games.

Why he might not be annoying:

He invented the forkball.
He threw a no-hitter against the Cleveland Naps in a game which was Nap Lajoie's final major league appearance. (August 26, 1916).
He used to be ventriloquist.
He gained the 'Bullet Joe' nickname for his pitching speed of the fast ball.
His pitching improved with an AL leading .788 winning average after his trade to the Yankees.
He pinch-hit for Joe Cronin for one game (1926).

Credit: Neo NX2004

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Baltimore Orioles
• Baseball Players
• Boston Red Sox
• I Died in 1974 (Ranked: 81)
• I Played For the Yankees and Athletics
• I Played For the Yankees and Red Sox
• I Played on 5 or More Teams (Ranked: 7)
• I was Cremated
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Minnesota Twins
• Neo NX2004's Profiles [Series 10]
• New York Yankees
• Oakland Athletics
• Pittsburgh Pirates
• Profiles 48762-48838 (Ranked: 48802)
• San Francisco Giants
• Tree Names

Year In Review:

In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying