(November 14, 1966- )
Original drafted in the second round by the Boston Red Sox (1986)
Pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles (1988-90), Houston Astros (1991-91), Philadelphia Phillies (1992-2000), Arizona Diamondbacks (2000-03) and Boston Red Sox (2003- )
Career record of 163-117 (as of 2003 season)
Career ERA of 3.33 (as of 2003 season)
2,542 career strike outs (as of 2003 season)

His middle name is Montague.
All of his children's names start with the letter G (Gehrig, Grant, Gabriella).
His favorite TV show is 'Everybody Loves Raymond.'
He considers himself a World War II history buff.
Although having a good relationship with the Arizona Diamondback organization, fans and players, he accepted a trade to the Boston Red Sox.
He used his World Series victory to endorse George W. Bush.

He was a military brat.
His oldest baseball related memory was Bucky Dent's home run against the Boston Red Sox (1978).
He named his oldest son, Gehrig, after baseball great Lou Gehrig.
He's a five-time All-Star.
He won the 1993 National League Championship Series MVP Award.
He and Randy Johnson shared the World Series MVP Award (2001).
He won 20+ games in 2001 and 2002.
He waived his no-trade clause with the Diamondbacks so he could be traded to the Red Sox for a chance to end the Curse of the Bambino (2003).
After being traded to Boston, he wrote a good-bye letter to the Diamondback fans thanking them for their support.
He owns over 2,000 World War II related books.
He runs a foundation dedicated to curing melanoma.

Credit: His Name is Robert

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For 2009, as of last week, Out of 204 Votes: 71.57% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 388 Votes: 68.04% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 210 Votes: 75.71% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 257 Votes: 70.43% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 942 Votes: 69.96% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 473 Votes: 66.81% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 68 Votes: 50.0% Annoying

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