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Lou Gorman

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Sports Executive

The Resume

    (February 18, 1929-April 1, 2011)
    Born in South Providence, Rhode Island
    Birth name is James Gerald Gorman
    General Manager for the Seattle Mariners (1977-1980) and the Boston Red Sox (1984-1993)
    Inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame (2002)
    Died of a congestive heart failure at age 82 on the Red Sox' Opening Day of the 2011 season

Why he might be annoying:

    His tenure as the Mariners GM was unsuccessful.
    He produced the touches of the Red Sox team that lost the 1986 World Series to the New York Mets as a groundball rolled through Bill Buckner's legs.
    He produced two other Red Sox playoff teams that were swept by the Oakland Athletics in each ALCS appearance (1988 and 1990).
    He made a failed attempt to not get Greg A. Harris to pitch with his right hand and left hand.
    He traded away Jeff Bagwell to the Houston Astros and Curt Schilling to the Baltimore Orioles after he drafted them.
    His GM duties were terminated after the Red Sox had faded away from contention in the early 1990s.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was a Red Sox fan before working for the team.
    His baseball teammates in high school called him 'Lou' after Lou Gehrig.
    He had a master's degree in education.
    He served in the Korean War with the U.S. Navy.
    He was the original general manager of the Mariners.
    He acquired Dave Henderson and Spike Owen to help the Red Sox reach the 1986 World Series.
    He was married to his wife, Mary Lou, for nearly 50 years until his death.

Credit: Neo NX2004


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 21 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying