The Resume

(July 22, 1944- )
Born in DuBois, Pennsylvania
Birth name was Albert Walter Lyle
Pitcher for the Boston Red Sox (1967-71), New York Yankees (1972-78), Texas Rangers (1979-80), Philadelphia Phillies (1980-82) and Chicago White Sox (1982)
99-76 win-loss record
2.88 ERA
Three-time All Star (1973,1976-77)
AL Cy Young Award winner (1977)
Co-wrote 'The Bronx Zoo' (1979) and 'The Year I Owned the Yankees: A Baseball Fantasy' (1990)

Why he might be annoying:

He never started a game, saying 'Why pitch nine innings when you can get just as famous pitching two?'
He was relegated to a secondary role when the Yankees signed Goose Gossage (1978), prompting Graig Nettles to quip that Lyle had gone 'from Cy Young to sayonara.'
He called his job as a casino greeter 'the best five years of my life.'
He made a habit of planting his bare butt in the icing of birthday cakes during clubhouse celebrations.

Why he might not be annoying:

He is left-handed.
He was the first relief pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in the American League.
He came to the mound to the tune of 'Pomp and Circumstance,' starting the tradition of closing pitchers using a theme song for their entrance.
'The Bronx Zoo' drew comparisons to Jim Bouton's 'Ball Four.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• AL Cy Young Award Winners (Ranked: 1977)
• AL Saves Leaders (Ranked: 1972)
• AL Saves Leaders (Ranked: 1976)
• Baseball Players
• Blender Magazine's Closing Pitchers' Most Memorable Entrance Music [March 2007]
• Boston Red Sox
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 22]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [July] (Ranked: 7221944)
• Chicago White Sox
• I am Left Handed - Male [H-P]
• I Pissed Off George Steinbrenner
• I Played for the Red Sox and White Sox
• I Played For the Yankees and Red Sox
• I Played on 5 or More Teams (Ranked: 5)
• Look at Me and My Pet
• Look at Me, I'm on the Cover of Sports Illustrated
• Look at My Magazine Cover
• Male Tobacco Chewers
• My Nickname is Part of My Name [A-L]
• New York Yankees
• Philadelphia Phillies
• Profiles 26251-26500 (Ranked: 26409)
• Texas Rangers

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 12 Votes: 8.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 74 Votes: 35.14% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 29 Votes: 51.72% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 1107 Votes: 35.68% Annoying