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Daffy Dean

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The Resume

Why he might be annoying:

    He had two good seasons, then injured his arm (1936) and was never the same.
    He blamed his injury on he and his brother holding out during spring training for higher salaries.
    He disliked his nickname, which the press had given him solely because it went well with 'Dizzy.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He and Dizzy were the only brothers to combine for 40 or more wins in a season as teammates, in both 1934 (19 wins for Daf, 30 for Diz) and 1935 (19 again for Daf, 28 for Diz).
    During the 1934 World Series, he and DIzzy each won two games for the Cardinals.
    During his hold out he observed, 'They tell me I'm too young to be making so much money. Well, I'm old enough to win a danged lot of ballgames for them.'
    After he pitched a no-hitter during the second half of a double header, Dizzy (who had a three-hit shutout in the first game) said, 'If Id've known he was going to throw a no hitter, I'd've thrown one, too.'

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 86 Votes: 54.65% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 38.89% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 30 Votes: 53.33% Annoying