Friday, January 28, 2005

AL Losses (Updated)

BUCKOS
Troy Glaus
Damian Miller
David Eckstein
Carlos Beltran
Chris Woodard

WARTHOGS
Brad Halsey
Kenny Lofton
Mark Redman
Omar Vizquel

BEES
Javier Vazquez
Tim Hudson
Jose Guillen
Jerry Hairston
Dioner Navarro

MONEY
Ramon Ortiz
Einar Diaz

CHEESESTEAKS
Joe Randa
Jon Lieber
Chistian Guzman
Jose Valentin

BREWERS
Desi Relaford
Carlos Lee
Matt Lawton
Mark Mulder
Milton Bradley

CREEPERS
Pedro Martinez
Benito Santiago
Nomar Garciappara
Derek Lowe

PIRATES
Victor Zambrano

Wednesday, January 26, 2005

Hall of Fame

Part II:

Chuck Knoblauch:
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
1995 MIN 136 538 107 179 34 8 11 63 78 95 46 18 .333 .424 .487 .911
1996 MIN 153 578 140 197 35 14 13 72 98 74 45 14 .341 .448 .517 .965
1997 MIN 156 611 117 178 26 10 9 58 84 84 62 10 .291 .390 .411 .800
1998 NYY 150 603 117 160 25 4 17 64 76 70 31 12 .265 .361 .405 .765
1999 NYY 150 603 120 176 36 4 18 68 83 57 28 9 .292 .393 .454 .848
2000 NYY 102 400 75 113 22 2 5 26 46 45 15 7 .283 .366 .385 .751
2001 NYY 137 521 66 130 20 3 9 44 58 73 38 9 .250 .340 .351 .691
2002 KC 80 300 41 63 9 0 6 22 28 32 19 3 .210 .284 .300 .584

100+ Runs: 5 Times
20+ HRs: 0 Times
100+ RBIs: 0 Times
20+ SBs: 6 Times
30+ SBS: 5 Times
40+ SBs: 3 Times
60+ SBs: 1 Time
300 Avg: 2 Times

Chuck is an interesting call. He qualifed for CARP purposes at MI for 7 of his 8 seasons. His numbers will easily surpass Omar Vizquel's when Omar wraps it up, but the question is should the HOF be saved for the likes of Jeter, Tejada, ARod and Garciaparra. But unlike a steady candidate like O'Neill, Knoblauch was dominent in at least one category: SB, and given his performance in Runs and possibly Avg, avoids the tag of a one dimensional player. CARP Notes views Knoblauch as a BUBBLE candidate and does not yet have a recommendation. He did win some CARP rings for whatever that is worth.

Tuesday, January 25, 2005

Hall of Fame

Potential Inductees: Part I:

Albert Belle:

Year Team AB R H HR RBI SB AVG
1995 CLE 546 121 173 50 126 5 .317
1996 CLE 602 124 187 48 148 11 .311
1997 CWS 634 90 174 30 116 4 .274
1998 CWS 609 113 200 49 152 6 .328
1999 BAL 610 108 181 37 117 17 .297
2000 BAL 559 71 157 23 103 0 .281

100+ Runs: 4 times
30+ HRs: 5 times
40+ HRs: 3 times
50+ HRs: 1 time
100+ RBIs: 6 times
20/20: 0 times
300+ Avg: 3 times

"Albert Belle was a one-dimensional player, a known sociopath and (as far as I know) something less than the world's best teammate." Luckily, that one-dimension is hitting. CARP Notes recommends a YES vote for Albert Belle.

Brady Anderson:



YearTeamGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS



1995BAL1435541081453310166487111267.262.371.444.815
1996BAL1495791171723755011076106218.297.396.6371.034
1997BAL151590971703971873841051812.288.393.469.863
1998BAL1334798411328318517578217.236.356.420.776
1999BAL150564109159285248196105367.282.404.477.881
2000BAL14150689130260195092103169.257.375.421.796
2001BAL13143050871238456077124.202.311.300.611
2002CLE34804134015182340.163.327.250.577



100+ Runs: 3 times
50+ HRs: 1 time
20+ HRs: 2 times
100+ RBIs: 1 time
20+ Steals: 4 times
30+ Steals: 1 time
50/20: 1 time
20/30: 1 time
.300 Avg: 0 times

'96 was an outstanding season for Brady, but otherwise a mediocre candidate. CARP Notes recommends a NO vote for Brady.

Paul O'Neill:



YearTeamGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS



1995NYY127460821383042296717612.300.387.526.913
1996NYY1505468916535119911027601.302.411.474.885
1997NYY14955389179420211177592107.324.399.514.912
1998NYY152602951914022411657103151.317.372.510.882
1999NYY15359770170394191106689119.285.353.459.812
2000NYY14256679160260181005190149.283.336.424.760
2001NYY1375107713633121704859223.267.330.459.789



100+ Runs: 0 times
100+ RBIs: 4 times
20+ HRs: 4 times
20/20: 1 time
300 Avg: 4 times

In a word: Steady. But not HOF. CARP Notes recommends a NO vote.

Cal Ripken:



YearTeamGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS



1995BAL144550711443321788525901.262.324.422.745
1996BAL1636409417840126102597812.278.341.466.807
1997BAL162615791663001784567310.270.331.402.733
1998BAL161601651632711461516802.271.331.389.721
1999BAL86332511132701857133101.340.368.584.952
2000BAL8330943791601556233700.256.310.453.763
2001BAL128477431141601468266302.239.276.361.637



100+ Runs: 0 times
100+ RBIs: 1 time
20+ HRs: 1 times
20/20: 0 time
300 Avg: 1 time

By this period in Cal's career he was manning third base, and these stats don't warrant further discussion. CARP Notes recommends a NO vote.

2005 CARP DRAFT

New Orleans, Lousiana
Noon, April 2, 2005

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Monday, January 24, 2005

CARP TRADE

The following occurred pre-Blizzard of 2005, but is being announced now:

The Creepers have sent Bronson Arroyo to the Money for Coco Crisp and the Money’s pick in the 4th supp. draft.

Wednesday, January 12, 2005

THE CARP CUP

1995 - Beltway Buckos - (David Cone)
1996 - Capital City Brewers (Alex Rodriguez)
1997 - Capital City Brewers (Nomar Garciappara)
1998 - Brighton Creepers (Randy Johnson)
1999 - Capital City Brewers (Mike Mussina)
2000 - Brighon Creepers (Darrin Erstad)
2001 - Texas Steers (Mike Mussina)
2002 - Brighton Creepers (Derek Lowe)
2003 - Brighton Creepers (Vernon Wells)
2004 - Capital City Brewers (Curt Schilling)