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12-26-2005, 09:26 AM
Today in Hardball Times--
The 2005 Business of Baseball Awards
by Maury Brown
Another year has come and gone. Here are the good and the not so good moments outside the lines in 2005.
http://www.hardballtimes.com/daily/article/the-2005-bob-awards/
Daily Graphing: Juan Padilla
by David Appelman
Find out why Juan Padilla was the luckiest pitcher in 2005.
http://www.hardballtimes.com/daily/article/daily-graphing-juan-padilla/
1) Today's birthdays--
WAYNE CAUSEY, AGE: 69
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1955 18 -12 .269 .234 .504 .216 2.22 .194 1 9 0 68 Orioles
1968 31 -10 .223 .196 .419 .185 1.64 .149 1 11 0 79 White Sox/Angels/Braves
CAR -33 .333 .341 .674 .454 4.10 .252 35 285 12 1105
LG AVG 0 .325 .391 .716 .500 4.40 .255 89 380 38
POS AVG -37 .319 .365 .684 .451 4.01 .250 62 313 50
CHRIS CHAMBLISS, AGE: 57
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1976 27 22 .323 .441 .765 .622 5.13 .293 17 96 1 156 Yankees
1980 31 14 .338 .440 .779 .569 5.32 .282 18 72 7 158 Braves
1983 34 18 .366 .481 .847 .610 6.11 .280 20 78 2 131 Braves
CAR 101 .334 .415 .749 .539 4.82 .279 185 972 40 2175
LG AVG 0 .327 .383 .710 .500 4.31 .261 158 838 162
POS AVG 128 .343 .414 .757 .553 4.92 .268 219 1025 75
STORM DAVIS, AGE: 44
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1987 25 -12 5.23 26 15 93 65 6.29 14.23 3 8 0 4 7 Padres/A's
1990 28 -10 4.74 21 20 112 62 4.98 13.18 7 10 0 7 10 Royals
1991 29 -11 4.96 51 9 114.1 53 4.17 14.72 3 9 2 5 7 Royals
1993 31 -10 5.05 43 8 98 73 6.70 13.22 2 8 4 4 6 A's/Tigers
CAREER -7 4.02 442 239 1780.2 1048 5.30 12.63 113 96 11 104 105
LG AVG 0 4.08 1780.2 1073 5.42 12.56 100 100
CARLTON FISK, AGE: 58
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1972 24 38 .370 .538 .909 .731 7.13 .293 22 61 5 131 Red Sox
1977 29 36 .402 .521 .922 .658 7.88 .315 26 102 7 152 Red Sox
1978 30 29 .366 .475 .841 .642 6.40 .284 20 88 7 157 Red Sox
CAR 212 .341 .457 .797 .571 5.43 .269 376 1330 128 2499
LG AVG 0 .327 .392 .719 .500 4.40 .261 210 1030 164
POS AVG -139 .313 .370 .683 .433 3.86 .248 201 1005 52
ESTEBAN GERMAN, AGE: 27
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2003 24 -1 .250 .250 .500 .000 0.00 .250 0 1 0 5 A's
2004 25 -4 .297 .300 .597 .245 2.81 .250 0 7 0 31 A's
2005 26 4 .750 1.000 1.750 .996 108.00 .750 0 1 2 5 Rangers
CAR -3 .313 .291 .604 .386 4.00 .252 0 9 3 50
LG AVG 0 .336 .431 .767 .500 5.07 .268 3 14 2
POS AVG -1 .331 .415 .746 .478 4.83 .264 3 13 2
OMAR INFANTE, AGE: 24
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2003 21 -15 .278 .258 .536 .241 2.54 .222 0 8 6 69 Tigers
2004 22 0 .317 .449 .766 .498 4.95 .264 16 55 13 142 Tigers
2005 23 -21 .254 .367 .621 .311 3.10 .222 9 43 8 121 Tigers
CAR -33 .291 .384 .676 .403 3.91 .246 26 112 27 350
LG AVG 0 .335 .430 .764 .500 5.03 .269 40 166 20
POS AVG -13 .326 .410 .736 .465 4.67 .266 30 144 25
JEFF KING, AGE: 41
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1990 25 -12 .283 .410 .692 .378 3.46 .245 14 53 3 127 Pirates
1992 27 -17 .272 .371 .643 .355 3.14 .231 14 65 4 130 Pirates
1994 29 -10 .316 .375 .691 .392 4.13 .263 5 42 3 94 Pirates
CAR -30 .324 .425 .749 .471 4.73 .256 154 709 75 1201
LG AVG 0 .336 .413 .749 .500 4.88 .268 120 555 102
POS AVG 53 .343 .442 .784 .532 5.31 .273 158 656 52
MARIO MENDOZA, AGE: 55
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1979 28 -39 .216 .249 .466 .112 1.56 .198 1 29 3 148 Mariners
1980 29 -16 .286 .310 .596 .275 2.82 .245 2 14 3 114 Mariners
1981 30 -13 .254 .266 .521 .224 1.86 .231 0 22 2 88 Rangers
CAR -108 .245 .262 .507 .172 1.91 .215 4 101 12 686
LG AVG 0 .331 .393 .724 .500 4.48 .265 34 177 29
POS AVG -50 .302 .331 .633 .361 3.33 .250 13 123 29
STU MILLER, AGE: 78
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1958 30 30 2.47 41 20 182 119 5.88 10.43 6 9 0 11 4 Giants
1961 33 17 2.66 63 0 122 89 6.57 9.81 14 5 17 13 6 Giants
1965 37 20 1.89 67 0 119 104 7.87 9.08 14 7 24 16 5 Orioles
CAREER 89 3.24 704 93 1694 1164 6.18 11.48 105 103 154 123 85
LG AVG 0 3.81 1694 993 5.28 12.18 94 94
RAY SADECKI, AGE: 65
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1962 21 -15 5.56 22 17 102 50 4.41 14.74 6 8 1 5 9 Cardinals
1965 24 -27 5.20 36 28 173 122 6.35 13.32 6 15 1 8 13 Cardinals
1966 25 -19 4.80 31 22 129.1 83 5.78 13.43 5 8 0 5 8 Cardinals/Giants
CAREER -26 3.78 563 328 2500.2 1614 5.81 12.31 135 131 7 134 132
LG AVG 0 3.57 2500.2 1571 5.65 11.87 139 139
OZZIE SMITH, AGE: 51
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1979 24 -42 .260 .262 .522 .216 2.25 .211 0 27 28 156 Padres
1980 25 -16 .313 .276 .589 .394 3.27 .230 0 35 57 158 Padres
1981 26 -21 .294 .256 .549 .298 2.55 .222 0 21 22 110 Padres
1995 40 -16 .282 .244 .526 .160 2.11 .199 0 11 4 44 Cardinals
CAR -80 .337 .328 .666 .464 4.16 .262 28 793 580 2573
LG AVG 0 .330 .393 .723 .500 4.53 .264 220 1133 257
POS AVG -268 .309 .339 .648 .386 3.58 .252 94 821 254
CHARLES THOMAS, AGE: 27
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 25 5 .368 .445 .813 .567 6.09 .288 7 31 3 83 Braves
2005 26 -6 .255 .109 .363 .076 1.29 .109 0 1 0 30 A's
CAR -1 .349 .390 .739 .494 5.15 .259 7 32 3 113
LG AVG 0 .339 .435 .774 .500 5.19 .269 9 37 4
POS AVG 5 .350 .458 .808 .549 5.74 .271 11 39 4
The 2005 Business of Baseball Awards
by Maury Brown
Another year has come and gone. Here are the good and the not so good moments outside the lines in 2005.
http://www.hardballtimes.com/daily/article/the-2005-bob-awards/
Daily Graphing: Juan Padilla
by David Appelman
Find out why Juan Padilla was the luckiest pitcher in 2005.
http://www.hardballtimes.com/daily/article/daily-graphing-juan-padilla/
1) Today's birthdays--
WAYNE CAUSEY, AGE: 69
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1955 18 -12 .269 .234 .504 .216 2.22 .194 1 9 0 68 Orioles
1968 31 -10 .223 .196 .419 .185 1.64 .149 1 11 0 79 White Sox/Angels/Braves
CAR -33 .333 .341 .674 .454 4.10 .252 35 285 12 1105
LG AVG 0 .325 .391 .716 .500 4.40 .255 89 380 38
POS AVG -37 .319 .365 .684 .451 4.01 .250 62 313 50
CHRIS CHAMBLISS, AGE: 57
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1976 27 22 .323 .441 .765 .622 5.13 .293 17 96 1 156 Yankees
1980 31 14 .338 .440 .779 .569 5.32 .282 18 72 7 158 Braves
1983 34 18 .366 .481 .847 .610 6.11 .280 20 78 2 131 Braves
CAR 101 .334 .415 .749 .539 4.82 .279 185 972 40 2175
LG AVG 0 .327 .383 .710 .500 4.31 .261 158 838 162
POS AVG 128 .343 .414 .757 .553 4.92 .268 219 1025 75
STORM DAVIS, AGE: 44
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1987 25 -12 5.23 26 15 93 65 6.29 14.23 3 8 0 4 7 Padres/A's
1990 28 -10 4.74 21 20 112 62 4.98 13.18 7 10 0 7 10 Royals
1991 29 -11 4.96 51 9 114.1 53 4.17 14.72 3 9 2 5 7 Royals
1993 31 -10 5.05 43 8 98 73 6.70 13.22 2 8 4 4 6 A's/Tigers
CAREER -7 4.02 442 239 1780.2 1048 5.30 12.63 113 96 11 104 105
LG AVG 0 4.08 1780.2 1073 5.42 12.56 100 100
CARLTON FISK, AGE: 58
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1972 24 38 .370 .538 .909 .731 7.13 .293 22 61 5 131 Red Sox
1977 29 36 .402 .521 .922 .658 7.88 .315 26 102 7 152 Red Sox
1978 30 29 .366 .475 .841 .642 6.40 .284 20 88 7 157 Red Sox
CAR 212 .341 .457 .797 .571 5.43 .269 376 1330 128 2499
LG AVG 0 .327 .392 .719 .500 4.40 .261 210 1030 164
POS AVG -139 .313 .370 .683 .433 3.86 .248 201 1005 52
ESTEBAN GERMAN, AGE: 27
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2003 24 -1 .250 .250 .500 .000 0.00 .250 0 1 0 5 A's
2004 25 -4 .297 .300 .597 .245 2.81 .250 0 7 0 31 A's
2005 26 4 .750 1.000 1.750 .996 108.00 .750 0 1 2 5 Rangers
CAR -3 .313 .291 .604 .386 4.00 .252 0 9 3 50
LG AVG 0 .336 .431 .767 .500 5.07 .268 3 14 2
POS AVG -1 .331 .415 .746 .478 4.83 .264 3 13 2
OMAR INFANTE, AGE: 24
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2003 21 -15 .278 .258 .536 .241 2.54 .222 0 8 6 69 Tigers
2004 22 0 .317 .449 .766 .498 4.95 .264 16 55 13 142 Tigers
2005 23 -21 .254 .367 .621 .311 3.10 .222 9 43 8 121 Tigers
CAR -33 .291 .384 .676 .403 3.91 .246 26 112 27 350
LG AVG 0 .335 .430 .764 .500 5.03 .269 40 166 20
POS AVG -13 .326 .410 .736 .465 4.67 .266 30 144 25
JEFF KING, AGE: 41
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1990 25 -12 .283 .410 .692 .378 3.46 .245 14 53 3 127 Pirates
1992 27 -17 .272 .371 .643 .355 3.14 .231 14 65 4 130 Pirates
1994 29 -10 .316 .375 .691 .392 4.13 .263 5 42 3 94 Pirates
CAR -30 .324 .425 .749 .471 4.73 .256 154 709 75 1201
LG AVG 0 .336 .413 .749 .500 4.88 .268 120 555 102
POS AVG 53 .343 .442 .784 .532 5.31 .273 158 656 52
MARIO MENDOZA, AGE: 55
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1979 28 -39 .216 .249 .466 .112 1.56 .198 1 29 3 148 Mariners
1980 29 -16 .286 .310 .596 .275 2.82 .245 2 14 3 114 Mariners
1981 30 -13 .254 .266 .521 .224 1.86 .231 0 22 2 88 Rangers
CAR -108 .245 .262 .507 .172 1.91 .215 4 101 12 686
LG AVG 0 .331 .393 .724 .500 4.48 .265 34 177 29
POS AVG -50 .302 .331 .633 .361 3.33 .250 13 123 29
STU MILLER, AGE: 78
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1958 30 30 2.47 41 20 182 119 5.88 10.43 6 9 0 11 4 Giants
1961 33 17 2.66 63 0 122 89 6.57 9.81 14 5 17 13 6 Giants
1965 37 20 1.89 67 0 119 104 7.87 9.08 14 7 24 16 5 Orioles
CAREER 89 3.24 704 93 1694 1164 6.18 11.48 105 103 154 123 85
LG AVG 0 3.81 1694 993 5.28 12.18 94 94
RAY SADECKI, AGE: 65
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1962 21 -15 5.56 22 17 102 50 4.41 14.74 6 8 1 5 9 Cardinals
1965 24 -27 5.20 36 28 173 122 6.35 13.32 6 15 1 8 13 Cardinals
1966 25 -19 4.80 31 22 129.1 83 5.78 13.43 5 8 0 5 8 Cardinals/Giants
CAREER -26 3.78 563 328 2500.2 1614 5.81 12.31 135 131 7 134 132
LG AVG 0 3.57 2500.2 1571 5.65 11.87 139 139
OZZIE SMITH, AGE: 51
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1979 24 -42 .260 .262 .522 .216 2.25 .211 0 27 28 156 Padres
1980 25 -16 .313 .276 .589 .394 3.27 .230 0 35 57 158 Padres
1981 26 -21 .294 .256 .549 .298 2.55 .222 0 21 22 110 Padres
1995 40 -16 .282 .244 .526 .160 2.11 .199 0 11 4 44 Cardinals
CAR -80 .337 .328 .666 .464 4.16 .262 28 793 580 2573
LG AVG 0 .330 .393 .723 .500 4.53 .264 220 1133 257
POS AVG -268 .309 .339 .648 .386 3.58 .252 94 821 254
CHARLES THOMAS, AGE: 27
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 25 5 .368 .445 .813 .567 6.09 .288 7 31 3 83 Braves
2005 26 -6 .255 .109 .363 .076 1.29 .109 0 1 0 30 A's
CAR -1 .349 .390 .739 .494 5.15 .259 7 32 3 113
LG AVG 0 .339 .435 .774 .500 5.19 .269 9 37 4
POS AVG 5 .350 .458 .808 .549 5.74 .271 11 39 4