Carl Everett
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Carl Edward Everett
- Bats Both, Throws Right
- Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.
- High School Hillsborough High School
- Debut July 1, 1993
- Final Game July 25, 2006
- Born June 3, 1971 in Tampa, FL USA
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[edit] Biographical Information
Carl Everett was a journeyman slugger who played for 8 teams in his major league career (including twice for the Chicago White Sox) and hit 202 home runs through the end of the 2006 season. Mostly a center fielder, he played substantial numbers of games at all the outfield positions, and was a DH in nearly 300 games. A two-time All Star, he hit .444 in the 2005 World Series, his only Series.
The most similar players through age 35 for Carl Everett are Ben Oglivie and Kirk Gibson, although both of them have higher Adjusted OPS+ scores than Everett.
He had a salary of over $9 million in 2003, a year in which the Texas Rangers traded him in mid-season to the Chicago White Sox, and he hit 28 home runs. His best season was 1999 when he slugged .571 for the Houston Astros, second on the team to Jeff Bagwell's .591 on a team that slugged .420 as a group.
He suffered from several nagging injuries in 2004, hurting his production.
As of the middle of May 2007, he is playing for the Long Island Ducks in the Atlantic League. He played for Long Island again in 2008.
[edit] Jurassic Carl
Everett was quoted as saying "God created the sun, the stars, the heavens and the earth, and then made Adam and Eve. The Bible never says anything about dinosaurs. You can't say there were dinosaurs when you never saw them. Somebody actually saw Adam and Eve. No one ever saw a Tyrannosaurus rex," and claiming that fossils were man-made fakes, planted by paleontologists. Boston Globe writer Dan Shaughnessy dubbed Everett "Jurassic Carl" for his remarks.
[edit] Notable Achievements
- 2-time AL All-Star (2000 & 2003)
- 20-Home Run Seasons: 4 (1999, 2000, 2003 & 2005)
- 30-Home Run Seasons: 1 (2000)
- 100 RBI Seasons: 2 (1999 & 2000)
- Won a World Series with the Chicago White Sox in 2005
