RIP Gary Carter

[jbjints]

My favorite ball player Gary "The Kid" Carter passed away today. I will never forget his first game as a Met and I will never forget that day when The Kid jumped in to the arms of Jesse Orosco celebrating their world series win against Boston in 1986. RIP Kid.

 

[Og Drogon]

R.I.P Gary Carter :-(


I'm Nemo's mother.

 

[thirty6]

I remember that first game too.... I was a little kid that summer. Very exciting

 

[Awibrandy]

RIP Gary Carter! May the Lord cover his family, friends, and loved ones with peace, and memories of happy moments!

 

[wrudge]

RIP Gary Carter. Not a Mets fan, but I respected his game.

 

[motortrendz]

as a kid on the baclk of all my baseball cards(from little league) it asked your favorite player and mine was always gary carter.. sad day..

 

[ZANYMASTER]

Not a Mets fan but respected the hell out of him.Best catcher they had and a great person.

 

[howze01]

So sad.... "The Kid" will be missed!

 

[maxi]

He is the Man

He was one of the home-run kings at that time if I am correct?

R.I.P.

 

[masterswimmer]

RIP to a well respected ball player.

Russ

 

[TimberTDI]

Talk about a true leader.

Gary Carter will always be a hero of my childhood. A true player and role model from an era that has moved on. I played catcher as a kid and wore number 8.

In a career that spanned nearly 2300 games and 8000 at-bats over 19 seasons, there are many memorable moments. However, the defining moment of his hall-of-fame career, what typified Gary Carter, was something that happened OFF the field.
When Ray Knight singled, Carter raced home, bringing the Mets to within 1. He stepped on the plate, defiantly pointed at on deck batter Mookie Wilson. As Gary entered the dugout, he high fived several players, took a breather. And what did he do then? He looked around for his catching gear!
The Mets were trailing 5-4, 2 outs bottom of the 10th. But yet, in spite of being behind, Gary was preparing to come out for the 11th inning. The entire 86 season, the entire never-say-die attitude of that 86 club, was captured right then and there. What must Boston have thought when they saw that? That one simple act, something Gary did while not even on the field, not only summed up the Mets attitude that year, but more importantly the eagerness of The Kid. He still wanted to play more baseball.

I remember being 10 years old, staying up waaay passed my bedtime, watching game six. I remember seeing Gary putting the gear back on and having that "you gotta believe" feeling channeled through the TV and the hope that only a 10 year old kid can get.

Rest in Peace Kid.

note: I was too lazy to type out this whole anecdote so I copied from this website http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/02/tom-hanks-was-wrong-sometimes-there-is-crying-in-baseball-2.html The article is blogged by a Tie Dyed.