Thanks, Seven. I appreciate in particular your reminding me that Gary Carter was second only to Bench in his generation of catchers.
Gary Carter was also one of my favorite players -- but I only watched him as a Met. So he's an absolute hero. And totally clutch (Game 6, 10th inning and all that...). And a much better role model for kids than basically everyone else on that 1986 team.
Fred McGriff, to be honest, probably deserved to be in the Hall much earlier. If it weren't for the strike, he'd be in the 500 club for sure.
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