OT: Gary Carter Dies at 57

[ethicsprof]

a sad day,indeed.
i remember watching him play--- truly an honor to see him.
RIP
my thoughts and prayers go out to family,friends, fans

barry

[Ease]

RIP. My dad bought me a catching instructional video by Gary when I was a kid, I used to watch it almost every day.

[greenmonster66]

I am so devastated about this! Heard about this little while ago. I had the privilege of meeting Gary at a local charity event a few years back and such a wonderful human being. A true HOFer in every aspect! My condolences to his entire family!

RIP Gary Carter....you will never be forgotten only your wonderful memories live on!!

[Fred]

Thanks for posting that video link JD.

Wow, not that it wasn't expected after hearing about his condition, but truly a sad day. He epitomized a role model athlete. Too bad that aren't a lot more like him out there today.

[DixieBaseball]

RIP Gary...

[tcdyess]

Prime of my childhood... As much as I root for the Mets to fail, I always rooted for him. RIP...

[chris6net]

RIP "KID" You will be missed.
As a Mets fan you brought me many great moments the first as a 21 year old sitting in a bitterly cold Shea Stadium on Opening Day 1985 and hitting a 10th inning homerun off Neil Allen.

[Collectorsince62]

A lot was made of his card collecting when he first came up, but I never heard anything more later in his career. I remember an article where he said '59 Topps was the first set he completed. As a Cardinals fan, I couldn't root for the guy, but as a baseball card fan, I couldn't really root against him either.