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11-06-2021, 07:52 PM
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I was at game 4 of the 86 WS in Boston when he went deep twice. I may have hated him more than I have ever hated another player lol. He was like Rose, you literally could feel his will to win in the stands.
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I was at the Game when he got his last career hit in his last career at bat a double over the head of ex-teammate Andre Dawson
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My first job out of college was managing a sports merchandise store in an LA mall. We had a regular customer who happened to be deaf. He was a tremendously nice guy, and had a knack for being able to get into locker rooms after games. He ended up befriending Gary Carter, and surprised me one day with an autographed ball that he had him personalize to me.
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11-07-2021, 12:53 AM
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Not him but....
I played softball against his brother a few times...he was a monster that probably hit HRs in 80% of his AB.
Side note: I always found it odd how Fisk/Carter/Parrish were pretty similar in stats/awards...and Parrish isn't even mentioned with his contemporaries who are widely regarded as no-brainer HOFers.
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11-07-2021, 07:12 AM
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Not really a cool story but.......he was always one of my favorite players until after the 1981 season MVP voting.
This was the strike season whereas the Expos beat the Phillies in the division championship series. He said that he should have been the MVP and not Mike Schmidt because his team beat the Phils in the DIv. Championship. Yep, only because his team beat the Phils. What a joke when comparing the numbers. That is when I changed my mind about him. Quick numbers.....Schmidt 31 HR, Carter 16....Schmidt 91 RBI, Carter 68.....Schmidt .316 BA, Carter .251. Four others finished higher than Carter that year. Probably not the kind of story you wanted to hear but it's true. Last edited by philliesfan; 11-07-2021 at 07:21 AM.
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11-07-2021, 07:18 AM
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I was at the Mets Opening Day in 1985 and this happened.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhCGSa4kFaM From that moment on, NY fans loved him. BTW -- it was so damned cold at Shea Stadium that day that my feet are still frozen. Rich
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