* Happy Birthday, Gary Carter

April 8, 2008

The Hall of Fame catcher turns 54 today.

Carter was a “like him, hate him” kind of guy. There are those who said he was too eager to smile for the camera. For me, as a fan of the Mets, he was a savior, one of the tools helping propel them to some quality years in the mid 1980s. He was also a “face” for the Montreal Expos, one of a cadre of exciting players (Dawson, Raines, Johnson) who never managed to put the team over the top. Who knows what things would be like today if they had won something.

The Amazon Report on Gary Carter:

The Gamer : An 11-Time All-Star’s Inside Story of the Pain, Grit, Guts, and Glory of Life in the Majors

Gary Carter Kid

A Dream Season

Still a Kid at Heart: My Life in Baseball and Beyond

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