He was only 57 years old.
He did not win his war against brain CANCER.
Breaks my heart that he is gone, so sad.
He was a baseball LEGEND.
As you know I am from Quebec, Canada. Baseball was never the number 1 sport there, nothing can take the place of Hockey, but we did have a team called The Montreal Expos until 2004.
From 1974 to 1984 Gary Carter WAS The Expos.
Number 8.
The Kid.
With Andre Dawson and Tim Raines |
He played 19 years in the MLB, 10 of them were in Montreal and 5 great ones were with the METS...with them, he won the World Series in 1986.
I was not a huge baseball fan..not like I am a fan a Duke basketball or a hockey fan but...I was a huge fan of Gary Carter. He had this bigger than life personality and he was fun to watch. You could tell he LOVED to play..not just for the $$. I remember when I was a kid, he made me want to go see games at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal and made me want to watch baseball on TV.
Goodbye THE KID
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Some of my best childhood memories are going to see the Expos with my Dad...I was a HUGE Gary Carter fan... I may have had just a teensy crush on him and posters in my bedroom ;).
So Sad :(
That is sad
Cancer Sucks.
I am still floored by this. It hurts to see that a childhood idol of mine has gone.
I think its crazy that you are a Duke fan, and Gary Carter fan as well. Seriously what are the odds.
BTW I believe that is Tim Raines in that photo with The Kid and Hawk. Warren Cromartie wouldn't warrant getting in that photo with those two.
I was so sad to hear about this. I was in French immersion and still remember our teacher letting us watch the Expos when they were in a playoff run. (and laughing at all the ads that were in French as we had never seen that before)
I have been a NY Mets fan for years (I am from LI, NY) and Gary Carter was one of my favorite players. I can still remember 1986 World Series vividly. So sad that he is gone :(
Jason: you are right! I will change that
thanks
Growing up in Boston the Expos were my National League team. Because I hated the Mets and the Phillies.
Sorry to see Gary gone...
I didn't know him and I don't follow baseball but this is a sad news. Ciao The Kid.
Big time loss for baseball :( You and I need to go to a game together...after a race!
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