The cancer that has thrown Gary Carter into grave condition cast a pall over a celebration Tuesday night. Many former Mets attended the 23rd annual Baseball Assistance Team dinner at the New York Marriott Marquis Tuesday night in Midtown, as the franchise was honored for its 50th anniversary.
Via Rant Sports
|
January 25, 2012
It was very sad to hear about Gary Carter over the weekend. He apparently has taken a turn for the worse. The doctors checked him out and now he has more tumors on his brain. They said they weren’t sure what the next step is, they need to speak with him and go from there. It sounded very grim and all anyone can do is hope and pray. He is so young but this kind of...
Via Faith and Fear
|
January 24, 2012
Gary Carter Stadium in Port St. Lucie…has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? Won’t happen, though, because Gary Carter was a catcher and isn’t a corporation. Some company few Mets fans had ever heard of before 2010 or have any idea what exactly it does owns the rights to the name of the Mets’ primary Spring Training facility, and the Mets aren’t about to revoke those...
Via SI.com
|
January 23, 2012
Gary Carter was the very definition of youthful enthusiasm during his brilliant career which makes news of his brain cancer at 57 all the more upsetting, writes Jeff Pearlman.
Via Hugging Harold Reynolds
|
January 23, 2012
oldtimefamilybaseball:
Carter and the Chicken, presented, mostly because I can’t think of a way to build on this photo, without commentary.
Click through for the full gallery of rare Gary Carter photographs.
(Neal Preston/Corbis, h/t SI Photos)
Via mlb.com
|
January 26, 2012
For nearly two decades, Gary Carter set the standard for big league catchers, and "Kid Sunshine" was every bit as good as a person as he was as a player.
Via Fox Sports
|
January 23, 2012
Gary Carter is too ill to travel, but the Hall of Famer received a standing ovation when his name was mentioned last night.
Carter, who is fighting an uphill battle against brain cancer, sent a message via his children at an awards dinner.
"I'll always have a special place in my heart for the city and people of New York," said Carter, in a message read by his son...
Via Bob's Blitz
|
January 23, 2012
NEW YORK, NY -- Hall of Fame Mets catcher Gary Carter was unable to receive his Milton and Arthur Richman "You Gotta Have Heart" Award in person at Saturday's 89th annual Baseball Writers'...
Full story at Bob's Blitz ~ http://www.bobsblitz.com
Via Baseball Reflections
|
January 25, 2012
Carter photo taken from Google Images
We should all say a prayer today for Gary Carter, who is fighting a terrible battle with cancerous tumors reemerging in his brain. First and foremost, hopes are that the kid can fight this terrible disease. After that point is made, there has been a lot of talk amongst Mets fans about whether or not his number 8 should be retired.
As a player...
Via New York Times Sports
|
January 23, 2012
An online journal kept by one of Gary Carter’s daughters has poignantly and lovingly described the ex-Met’s battle with brain cancer.
Via Jeff Pearlman
|
January 23, 2012
var addthis_product = 'wpp-252';
var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true};
… is on the horrible plight of Gary Carter.
Heartbreaking is an understatement.
Via Hall of Very Good
|
January 24, 2012
So Manny Ramirez might be going to Oakland? I guess he is a personality fit for Oakland...the Oakland Raiders, that is.Here's Bo Rosny with This Week in Baseball Cards.Ramirez would be forty the next time he plays in a major league game. Meanwhile, the Rockies have brought in a guy ten years older than Manny to compete for their fifth starter’s slot. When Jamie Moyer made his...
Via Sports Central
|
January 24, 2012
Jeff Pearlman offers a somewhat unnecessary, but very admirable mea culpa to stricken Hall of Famer Gary Carter. SC's Jeff Kallman can only admire and concur with what whispers out from between Pearlman's words.
Via Matthew Cerrone's Mets Blog
|
January 25, 2012
Your browser does not support iframes.
Tom Seaver, Davey Johnson and Juan Marichal talk about Gary Carter.
Original Story:
http://feeds.nydailynews.com/~r/nydnr...
