The Kid

[metirish]

The church is streaming the Memorial live, starts at 7

http://cdn.316networks.com/garycarter/

http://gochristfellowship.com/events/gary-carter-memorial-service/

[G-Fafif]

Mets confirm they will wear a patch portraying 8 and home plate this season.

[dgwphotography]

Mets confirm they will wear a patch portraying 8 and home plate this season.

First look at the new patch:

[Ceetar]

I like it

[batmagadanleadoff]

Who woulda thunk? On every Mets team that he played on, Gary Carter is the first, and only, Met player to have passed away. Every single Mets teammate of Gary Carter is still alive.

[stevejrogers]

Here is how it looks on the uniform

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

It's a great patch, but every time I read it I think of the Radiohead album Kid A.

[G-Fafif]

[youtube:3fy6txzh]PNYPZcGCelE[/youtube:3fy6txzh]

Kid's last Shea action, 1989, kicks in at around 2:30 -- though plenty to see before and after.

[Guest The Second Spitter]

I having an article published in an upcoming issue of International Transfer Pricing Journal. I wrote the following dedication:

This article is dedicated to the memory of Gary Edmund Carter (1954-2012) from whom I learnt the art of never quitting.

[Guest themetfairy]

The Second Spitter wrote: I having an article published in an upcoming issue of International Transfer Pricing Journal. I wrote the following dedication: This article is dedicated to the memory of Gary Edmund Carter (1954-2012) from whom I learnt the art of never quitting.

That's beautiful 3D.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

The Second Spitter wrote: I having an article published in an upcoming issue of International Transfer Pricing Journal. I wrote the following dedication: This article is dedicated to the memory of Gary Edmund Carter (1954-2012) from whom I learnt the art of never quitting.

Great mag, but their annual swimsuit issue sucks.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

The Second Spitter wrote: I having an article published in an upcoming issue of International Transfer Pricing Journal. I wrote the following dedication: This article is dedicated to the memory of Gary Edmund Carter (1954-2012) from whom I learnt the art of never quitting.

That's sweet.

Although it does bring to mind what you'll dedicate (and for what) when Bonilla finally goes.

[Fman99]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I having an article published in an upcoming issue of International Transfer Pricing Journal. I wrote the following dedication: This article is dedicated to the memory of Gary Edmund Carter (1954-2012) from whom I learnt the art of never quitting. Great mag, but their annual swimsuit issue sucks.

I don't know about that, it got the job done for me if you know what I mean.

[This means I masturbated.]

[Guest themetfairy]

Fman99 wrote: I having an article published in an upcoming issue of International Transfer Pricing Journal. I wrote the following dedication: This article is dedicated to the memory of Gary Edmund Carter (1954-2012) from whom I learnt the art of never quitting. Great mag, but their annual swimsuit issue sucks. I don't know about that, it got the job done for me if you know what I mean.

What doesn't get the job done for you?

[metsmarathon]

i don't think i want to know the answer to that question, as it would imply that everything right up until that frightening demarcation will get hte job done.

[Edgy MD]

[G-Fafif]

That the conversation has wound this way in a Remembering the Late Gary Carter thread seems perversely appropriate. Must be what it was like for him in the clubhouse, circa 1986.

[metsmarathon]

he started it...

[Edgy MD]

[bmfc1]

STFU Reggie Jackson:
http://insidesportsillustrated.com/2012/07/05/13th-annual-where-are-they-now-issue/
He can have his opinion, which is "none of these guys were as great as me but they still have the same honor", but find someone that didn't just pass away, you egomaniacal jackass.

[seawolf17]

bmfc1 wrote: STFU Reggie Jackson: http://insidesportsillustrated.com/2012/07/05/13th-annual-where-are-they-now-issue/ He can have his opinion, which is "none of these guys were as great as me but they still have the same honor", but find someone that didn't just pass away, you egomaniacal jackass.

"I don't think any of the steroid guys should get in."
"What about Andy Pettitte?"
"Well, of course he should get in."

Whatever.

[Edgy MD]

Human beings from before the steroid era and superhumans from the steroid era all fail to live up to Jackson's standard.

OE: good job digging up the old thread.

[metirish]

Edgy DC wrote:

what a beautiful picture

what did Jackson say...blocked at work.

[bmfc1]

Jackson�s stance on the issue of undeserving members of the Hall of Fame: �I didn�t see Kirby Puckett as a Hall of Famer. I didn�t see Gary Carter as a Hall of Famer. I didn�t see Don Sutton as a Hall of Famer. I didn�t see Phil Niekro as a Hall of Famer. As much as I like Jim Rice, I�m not so sure he�s a Hall of Famer.� On whether Bert Blyleven should have been elected into the Hall of Fame: �No. No, no, no, no. Blyleven wasn�t even the dominant pitcher of his era, it was Jack Morris.� On being passed on the alltime home run list by players linked to performance-enhancing drugs: �I don�t think the fans really count them, and I agree. I believe that Hank Aaron is the home run king, not Barry Bonds, as great a player as Bonds was.� On Alex Rodriguez: �Al�s a very good friend. But I think there are real questions about his numbers. As much as I like him, what he admitted about his usage does cloud some of his records.� Jackson�s view on whether players linked to performance-enhancing drugs should be inducted into the Hall of Fame: �If any of those guys get in, no Hall of Famer will attend.� On Andy Pettitte�s possible election to the Hall of Fame: �The question is going to be a guy like Andy Pettitte, who admitted that he got involved for a while, but who is so universally respected in the game. I think he�ll get in, but there will be a lot of [members] who won�t go.�

[Edgy MD]

No matter how you feel, and no matter how living or dead the subject is, it just seems to me to be terribly bad form to publicly question the credentials of your Hall of Fame colleagues. They're in. Debate's over.

I guess it's good to have classic old-school Reggie back and embarrassing the Yankees like he was born to do. Let's see if Alex takes a swing at him like Nettles did.

[Vic Sage]

Let's see if Alex takes a swing at him

But these days, Alex is unlikely to make solid contact.

[Zvon]

metirish wrote: Edgy DC wrote: what a beautiful picture

Not only beautiful. It's touching.

[Frayed Knot]

1) Reggie's an ass

2) Reggie's always been an ass

3) See #s 1 & 2

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

I had a bad experience with Reggie, who, truth be told, is someone many people feel is a borderline Hall of Famer himself.

http://metsguyinmichigan.blogspot.com/2005/07/every-signature-tells-story-reggie.html


One of the Detroit sportswriters told a Reggie story. Tiger Stadium had a small and very slow-moving elevator to get up to the press box, and they had a employee controlling it, and older woman who was told to check the ID of everyone getting on.

She asked to see Reggie's ID, and he said "Lady, if you don't know me, you don't know baseball!" And someone in the elevator said, "But she knows her job, Reggie, and it's to check your ID."

Now, that might be a Rickey and Olreud kind of story, so you never know. But it sounds right.

[Edgy MD]

Cool response. How very Yankoid to get in an elevator fight with a civilian.