Gary Carter Dead At 57

[jillian]

I loved Gary Cater. He was awesome. RIP, Kid!

The game is over for The Kid.

Mets Hall-of-Fame catcher Gary Carter lost his battle with brain cancer, dying Thursday at a hospital near his home in Palm Beach Gardens where he had been receiving hospice care for the last week. Carter, 57, leaves his wife, Sandy; a son, D.J.; two daughters, Kimmy and Christy, and hundreds of thousands of Mets fans who loved him for his sunny, obliging disposition, the leadership qualities he brought to their 1986 world championship team and, most of all, the two-out base hit he got in the 10th inning of Game 6 of that World Series that helped rally the Mets to their improbable triumph over the Red Sox.

Read more: Gary Carter, NY Mets great and Baseball Hall of Famer, dies at 57 after battle with brain cancer  - NY Daily News

 

[bayoubill]

not a Mets fan... but I always loved Gary Carter for what he brought to the game... sad to hear of his passing at such a young age...

 

[Sarah G]

RIP Gary.

 

[Mr.Nick]

rip...

Give Kerbie some shit boss..

 

[California Girl]

Prayers for his family. Once in a while, someone famous dies and it is really a tragedy. This is one of those.

 

[Valerie]

those were the days...

 

[Toro]

One of the great Montreal Expos.

RIP

 

[Trajan]

classy guy, RIP.

 

[jillian]

those were the days...

now THAT is a great picture.

 

[Dr.House]

RIP, Kid...

One of my favorite Mets...

 

[jillian]

RIP, Kid...

One of my favorite Mets...

me, too

 

[TheGreatGatsby]

My guess would be that Tom Berringer's character in Major League was somewhat modeled after Carter. I had heard he had cancer and I was sad. I was really hoping he'd survive though.