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Old 02-16-2012, 05:08 PM
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Default Gary Carter gone..

Brain Cancer fells 'The Kid' at 57
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Old 02-16-2012, 05:15 PM
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Old 02-16-2012, 05:16 PM
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Great player. Great man RIP
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Old 02-16-2012, 09:02 PM
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He was a one of a kind baseball player - a real team leader...

Thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends....
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Old 02-16-2012, 09:39 PM
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One of my faves as a kid.

Never could figure out what that logo said. ELK?
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Old 02-17-2012, 06:50 AM
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i thought it was JB some canadian term like how the call the hockey team the habs (les habitants) . Makes me remember Ellis Valentine throwing ropes from right to Carter at the plate just waiting on some sap who thought he could score on them,
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Old 02-17-2012, 07:50 AM
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One of my faves as a kid.

Never could figure out what that logo said. ELK?
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=what+does+the+m...xpos+logo+mean
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Old 02-17-2012, 08:53 AM
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Very sad to hear of the passing of Gary Carter. A great player and an even greater man.
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Old 02-17-2012, 03:16 PM
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Old 02-17-2012, 03:57 PM
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He was a great guy, did a lot for kids in the area I grew up. Big time member of a local church and took his responsibility to the community very seriously. Shame.
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Old 02-17-2012, 04:40 PM
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I went back and looked at some of the Expos stats. Take 1984 which if i am correct was his final year with the team, he had 27 HR and 106 RBI's, next year quite a drop off at that postion with Spanky Fitzgerald 5 HR and 34 RBI. Anyone know the circumstances of how he left? Free agent to the Mets or trade? I was just wondering how the let the guy go, he had some fine years there. Gone way to soon, very sad. RIP Gary
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Old 02-17-2012, 05:48 PM
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I went back and looked at some of the Expos stats. Take 1984 which if i am correct was his final year with the team, he had 27 HR and 106 RBI's, next year quite a drop off at that postion with Spanky Fitzgerald 5 HR and 34 RBI. Anyone know the circumstances of how he left? Free agent to the Mets or trade? I was just wondering how the let the guy go, he had some fine years there. Gone way to soon, very sad. RIP Gary
I didn' t look it up but I thought he was traded for Hubie Brooks.
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Old 02-17-2012, 05:52 PM
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I didn' t look it up but I thought he was traded for Hubie Brooks.
Hubie Brooks, Mike Fitzgerald, Herm Winningham and Floyd Youmans.
I knew Brooks and Youmans, but had to look up the other two.
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Old 02-17-2012, 07:43 PM
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Hubie Brooks, Mike Fitzgerald, Herm Winningham and Floyd Youmans.
I knew Brooks and Youmans, but had to look up the other two.
Ok so it was a trade ok, thanks. Gary played with a few guys that went on to be managers. Ken Macha, Jerry Manuel to name a couple. I wonder if he ever had any of those aspirations, he didn't manage in the minors that we know of right?
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