by Jeffery Battersby | Feb 16, 2012 | Asides
Gary Carter, Exuberant Power-Hitting Catcher, Dies at 57 | NYTimes.com
by Jeffery Battersby | Feb 16, 2012 | Asides
First time I ever fell in love with any team from New York was when Gary Carter and the rest of ’86 Mets improbably beat the Red Sox in the World Series. Great player, incredibly sad loss. Gary Carter dies of brain cancer | via USA Today.com
by Jeffery Battersby | Aug 23, 2009 | Asides
Heard it with my own ears this afternoon. Saw it with my own eyes a little later. One for the books. Video here.
by Jeffery Battersby | Sep 27, 2008 | Asides
Man, Santana knocked ’em out. And the Mets live to play another day. What a fantastic game. And it’s been 21 years since the Mets had a pitcher—Dwight Gooden—win in a shutout on three days rest.
