Thursday, April 05, 2012
Mets honor Gary Carter on Opening Day - Newsday - Carter's wife, Sandy Carter, and their three children stood at the wall in left-center and pulled down a blue drape to reveal a black symbol shaped like home plate with "Kid" above an "8" -- Gary's nickname and number for nearly his entire 19-year career. The players wore a similar patch on their right sleeve. Members of his family were then escorted by former teammate and current Mets third base coach Tim Teufel to a spot in front of the mound where they watched a video tribute on the scoreboard. Sandy and the three children, D.J., Christy and Kimmy, threw out ceremonial first pitches to Gary's teammates on that championship club, Darryl Strawberry, Keith Hernandez, Ron Darling and Mookie Wilson.
Mets honor Carter's memory - Mets Blog - ESPN New York - “In all trueness and fairness, I wish I could’ve lived like him,” Darryl Strawberry said in a media conference before the game. “I really do. I really wish I could’ve lived my life like him as a player and as a person.”
Mets will pay tribute to Gary Carter with No. 8 jerseys | Yahoo! Sports - When the New York Mets take Citi Field for opening day batting practice on Thursday, they'll do so while wearing identical No. 8 Gary Carter jerseys. It is, of course, a cool tribute to the late Hall of Famer who died on Feb. 16 at the much too early age of 57. The team has been wearing special Gary Carter patches on their uniforms during spring training and will continue wearing them during the regular season.
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