Friday, February 24, 2012
Gary Carter’s Signing Was the Product of a Scout’s Scheming - NYTimes.com - John Klima - The ploy was simple. Zuk loved Carter, but he did not want anybody else to know how much he loved him. So while Carter played that spring, Zuk spied on him. He ordered his associate to no longer attend his games. Instead, Zuk scouted Carter with binoculars in his car or hid in the bushes and trees, careful not to let his cigar smoke give him away. Now he hoped Carter would fall to the Expos in the June draft.
Memorial service tonight for Hall of Famer and ex-New York Mets catcher Gary Carter - NYPOST.com - Teufel, now the Mets’ third base coach, was Carter’s teammate from 1986-89. “We’re all emotionally tied in some way, and emotions will be flowing [tonight] I think for the family,” Teufel said.
Gary Carter's emotional final at-bat [video] - LATimes.com - His final game came on Sept. 27, 1992. In the seventh inning of a scoreless game against the Chicago Cubs, Carter lined an 0-2 pitch over the right fielder's head to score Larry Walker with what turned out to be the only run of the game. Carter got a lengthy standing ovation from the Montreal crowd. You will get goosebumps while watching it.
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