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Jack Clark Knows How to Hold a Grudge

Things went pretty well for Jack Clark during his three years as a St. Louis Cardinal in the mid-1980s. He hit 66 homers and the Cardinals went to the World Series in 1985 and 1987. Sure, they dropped each of those series in seven games and the '86 Cardinals finished 28 1/2 games behind the Mets, but you'd think 20-plus...

Baseball Brunch: Familiar Faces, Strange Places in Independent Minors

Every Sunday, MLB FanHouse empties out its notebook in Baseball Brunch. CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. – The cleanup hitters in Thursday's game were Preston Wilson and Carl Everett. They have combined to play in more than 2,500 major-league games, hit 391 homers and make more than $80 million. Wilson and Everett were on...

Gary Carter Will Manage In New York

Back at the end of May when we were all waiting for Willie Randolph to get the axe from the New York Mets, former Mets catcher Gary Carter decided to take action. While we all sat on our butts, Gary got out there and went on the radio to let us all know he'd totally take the job after the Mets fired Randolph. He caught a...

Has Gary Carter Been Blackballed by Major League Baseball?

Until he ham-handedly interjected himself into the Willie Randolph deathwatch, it was hard to remember the last time Gary Carter's name got mentioned. Now that he's come back into view, it seems that he's going to have to be torn from the, well not spotlight but whatever illuminative device he's under. He gave an interview...

Wally Backman Would Like a Job; Any Job, Really, Will Do

Desperation is a stinky cologne. So even though Wally Backman is well-intentioned and would probably be a very good manager, it is still tough to see him essentially beg for a job. Backman, of course, did have a job in 2004 when he was hired to be the Arizona Diamondbacks manger, for about four days. Then his past haunted...

Gary Carter News From the Web

05/05/12 Carter tribute swelled hearts, not dreams Source: The Gazette - Montreal - QC - Canada MONTREAL - For most Montrealers, the Expos are like that car you just passed on the highway.
05/04/12 Carter tribute swelled hearts, but not Expos dreams Source: The Gazette - Montreal - QC - Canada For most Montrealers, the Expos are like that car you just passed on the highway.
05/02/12 Gary Carter event to benefit the Sarah Cook Fund Source: The Gazette - Montreal - QC - Canada The event will give old Expos fans a chance to remember the Hall of Fame catcher who died in February after a battle with brain cancer, and the teamÃ¢s days at Jarry Park and Olympic Stadium.
04/30/12 It all makes Cents for local clubs Source: North West Evening Mail - Barrow-in-Furness - Cumbria - UK IT was good day all-round for our teams in the North West Men's League, with four victories from four games.

Background on Gary Carter

Gary Edmund Carter (April 8, 1954 – February 16, 2012) was an American professional baseball catcher whose 21-year career was spent primarily with the Montreal Expos and New York Mets.

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