http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/7583267/hall-fame-catcher-gary-carter-dies-age-57 Bummer. He was a Mets and Expos legend.
Dude was just a great baseball all-around, man. As a Giants fan, I was ecstatic we had him for the season we did. He was on his last legs, and I still thought he was pretty damn impressive.
he was the reason I was delusional enough to think I wanted to be a catcher when I played baseball. Also, he was the reason I looked into the history of the sport and found out about Yogi Berra.