So Long, Kid

Gary Carter: absolutely one of my favorite ballplayers as a child. Energetic, confident, and a great offensive & defensive catcher in the Berra/Bench mold. One of the best and most fun to watch on that '86 Mets team with all its characters.

As for the above video, I had never seen this, and for some reason didn't remember how great his final Mets home at-bat was (nor that it was also Keith Hernandez's last home game as a Met). Poignant and joyous stuff. Today's a sad day for baseball. R.I.P. Kid.