tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060001189009195901.post1098753317291998033..comments2023-10-29T10:30:11.799-04:00Comments on Sports Locker: Gary Carter - Hall of Famer Without a TeamJameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00225609931029900229noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060001189009195901.post-55049714880455798682008-04-23T09:15:00.000-04:002008-04-23T09:15:00.000-04:00Coop - Thanks for stopping by and posting a commme...Coop - Thanks for stopping by and posting a commment. I like your Mets blog. I'd like a change to Wally or Oberkfell. Bobby V got more out of his players than Willie is getting out of his players. <BR/><BR/>DMG - Thanks for posting on the blog. I'll keep reading your articles! <BR/><BR/>JRJJameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00225609931029900229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060001189009195901.post-26317118614222026242008-04-22T20:15:00.000-04:002008-04-22T20:15:00.000-04:00JRJ:Yes, I'm the writer from Renew America as well...JRJ:<BR/>Yes, I'm the writer from Renew America as well as other new media outlets. Thanks for noting that. <BR/><BR/>DMGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060001189009195901.post-6315557431576390952008-04-22T19:41:00.000-04:002008-04-22T19:41:00.000-04:00Great and compelling argument about Gary. I have ...Great and compelling argument about Gary. I have been a big fan of The Kid forever, he was def my fave mets in the 80s, I was sad he didn't go into the HOF as a Met, and when I met him in 2002 after a Cyclones game, he was so gracious and generous...and I talked his ear off like a mad woman. I digress. While I think G definitely deserves a shot at managing a big league team, I don't think (unfortunately) he is a good fit for the team at this moment. Right now, a Wally Backman or a Ken Oberkfell type need to run the team and whip them into shape. This Mets team are a bunch of poochies if I ever saw them (visit my blog for more commentary on that). Wally can definitely get them to buckle down much like a Bobby V type. He expects more and gets more. Gary is too nice for lack of a better term and would be nothing more than a Willie-with-a-big-ol-smile-on-his-face-24-7.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060001189009195901.post-43556523470797633642008-04-22T16:03:00.000-04:002008-04-22T16:03:00.000-04:00Hi Diane - Thank you for reading the blog. I'm a b...Hi Diane - Thank you for reading the blog. I'm a big Gary Carter the person and player. I also think another Met, Wally Backman, deserves an attempt (a second one) at managing in the big leauges. His minor league record is 2nd to none. <BR/><BR/>Is this the Diane M. Grassi from "Renew America?" <BR/>If so, I really enjoy your work - especially the recent Jamiel Shaw story. <BR/><BR/>Thanks again. <BR/>JRJJameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00225609931029900229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060001189009195901.post-78034048952702631242008-04-22T01:27:00.000-04:002008-04-22T01:27:00.000-04:00Thank you for speaking about Gary's interview whic...Thank you for speaking about Gary's interview which I also heard on WFAN. <BR/><BR/>As a Mets fan who religiously followed the Mets through the 1980's and their ultimate World Championship crown in 1986 it was Carter who was the soul of that team. After he and Keith Hernandez formed the foundation they brought together a bunch of rookies who didn't know how to win but taught them how.<BR/><BR/>With Carter it was like having another coach on the field and we fans as well as his peers in MLB all thought that he would eventually make a great manager and motivator along with his field-general experience. <BR/><BR/>The Hall of Fame dissed Gary Carter and now MLB, not just the Mets organization. <BR/><BR/>Let's all continue to make it known that Carter has done more for fans than most players of his generation and especially puts today's players to shame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com