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Incredibly sad. Such a tough, clutch player.

Rest in peace Kid.

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R.I.P. Kid. :sad:

He took the time to learn French and embraced the culture, which endeared him to millions of Montrealers and Quebecers.


I just read about that today. That was definitely awesome. MLB Network has been doing an excellent job of paying tribute to Gary.
 
His passing has affected me more than I thought it would, a reminder of the heyday of the Expos, when their popularity rivaled that of the Canadiens.

Canadians pay tribute to the late Gary Carter, who rose to fame in Montreal

By: The Canadian Press
Posted: 02/17/2012 11:04 AM |
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Montreal Expos Gary Carter in 1992. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Tom DiPace


Tributes rained down on the late Gary Carter as the House of Commons remembered a man who was once the biggest baseball star in Canada.

While politicians delivered their praise in Ottawa's Parliament, people in Montreal were suddenly reminiscing about baseball again, sharing fond memories of a professional game that left the city eight years ago.

Members from different political parties read tributes Friday to the Hall of Fame catcher who died the previous day, of cancer, at age 57.

They described his generosity with fans, and his perpetual enthusiasm in an era when Canada had only one baseball team, the now-defunct Montreal Expos, and the California native was their most popular player.

The Liberals' Denis Coderre described him as one of his idols as a child — as a winner on and off the field. Coderre tipped an old Expos cap to Carter, as a tribute to him in the House of Commons.

''Gary was a complete man, with uncanny charisma, of great generosity who gave his heart and soul to his sport, his family and his community,'' said Coderre, who finished his speech by quoting Carter and tipping the cap.

''He was a winner. He always made you feel important. He left no one indifferent, and was a source of inspiration to us all.''

The NDP's Jamie Nicholls said Carter was one of the greatest players ever to play in Canada. He said Carter personified the franchise he played for. Nicholls concluded a poetic speech with a mock home-run call, celebrating a Carter round-tripper.

''His passion for the game was contagious,'' Nicholls said.

''Gary Carter was the Expos. He was baseball. He was Montreal.''

Carter's passing was front-page news on all three of Montreal's daily newspapers Friday, as a city that lost its Expos in 2004 was sharing memories about the franchise's heyday, long before the team was killed by fire sales, strikes, on-field heartache, and an unpopular and cavernous east-end stadium.

The front-page headline in the Montreal Gazette said: "The Kid'' Was Light Of Expos.

La Presse also referred to the former Expos and Mets catcher by his nickname, saying: The Kid Is No More.

In Le Journal de Montreal, there were front-page headlines like: A Brother; The Real Thing; and Thanks For Everything.

The Montreal Canadiens also planned to honour Carter before their hockey game Sunday.

There was a movement on Twitter suggesting that the Expos' former mascot, Youppi!, who now entertains Habs fans, should also bring out his old tricolour jersey for Sunday's game.

Carter played in Montreal for 12 of his 19 big-league seasons, from 1974 to 1984 and again in 1992.

In his final game, he drew a long, emotional standing ovation from a crowd that began clapping even before he delivered a double, a run-scoring hit that drew deafening cheers in one of the most memorable moments in the history of that star-crossed franchise.
 
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