Hernandez and Rafael Palmeiro have two things in common. Each was an outstanding first baseman and each was a substance abuser. Getting the latter out of the way, Hernandez abused cocaine while Palmeiro abused performance enhancing substances, but...

That was what Carter really cared about and he always made it known to his teammates who fed off Carter's energy. This became very evident in arguably the greatest inning in Mets history. The Mets were down 5-3 in the bottom of the 10th, Wally Backman...

I recall being far more excited to meet Carter than Seaver, which is less a slight to Seaver and more a credit to Carter. Carter was one of the heroes of Game Six and, more importantly, one of the stars of 1986 Mets: A Year To Remember. He and Keith...

He signaled a new beginning with a home run that helped power the Mets to an opening day victory in 1985. By 1986, the team had a truly magical ensemble that led baseball with 108 wins. That team included franchise RBI champ Gary Carter, with 105, as...

ST. LUCIE — When Tim Teufel thinks of Gary Carter, he thinks of that Game 6 at-bat against Boston’s Calvin Schiraldi. Keith Hernandez had flied out, and the Mets trailed 5-3 in the 10th inning. The Red Sox needed one more out to win the 1986 World Series.

As a long-suffering Met fan I remember pinning my hopes on so many mediocre and down-right bad players and teams over the years — until then-General Manager Frank Cashen put together the pieces for a truly great one, with stars like Keith Hernandez,...