I was never a fan of Gary Carter. For some reason, I always found him annoying, though I can’t really put my finger on why. It probably had something to do with his earnest, gung-ho attitude combined with the fact that I rooted against the ’86 and ’88 Me

RIP Gary Carter, i never got to see him play really, but my dad always talked about him as being one of the best catchers of all time Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker One of the best moments in Giants history,

For me, the frame of reference is the 1986 Mets, who were to my childhood as the 1955 Dodgers were to my father’s upbringing. I remember his sadness at seeing his heroes die, from Roy Campanella when I was 13, Pee Wee Reese when I was in college, to the

Napoli had filed for $11.5MM, while the Rangers countered with $8.3MM, as MLBTR's Arbitration Tracker shows. Napoli, 30, earned $5.8MM in 2011 and obtains the second-highest raise any third or fourth-time eligible position player has obtained (trailing j

If Black History Month in sports is subtitled as the Tribute to Jackie Robinson, every hymn and homily referencing the pioneer who made the National Pastime ring true, at last, is warranted. Few people in America over the past 65 years have done as much

Hall of Famer Roy ‘Campy’ Campanella was widely considered to have been one of the greatest catchers in the history of the baseball game, he opened Roy Campanella Choice Wines and Liquors in 1951, on the corner of 134th street & 7th Avenue in central Har