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Hey Mets, embrace your past, start by retiring Gary Carter's
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Golden To Honor Mets' Gary Carter With Senate Resolution - Bklyner
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Former Met and Expo catcher Gary Carter dead at age 57
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20 years ago today, Expos/Mets legend Gary Carter was inducted in
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Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter dies – Macomb Daily
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Mets History: Gary Carter had one of the most memorable debuts
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This New York Baseball Catcher Coined the “F-Bomb” Phrase
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Good To The Very Last Out - Sports Illustrated Vault
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Gary Carter, Not Mike Piazza, Was the Mets' Most Valuable Catcher
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Gary Carter Mets trade anniversary
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New ownership has the opportunity to honor the Mets' past - Amazin
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Remembering Gary Carter Ten Years Later - Metsmerized Online
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Time For The Mets To Retire Gary Carter's Number