The news gets worse for an absolute baseball great. Sad stuff.


http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/20...tremely-grave/

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Gary Carter’s daughter revealed that a recent MRI exam on the Hall of Fame catcher showed “several new spots/tumors on his brain” and Bill Madden of the New York Daily News writes that “Carter’s fight with brain cancer has turned from brave to extremely grave.”

According to Madden, in recent weeks Carter’s “condition was visibly worsening” and the 57-year-old “began complaining of severe headaches, fatigue, and balance problems that resulted in a fall on Christmas Day in which he tore his rotator cuff.”

Carter was unable to attend his annual charity golf tournament earlier this week and a family member told Madden that doctors are now considering stopping treatment.

Carter, who was inducted into Cooperstown in 2003 following a 19-year career with the Expos, Mets, Giants, and Dodgers, was diagnosed with inoperable brain tumors in May.
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Terrible. One of my childhood baseball idols

Carter is a guy that I always rooted against, because, as a Phillies fan, he was always beating them with the Expos and the Mets. Growing up in the late '70s/early '80s, he was also, however, he was probably the best all-around catcher I saw play the game. Johnny Bench was at the end of his career by then, and calling Mike Piazza a catcher is a bit of an isult to Carter and others who played the game both ways.

It's a sad situation, indeed. Carter played the game the right way, and has always been a good man off the field too... an unfortunately rare thing these days.

Cancer is a terrible thing, let alone something as rare as this. Sad indeed.

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