http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/7583267/hall-fame-catcher-gary-carter-dies-age-57

The roids are going to ravage a generation of retired players.

Im not accusing and I don't really care about roid use other than the ill health effects later in life.

The Mets were a fun team and Carter was a great stabilizing personality among that crazy group.

Nalod wrote:Great career.

The roids are going to ravage a generation of retired players.

Im not accusing and I don't really care about roid use other than the ill health effects later in life.

The Mets were a fun team and Carter was a great stabilizing personality among that crazy group.

I understand that you are not accusing, but I'm 99% sure that he was not steroid user. His physical ability began to fade after the 1986 WS season, during which he was 32 years old. In fact, I would say that his statistical slide is that of a classic non-roid user. Being a catcher would have contributed to his demise, but there was no "second wind" in his career, during which he put up numbers better than those attained during his physical prime. That 32-37 year old surge where guys put up numbers alarmingly better than when they were younger, has always been a sign that a player was "enhancing" his performance.

He is my contemporary in term of age (57), and as a Mets fan I admired what he game to the team and the sport. That he should die at an age where he was still productive (coaching/as a husband and father) is a very sad.