Happy birthday to former major league outfielder and 5-time All-Star Joe Carter. Joe was drafted with the 2nd overall pick by the Chicago Cubs in 1981 and made his major league debut in 1983. He played for the Indians and Padres in the late 80's before his best-known years in Toronto. It was there that he eventually became the Blue Jays all-time sacrifice flies leader with 65. Joe is also one of only 6 major league players to have hit 3 home runs in a game on at least 5 different occasions. But Carter is likely best remembered for having had a grown man attempt to crawl into his butt shortly after the Blue Jays won the 1993 World Series. Coincidentally, Carter also hit a game-winning 3-run homer off Mitch Williams that same day. From everyone here at the rogue league, happy 48th birthday Joe.
Friday, March 7, 2008
happy birthday joe carter
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So, is "everyone" at the rogue league having a party for this?
The trade that brough him to the Blue Jays was pretty big at the time. I believe it was Carter and Robbie Alomar for Tony Fernandez and Fred McGriff. McGriff and Fernandez were fine players, but that trade really helped make the Blue Jays a great team in the early 90s.
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