Mears Carter 86-87 Mets Catchers Glove

[dirtyla2000]

Mears Auctions Gary Carter Ws Game Used Glove Went For 10,000.00 Dollars With The Vig ! I Stopped At 5,000 , Lol ! I Picked Up The Heritage Carter Rookie Glove For 1700 Less ! Congrats To Who Got It ! Awesome Glove !

[bgold]

Re: Mears Carter 86-87 Mets Catchers Glove

I think most people would rather have the 86 championship glove than a rookie glove, hence the price...

[TNTtoys]

Re: Mears Carter 86-87 Mets Catchers Glove

I think most people would rather have the 86 championship glove than a rookie glove, hence the price...

This is not the 86 Championship glove... It was used during the championship season but not THE glove worn for the final out of the WS.

[dirtyla2000]

Re: Mears Carter 86-87 Mets Catchers Glove

thats what im saying ! would take my rookie glove !

[barnaby]

Re: Mears Carter 86-87 Mets Catchers Glove

This is not the 86 Championship glove... It was used during the championship season but not THE glove worn for the final out of the WS.

For you Met's experts ... since this isn't the 1986 World Champion glove that caught the last out of the WS .... is it part of the Gary Carter Hall of Fame display .... or is it in a private collection somewhere ...

[barnaby]

Re: Mears Carter 86-87 Mets Catchers Glove

It looks like there is a 1986 WS Gary Carter glove coming up in the Goldin auction. While again it ISN'T " THE glove worn for the final out of the WS" it is still a nice glove from a memorable WS.

[Phil316]

Re: Mears Carter 86-87 Mets Catchers Glove

Wow how many gloves did Carter wear in a season lol

[metsbats]

Re: Mears Carter 86-87 Mets Catchers Glove

Here's a interesting section from Gary's book 'The Gamer" regarding what happened after the Mets 1986 September 17th game against the Cubs when they clinched the NL East and the fans swarmed the field.

"People swirled all around us as the players tried to make their way to the dugout and to the safety of the clubhouse below. It was wild!"

"I was carrying my mask and catcher's mitt in one hand and trying to fend off bodies with the other. Somebody ripped my mask from me, but I held on tightly to my mitt. Masks are replaceable, but that mitt had been molded to fit my hand though the impact of thousands of speeding baseballs. I didn't want to have to break in a new glove during the championship series."

[Phil316]

Re: Mears Carter 86-87 Mets Catchers Glove

Thanks for posting this David.

[metsbats]

Re: Mears Carter 86-87 Mets Catchers Glove

Doesn't answer the question of how many gloves he used during the 86 season but if he stuck to his game plan it would have been very few.

Having caught in the senior league I play in I can understand the importance of having a well broken in catchers mitt.

[Phil316]

Re: Mears Carter 86-87 Mets Catchers Glove

Your right on both accounts.

[barnaby]

Re: Mears Carter 86-87 Mets Catchers Glove

If the picture that is shown on the Goldin site is correct then it's the same glove from the Mears Auction. Only the back is currently shown on Goldin, but it does match up to the back of the Carter glove from Mears.



1986-87 Gary Carter New York Mets Signed Game Worn MacGregor Catcher's Mitt (MEARS LOA/JSA) World Series Season

Offered is a MacGregor catcher's mitt which was used by Hall of Fame backstop Gary Carter during the New York Mets 1986 World Series Championship season and their title defense season in 1987. "Gary Carter" stamped on inner thumb of glove with The Kid having signed directly above in black marker along with a "1986 & 87 Game Glove" inscription. Heavy use evident with a few small tears in the pocket caused by the repeated pounding of fastballs from the likes of Dwight Gooden, Sid Fernandez, Ron Darling, Bobby Ojeda, Jesse Orosco, Rick Aguilera, Roger McDowell and more. (64R0105)

(MEARS Auction LOA; JSA Auction Letter)










Glove on Goldin

[KGoldin]

Re: Mears Carter 86-87 Mets Catchers Glove

It is not a third glove
It is the glove that previously sold

[metsbats]

Re: Mears Carter 86-87 Mets Catchers Glove

Here's a photo of Gary from 1987. Looks like a photo match based on the smudge on the McGregor strap and the laces.

[metsbats]

Re: Mears Carter 86-87 Mets Catchers Glove

Here's a photo from 1986.