As Weary-Hearted As That Hollow Moon

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Kid never swore, never. He’d say ‘Gosh darn’ and ‘Jeez.’ Because of his religious beliefs, he never swore — and that was rare on that team,” Darling said. “But when he got to first base in the 10th inning, the late Bill Robinson, who was our first-base coach, told me that Kid told him, ‘There’s no way I’m making the last fucking out.’ That’s the competitor he was.

- Ron Darling on Gary Carter. (via sportspage)