TollHouseGolem wrote:Gary Carter passed away on Thursday:

http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_ ... ies-age-57

To me, he was one of the iconic ballplayers from the 70s and 80s. In a career that was almost 20 years long, I think I am most impressed by the fact that he had nine (!) knee operations - pretty remarkable for a catcher.

Kingofpain89 wrote:To a horrific end I guess....

sauromatian wrote:
Lots of news stories today about the rising stock market. Some pointing out that earning for the companies are down, so it doesn't make sense to buy for increasing amounts of money. Unless of course the predictions of massive inflation are true, in which case it makes perfect sense. Soon, $500 OCEs will no longer qualify for the Silliest Auction Price thread, as that will be the price of a loaf of bread.

MetamorphosisSigma wrote:A shout-out to my grandmother, Jean Swan, who passed away today at age 102. She would've been 103 in June. She was lucid and living on her own almost until the end. The first drug she ever took or was administered was a small dose of morphine yesterday morning... She tried to call The Lord on the hospital room telephone. I had to laugh. We differed on almost every subject, but always had lively conversations .

JasonZavoda wrote:
My condolences. That is a good long life. Of course the older I get myself, the more the definition of 'old' keeps changing. My one grandmother was born 1900 but she passed away a number of years ago already. She was very active up to the last week of her life. My grandfather was born 1888 and he was doing very well. Went in for a nap and didn't wake up.

MetamorphosisSigma wrote:I'm by no means religious (and haven't been as far back as I can remember), but hearing her talk about "The Enemy" (capital E audible) always sent a chill down my back.