Joe Carter's complaining his HR to win the WS ain't getting enough respect

http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/612934

"Mine, it will make the top 10 but it's never No. 1, it's never been No. 2, it's always been in the middle of the pack," Carter said Thursday. "Had it been for the Yankees or the Dodgers, then I think it would have been No. 1. But because it was in Toronto, it has not gotten the respect that I think it really should deserve.''

And he's right.

 

He's exactly right.

 

I agree, too.

 

So you guys think it's the greatest home run in MLB history?

 

I wouldn't rank it No. 1 or 2, and No. 3 is a stretch, at least for me.

 

The guy barely dumped one over the wall off one of the most overrated pitchers of all time.

 

And it was in Game 6.

 

I'm no Yankees fan, but the reality is that when putting together lists, their history makes things associated with them more important. That's the way it is in all sports. Those Blue Jays teams were great, but most baseball fans don't care.

 

I disagree with it being among the top 2.

1. It happened in a Game 6, not a deciding game (unlike Thomson and Mazeroski)

2. He wasn't injured while trying to play, to my knowledge (unlike Gibson)

3. Kirby Puckett's homer in Game 6 in 1991 kept the Twins alive for another day and Carlton Fisk's 1975 blast also kept the Red Sox alive. Carter's team was leading the series, 3-2.

Was Carter's homer in the Top 10? Definitely. Best one or two homers ever? Nope.

 

Ranking it No. 1 is just stupid. Top 10, sure. THE biggest? No.

 

No, I don't necessarily think it's the single-greatest homer of all-time, but had he been wearing a New York uniform and that had happened in Yankee Stadium, it would be considered so.

That's the part I'm agreeing with him on.

 

Agreed on all points, Baron.