Gary Carter's kind of a jerk.

Gary Carter's taken a lot of heat for pimping himself for the Mets manager job during the Willie Randolph Death Watch.

Now he publicly wondering why others have gotten the chance to manage in the big leagues,  speculating on the "pictures Joe Girardi must have on Steinbrenner" in the LA Times.

The NY Times also has a revealing interview with Carter that doesn't exactly paint him in a flattering light.

He was insulted when the Mets didn't promote him to the major league level, instead wanting him to  manage in Double-A Binghamton, a city he referred to as an "armpit." 

"I played 18 years in the major leagues and you’re going to tell me I have to go to Double-A to learn how to do the double switch? I can do that in my sleep."

He also shared his thoughts on why he wasn't hired as the Mets hitting coach:

“Well, I knew they weren’t going to give it to me because I would have been a threat to Willie.”

Carter ends the interview by getting all pissed off. Somehow I don't think all this is helping his chances of making it as a big league manager.