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RIP Kid
Gary Carter is gone. In the first baseball video game I ever played–the Original RBI Baseball on the NES–Gary Carter was the clean-up guy for the New York Mets. They were my team of choice. That...
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A Late-Night Ode to Darryl Strawberry
Oh the things the internet holds. I was perusing Google late at night last night, and I stumbled across this discussion archive from 2001. The thread is titled ‘Memories of Darryl Strawberry’. And...
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Your Saturday Baseball Open Thread
It’s a nice, steamy hot day that feels more like August than it does June. And my wife has me outside, humping mulch. There’s some great baseball on tap today, which is one of the many lovely things...
View ArticleHere’s a Shea Stadium video of Mike Tyson, Darryl Strawberry, and Doc Gooden
Now not a whole lot needs said. I’m a sucker for old Shea Stadium. I really got caught up in the place. The Mets were on top of the world in 1986. Punch Out for the Nintendo starring Mike Tyson was...
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By 1995, Darryl Strawberry was not wanted in the White Sox Organization for...
Today is a slow day at work with the impeding holiday weekend unofficially underway. I was looking for something interesting to read when I stumbled across Diamond Mines. And my life as I know it will...
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Happy Belated Birthday, Darryl Strawberry
It’s hard to believe my first favorite player Darryl Strawberry turned 53 this past Thursday – there was a post on ESPN SweetSpot by David Schoenfield to honor the popular semi-star of the 80’s and...
View ArticleThe Best Moments of Darryl Strawberry’s Career
While watching the Mets on Friday night, I noticed they were wearing their 1986 World Championship uniforms. And any time I think of those 1986 Mets, I think of Darryl Strawberry. Man, this guy was...
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ESPN will do a 30 for 30 on Darryl Strawberry & Doc Gooden
Everyone is talking about 30 for 30: O.J. Simpson, Made in America. The one I can’t wait for is Darryl & Doc, premiering July 14th at 9:00 PM. I’ve long been a sucker for anything about the 80’s...
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30 for 30: Darryl & Doc
Well, that was awesome. I already knew a lot of the stories because I read The Bad Guys Won and Straw: Finding my Way, but it was still a good film by Jud Apatow. Obviously, I remain awestruck by...
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Watch young Darryl Strawberry on the David Letterman Show in the mid-80’s
It’s great what you can find while surfing the web on Thanksgiving night. I miss Darryl Strawberry and the 80’s. It’s harrowing and neat to hear a 26-year old Strawberry – when he was on top of the...
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Collect: 1983 Darryl Strawberry Topps Traded Rookie PSA 8 🍓
I picked up an awesome slab yesterday on eBay for under $30. My first favorite player – Darryl Strawberry – and this was just a card I couldn’t pass up. I have long chased after his Donruss rookie but...
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I Just Thought This Was Awesome
This is just one of those things that belongs on the blog because I thought it was awesome. My guy, Darryl Strawberry. My first favorite player. Photo pulled off his instagram.
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Once Upon A Time in Queens: Part 1 & 2
Well, that was awesome. Tonight on ESPN was ‘Once Upon a Time in Queens’ parts one and two. Here are some highlights, but the entire first two episodes were must watch. The '86 @Mets weren't afraid to...
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