Strawberry on Bernie and Sid just said he loved Steinbrenner and the way he stood by his players no matter what. Then said he wants nothing to do with the Mets, they dont back their players and thoroughly disrespected Ray Knight and Gary Carter. Never heard this before.
Also just said he hates Mike Lupica lol - said he would dump him in a trash can if he wrote about his family and personal life.
Great interview. Strawberry sounds great and is a great story teller.
Also doing great things for helping folks with addiction.
I love the Mets, and have great memories of and fondness for Darryl. These stories suck to hear, but they're not surprising. There's a way to do things as an organization, and a way NOT to ... and the Mets have had moderate success over their existence while seeming to NOT do a lot of things right. It's simply not what I'd call a "class organization."
Again, I'm a die-hard Mets fan, but one without blinders to reality.
The Mets need to clean house, right now, from the manager down to the trainer(s). They have talent in place, with potential, but what's the saying about insanity? Or stupidity? Or both?
Just really do not want to see the same shit happen now, year after year until guys like DeGrom and Sydergaard are well into their 30s and/or pitching elsewhere, saying similar things about the Mets as an organization.
The Mets are so cheap its sad. In a city full of wealth, we have penny pinchers as owners.
What an era, my favorite athletes growing up, Strawberry, Gooden, LT, Tyson, to name a few, what a bunch of wasted talent (not in LT's case, but he still not a role model).
That era and growing up idolizing athletes like them is why I don't give a shit about athletes anymore. Root for laundry and next man up.
What an era, my favorite athletes growing up, Strawberry, Gooden, LT, Tyson, to name a few, what a bunch of wasted talent (not in LT's case, but he still not a role model).
That era and growing up idolizing athletes like them is why I don't give a shit about athletes anymore. Root for laundry and next man up.
Exactly. Thanks for the memories Darryl, but I'm not too interested in what he thinks of the Mets.
My guess with Knight is trading him away immediately after he was WS MVP. Sorry Darryl, but that is how the game is played. It's a rough business.