82 years ago, a debilitating disease took down one of the greatest Major League Baseball players of all-time at the young age of 38. Today, the baseball media world watches one of their own suffer at 29-years old with the same disease ALS, still with few answers.
Darryl Strawberry was one of the most talented baseball players to have played the game in the last 50 years. His smooth powerful swing launched home runs into the atmosphere with ease and even grace. However, his well-documented battles off the field took away any shot at being recognized as a Hall of Famer.
The New York Mets have been struggling for offensive power, why wouldn't they add a proven Major League hitter with over 150 homer runs in the last 8 years, especially a catcher? Well, Mets' general manager Billy Eppler may want to consult his crosstown friend, Yankees' general manager Brian Cashman on this one.
What a wild win for the New York Mets last night as they came from behind to beat the Tampa Bay Rays who happen to have the best record in all of baseball.
Following a FOUR-HOUR rain delay on Saturday, Washington postponed their game against New York, prompting this big response from the Mets' broadcast team.
It's one thing to be so good at baseball, that the player is enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. It's another thing, when that same player faced the challenge of serving in the United States military during wartime. The U.S. Navy decided those players were special.
Former New York Mets and Yankees star, Darryl Strawberry will make his way to the Capital Region to speak about the dangers of drug abuse and addiction. Strawberry has written several books on addiction recovery.