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Strawberry Juice? Darryl Admits He Would Have 'Roided Up

Posted: Mar 3rd 2009 3:08PM by John Walters (author feed)
Filed under: Mets, NL East

It's hard to get superstars to admit that they used steroids. Heck, you have to basically catch them with the syringe stuck in them to get an apology. But there's one former superstar who readily admits that if he played in another era, he would have cheated. That former superstar is Darryl Strawberry.

"Hell, yeah, I would have used them!" he thundered when asked a hypothetical about himself. "Are you kidding me? I mean, c'mon. Some things are part of what athletes go through, and they happen."

Heck, why not? Strawberry was pretty much a part of everything that athletes go through, why not steroids, too? You see Strawberry, like Alex Rodriguez, was young and stupid. But when he got older, he apparently got wiser, as he resisted the steroid temptation in the '90s.

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Hey Bud, Why Stop With Hank Aaron's Home Run Record?

Posted: Feb 12th 2009 10:22PM by Tom Fornelli (author feed)
Filed under: MLB Milestones, MLB Police Blotter

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I don't know if you know this or not, but since he's commissioner of Major League Baseball, Bud Selig seems to think this gives him special privileges that nobody else in America is entitled to. Why, as commissioner of baseball he's not bound by the ex post facto laws of our society, which means he's allowed to suspend Alex Rodriguez for breaking rules that weren't yet in place.

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Darryl Strawberry Says Mets Loved Their Cocaine and Their Women

Posted: Feb 11th 2009 10:49AM by Tom Fornelli (author feed)
Filed under: Mets, MLB Rumors

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It seems that this week baseball has decided to play a game of "I can shock you more" with the media. First there was the news of Alex Rodriguez's positive steroid test, which, admittedly, wasn't all that shocking. Then earlier this morning we got to find out about Roberto Alomar's ex-girlfriend suing him for allegedly having unprotected sex with her while knowingly having AIDS. I don't think anybody is going to top the Alomar bombshell, but Darryl Strawberry is going to try.

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Rich Frankliln with an eye patch over his right eye after UFC 93.

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Rich Frankliln with a bruised right eye after UFC 93.

Rich Franklin/American Fighter

Marion Kreiner of Austria takes 1st place during the FIS Snowboard World Championship Women's Parallel Giant Slalom on January 20, 2009 in Gangwon, Korea.

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Russia's Lubov Iliushechkina and Nodari Maisuradze perform their pairs short program at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, on January 20, 2009, during the European Figure Skating Championships.

Lars Lewen #12 of Sweden leads through a turn in front of Xavier Kuhn #5 of France and Beni Hofer #20 of Switzerland during the Men's Ski Cross heats on day two of the Freestyle World Cup on January 19, 2009 at Whiteface Mountain in Lake Placid, New York.

Tunisia's Mahmoud Gharbi shoots against Russia during the Men's World Handball Championship Croatia 2009 Group C match in Varazdin city January 19, 2009.

OBERHOF, GERMANY - JANUARY 11: Ole Einar Bjoerndalen of Norway skates during the Men mass start of the E.ON Ruhrgas IBU Biathlon World Cup on January 11, 2009 in Oberhof near Erfurt, Germany. (Photo by Martin Rose/Bongarts/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Ole Einar Bjoerndalen

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Arizona Cardinals' Larry Fitzgerald (11) reaches the ball over the goal line for a touchdown as Carolina Panthers' Chris Harris (43) defends during the second quarter of an NFL divisional playoff football game in Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009.

Chuck Burton, AP

Pilots make an exhibition of Motocross Free Style in Rio Hato, some 120 km north of Panama City, on January 11, 2009. Motocross free style world champion, US Travis Pastrana, also participated in the show.

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San Jose Sharks forward Mike Grier hits the boards after he scored a goal during the second period of their NHL hockey game against the Calgary Flames in Calgary, Alberta, January 6, 2009.

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Strawberry has a new book coming out in April, and something tells me his ex-teammates aren't going to appreciate the contents much. Strawberry's claims about all the cocaine they did and the women they had sex with -- sometimes during games -- probably won't sit well.

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Darryl Strawberry Has Advice For Joba

Posted: Oct 23rd 2008 2:03PM by Tom Fornelli (author feed)
Filed under: Yankees, MLB Gossip, MLB Police Blotter

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It's become somewhat apparent over the last few days that having the New York Yankees in the playoffs is good for the safety of citizens in Nebraska. That's because when the Yankees miss the postseason it gives Joba Chamberlain a lot of free time to drive around drunk and get into scuffles at local strip clubs.

Of course, Joba's run-in with Nebraska police has brought up many questions about his maturity. After all, Chamberlain is only 23 years old, and the celebrity of being a New York Yankee can get to a kid's head after a while. It's something that Darryl Strawberry knows all too well, though he experienced it as a Met, and he has some advice for Joba.

"I told [Yankees executive Ray Negron] I think the main thing for Joba right now is he needs to look at himself in the mirror and evaluate himself, more than anything," Strawberry said yesterday morning. "At that age, in the situation he's in with the Yankees, it's easy to think you can do whatever you want to do. But that's just the beginning.

"If Joba was smart, he would walk right across his clubhouse and sit down next to Derek Jeter and talk to him about responsibilities and living life the right way," Strawberry said. "If he was really smart after what just happened, there's a guy right in your clubhouse on your team who can help you. Ask him for some advice. Ask him the things you should do. And he'll sit down with you and tell you.

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Meet The AL Central Draft Picks

Posted: Jun 5th 2008 7:00PM by Tom Fornelli (author feed)
Filed under: White Sox, Indians, Tigers, Royals, Twins, AL Central, MLB Draft

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Now that the exciting action of MLB's amateur draft has completed it's first round, it's time to take a look at our country's next millionaires. Here's a quick glance at the first round selections by the teams of the AL Central.

Kansas City Royals (3) Eric Hosmer, 1B, American Heritage (Fla) H.S.: Picking this early in the draft is nothing new for the Royals, as they've had a top six pick in six of the last seven drafts. They've spent a lot of those picks on position players, as they've only chosen one pitcher (Luke Hochevar) with their first pick in the last four years. Well, considering that the Royals currently have the lowest scoring offense in baseball, and have hit the least amount of home runs, it's no shock that they went after a player with a lot of power in his bat. It's been said the left-handed hitting Hosmer has more raw power than any other player taken in the first round, and he can use that power to go to the opposite field just as easily as pulling the ball. Some wonder if he'll be a first baseman in the Majors, though, as he does have a very strong throwing arm, and may eventually be moved to the outfield.

Chicago White Sox (8) Gordon Beckham, SS, Georgia: After all the trades Kenny Williams has made the last few seasons, the White Sox farm system has been left pretty bare, especially in the middle infield. That's why the Sox had to be ecstatic when Beckham fell to them at the 8th spot. Beckham can play both shortstop and second, though he'll probably stay at short, and he can swing the bat as well. He hit .307/.505/.781 for the Bulldogs this season, and according to ESPN's Keith Law, he'll be the best prospect in the White Sox organization the second he signs his contract. Considering that Orlando Cabrera doesn't plan on sticking around in Chicago after this season, and the team is never happy with Juan Uribe, it may not be very long before White Sox fans see Beckham at U.S. Cellular Field.

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Random You Tube Magic: An Early Benitez Meltdown

Posted: Jun 1st 2007 11:00PM by Mullet (author feed)
Filed under: Miami, New York, Orioles, Yankees, Marlins, Mets, Giants, AL East, NL East, NL West, Baltimore, San Francisco

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With Armando Benitez being in the news lately, The Fanhouse thought it would be fun to revisit this quick clip involving one of the first Benitez meltdowns. Here he is as an Oriole, circa 1998, hitting Tino Martinez and causing Graeme Lloyd, Darryl Strawberry and the Yankees to go completely ballistic.

This is actually the second incident involving Benitez plunking Martinez, the first one coming while Tino was with Seattle, so there was already a history there. It also wouldn't be the last time Benitez would melt down, giving Orioles fans, Mets fans, and Giants fans everywhere a reason to want to go all "Graeme Lloyd" on Armando themselves.

Previously on The Fanhouse:
Armando Benitez Tag

Random You Tube Magic: The 1986 Mets

Posted: May 18th 2007 5:30PM by Mullet (author feed)
Filed under: New York, Mets, NL East, MLB Video

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Ah 1986 ... the days of Iran Contra, ALF, and the New York Mets, who swore, drank, and pillaged their way into your hearts. Oh yeah, and they won the world championship as well (which is how their swearing, drinking, and pillaging became public knowledge).

They were music stars as well, as August of that year saw the debut of "Lets Go Mets Go", their response to the Chicago Bears who starred in "The Super Bowl Shuffle" earlier that season. Check out not only the players clowning around, but the celebrity cameos near the end, including Tony Bennett, Dr. Joyce Brothers, and a very young (and very hairy) Howard Stern. Joe Piscopo made a memorable cameo as well. Piscopo recently admitted he was a life-long Yankee fan, which basically means that I can never look at this video quite the same again. But it's still a fun watch.

Daryl Strawberry Is Doing Better, At Least For Now

Posted: Feb 20th 2007 9:30PM by Eamonn Brennan (author feed)
Filed under: Mets

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Darryl Strawberry's history is no secret. Nearly everyone familiar with recent-era baseball knows Strawberry's story of limitless talent plagued by severe drug, alcohol and domestic abuse.

What is likely less well known to fans is Strawberry's quiet resurrection in the small town of O'Fallen, Missouri. That story is the subject of this long magazine feature in the River Front Times, a St. Louis-based publication.

Highlights:

- Strawberry has apparently found a religious calling, thanks largely to a pastor that focuses on addiction-related temptation and religion's role in that temptation.

- Strawberry and his wife, Tracy, were encouraged to start a charity designed to raise money to treat and assist autistic children.

- Tracy's family (her maiden name is Boulware) were hesitant to allow their daughter to marry Strawberry, given his history of domestic violence. They relented, however, when they met the former ballplayer and found him to be "the most humble, the most caring, the most generous, loving man you'd ever want to meet," Tracy says.

- There is plenty about Strawberry's playing career, but this quote from Bobby Ojeda just about sums it up: "We were throwbacks," pitcher Bobby Ojeda has told baseball writers. "We were like, 'Gimme a steak, gimme a f***** beer, gimme a smoke, and get the f*** out of our way.'"

Despite that quote, which just begs sarcasm, sorry: no jokes here. It's just sort of good to see a guy get his life back together, at least for a little bit. I'm not the most religious guy (OK, so I'm not religious at all) but there's something inspiring about a troubled guy finding a little peace, regardless of where - geographically or spiritually - that peace takes him.