The INSANE Prime of Darryl Strawberry
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- Опубліковано 31 тра 2024
- Darryl Strawberry was a controversial player, who throughout his career got into more trouble than just about any other player in Major League Baseball. Not to mention that he had a severe problem with substance abuse while being one of the most talented players in the entire sport. His prime surfaces countless questions, none more prominent than this hypothetical: What would’ve happened had he stayed away from drugs and alcohol? Darryl Strawberry’s rise to stardom occurred just as quickly as his fall from grace. Darryl Strawberry was one of the greatest talents in baseball history. His power speed skillset is a rare combo that is anything but ubiquitous. In today’s video, we discuss his amazing prime in baseball but more importantly, we get to know Darryl Strawberry, the person. His story will surprise you!
Darryl Strawberry’s book: Turn Your Season Around: How God Transforms Your Life a.co/d/4xx25dq
Players relevant to the video: Dwight Gooden, Kirk Gibson, Andy Van Slyke, Keith Hernandez, Tony Gwynn, Bill Buckner, Gary Carter, Lenny Dykstra, Wally Joyner, Jose Canseco
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:56 Strawberry’s Story
3:58 Darryl’s Debut
5:28 The INSANE Prime Begins…
11:29 30/30 Strawberry
15:04 Darryl and the Dodgers
16:27 Yankees meet Strawberry
19:21 A second chance…
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Mr. Burns removing him for a pinch-hitter probably didn't help.
"Shave them sideburns Mattingly"
Lol he started crying when they taunted him
“Its like theres a party in my mouth, and everyones invited!”
@@poindextertunes ⏸️
Sax actually had a condition that sounds fake
My favorite player growing up. I had Darryl Strawberry everything. I even sent him a letter when I was 9 years old and he sent me an autographed photo and a Mets team photo. And when he got traded to the Dodgers, I sent him another letter and he sent me a Dodgers photo and a Dodgers team photo
That’s awesome! Very cool of him to do that.
Ya he was my childhood favorite as well. Strawberry and Griffey are my 2 all-time favorites followed by Manny and Barry Larkin
I was a huge Stawberry and Mattingly fan as a kid
What! Dude I’ve sent stuff off to players as a young kid and never get anything back. That’s way cool. I had his rookie card along with Dwight rookie card but a kid in school stole them. Jealous you were responded to. Love it.
Before I was drafted. I was able to pitch against Darryl before he left for Spring Training at a rare pro prep / college game. I threw him 2 pitches. A first pitch change up that embarrassingly floated high and outside, and then a fastball down and in. He hit it so hard to our 2nd baseman that it ate him up so badly Darryl was easily able to get to first base. He then took the biggest lead at first I'd ever seen. I used my best move and picked him off. He was pissed. Went to the dugout, packed his stuff up, and left. Two weeks later, it was reported that he had beaten his wife up and was on drugs.
The sweetest swing. Home runs looked like he hit a single
like george foreman in his 40's when he wreckt that dude with a punch so slow it looked like was wiping crumbs off his face
I agree with you 💯.
Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden. As a Mets fan I Will never forget them. They were incredible.
As a dodgers fan and a big fan of baseball neither will I, that was my childhood
@@CoutureThug What amazes me is Darryl wanted to go to the Dodgers and Mets Fans knew that but when he got there Lasorda did not like him at all. And you know Lasorda! He didn't hold back how he felt either!
His 1988 and 1990 seasons were the examples of the heights he could have reached. 250 home runs left on the table for sure.
I worked the opening at his restaurant in Queens in 2010. His wife Tracy was a sweetheart. Darryl was definitely a guy who found it hard to say no, a bad habit in 1980s NYC. His brothers are great. Ronny is hilarious and his older brother, Michael, was LAPD and actually shot in the leg during the Rodney King riots. He managed the restaurant for a while and was a stand up dude. Most of the 2010 Yankees showed up during the private opening, along with Doc, Tino, Bernie, Dykstra (pre-indictment), Salt-n-Pepa, John Starks, and I got to meet Gary Carter that night - about 8 months prior to his death from brain cancer. Needless to say, its still one of the most surreal nights of my life as a NY sports fan.
That’s an incredible story! Thank you for sharing. That’s something you’ll never forget!
Man that sounds like one hell of a night! I'm sure you will never forget it too
that's the crazy thing about New York. On any given night you can be in the same room with someone you just saw on tv or heard on the radio. Dykstra dn Strawberry were my two favorite Mets, followed by Keef!
That's an awesome story. Salt n Peppa went to my high school after I graduated. My favorite pitcher was Dwight Gooden. I tried to copy him but wasn't athletic enough.
@@TheFrenchPug Nice! I'm from Seattle and don't know anyone on Goodness level but Spencer Hawes was on my AAU bball team for 5 yrs. He eventually went to UW and the NBA. Craziest tho is Dave Snell was my little league coach and taught me how to pitch. His eldest son Dru was on my team as well. his little brother Is Blake Snell who is now on the Padres and a former Cy Young winner with the Rays. Still surreal asf everytime I see him on TV
Statistically, his first eight seasons in the league were comparable to Reggie Jackson's. Not only his numbers, but he carried the Mets' offense in the 80s. Without the off-field issues, he would have eclipsed 500 home runs and would have made the HOF easily.
Interesting comparison!
I'm not much of a fan of these newer stats but I believe that he had accumulated a WAR of just above 40 by the age of 29 or 30
His swing was one of the most beautiful and was similar to Ken Griffey Jr. and Ted Williams.
I remember him as a kid. He was a scary hitter from 1983-1991, and a quality outfielder.
If only he could have kept it clean.
I have always thought of him as being baseball's answer to William "The Refrigerator" Perry. Both of them had such great talent and both of them just let it slip away because of carelessness and ego.
I was surprised he was as productive as he was Especially the steals plus power
A fringe Veterans committee HOF inductee
Those 86 Mets were a colorful cast of characters! I've done my fair share of experimentation over the years, but those dudes were truly dedicated to science!
As a baseball fan, I hated the 1986 Mets. But they are one of the very best I have ever seen in my life. They could do it all.
Yay, thank you for listening to me on the video request... you are the best!!!
Thank you for suggesting it! Truly remarkable story and I had a blast putting this video together
Do a video on Eric Davis. Another guy who had a tremendous stretch in the prime of his career that didnt quite live to his full potential. And also a childhood friend of Strawberry.
his batting stance was the best
He definitely could've been 40/40 if he kept his head on straight.
Yeah please make an Eric Davis vid!
@@ludvigborga3676e was 3 hr short of 40/50 club in 1987. If he woulda got that, all the Canseco hype in 1988 about first ever 40/40 club would have been non existent.
Also Davis was 20/80 club in 1986 which is insane
Edit: and Davis always had his head on straight. He just got hurt a lot diving on astroturf. Then he got cancer
I was lucky enough to be able to pitch against Strawberry, Dykstra, and Davis in a pre spring training college practice game in L.A.. Randy Johnson pitched against us. That was the best night of my life. I'm 57 now.
I know Griffey is unanimously known for his sweet swing. I always thought straws was sweeter. Such insanely quick hands
I faced him as a pitcher, and it was the quickest swing I had ever seen.
Strawberry is still one of my all-time favorite players. Not only because of his game, but also because of his faults. His life is a great story. As a person who has struggled with addiction and trauma, I'm able to relate to him in a way. Love Darryl!
His first game was against Cincinnati. I saw him hit a home run at Riverfront. He had so much power
I faced him as a pitcher in college when he came to practice against us before he left for spring training. He came with Lenny Dykstra. I had never faced anyone who was able to swing as hard and fast as Strawberry. Plus, his speed on the basepath was next level.
@@TheFrenchPug what happen to Lenny
@jonklein7130 Idk. He had a bunch of car washes for a long time. He had played shortstop against us that night left-handed and was better than our right-handed shortstop. I got him to pop up twice that night. But Randy Johnson pitched against us, throwing 97 to 103 mph. I had never seen that kind of heat close up like that. None of our players even came close to getting a hit off him.
No doubt had to have been in the red seats.
As a younger teen when Strawberry and Gooden exploded and seeing both loose a bit to drugs it really helped to keep me away from the hard stuff..As a kid it seemed if you did drugs(especially coke) your talent disappears
They functioned for a long time before their drug use caught up to them.
*lose
One of my coolest memories as a kid is seeing Strawberry play AAA for the Norfolk/Tidewater Tides. I wanna say he played SS/3rd
14:51 The subtle 'wow' from Owen Wilson was superb 😂😂
I feel like these individual legends on the 86 Mets team get forgotten by because of the “ya gotta believe” aspect of the team. Amazin’ to see a video that highlights one of the franchises best. Thank you Cam
Thank you for the kind words, that means a lot to hear. I’m glad you enjoyed the video, and I agree there’s a lot of players you could make a full video on from that era of Mets baseball!
I respect your opinion and all but I think the 86 Mets way overshadows the 69 team..Everyone knows the Buckner play and there have been plenty of documentaries on the team.Especially Darryl and Gooden..The 86 Mets are one of the most remembered champions in MLB history..But that’s just my opinion
In the 10 seasons, he played over 100 games each, he hit over 300 HRs. He played 100 games in his first 9 seasons and then 7 years later he played 101 games one last time before he retired and hit 24 homeruns and 57 RBIs. That's crazy. He averaged over 30 homeruns anytime he played over 100 games.
I watched Strawberry for the short time he was at the single A Mets team back in the early 80s. I was only about 5-6 years old at the time and the single A team that tiny town had trouble filling stands even with the likes of future greats like Dykstra, Gooden, and Strawberry making stops along the way. I would stand beside the dugout and watch the players before and during the game. Strawberry had to have been about 17 years old but I distinctly remember both he and particularly Gooden being very kind even though they were teens. Many of the players would give me practice balls and cracked bats and Strawberry and Gooden did too. In my 40s now, I still have those bats and balls but no one probably believes me that a few of them were given to me by two of the best players of their generation. I was lucky to see those guys play before they hit the big league and I still have a soft spot for them, even through all of the ups and downs with legal trouble they both had.
That’s an incredible story! Very cool you got to see two baseball icons together before the baseball world knew them
My fam moved from NY to Cali in 1986 , I was 4 years old and my Dad would alllllways talk about this Strawberry guy in baseball, I had no idea who he was talking about, and then as I got older and more I to sports I was like ooooooh this is the cat my pops was always talking about! Dude is high as a kite and blasting Homer's all over the place lol Glad to hear he was finally able to get it together after baseball. Great vid mang! 👌 👍
Met fan here Darryl was my favorite player growing up and you have done an curate and fantastic job of Laying out his life and career for the younger baseball fans who may not know who he was. Definitely unmatched talent but unfulfilled potential. When the Yankees were winning WS in the 90s I looked at how Jeter was the talk of the town -I always couldn't help to think -what if Doc and Darryl would've stayed off those drugs. They would've had their numbers retired already and been in the BB hall of fame!
Thank you! and you’re absolutely right, I’m sure Darryl and Doc could’ve been HOFers, they certainly had the talent!
The prettiest and most powerful swing in the history of baseball.. He was definitely my idol and the reason I still love the game today, although no one since has quite done it with the bravado and swag like he did ⚾.."On the 7th day, God created earth, on the 8th day, he chiseled out Darryl Strawberry" ~Gary Carter
Strawberry was as gifted as they came I loved him both with the Yankees and the Mets the Mets team underachieved terribly considering all the talent they had and that pitching staff which was unbeatable with Doc Gooden at the top Despite all the accolades I'm quite certain Darryl Strawberry would tell you that the greatest thing in his life is the Lord and as the Lord basically tells us all we are to make a Miracle of our own personal messes so that others who eventually walked the same path we did can be counseled and see what it takes to heal. Sports is just a game a life and the soul is eternity
Beautifully said. I think the most surprising thing about making this video was how much they underachieved. I truly didn’t know much about that era of Mets baseball, and after researching for this video I can honestly say it’s inspirational seeing Strawberry turning his life around considering the rough childhood he had.
Gooden was ANOTHER druggie!!
The Mets under performed because they had a player's coach that let them do anything they wanted and did not ask questions. The team was stacked with players that reached the mountain's peak at 19-20 years old. They had fame and fortune but no one to really mentor them and keep them out of trouble. Not to mention, they were stars in the biggest city in the world. They really did not stand a chance much like child actors.
@@mattb.4333 NONE of them peaked at 19/20.
@@mattb.4333 Davey Johnson was the reason they underperformed. Blew that series against the Dodgers
Perhaps the greatest swing in Baseball history..so sad how he became undone. But, the respect I have for him now that he has aged and saged- it is one beautiful human story!
Strawberry had a beautiful swing and played the game with grace and elegance.
You should do a tier list of players with rec specs. When I was a kid and had to wear glasses for the first time, my mom would always try to make me feel better by saying "Chris Sabo wears glasses, and look at how cool he is." 1990 was a great year for Cincinnati.
Thank goodness it's Friday... another C23 masterpiece on a legend.
You the man Hatbilly. Thank you for the kind words
@@Cam23 Btw, I don't know if there WAS a "Golden Age of Submarine Pitchers!" I just know your video would be more mysterious & intriguing if there WAS a "Golden Age of Submarine Pitchers!" Well, take some liberties, my boy, that's what I always say! I mean, what IS a "Golden Age" anyway? Sounds like a term with a very "loose," uncertain meaning. How long are Golden Ages? How many are there!? Oh, and where's the line between a submarine pitcher and a 4:00 - 5:30 pitcher? It's all about who looks cool! Find em, @Cam 23; find the most impressive bunch of "4:00 to 5:30 to 6:00-submariners within any ten-year-span and then call that the "The Golden Age of Submarine Pitchers!" It'll be a great video! Don't forget to put Gene Garber in it! Ok, I'm out.
Kirby Puckett or Rickey Henderson. Eric Davis would be nice too, poor guy had too many injuries but had an amzing prime.
Kirby Puckett is coming this Friday!
Pirates fan, but Strawberry was always my favorite player. Tried to emulate his iconic wrist whip swing.
The only MLB game I ever attended (so far) was in April 1990 when I saw the Mets play the Expos in Montreal. I was 13 and couldn't wait to see Darryl Starwberry in person. He didn't play that day. 33 years later and I'm still irritated by that.
My favorite player ever!! Growing up in the NYC metro area I would watch the games on WWOR Channel 9! I got a poster when I was 9 years old in 1988…I still have it hanging in my parents house.
I'm a diehard mets fan and Daryl is still my all time favorite baseball player..he could've been one of the all time greats it's such a shame..
...Eric Davis next please!!! Another amazing athlete with a once in a lifetime swing like Darryl's. These young kids need to know! ⚾
I saw Darryl playing for “Tiburones de La Guaira” La Guaira’s Sharks in Venezuela 🇻🇪, he was a rookie 1982-1983 and with only 20 yrs old he crushed a HR out of “Parque Universitario” which has only been done by players like Andres Galarraga with monstrous power….
As a kid Strawberey was my idol. His swing was the coolest thing ever. Still to this day i collect his cards. He woulda been in the 500 homerun club
Loved it, thank you!
I love your insane documentaries!😄👍 I love this one, and Mattingly and Boggs as well!! Thanks for these!! Much appreciated!
Thank you! I’m glad you’re enjoying the series. I love making these videos. So interesting to learn about baseball legends ⚾️
You are skyrocketing, keep it up.
Great Video.. Keep em coming.
i remember him hitting this monster homerun in which he hit the roof of the stadium in montreal
SUPER STARDOME HAD DARRYL STAYED CLEAN. THANK YOU FOR THE MEMORIES DARRYL.
Yankees fan. I was in absolute awe of him when he was with the Mets. Staggering power.
I think a highlight of that year of 86 or even a solo introspective on Mookie, Hernandez, Dykstra, or even Carter would be great! That team was legendary!
Or maybe Ho Jo or Piazza from another time?!
Did say he didn't live up to his potential is a bit much. He's widely considered one of the best hitters of the 80's. Yes, he should have played more seasons, thus higher career numbers, but the man was an 8 time all star
Strawberry was incredible, I'm not American but i attended a couple Mets games in 86 as a kid that I'll never forget, its a great game. Cheers
Darryl Strawberry had one of the smoothest and prettiest swings.
Great video, Cam. Thanks for sharing about his spiritual transformation. Encouraging to see a new chapter in his life!
Thank you! And you’re absolutely right, inspiring to see such a change in direction for one’s life!
Amazing video Cam ❤️
Just found your channel and subscribed. Keep up the great content
Thank you!
Strawberry and Gooden, the 2 biggest what if in baseball. Both were my favorit3s when I was a little kid
Please do a video on Roy Halladay.
He was a real throw back. 8-10 complete games during his peak which was from 2002 to 2011.
Huge Doc fan! However, had he not died, don’t think he would have been a first ballot hall of famer. Would have taken a few years.
@Volodymyr Zablotsky I think he would have gotten in if he was alive. The inductee class was weak, plus he had the stats and memorable moments
One of the sweetest swings of all time!
This channel is fantastic how does it only have 6,000 subs!
That’s very kind of you!
Recently looked at his numbers and here's some perspective.
Major Leaguers all time with 500 homeruns and 300 stolen bases? Bonds, Alex Rodriguez and Willie Mays.
Before the age of 30, Strawberry had 280 homeruns and 201 stolen bases. He likely would gave gotten there had it not been for drugs.
Absolutely. After '91 with the Dodgers, the average number of games he played a year was 42. In that time frame, the maximum amount of games he played in a season was 101 with the '98 Yankees to which he was way past his prime.
Excellent uplifting vid positive message at the end and his mom is looking down fondly 🙏⚾️
Great video about my favorite player.
He's had a troubled life and I'm so happy he got his life back on a good path.
Keep up the great videos! 😍😍
It’s inspiring to see him right the ship and live a happy life free of the things that plagued him all those years!
And thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video
Great video. Keep it up man.
Thank you!
appreciate the great content. i grew up in the 80's and my favortite players were Mattingly, Strawberry, Gooden, and Rickey Henderson
Had his and Eric Davis autographed rookie cards. Favorite player ever on RBI baseball.
How bout a video on his Cousin Eric Davis. Staying healthy.
Dude was 20/80 js
He is 100% the reason im a Mets fan since 87. Great video.
I loved watching Straw play. Great video!
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed the video 😎
@@Cam23 I would like you to do one on Doc Gooden as well.
Man these videos are awsome
Thank you kind sir! Glad you’re enjoying the content 😎
I’d love to see a video on Eric Chavez’s career, which was marred by injuries. Dude could have had such an incredible statistical career
He was a great Fielder
@@davidjohnson6611 definitely, 6 gold gloves and probably more if he wasn’t hurt so often. And when healthy, a very good hitter too. 2001 he batted .288 with 34 homers and had a 6.1 WAR. Dude doesn’t get nearly enough love
Mannnnn, used to trade for him every franchise i did on mlb 05 just cuz he was the cover athlete😭😭
One of my favorite players of all time! Thanks for making this video!
Thank you for watching! Glad you enjoyed the video 😎
@@Cam23 always. Love your vids bro plz keep em coming
@@Cam23 if I could throw in my player suggestion for a video it would be Barry Larkin. Haven't seen many vids on him.
@@one7deep7savage7 yeah the field is pretty open for Larkin on YT!
You do great vids man. You’ve got a good speaking cadence which goes a long way with this type of content
Thank you for the kind words. That means a lot to hear! It’s something that I’ve had to work on over the years because originally, not so much 😂
Was thinking the same thing. Very articulate as well. Well done my man
@@trealville23 Thank you!
Dude great video Straw was 1 of my favorite players as a kid. Any chance you can do a video on Doc? Doc was another favorite player of mine growing up. Great job!
Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed the video! I’ll make sure to put Doc on my radar 🤙
You forgot to mention his defense. He did have a canon of an arm. He was one of the few outfielders. Could you do one on Eric Davis which him and Darryl strawberry I believe were teammates in high school at Crenshaw. Awesome video and I do miss the Darryl chant's
eric davis was the man
Eric Davis played at Fremont HS, which was down the road from Crenshaw.
Great video
I think Ted Williams would be a good player to look. Crazy history while also being one of the best to ever play
Great vid 🎉
Thank you!
In '92 he led the Power Plant to the Springfield City Championship game where he went 9 for 9 with 9 home runs.
Fuzzy has good taste glad to find your channel. Best of luck!
Thank you!
A cautionary tale indeed, as a met fan I'm really happy straw has turned it around .
New sub, great content!
Thanks!
He's the reason why I started watching baseball! His style of swing along with Griffey was perfect!
I remember seeing strawberry at spring training when he played for the Yankees he hit a line drive off the center field wall for a double and I thought it was going through the center field wall when he hit it.
Strawberry 🍓 is one of my favorite players and I think he still had 337 career hrs it sucks what happened to him I hope he's good and I wish him well.🗽🗽🗽🍓
Strawberry had the first swing that I admired and tried to mimic growing up despite being a Braves fan.
Such a sweet lefty swing, hard to ignore even as a fan of a rival team!
Nothing like going to shea stadium when Darryl strawberry came up to the plate “ DARRYL”
I loved watching Daryl play with the Mets when I was a little kid and with the Yankees as a teenager. I met him in a gas station in NY in 2007 or 2008 and he was super chill. He talked with me for about 15 minutes, took pics with me and my girlfriend, then bought his snacks and hopped in his sweet Audi A10 or whatever it was. I’m very glad to learn he is doing well! Gods favorites have a hard time.
Straw could be hung over, have no clothes on, just been in a car accident and still walk up to the plate and hit a HR. He was a natural.
He had the sweetest swing i have ever seen when i was a kid i used to try to copy his batting stance
Not a baseball fan but this video was super well done new sub!
Thank you! My goal is to tell a story in a way that you don’t necessarily need to be a fan of the game to enjoy!
@@Cam23 keep it up your channel will blow up
perhaps the most beautiful swing ever
Give us a Jim Abbott video!
I am here for this.
Love Darryl
Please do one of these awesome videos
On Rickey, Ron Gant, Tim Raines, Ray Lankford, Mookie Wilson and Lee Mazzilli
Excellent bro
Unfortunately there isn’t a whole ton of footage of him out there, but Johnny Mize is probably one of the most forgotten players in baseball history. From his age 23-35 seasons (missing 3 years to WW2) he put up 64.7 rWAR in just 5,954 PA. His 7 year peak war of 48.4 ranks only behind Foxx, Pujols, and Gehrig all time amongst first baseman. It’s an enormous shame this his name is relatively unknown
He would be a great player to make a video on. But you’re absolutely right, footage is so hard to come by, and sometimes with these old time legends there’s nothing unless it’s Babe Ruth. I’d love to find a creative way to make videos on guys like that eventually!
@@Cam23 Bobby Grich would also be a reall good player who’s been pretty much forgotten that has a lot more footage
And in keeping with the theme of guys ruined by substance abuse, Chuck Klein would be a fantastic case study. His first 6 years in the league are better than most anyone else’s in the history of the game. Good luck finding any footage on him though.
I have seen recent interviews with Darryl Strawberry and he has totally turned his life around and has been clean for a good 15 plus years. He does a lot of interviews and gives motivational speeches on turning your life around and has embraced Christianity. A lot of people thought he was a lost cause at one point. He is articulate, wise, humble, and down to earth.
I could totally see how somebody with his upbringing or even with a normal upbringing could fall into that lifestyle being a young, hotshot stud athlete in New York in the 1980's when drinking after games and drug use was much more regular for most players.
It's a shame his stats fell off so far in his 30's if he had hit between 450-500 homers he'd be HOF. During his era teams hit way fewer homers and guys would often lead the league with 35 to 40 in the 1980's or sometimes even less. Being a big slugger was 25-35 homers per year consistently.
As a lifelong Pirates fan, I loved and hated this man. He was clutch. Not sure I have seen another guy that skinny hit the ball so hard.
I was too young to have watched strawberry in the 80s my memories of him where his clutch at bat for the Yankees in the late 90s
New to your channel so you may have one already but would love to see a video on Hall of Fame snub all-time great 90s early 2000s centerfielder Kenny Lofton
You've gotta talk about Wilbur Wood. His numbers are baffling and awe inspiring. And if nobody makes a video about this guy soon, I'm gonna have to start my own channel cuz this guy demands a deep dive.
He should be in the HoF just for starting both games of a double-header.
Eric Davis is my favorite baseball player of all time, so OBVIOUSLY I love Straw 🤘🏻
Robin Yount was my guy, but I always liked Strawberry. He was bigger than life. That swing was beautiful.
Glad Fozzy brought me to your channel bro
Welcome to the channel!
I just stumbled upon this channel and this video.... so awesome! Straw is my second favorite player of all time and it's a close second. Hahaha. I'm a lefty so was always drawn to lefties... but growing up in Ohio my all time favorite player is Eric Davis!! Could you please make a video on him??
Thank you! Eric Davis would be a great guy to cover. I do have a vid focused on his 162 game stretch where he nearly had 50 HR and 100 steals, but not his whole career yet
@@Cam23 I will check it out as I just found your channel today. Can't wait! Keep up the great work!
The videos are dope!
Thank you!
The very first thing I thought in the first minute of the video when you mentioned the drug and alcohol problems was "What was he so unhappy about?" Then you mentioned the childhood abuse thing, and it all made perfect sense.
People dont develop addictions without something driving it. Healthy people will try drugs or alcohol or use them recreationally- at times, when appropriate, to enjoy company of others using them, etc. Then they'll sit them down. The only reason someone develops an addiction is because the substance is able to produce the endorphins they no longer can on their own.
When you see someone struggling with drug or alcohol use, dont look down on them. Try to figure out what's wrong, and get them help for that first. Then the need to stop using will make itself apparent to them naturally- nobody likes to hurt people around them unless its completely necessary to not kill themselves. Without that, they're a relapse waiting to happen.
Your videos are great. Keep them coming. Wondering if you would be up to throw together a Dale Murphy video? Home run guy, silver slugger, MVP but no hall of famer. I’d enjoy what you could find on him.
Thank you! And you’re in luck, I made one on him a couple months ago
Dale Murphy: The King of 1980s Baseball
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