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Darryl Strawberry looked to be on a Hall of Fame path when he signed the second biggest contract in big league history with the Dodgers. But his homecoming to Los Angeles would prove to be bitter fruit, as injuries, legal, and personal problems short circuited his career. Strawberry's story is a complicated one, full of condemnable behavior and moments of what seemed like hard-earned redemption. But, ultimately, it's a cautionary tale of how not to treat a sensitive person and how that sensitive person should not treat others, and how that sensitive person eventually learned those lessons. Mike and Bill look back at one of the most talented and most controversial players of the 1980s and '90s and find a man not easily categorized.
Plus, happy birthday to Jesse Flores and Willie McGee!
And farewell to Bill Hepler and Jim Clancy.
By Mike Bates and Bill Parker4.3
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Darryl Strawberry looked to be on a Hall of Fame path when he signed the second biggest contract in big league history with the Dodgers. But his homecoming to Los Angeles would prove to be bitter fruit, as injuries, legal, and personal problems short circuited his career. Strawberry's story is a complicated one, full of condemnable behavior and moments of what seemed like hard-earned redemption. But, ultimately, it's a cautionary tale of how not to treat a sensitive person and how that sensitive person should not treat others, and how that sensitive person eventually learned those lessons. Mike and Bill look back at one of the most talented and most controversial players of the 1980s and '90s and find a man not easily categorized.
Plus, happy birthday to Jesse Flores and Willie McGee!
And farewell to Bill Hepler and Jim Clancy.

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