Darryl Strawberry

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Contents 1 Overall Career 2 Awards 3 Achievements 4 Trivia 5 Legal and drug problems 6 Transactions 7 External Links

Overall Career

Darryl Eugene Strawberry (born March 12, 1962 in Los Angeles, CA), was drafted by the Mets at 18 years old from Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles. After an explosive seven year career with the New York Mets Darryl signed on with the Los Angeles Dodgers for two years and later with the San Francisco Giants and New York Yankees.

Strawberry is regarded as the player who wasted the most talent in the 1980's. He did so many drugs, it's a wonder his head didn't explode. Strawberry is dumber than a bag of rocks. He's served time, taken it in the ass by numerous Yankees fans behind bars, and currently is the spokesperson for the new line of anal swabs, "Jeter's Back Door Bandages." Said line of bandages are used when one has a far too intense encounter during anal sex, something Jeter and Strawberry have had (individually) many times during their careers.

Awards

• 1982 MVP Texas League Jackson Mets
• 1983 National League Rookie of the Year Award
• 1983 Topps All-Star Rookie Team
• 2-time National League Silver Slugger Award (1988 & 1990)
• 8-time National League All-Star (1984-1991)

Achievements

• NL Slugging Percentage Leader (1988)
• NL OPS Leader (1988)
• NL Home-Run Leader (1988)
• 20-Home Run Seasons: 10 (1983-1991 & 1998)
• 30-Home Run Seasons: 3 (1987, 1988 & 1990)
• 100 RBI Seasons: 3 (1987, 1988 & 1990)
• 100 Runs Scored Seasons: 2 (1987 & 1988)

Trivia

• Won four World Series Rings with the New York Mets (1986) and the New York Yankees (1996, 1998 & 1999)
• Appeared in The Simpsons episode "Homer at the Bat".

Legal and drug problems

• Spring 1989 - Decked Keith Hernandez because Darryl didn't like him and an ignorant photographer seated them next to each other for the team photo
• April 7, 1989 -- Named in a lawsuit in Clayton, Mo., charging that he fathered a son with Lisa Clayton.
• May 18, 1989 -- Wife files divorce petition in Los Angeles. He says there ``are no hard feelings. We felt this was the best thing to do.
• Jan. 24, 1990 -- Blood tests establish Strawberry as father of Clayton's child.
• Jan. 26, 1990 -- Arrested for alleged assault with a deadly weapon during an argument with his wife. He is alleged to have hit her in the face with an open hand and also to have threatened her with a .25-caliber semiautomatic handgun. Released on $12,000 bail.
• Feb. 3, 1990 -- Enters Smithers Center for alcohol rehabilitation.
• Sept. 4, 1993 -- Arrested for allegedly striking Charisse Simons, the 26-year-old woman he lived with.
• March 3, 1994 -- Investigated by the IRS and U.S. Attorney's Office for allegedly failing to file tax returns for in excess of $300,000 of income derived from autograph and memorabilia shows.
• April 3, 1994 -- Failed to show up for the Dodgers' final exhibition game against California at Anaheim Stadium, and not located until that night.
• April 4, 1994 -- Dodgers announce Strawberry has a substance abuse problem and place him on the disabled list.
• April 8, 1994 -- Enters Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, Calif., for treatment of a substance abuse problem.
• Dec. 8, 1994 -- He and his agent Eric Goldschmidt were indicted on federal tax evasion charges alleging that Strawberry failed to report more than $500,000 in income earned from 1986 through 1990.
• Feb. 6, 1995 -- Major league baseball suspends Strawberry for 60 days after he tested positive for cocaine. The Giants, citing a clause in his contract, terminate the deal and release him.
• Dec. 11, 1995 -- Strawberry is charged in California with failing to make child support payments and faces one count of willful failure to provide child support, two counts of violating a court order to provide child support and another order to provide spousal support.
• July 5, 1996 -- Strawberry tells court he will will use his $260,000 signing bonus as partial payment of support owed his ex-wife and children.
• Aug. 20, 1998 -- Sued by attorney Robert Shapiro for $100,000 plus interest in fees for a contract settlement Shapiro negotiated with the Dodgers in 1994.
• Oct. 3, 1998 -- Undergoes surgery to have a 16-inch portion of his large intestine removed to get rid of a tumor almost 2 1/2 inches long that nearly obstructed his intestine. Doctors said the three-hour surgery went smoothly and that the tumor did not appear to have spread.
• Feb. 9, 1999 -- Makes debut as spokesman for the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, saying he is optimistic about his future.
• April 14, 1999 -- Charged with possession of cocaine and soliciting a prostitute. According to police, Strawberry allegedly solicited an undercover officer for sex for $50. Upon being searched, 0.3 grams of powder cocaine was found inside of his wallet. He was released on $6,000 bond.
• June 18, 1999 -- Bud Selig announces that Strawberry can return to baseball after a 120-day suspension ends on Aug. 11.
• Feb. 22, 2000 -- A Florida Department of Corrections report says Strawberry tested positive for cocaine on Jan. 19.
• March 2002 -- Kicked out of drug treatment center for trading some of his memorabilia for cigarettes and having sex with a female resident. Of course Darryl was married at the time.

Transactions

• June 3, 1980: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1980 amateur draft. Player signed July 11, 1980.
• November 5, 1990: Granted Free Agency.
• November 8, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
• May 26, 1994: Released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
• June 19, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.
• February 8, 1995: Released by the San Francisco Giants.
• June 19, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.
• November 30, 1995: Granted Free Agency.
• July 4, 1996: Purchased by the New York Yankees from the St Paul Saints (Northern).
• October 30, 1997: Granted Free Agency.
• January 8, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.
• December 21, 1998: Granted Free Agency.
• April 5, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

External Links

• Baseball-Reference.com - Career Statistics and Analysis