Talk:Darryl Strawberry

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More information about this article... The following comments have been left for this page: I agree that Darryl has charisma and always will. He has been punished enough by himself more so than the press or any fans can punish him. He was one of the greatest and yes he did screw up but for God's sakes let it go already. Hopefully he has finally cleaned himself up and is trying to do some good now. I will always be a fan and love watching him play back in the 80's [1] (edit)

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Here is why Mr. Strawberry is a criminal

• House Arrest 1995
• Domestic Violence Oct-1986, according to divorce papers
• Assault with a Deadly Weapon 26-Jan-1990
• Domestic Violence 4-Sep-1993
• Tax Evasion 8-Dec-1994
• Failure to Pay Child Support 11-Dec-1995
• Drug Possession: Cocaine 14-Apr-1999, pled no contest
• Solicitation 14-Apr-1999, pled no contest
• Driving While Intoxicated Tampa, FL 11-Sep-2000
• Hit and Run Tampa, FL 11-Sep-2000
• Violating Parole 25-Oct-2000
• Violating Probation 2-Apr-2001
• Hit and Run —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jack Cox (talk • contribs)

What is the current state of his health? Paul, in Saudi 17:43, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

Contents 1 Charisma 2 DAAAAARRRRYL 3 NPOV tag 4 Response 5 NPOV tag 6 He's a Yankee

[edit] Charisma

I do think your summary points out how controversial Darryl was, but I think it fails to show how popular a figure he was. He had fans' support as evidenced by his being voted to start the all-star game year after year. He also heard fan's jeers and taunts, especially, "Darrrrryl." He was truly one of baseball's biggest stars in the late 1980s and became an engaging enigma. People either loved him or loved to hate him.

[edit] DAAAAARRRRYL

What brought on the chants of "Daaaarrryl"? I remember hearing them in the early 1990's, but never understood why the fans started doing that.

If memory serves, the Boston Red Sox fans started that chant in the 1986 World Series in an effort to distract Strawberry. The chant stuck and became one of the most recognizable chants during that time. Funny thing is, the Mets fans started doing it in addition to the opposing fans.

[edit] NPOV tag

This article seems heavily biassed towards Darryl. Some of the language and the tone of the article is not very encyclopedic either. Saying that he could have beaten Aaron's record is way over the top, especially without a citation. Mglovesfun 00:37, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Response

I don't have a problem with the article at all. I think it captures everything Darryl Strawberry did on and off the field. It points out his successes as well as his failures. The part about breaking Aaron's record, I remember there was talk about this at the time. I'm not sure if a citation can be found on this, but there was most definitely discussion about it. After 10 years of play he was ahead of Aaron's pace. Aaron, of course, got better with age though.

At one time this article was very biased AGAINST Strawberry. I think it's been cleaned up well.

[edit] NPOV tag

Agreed. It's time the tag came off unless someone can provide another argument for it to stay. MrPrada 01:24, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] He's a Yankee

I suggest that the colors in the article should be Yankees colors not Mets. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.60.37.8 (talk) 23:19, 2 November 2007 (UTC)