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Darryl Strawberry Finds a Savior

The following story originally aired as a BreakPoint commentary on August 7.

In 1980, the New York Mets selected an 18-year-old baseball phenom, Darryl Strawberry, with the first pick in the Major League draft.

“A worn-out baseball” by Schyler at English Wikipedia

Being a Mets fan in the 1970’s was tough—just ask my BreakPoint colleagues Eric Metaxas and Roberto Rivera.

By John Stonestreet
August 11, 2014
Breakpoint | Darryl Strawberry | John Stonestreet | New York City | New York Mets

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