Mitchell said:
I STRONGLY disagree with you about Darryl Strawberry. Fact is, he hit 252 homeruns as a Met. He averaged 31.5 homeruns a season in 8( not even full years ) in New York. Shea Stadium ( unlike the Launching Pad at Fulton County Stadium ) is not condusive to hitting homeruns. The fact that Strawberry was not doing Steriods gives his remarkable numbers at Shea even more creedence. To say that he is overrated is a crock in of it's own. Facts are when Strawberry left the Mets they fell apart from 1991 until 1997. So please before you go into him being the most overrated player to ever play the game reel it in. Strawberry won Rookie of the Year in 1983 even though he didn't come up until May of that year. He his 26 homeruns and had 74 RBIs. In 1984 ( his first FULL season ) he hit 26 and drove in 97 runs. In 1985, he missed 8 weeks because he RIPPED his thumb apart catching a sinking line drive. Yet still hit 29 homeruns and drove in 79 despite missing 8 weeks. In 1986 the year the Mets won it all he hit 27 homeruns and drove in 93. ( Davey Johnson gave him and lots of regulars time off. Darryl played in only 131 games and PH in 5 others ). In 1987 he hit 39 homeruns and drove in 104 while batting .284 stealing 36 bases and a slugging % of .583. In 1988, Darryl was cheated out of the MVP when he hit a league leading 39 homeruns he had 101 RBIs. Stole 29 bases and lead the league in slugging % with a .545. Yet Kirk Gibson won MVP when he hit 25 homeruns and drove in 76 and had a .483 slugging %. Injuries hurt Darryl in 1989 and he missed 31 games but he did hit 29 homeruns and drove in 77. His last year as a Met he hit 37 homeruns and drove in 108. So with those numbers how can you say he was overrated? Did he fulfill potential? No. I will be the first to admit that. But Darryl struck fear into the hearts of pitchers like no other player did in that time. Was he the " Black Ted Williams " no. But when you start placing the next Ted Williams, the next Willie Mays or the next Mickey Mantle ( and you heard that alot in the 70's and 80's ) how much pressure is there on that player and how often does it happen? Have you seen the next Willie or Ted or Mickey? No you have not. Now had you said Von Hayes, I would have your back Mitch, but not this time. I say that what you have said is bogus. For you to say that a man that finished his career with 355 homeruns is overrated tells me that you were not paying attention. 
Mitchell said:
Wow!!! I had no clue he played baseball. 😱Stevereeno said:
Knox The Hatter said:
I think we are looking at a difference in words. Dwight Gooden ( who has more wins than HOF Sandy Koufax 194 - 165 ) and Darryl Strawberry had disappointing careers as opposed to being overrated. They did not fulfill potential but that doesn't make them overrated. I mean when you trade 5 players for 1 and that one is a bust that is overrated. Yet you think Von Hayes MIGHT be overrated. Let me ask you something. Would you rather have overrated Darryl Strawberry on your team or would you rather have maybe overrated Von Hayes? I know who I want. As regards to hype, did Darryl Strawberry claim he was Ted Williams or was that the media who is trying to sell newspapers. You got to be careful. And again, Dwight Gooden came out of nowhere. He was only in the minors for one season. Nobody had a clue about him. He impressed Davey Johnson. So the Mets wanted to protect him because of his age. Davey did not say he was the next Nolan Ryan ( how could he Nolan Ryan was still 9 years from retiring ). But the media then went to work again to sell papers. There is the culprit. They build these players to lofty expectations. They are allowed to be anything but the next Willie or Mickey or Nolan or Ted or Sandy. That is not what these players think they are.Mitchell said:
