Darryl Strawberry (Part Two) The Later Mets Years (1987 - 1990)
After the Championship: After the Championship, Dwight Gooden was admitted to drug rehab missing the start of the season. Darryl had his own issues but was able to keep them mor private & when he produced the attention was off him. On April 7th, 1987, as the Mets raised the Championship flag at Shea Stadium. Straw began the year with an Opening Day three run HR off the Pirates Bob Patterson driving in all three Mets runs in the 3-2 win. The next day he homered off Doug Drabek in a 4-2 win. He made it three HRs in the first three games of the season with a three-run shot off David Palmer. Multi RBI Game: On April 16th-17th, Straw hit HRs in back-to-back in games at Philadelphia. On April 17th he hit a two run HR off Tom Hume. In the 1st inning, he walked with the bases loaded & later added sac fly for a four RBI Day in the Mets 9-3 win. He would have five games on the season with four or more RBIs. In April he batted .307 with 5 HRs & 17 RBI...