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	ESPN Classic - Strawberry's story one of unfulfilled potential
		When Darryl was 13, Henry, a postal worker who enjoyed gambling and drinking to excess, separated from Ruby, a telephone-company employee.
		In 1988, Strawberry drove in 101 runs and again hit 39 homers, and almost won the MVP award; he lost to the Dodgers' Kirk Gibson by 36 votes.
		In late January 1990, Strawberry was arrested in Los Angeles for allegedly striking Lisa in the face and threatening her with a handgun.
	espn.go.com /classic/biography/s/Strawberry_Darryl.html (1554 words)

	Darryl Strawberry Summary
		Darryl Eugene Strawberry (born March 12, 1962) is a former baseball player who is well known both for his play in the baseball field and for his controversial behavior outside of it.
		Strawberry, a native of Los Angeles who played high school baseball for the Crenshaw High Cougars along with Chris Brown, and against Eric Davis at Fremont High and Chili Davis at Dorsey High (all future fellow big leaguers), was drafted first overall in the 1980 draft by the New York Mets.
		On April 14, 1999, Strawberry was arrested in Tampa, Florida for soliciting sex from a policewoman posing as a prostitute and for having a small amount of cocaine.
	www.bookrags.com /Darryl_Strawberry (2260 words)

	strawberry
		Darryl Strawberry, the sisyphean man laboring to push the heavy boulder to the top of the hill only to have it crash down in another senseless debacle; and the eternal struggle begins anew, the uphill battle to be fought again, the protagonist conquered by the force of his own inner demons.
		Darryl Darryl Darryl the chanting of the crowd as he emerges from the clubhouse and bows gently after turbocharging a homerun to the stars.
		His father Henry Strawberry, who had once played semi pro baseball, left the family when Darryl was 13 years of age but gave to his son an athletic fire and an unconscious motivation to fulfill the paternal dream.
	www.evesmag.com /strawberry.htm (1041 words)

	Darryl Strawberry Special- Yankee Pride(http://come.to/yankeepride) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Darryl Strawberry's life story is one that speaks volumes, and nothing short of a multi-part movie series or encyclopedia could give justice the depth of this person.
		While 1997 was a wasted year for the new and improved Darryl Strawberry, he showed the Yankees that he was truly dedicated to working on his game, and things would be different than in the 80's.
		Strawberry was thrust into the spotlight way too soon, and he had to learn the hard way how to appreciate life, but in the end, he's a whole lot wiser, and a whole lot smarter than most other ballplayers.
	members.aol.com /pride4ny/features/strawberry.htm (864 words)

	Darryl Strawberry, Former New York Yankee
		Strawberry has had more than his share of this sort of publicity, but dealing with colon cancer and depression as well makes his condition unique, especially for a former athlete of 39.
		Strawberry already was being treated for drug addiction and for colon cancer.
		Strawberry is being treated with the antidepressants Wellbutrin and Remeron as well as Depakote, according to his lawyer.
	www.webmd.com /content/pages/11/1676_52767.htm (723 words)

	D.C. Sports Bog Archive by Category
		My post below about Darryl Strawberry mistakenly said that the person who posted the original blog item about Strawberry on Monday was connected to a theater troupe.
		The author of the blog item was the brother of an Upright Citizens Brigade employee....
		Large correction: the original version of this post hinted that an employee of the Upright Citizens Brigade posted a blog item about Darryl Strawberry.
	blog.washingtonpost.com /dcsportsbog/corrections (101 words)

	Why Not Me! (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Darryl Strawberry is a New York Yankee baseball player who has had a troubled career both on and off the field.
		Darryl Strawberry's team won the World Series and had proudly worn his number 39 on their caps in a gesture of solidarity with their ill mate.
		Strawberry's troubles continued, unfortunately, with more problems in 2000, and in November, 2000 press reports indicated that he admitted to a judge that if it were not for his children he wanted "to die."
	www.thecityreview.com /darryl.html (582 words)

	Strawberry: I Was Bingeing - CBS News
		Strawberry, who is also being treated for colon cancer, had been serving a two-year sentence for his 1999 arrest on drug and solicitation of prostitution charges.
		Strawberry told his probation officer he was picked up at the center by a woman named Beverly who was supposed to take him to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting.
		Strawberry was also accused of violating probation on Feb. 28, when he went to a state driver's license office to pick up an application for a hardship license.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2001/03/31/sports/main282977.shtml (514 words)

	A softball for Darryl - Darryl Strawberry's tax evasion case - Column Sporting News, The - Find Articles
		Darryl Strawberry, an admitted tax cheat and a convicted felon, is now allowed to write a check and get himself out of jail.
		Maybe Strawberry got off easy because he was such a good citizen in other areas of his life dining the five years when he systematically cheated the government out of $100,000 in taxes.
		Strawberry is only a two-time loser with Major League Baseball's drug policy, and a graduate of rehab facilities on both coasts.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1208/is_n19_v219/ai_16895378 (860 words)

	Tampabay: Strawberry in trouble again
		Former Yankees slugger Darryl Strawberry spent his 40th birthday Tuesday in a cell at the Marion County Jail, charged with violating his probation after he was kicked out of a drug treatment program.
		As Strawberry was led handcuffed into the Marion County Jail, he said he was confused about the events that led to his arrest.
		Strawberry's friends said he was doing well at the facility, where strict rules govern each hour of the day.
	www.sptimes.com /2002/03/13/TampaBay/Strawberry_in_trouble.shtml (694 words)

	CNNSI.com - MLB Baseball - Darryl Strawberry Chronology - Thursday May 17, 2001 04:25 PM
		Strawberry is ordered to repay $350,000 in back taxes and sentenced to six months of home confinement.
		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.
		Strawberry and attorney Robert Shapiro resolve their legal dispute in which Shapiro claimed that Strawberry had failed to pay about $100,000 in fees for a contract settlement Shapiro negotiated for him.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /baseball/mlb/news/2001/04/03/strawberry_chronology_ap (1226 words)

	My Comments on Darryl Strawberry
		This website is dedicated to Darryl Strawberry, who despite his personal demons, took the city of New York by storm and for many years, won the hearts of both Mets and Yankees fans throughout the country.
		But, despite his problems off the field, Darryl Strawberry accomplished some great stats and is still one of the greatest players of all time and deserves to be recognized for the good things he did on the field and continues to do today in his work with youth through his church.
		Darryl and his wife are currently very active in Autism awareness and Darryl has visited the Autism center many times and each and every time he gives his heart to the children he visits.
	www.page-creations.net /strawcomments.html (788 words)

	The Official Site of Major League Baseball: News: Major League Baseball News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Strawberry, speaking on a conference call from his Florida residence, pledged to have overcome a decade-long struggle with drugs as inspirationally as he has survived colon and stomach cancer.
		Strawberry admits that while he was serving an 11-month prison stretch in Gainesville, Fla., on drug and probation-violation charges, a return to baseball was the farthest thing from his mind.
		Strawberry played for four Major League teams in a 17-year career that stretched from 1983 through 1999, but managed to play 100-plus games only once in his last eight, drug-marred seasons.
	www.mlb.com /news/article.jsp?ymd=20031113&content_id=603314&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nya (781 words)

	How About Something Different for Darryl?
		Darryl can't stay off drugs and whores — as a player, he repeatedly relapsed at the end of spring training, when he sought out commercial sex and cocaine to party with.
		Darryl has developed deep anxieties about his abilities to cope with the demands of baseball (or life without it) and family.
		Over a decade after he entered the first of many renowned treatment centers, Darryl is a lost soul, the victim of the absence of life skills he failed to develop in all his treatment sessions.
	www.peele.net /lib/darryl.html (887 words)

	Strawberry bond - The Washington Times: Sports (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Darryl Strawberry and his wife, Charisse, moved briskly through the pregame crowd at Comcast Center, their three small children in tow.
		Strawberry's problems started long before, but you can draw a bold line after the '91 season, after he joined Los Angeles in what was to have been a happy homecoming.
		Strawberry counsels several professional athletes who attend the church, including the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Michael Pittman, who has had his own share of problems, and slugger Gary Sheffield, who is negotiating a free-agent contract with the Yankees and is a nephew of Gooden.
	www.washtimes.com /sports/20031209-121333-6016r.htm (1985 words)

	The Journal News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Strawberry is trying to cling to his fame at the expense of others.
		Two things...I don't like the insults to Darryl because for one, I go to UMD with his son, and two because I feel like we need to accept that he was an excellent player sent down the wrong path.
		Strawberry must have just gotten done watching his ESPN Classic: Darly Strawberry documentary, about how everything that happened in his life was so tragic and not his fault, and then decided he needed to weigh in on arguably two of the most professional and well mannered ball players in the game today.
	www.lohud.com /blogs/2006/12/darryl-strawberry-teaches-chemistry.html (4057 words)

	Darryl Strawberry Released From Jail, Former Baseball Star Served 11 Months For Violating Parole - CBS News
		Strawberry and his wife intend to stay in Florida for a few days before a trip to California, his attorney, Darryl Rouson, said.
		Although Strawberry was sentenced to 18 months, he received credit for the time he spent in a county jail awaiting sentencing and under Florida law, he has to serve only 85 percent of his sentence.
		Strawberry was kicked out of an Ocala-area drug treatment facility in March 2002 after a series of non-drug infractions, including having sex with a female resident, smoking, signing autographs and being disrespectful.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2002/04/29/national/main507495.shtml (718 words)

	Darryl Strawberry Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
		Darryl Strawberry was born on Monday, March 12, 1962, in Los Angeles, California.
		Strawberry was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 6, 1983, with the New York Mets.
		His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Darryl Strawberry baseball stats page.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=strawda01 (296 words)

	USATODAY.com - Strawberry found, then gets arrested (Site not responding. Last check: )
		TAMPA —; Darryl Strawberry was arrested at a hospital Monday night, shortly after ending his four-day disappearance from a drug treatment center.
		Strawberry was wearing an electronic monitor as a sentence for his 1999 arrest on drug and solicitation of prostitution charges.
		Strawberry's attorney, Joseph Ficarrotta, said Monday afternoon he had not heard from his client.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/stories/2001-04-01-strawberry-arrest.htm (365 words)

	CNN.com - Darryl Strawberry sent to drug treatment program - May 17, 2001
		TAMPA, Florida (CNN) -- A judge Thursday told former New York Yankees' slugger Darryl Strawberry to "prove you are a winner off the field" as she brushed aside prosecutors' requests for jail time and sent him to a drug treatment program.
		Strawberry, 39, was arrested in early April, four days after he violated probation by leaving a drug treatment center.
		The judge did not specify how long Strawberry is to stay at Phoenix House, a drug treatment facility in Tampa, but, according to the Phoenix House Web site, a typical course of treatment lasts a year.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/LAW/05/17/strawberry.sentence.02 (369 words)

	Darryl Strawberry Signs 3-year, 5-Felony deal with NYC Police Department
		Strawberry sat out and refused to commit felonies, involve himself in gam-bling activities, or abuse his wife even a little.
		The new contract is for the three years, during which Strawberry must be involved in at least five felonies, including at least one drug conviction, one violent crime, and one solicitation charge.
		Strawberry's exclusive agreement with New York means he cannot commit any crime, violent or not, in any of the other tristates, and Strawberry is relieved to get back on the bad side of the law.
	www.umich.edu /~uac/threeweeks/story396f.html (378 words)

	USATODAY.com - Darryl Strawberry's off-field chronology (Site not responding. Last check: )
		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.
		According to police, Strawberry allegedly solicited an undercover officer for sex for $50.
		Strawberry cannot play or work out with the Yankees or their farm teams during this time.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/stories/strawberry.htm (1603 words)

	Darryl Strawberry (Site not responding. Last check: )
		TAMPA, FLORIDA - Everybody's All-American, Darryl Strawberry, was wearing a fl and blue No. 18 Mets jersey when it was announced at Tampa's Howard Johnson, that Strawberry had been named as a line judge umpire for 2005 major league baseball games.
		Darryl Strawberry, who has been moonlighting by the hour at the Park Motel, came to the microphone and said: "I wore this uniform a long time.
		Darryl Strawberry intimated to me that he was in such a fine mood over the decision, that he was ready to party and he was going off in search of a woman in uniform where he could "rock it all undercover."
	www.junkbrosnews.com /mar-05/strawberry.htm (327 words)

	The Psychology of Sports- Articles Written by Dr. Lustberg- Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden
		Clearly it appears to me that Strawberry's predicament seems pitiful and precarious at this moment, as he faces a recurrence of colon cancer, drug addiction, and financial and personal woes.
		While all people experience and react differently to the problems they face, it is not unreasonable to expect Strawberry to be a very frightened, confused, defeated, and depressed man. He has made numerous attempts to kick his drug habit and has been unsuccessful.
		Although Strawberry's situation seems to be more precarious at the moment both medically and psychologically, there should be no rush to judgment about Gooden's future despite all the pronouncements of his personable character and his well-intentioned behaviors.
	www.psychologyofsports.com /couch/couch040201.htm (1054 words)

	St. Louis - News - Being Darryl Strawberry
		Delray Beach police charged Strawberry with filing a false police report in September 2005, after he claimed his SUV was stolen.
		Strawberry says the Florida press, which seized on these mishaps, became a nasty thorn in his side.
		In his 1999 book, Recovering Life, co-written with then-wife Charisse Strawberry, he maintains that his paternal grandfather was also an alcoholic, and was said to have beaten his wife to death, although charges were never filed.
	www.riverfronttimes.com /2007-02-21/news/being-darryl-strawberry (1559 words)

	The Wazmo - Darrly Strawberry Is High Again
		Strawberry has once again asked requested to participate in the “Time Is Money” sentencing program that allows rich people to pay large sums of money in lieu of serving prison terms.
		Strawberry has participated in this program six times previously, contributing over $1.5 million to the coffers of various cities.
		In related news, the Strawberry Cocaine Clock, which replaced the National Debt Clock in downtown New York City in January 2000, tracks Strawberry’s personal cocaine consumption as well as the total number of prostitutes he has been with.
	www.thewazmo.com /darrylstrawberryhigh11032000.html (444 words)

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