• Darryl Strawberry says Alex Rodriguez would be ‘incredible’ Mets owner in candid interview

    Darryl Strawberry says Alex Rodriguez would be ‘incredible’ Mets owner in candid interview

    New York baseball icon, former Met and Yankee, and four-time World Series champion Darryl Strawberry takes a swing at some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: Who are sluggers in today’s game you enjoy watching? A: Pete [Alonso] was definitely one. I enjoyed watching him last year. To be able to hit the ball …
  • Gregg Jefferies complicated Mets’ failure looks different now

    Gregg Jefferies complicated Mets’ failure looks different now

    All these years later, Gregg Jefferies’ tormentors are apologetic. Time not only heals wounds but changes acceptable traits. How silly it all seems now to care about how someone handled his bats or trained. “He was revolutionary in what he did,” Ron Darling says now, with Jefferies three decades removed from a Mets tenure that …
  • Darryl Strawberry was suffocated by rookie hype that launched Mets’ revival

    Darryl Strawberry was suffocated by rookie hype that launched Mets’ revival

    He has owned his mistakes, shared his regrets, arguably as much as any professional athlete of his time. Yet when Darryl Strawberry chatted on the phone last week, he shared one I hadn’t heard previously. “I shouldn’t have had such a great year in Double-A,” Strawberry said with a laugh. “I was Texas League MVP, …