Saw this on Twitter the other day. Major Skirmish in Spring Training 1989 — Ron Darling hits Jesse Barfield. Blue Jays drill Strawberry in retaliation. Benches clear twice. Different intensity to spring training games in the ‘80s…
December 14, 2025
Saw this on Twitter the other day
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It’s funny that Musselman got traded to the Mets a few months later. Wonder how he and Straw got along after that.
Cuz baseball was still a game in the 80s so the players had pride, now it is a business
Darryl certainly has been in a lot of memorable brawls.
Today’s announcer would be like, “you don’t like to see that” and this guy is like, “this might be a good one” 😂
Gotta love the “Let’s go Mets” chant after Barfield charges the mound
We didn’t back down from no one! Ron and Darryl weren’t taking shit from anyone!
I love how Straw and Barfield didn’t even get thrown out for charging the mound. lol
Someone fix the tracking for the love of god
Today we get Mendy angrily shaking his head and that’s it
Is that Buck Martinez doing the color? In 1989.
Dude is a legend. He’s still going. He did the Canadian broadcast for the World Series this year. lol
The good old days, when everyone was fueled by ~~steroids and cocaine~~ strong masculinity.
11 comments
It’s funny that Musselman got traded to the Mets a few months later. Wonder how he and Straw got along after that.
Cuz baseball was still a game in the 80s so the players had pride, now it is a business
Darryl certainly has been in a lot of memorable brawls.
Today’s announcer would be like, “you don’t like to see that” and this guy is like, “this might be a good one” 😂
Gotta love the “Let’s go Mets” chant after Barfield charges the mound
We didn’t back down from no one! Ron and Darryl weren’t taking shit from anyone!
I love how Straw and Barfield didn’t even get thrown out for charging the mound. lol
Someone fix the tracking for the love of god
Today we get Mendy angrily shaking his head and that’s it
Is that Buck Martinez doing the color? In 1989.
Dude is a legend. He’s still going. He did the Canadian broadcast for the World Series this year. lol
The good old days, when everyone was fueled by ~~steroids and cocaine~~ strong masculinity.