Ron Darling spoke to the New York Post about his battle with Cancer saying, he never really thought about his own mortality. His one concern was for his family and children.
“I never gave two thoughts to mortality or ‘I got cancer.’ I don’t know if that’s unusual or whatever, I haven’t really talked to anyone about that. I was really concerned about my kids, my wife, that’s all I could really think about it. I didn’t really think about, ‘Am I going to live?’ I figured I’d live or not or whatever, I was just really concerned that they would be all right. They were so strong and so helpful with getting me to recover. I knew from that day forward that they’d be fine and be able to take care of themselves. That really helped.”
RON DARLING
Mets Rewind
National League baseball in New York was redefined on March 6, 1961 when the New York Metropolitan Baseball Club Inc. formally received a certificate of membership from leave president Warren Giles.
Of the 30 Major League Baseball clubs today, the case could be made that no other team has a more compelling franchise history than the New York Mets. From Casey Stengel to Yogi Berra, Marv Throneberry to Tom Seaver, Willie Mays, Tug McGraw, Darryl Strawberry, Dwight Gooden, Keith Hernandez, Bobby Valentine, Pedro Martinez and Matt Harvey, the Mets are loaded with character(s). Then there are the Amazin’ seasons — 1962, 1969, 1973, 1986, 2000, 2006-2008 and 2015 — full of miracles, joy, hope and heartbreak.
Mets Rewind is designed for that purpose: To share team history in a distinct and entertaining format. We hope you — the baseball fan — enjoy the content. We encourage you to share your memories.