Tuesday, August 06, 2002
Darrell Porter Taught a Lesson Worth Remembering
Darrell Porter was found dead today. His obituary in the sports section tomorrow will likely say something about his drug problem. It probably won't mention what Porter's former manager, Whitey Herzog, had to say about him in You're Missin a Great Game: "As to the drug problem, the only reason fans knew about it was that he'd been man enough to face it, come forward and seek help (in 1980). . . . Darrell Porter as a man always looked himself in the eye and did what he had to do to get better."
Herzog signed Porter as a free agent and they won the World Series together in 1982. Darrell Porter was the MVP of both the National League Championship Series and the World Series.
Whenever an immigrant picks up an English workbook after a hard day of physical labor, he is doing just what Porter did: looking himself in the eye and doing what he has to do to get a better life in America. Rest in peace, Darrell. Thanks for the lesson.
|posted by Jim on 11:24 PM|
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