Darrell Porter - A World Series MVP's Addiction, Recovery, and Relapse 💊
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- Darrell Porter developed his addiction to drugs and alcohol early in his career, and seemed to ascend to national prominence as he fought his demons. He was a four time All Star, and the World Series MVP in 1982 as the Cardinals backstop.
Players Mentioned: Danny Thomas, Gorman Thomas, Ted Simmons
Music Credit: Silicon Estate, Chris Haugen
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My Dad born in 1952 and it’s not easy staying Sober, If God Willing I will be 9 years sober from alcohol on July 21st of 2023
GOOD LUCK TO YOU LADD...HANG IN THERE...STAY AWAY FROM BAD PEOPLE PLACES AND THINGS...KEEP GOD CLOSE
Congratulations on nearly a decade sober, that's really something to be proud of!
I can relate to addiction I struggled with addiction for 30 years..Im now clean five years and Im here to tell anyone struggling not only is it possible but dont ever give up the fight.
22nd Highest WAR for catchers in MLB history. 5 Catchers with a lower WAR than Porter are in the Hall Of Fame.
Man, this is something. Inspiring.
MiLBilly with that heat! Such an incredible video, as always. Gonna be visiting my dad for Thanksgiving and I cannot wait to show him your videos!
I really appreciate you sharing it with family! It means a lot.
Re: the rookie baseball card in the beginning of this video. I do believe the company that made the card mixed up two of the photos.
Isn’t that Darrel on the far left?
I'm not positive on that one, but regardless, he and Jerry Bell look eerily similar and this card definitely accentuates that.
Another gripping tale of triumph and tragedy. So often, we idolize people for one particular thing and fail to see the whole human in front of us. Just swinging a bat or throwing a ball doesn't make a person good at handling emotional turmoil and unfortunately, an mlb clubhouse(substitute any pro sports locker room) is not the place to gain that stability.
I watch some other baseball youtubers and enjoy when they dive into the stats and numbers, but have to tip my hat to you, Hatbilly. I appreciate the depth that you bring to these diamond gentlemen. Another great video.
I recently watched Fastball and learned of Steve Dalkowski. I'd enjoy to hear your take on his albeit very brief MLB career.
I really appreciate all the kind words! The storytelling aspect is my niche, for sure. I'll see what I can do with Dalkowski. Thanks for the suggestion!
@@Hatbilly Kind words are easy to muster for someone whose talent I appreciate. Looking forward to your next video. Hope you're well.
Where you at, Hatbilly? No new video from you in awhile. You're too good at this to stop...
I appreciate the concern! I uploaded a new one today, and I'm planning to get back on the grind.
@@Hatbilly Glad to hear it!
I have to admit that I had no idea he had passed away. Although the life of Darrell Porter did not have a particularly happy ending it is hoped that he inspired those with substance abuse issues to seek help. Thanks once again for yet another outstanding segment from your channel.
I know you warned us about random clips but I gotta say, the last thing I expected to see in this video was Danny Kaye sashaying onto a baseball diamond.
When I'm gathering clips to put a video together, I always hope to find something as strange as Porter catching Kaye's ceremonial first pitch of the '79 All Star game. Hopefully it provides a little comedic relief, given the nature of the subject matter.
@@Hatbilly Absolutely. You find some great (sometimes disheartening but still compelling) stories, too. Love your channel.
Your voice is perfect for baseball
I appreciate it!
Another great video. Porter is a member of the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame, and some of his memorabilia is on display here in OKC. Underrated player.
Thank you for this. He was my favorite baseball player and his death was devastating for me. I still remember him for all the good he did by sharing his story and for all of the wonderful memories of him as a player. He always said that if he could just save one person from trying drugs he would feel successful, he definitely convinced me never to try them.
82 was the first WS I ever watched when I was a small child becoming acquainted with MLB. When Porter was named MVP I thought he was the coolest guy, maybe a little nerdy with the goggles. Of course I was not aware of his problem. The last scene from this video is heartbreaking but I'm sure the message has been well received. Thank you for acknowledging my request for this bio.
I had every intention of crediting you for the idea in the video, I apologize for dropping the ball on that. As with a lot of players, I was amazed by how much great info was out there on Porter, a fascinating player.
@@Hatbilly All good, bro. Thx again. Someone else suggested Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd for a future video but it wasn't me lol. 😉✌
BTW, in modern mental health understanding, people die by suicide. People don’t commit to killing themself i.e. it is not a choice on their part. I know it is semantic but it is important to survivors and their love ones.
Back on topic. This is another fantastic video. I appreciate it immensely!
Thanks for the clarification! I'm a wildlife biologist by trade, mortality has much less nuance in that space, so it was an honest mistake.
@@Hatbilly I didn’t know about this nuance either until recently. Thank you!
Wildlife biologist, fantastic! I was once a salmon biologist/geneticist until I wasn’t. Now, I’m doing single cell transcriptomics and trying to find therapeutics to aging related diseases. The course of life will surprise us all!
Ever notice that most Hall of Fame managers had a particular catcher that they leaned heavily on? Darrell Porter was that guy for Whitey Herzog for two teams.
It doesn't show up on any stat line, but I believe Whitey trusted in him because of his ability to call games behind the plate. It's a real subjective attribute, but his pitchers always seemed to do relatively well.
@@Hatbilly This is true, and that was made all the more important by the fact that Whitey's staffs never had the power arms, instead relying on big ballparks and great defense to cover them.
Good shit, as always, hatbilly.
Man, fuck dope.
I remember this guy as a kid , mainly when he was with the Cardinals in the early to mid 80s. My dad always loved him and talked about his pre Cardinal days
Yeah talking out both sides of your mouth always catches up to you ..RIP Porter I enjoyed u as a player
It took me a moment at the beginning. I think the drug you were referring to was qualudes. I read Porter's book. Scared me away from cocaine, which kept me from trying it. Freebasing took a lot of lives back then, almost killing Richard Pryor. I was so sad when Darrell passed away.
I guess I was overthinking the pronunciation. Weird word, "quaalude", double a's and all. Other words that start with 'q' and have an overwhelming number of vowels like "queue", gain that c sound. Anyways, hope it didn't detract from the story too much.
@@Hatbilly Nope, no worries. I was a teen when qualudes were around. Alcohol abuse was my addiction. 35 years sober now. Porter’s death, like Daulton’s and Martin’s from alcohol or drugs broke my heart. Apparently Billy was a great guy when sober.
Freebasing didn't almost kill pryor
@@tripgreat Back in the day people would say, "Get Quasted, dude".
Great spotlight. I have to say that your production approach with the music, film grain, and archival footage really has a melancholic flavor of "what could have been" with the people profiled in these stories. Seems appropriate, and as a consumer I really appreciate it how you've gone about it. Was actually thinking about your videos at the gym the other day. Not sure why, but the way you talk about these people having made the choices they made that might have left them in some dark places somehow captivated me. Anyway, keep up the good work. Cheers.
That's a great way to describe my vision for these videos! I think the slightly surreal feel really brings out the emotions in the older footage. Baseball is a great microcosm for life itself, just have to crack the code a little and find some meaning in it.
A great story, there but for the grace of god go i
WAS A HELL OF A PLAYER...AN INSPIRATION TO OTHER ADDICKS, RIP
Growing up in the 70s he was my favorite Brewer player. Sad story.
There was often a fan made sign in left-center field that read, "Hit the Barrell Darrell." Ironic. There was a big fake beer barrel in left-center that Bernie Brewer would slide into to celebrate home runs. It was the forerunner of the slide in Miller Park / AmFam Field today. Sad he was such a tortured guy... but he tortured us Brewer fans too. Honestly, it was unfortunate that the Brewers drafted him.. RIP
If your going to do a story on someone get the facts straight. After he came out the first time in spring training of 1980 it was over 20 years before he relapsed.
Why include a story about Darrell Porter and include a player who committed suicide? his brother
My apologies, Eddy. The majority of my information came from the SABR article on Darrell by Glen Sparks.
I chose to include Dan Thomas because they were teammates who both went down a dark path. It was not intended as any sort of defamation.
I enjoyed your Eagles cover on your channel, I play as well.
Well done. I love how you approach these videos of players who struggled with both mental health and substance abuse issues.
Speaking as someone who has struggled with both, I sincerely appreciate the way you bring these realities to the surface without dehumanizing or repeating decades old stereotypes.
That's not easy to do and I can tell you're authentic and sincere with your approach to such players and their stories.
Keep it up.
I appreciate the support and kind words! The way I see it, they're real people who've made real mistakes. If they weren't treated as such, it wouldn't be the appropriate environment for us to analyze and learn from said mistakes.
Good to see a new video, took me a bit to get to it but appreciate the work :)
I may slow down a little in the off-season and during the holidays, but there's no plans to come to a full stop! Thanks, as always!
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