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Like other baseball games, the National Anthem is sung before the game. Darling states that the National Anthem being sung, the ceremonial first pitches, and fretting over Wade Boggs in the leadoff spot. He states,"He had my attention, but not in the way you might think." Boggs was said to be one of Darling's best hitters. Darling claims, "I've handled him well enough, easily enough in Game 1 and Game 4, but this just meant he'd had all the time to get a read on me." Darling was left thinking that he couldn't make a mistake, and had to be precise.
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The day has come, game 7 of the 1986 World Series. They were playing in Wrigley Field, and as described by Darling, the stadium was shaking and filled with noise. While doing his pregame ritual, his worries started to build up which he described as dirt. He did not wish for a game as important as this to start off with worry. The Red Sox had figured out his statics and strategy, making it hard for him. In this case, Darling states that he was his own enemy.
Pg. 69

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Article about Game 4 of the World Series

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Article about Game 4 of the World Series

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https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/october-22-1986-darling-leads-mets-game-four-win-tying-world-series-2-2

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQAe0jGpi-g

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNWBRgNPRLk

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojkNSVkuR_I

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Interview Prior to Game 1 of 1986 World Series

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Interview Prior to Game 1 of 1986 World Series

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUyPXpZxzSc

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When Darling was going against the Cubs, Darling states that he thought that the Cubs were trying to embarrass him by having their batters bunt on empty bases. This set Darling off, making him drill Dave Owen. Both benches cleared, and Darling was called multiple names with negative meaning. Although today it is illegal to intentionally hit the batter, he was still left in the game to play.
Pg. 65

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Whilst studying his opponents's move, Darling was on his way to first base until he realized that there was a runner heading home. Darling claims he had what he calls an "aw, crap" moment. He quickly starts to head towards home. He states that he heads towards home, running full speed as one of his opponents, Dave Henderson, was heading to the on-deck circle. Jim Rice, a member of the Boston Red Sox, was awaiting a signal to slide or not from Henderson. Neither Darling nor Henderson were aware of Rice, making Henderson and Rice collide head-to-head. Henderson was shaken-up while Darling says he got the worst of it.

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Just like every other human being in the world, Darling also makes mistakes. Of course he kept on thinking about the mistakes he made and how he could improve them in the future. He claims to have made mistakes in Game 1 and 4 of the World Series, but luckily got away with it. He was haunted with the thought of making a mistake at the very beginning of a game, and have a chain of mistakes from there on.
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He has already start pitched three days of ten of the World Series, and his mindset was not "Oh, this is gonna be a long slog." He like most other athletes thought about what they were gonna do that night. He brings up other athletes such as Michael Jordan, saying that he never thought "I've made a bunch of shots in this series, I sure hope to make a few more" but instead thought "I'll get four assists tonight, and put in one myself."

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Being the Starting Pitcher in the World Series

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Being the Starting Pitcher in the World Series

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As said by Ron Darling, when being a pitcher, you must have multiple tricks up your sleeve. He came up with multiple strategies when it comes to pitching. He states, "First at bat, show as little as you can. Second at bat, you show a little more, because you might need a little bit more." He also claims that by the time the third batter comes, you put it all out there. With this strategy of his, he has managed to lead the Mets to win multiple games with decent score gaps.
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He receiving a death threat was not a very big deal to him. He simply shrugged it off and said "This sort of thing happened all the time to ballplayers." This was a first for Darling, but he previously has had a stalker. A woman would constantly pop up at random times, following most of Darling's move, whether it was hailing a cab, eating dinner, or even going out for a morning run.
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Being Told He Will Never Make it to the Big Leagues

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Being Told He Will Never Make it to the Big Leagues

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When Ron Darling was still in high school, multiple recruits from different colleges were at his school. Many heard that he was committed to Yale. Darling discusses that one recruit approached him and said that he heard that he was committed to Yale. Ron replied with a simple yes, the recruit saying that Yale is a great school with great education, but he will never make it to the big leagues. From the text, it states that Ron was furious of what he heard. He began to think of himself of just a shortstop, not some college-leveled player, but just a shortstop.
Pg. 48

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Game 7 of the Playoffs (League Championship Series

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Game 7 of the Playoffs (League Championship Series

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Throughout the playoffs(before it was addressed as the League Championship Series) Ron Darling was put in what he called the "press gauntlet" because he was the starting pitcher for a majority of the games and he had only been in the league for about two years. Before Game 7, he claims that he, "reflected on what he discussed with the press, saying yes, he was ready, he is doing fine with the little time given for rest." After reflection of his words, the Mets won Game 7 of the playoffs in the sixteenth inning.

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Unlike most big league baseball players, he did not say that playing in Game 7 of the World Series was his biggest, but actually the day he got accepted into Yale and Amherst. He planned on enrolling into Amherst if he weren't accepted into Yale, but he was accepted.

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Later on in his career, he would usually head to the stadium with one of his teammates, specifically Ira Berkow. Ira would frequently push Ron to reflect on what the upcoming game would mean in the history of the Mets and of baseball. During his reflecting, he also had to deal with the pressure put upon him as the starting pitcher. Because of this, he was put out of his comfort zone, making it difficult for Ron to interact with his usually pregame nature.

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Early on in Ron's career, he would take the subway to Flushing. He says that he would try to remain silent and conserved on game days especially because he wants to "stay in the zone", but would often be approached by people who would start talking to him whether they knew him or not.
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From when he was younger up until now, he has always had a pregame ritual. Darling claims that on the day before a game, he would always eat the exact same lunch which consists of steak, mashed potatoes, and peas.
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Whenever Ron would go out to play another game in the big leagues, memories of his Little League days would always comeback to mind. One of those memories being his first rain out. He was preparing for a very important game, and he couldn't even sleep the night before. When he woke up, he was gifted with a rainstorm, causing the game to be cancelled.
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Because of leaving early, he and multiple other teammates missed out on multiple eventful plays, especially coming back after being behind on the series. Pg. 17

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What his coach would do was send their starting player for the next game home to get some rest and have some ease. Ron was instructed to go home, but went back because he felt like he was abandoning his team. Their team brought the series record to 3-3, giving them a chance to win the World Series.
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Darling was skilled in multiple sports, one obviously being baseball, and the other being football. He was so skilled that colleges such as Yale and Amherst.

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He grew up in a town called Millbury in Massachusetts. He was born in Hawaii but grew up in the heart of New England with what he describes to be a sports-crazed family, claiming that they "lived and died with our Boston Teams."
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He played for the 1986 New York Mets, a team that one the World Series that same year. He was the starting pitcher.

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Darling, Ron. Game 7, 1986: Failure and Triumph in the Biggest Game of My Life. Griffin, 2017.