Janice
04-14-2003, 01:40 AM
http://apnews.excite.com/article/20030413/D7QCSLD01.html
Darryl Strawberry Talks About Jail Time
NEW YORK (AP) - Former baseball star Darryl Strawberry, who was released from prison last week, says serving time made all the difference in his battle with substance abuse.
"Being incarcerated is a whole different world compared to being free," he told the New York Post. "When you ride up to the prison and you know you're going behind the gate, it's a whole different feeling inside."
The eight-time All-Star who won World Series titles with the New York Yankees and New York Mets was released from Gainesville Correctional Institution in Florida last week after serving 11 months of an 18-month prison sentence for violating probation on cocaine possession charges.
Strawberry said his prison time had a greater effect on him than his stays in rehabilitation centers, the Post reported Sunday.
"I needed to be incarcerated," he said. "I wouldn't wish it on anybody, but certain people have to go through certain channels to be able to come to grips with themselves - and that was me."
Strawberry, 41, hit 335 homers during a 17-year major league career that ended in 1999. Strawberry also played for Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Along with drug problems, he has been treated for colon and stomach cancer. Recent tests showed no signs of the disease.
Darryl Strawberry Talks About Jail Time
NEW YORK (AP) - Former baseball star Darryl Strawberry, who was released from prison last week, says serving time made all the difference in his battle with substance abuse.
"Being incarcerated is a whole different world compared to being free," he told the New York Post. "When you ride up to the prison and you know you're going behind the gate, it's a whole different feeling inside."
The eight-time All-Star who won World Series titles with the New York Yankees and New York Mets was released from Gainesville Correctional Institution in Florida last week after serving 11 months of an 18-month prison sentence for violating probation on cocaine possession charges.
Strawberry said his prison time had a greater effect on him than his stays in rehabilitation centers, the Post reported Sunday.
"I needed to be incarcerated," he said. "I wouldn't wish it on anybody, but certain people have to go through certain channels to be able to come to grips with themselves - and that was me."
Strawberry, 41, hit 335 homers during a 17-year major league career that ended in 1999. Strawberry also played for Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Along with drug problems, he has been treated for colon and stomach cancer. Recent tests showed no signs of the disease.