Okay, so I was thinking about baseball the other day, specifically players from the late 80s and early 90s. You know, just going down memory lane in my head. And the name Daryl Boston popped up.
My Process of Remembering
It started pretty simply. I was just sitting, maybe watching a game, maybe just spacing out, and I tried to picture outfielders from the Mets back then. Howard Johnson came to mind, Kevin McReynolds… then Boston. Daryl Boston. Yeah, that was the guy.
So, I tried to pull up more details just from memory. What did I actually remember about him?
- He played for the Mets, I was pretty sure of that first.
- Also played for the White Sox, right? Seemed like he was there for a bit.
- Yankees and Rockies too, maybe? My memory got a bit fuzzy there.
- Wasn’t like a huge superstar, more like a solid guy, a regular player you’d see out there.
Then I thought, let me see if I can actually recall watching him play. I definitely watched a lot of Mets games back then. I have this vague image of him in the outfield, maybe making a decent catch. Can’t recall any specific huge moments, like a game-winning homer or anything, but just… present. A part of the team fabric.
Looking Him Up (The Old Fashioned Way… Sort Of)
Okay, memory alone wasn’t cutting it for the specifics. So, I did what we do now. I didn’t go down a crazy rabbit hole, just did a quick search, you know, to check my memory banks.
Yep, Mets, White Sox, Yankees, Rockies. Got those right. Saw he was drafted pretty high by the White Sox originally. Interesting. Spent a good chunk of his time with the Sox, actually. More than I first remembered.
Checked out his basic stats. Not Hall of Fame numbers, obviously, but a long career. Played for over a decade. That’s respectable. You don’t stick around that long by accident. Had some seasons with double-digit home runs, some decent speed early on.
The main thing was confirming he was who I remembered: a consistent outfielder who played for a few different teams during that era I was thinking about. He wasn’t the headliner, but he was definitely there. It’s funny how some names stick with you, even if they weren’t the biggest stars.
So yeah, that was my little dive into remembering Daryl Boston. Just a trip back, matching fuzzy memories with some quick look-ups. It’s interesting how these names resurface when you start thinking about a specific time in sports.
