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Sammy Khalifa, Revisited

Edgy MD Jan 02 2013 02:47 PM

Fascinating profile from the New York Times, catching up with Sammy as the trial finally occurs for the man who apparently killed his father. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/02/sport ... ports&_r=0 Mets in the narrative include Jay Bell, Bobby Bonilla, and a good picture of the younger hard-ass Terry Collins.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 02 2013 03:26 PM Re: Sammy Khalifa, Revisited

Out of nowhere, bam, [Kevin Mitchell] slugged Darryl [Strawberry] right in the face. Then he hit him again, and knocked Straw down. It took a couple of us to pull him off, and I swear I never saw a punch that connected so cleanly. As much as I hated to see it, Mitch really did beat the hell out of Darryl. Later that year, in 1986, we were in the middle of a bench-clearing brawl with the Pirates, and amid all the mini-fights, I saw Mitch overpower Pittsburgh's shortstop Sammy Khalifa. He took Khalifa down, got on top of him, and applied a choke hold. I couldn't believe my eyes, because Mitch was doing more than just trying to beat up Khalifa; he was attempting to kill him. Indeed, Khalifa's eyes were wide and unseeing, and it suddenly occurred to me that he was being strangled to death. Several players, including a few Mets who saw what was going on, pulled Mitch off him Heat: My Life On and Off the Diamond, Dwight Gooden with Bob Klapisch insult to injury http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1 ... 46,9020068