Growing up as teenagers in Los Angeles during the late 1970s, Eric Davis and Darryl Strawberry were two of the nation’s best high school baseball players and dreamed of playing in the major leagues one day. That dream came true and both ascended to become two of the most dynamic players in baseball during the 1980s, but also dealt with injuries and/or personal demons that would later derail their careers before making comebacks in the 1990s. Given the almost eerie similarities between their prodigious talent and career paths, it seems natural to make the comparison and ponder:
Who was better – Eric Davis or Darryl Strawberry?
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