Until this month, Ron Darling hasn’t been a particularly controversial figure in baseball. The former New York Mets All-Star pitcher is a color commentator on national and regional TV broadcasts. He is generally regarded as eloquent and respectful.
Ron Darling’s written words appear to strike a more strident tone. In his new book, 108 Stiches: Loose Threads, Ripping Yarns, and the Darndest Characters from My Time in the Game, Darling takes aim at his former Mets teammate, Lenny Dykstra. St. Martin Press published 108 Stiches last week. Darling co-authored the book with writer Daniel Pasner.