Why this card is awesome: Because this is the second guy in 6 cards to be born in Honolulu. Charlie Hough was too. And for that matter, Darling's teammate Sid Fernandez was too.
Cool stat: Darling was vastly overrated. Sure, he finished his career with a 136-116 record (.540) but his ERA+ was just 95. His neutralized record was 122-138, .469. Darling has one of the most recent seasons with 4 shutouts but at best a league-average ERA.
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Bobby Bonilla, Jimmy Key, and Julio Franco all appeared just before Darling, and yet Darling gets the good card number despite a below-average 1987. I guess they thought he earned it on the basis of his 1985 and 1986 seasons.
Darling was a fan favorite in New York. I've met him a few times and he's a classy guy. And a great broadcaster.
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