A CUP of JOE in the SHOW Retro Act #6....LA CRENSHAW HS and LA FREMONT HS....'86 AMAZINS '96 '98 '99 BRONX BOMBERS and '90 REDS......STRAW and E. DAVIS

They grew up in inner city Los Angeles and were childhood friends and they had a lot in common especially Baseball. One was from L.A. High School Baseball Powerhouse Fremont HS and the other from LA Football and Basketball Powerhouse Crenshaw HS. They were both billed as the next big things in the early 80s in the Show and the Bluedude use to wear #18 in honor of one an have his Mitchell and Ness 1986 Home Pinstripe, Jersey with the name Tag in my possession.

They were a part of the resurrection of African-American Baseball Players in the Show and in the mid-late 80s they both had stretches of Dominance. L.A. Crenshaw's amazing RF Darryl Strawberry and the 5-Tool One L.A. Fremont's Eric Davis. Fittingly enough Fremont as also home to Dr. Dre and Crenshaw Ice-T...how 'bout them L.A. County Nuggets.

They both put L.A. High School Baseball on the Map in the inner city and they were Phenoms coming up. Straw was this 6'6" 200 long and lanky Right Fielder who could throw, hit for Average, hit for Power, and for a big guy could Run. E. Davis was a Five Tool Specimen if I ever saw one in the mold of a young NY Baseball Giant CF the "Say Hey Kid" Wille Mays...that good. Hit, Run, Throw, Steal, and Patrol (Catch) Center Field like a Red-Tail Hawk looking for something live for a snack. Davis was athletically-built and proportioned to a tune of 6-1 around 195 and when he first came up it was like seeing the Next in Line to be the Great CF in the Show as was Straw in RF who reminded many of the "Cobra" Dave Parker except Straw was more athletic and fluid in RF.

Let's compare the Career Numbers of Straw and E. Davis as they both were World Champions as well:

STRAW
.259 BA 335 HRs 1,000 RBIs
8x All Star
4 Time World Champion '86 Mets '96 '98 '99 Yanks
#1 Overall Pick out of HS in 1980 MLB Draft
1983 NL Rookie of the Year

E. DAVIS
.269 BA 282 HRs 934 RBIs
3x Gold Glove Winner
2x All Star
World Champion '90 Reds

Note: Both Straw and E. Davis were 30-30 Club in 1987....Numbers from Baseball-Almanac.com