Darrell Porter
Darrell Ray Porter (January 17, 1952 – August 5, 2002) was an American professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals and the Texas Rangers. He was known for his excellent defensive skills and power hitting. He was also known for being one of the first American professional athletes to publicly admit he had a problem with substance abuse.
Biography
Playing career
Born in Joplin, Missouri, Porter was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the first round of the 1970 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his debut on September 2, 1971 with the Brewers at age 19. He finished third in the 1973 Rookie of the Year voting. Porter was selected to the American League All-Star team in 1974, but had his best years after he was traded in 1976 to the Kansas City Royals, where he was selected to the All-Star team four times. In 1979, Porter became only the sixth catcher in Major League history to score 100 runs and have 100 runs batted in. The feat had previously been accomplished by Mickey Cochrane, Yogi Berra, Roy Campanella, Johnny Bench and Carlton Fisk, all in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Only Porter and Cochrane had 100 walks, runs and RBI in a single season. He became a fan favorite for his intensity; teammate George Brett once said of Porter, "Darrell always played like it was the seventh game of the World Series."
Podcasts:
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by Terrell Carter
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by Terrell Carter
Settle Down
by: Terrell CarterUh, I could lie and say I always did things right
All the wrong I did, I never could tell good lies
I was a wheeler, a deal, even call myself a killer
But loving you has changed my life!
I put my .. down
To put my arms around you!
Chorus:
Girl, do you think, you could ever love a thug?
Do you think you could love a thug?
Girl, do you think you could love a next player?
Do you think you could love a next player
Could you give your heart to someone
That has always been locked down
Oh, it’s over now,
And I’m ready to settle down!
So sad, so long,
To the days I walk around….
Hit ‘em up, and bragging
…your face with my hands around your waist
Girl, I cross my heart, I swear I’ve changed!
And I wanna know, can you find a place in your heart for a man like me,
If you can’t babe, then it’s something I gotta say!
Chorus:
Girl, do you think, you could ever love a thug?
Do you think you could love a thug?
Girl, do you think you could love a next player?
Do you think you could love a next player
Could you give your heart to someone
That has always been locked down
Oh, it’s over now,
And I’m ready to settle down!
It’s like I’m standing on top of a mountain
Over meadows of flowers and trees
Girl, you opened my eyes to things I never seen
You’re an angel to me
The air that I breathe is changing me!
Chorus:
Girl, do you think, you could ever love a thug?
Do you think you could love a thug?
(Oh baby)
Girl, do you think you could love a next player?
(That’s played girl after girl?)
Could you give your heart to someone
That has always been locked down
(Someone that has been always out of trouble, baby)
Oh, it’s over now,
(I guarantee you it‘s over)
And I’m ready to settle down!
(I wanna settle down!)
Girl, do you think, you could ever love a thug?
Do you think you could love a thug?
Girl, do you think you could love a next player?
Do you think you could love a next player
Could you give your heart to someone
That has always been locked down
Oh, it’s over now,