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Strawberry appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated seven times: five times by himself, once with Don Mattingly, and once with Dwight Gooden.
In 2004 the Rebecca Gilman play The Sweetest Swing in Baseball premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in London. The lead character—Dana, as portrayed by Gillian Anderson—adopts the personality and speech of Darryl Strawberry in an attempt to pass herself off as schizophrenic. The title is a reference to Strawberry's playing skills.
Despite his achievements in professional sport, Strawberry is most widely recognized in Europe for his role in the classic The Simpsons episode, "Homer at the Bat", in which Bart Simpson and Lisa Simpson taunt Strawberry with his signature mocking chant of "Daaarryyl, Daaarryyl, Daaarryyl!" Strawberry's catchphrase ("Some of these players have a bad attitude, Skip! No hustle either.") has made him a star of the small screen as well.
Strawberry is a featured pro on the second season of the physical reality game show Pros vs. Joes. He currently does occasional commentary for baseball on SportsNet New York.
In 2010, Strawberry appeared on NBC's The Apprentice with Sharon Osbourne, Cyndi Lauper, Bret Michaels, and others. At the end of the 3rd episode, Strawberry was fired when he suggested he was the weakest contestant. Donald Trump insisted he wanted to go home because he was tired and homesick. After Strawberry made a successful return in the season finale to assist Bret Michaels, Donald Trump made a donation of $25,000 to his charity, The Darryl Strawberry Foundation, which supports children with Autism. Strawberry placed 12th.
Strawberry has also appeared on the 700 Club to talk about his life and his new found faith in Jesus.
Strawberry was mentioned during an episode of 30 Rock when Alec Baldwin's character, Jack Donaghy, says "Now this is decadent. And I've been to Miami with Darryl Strawberry." This reference was made while Donaghy was in a night club filled with lascivious women.
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