TBS' Ron Darling talks Cooter's arrest, epic 1986 NLCS vs. Astros and how this year's team stacks up
New York Mets players Ron Darling, center, and Tim Teufel, left, arrive July 25, 1986, for an examining trial on felony charges that they assaulted Houston police officers outside a local bar. Accompanying them is their attorney, Dick DeGuerin. A judge referred the case to a Harris County grand jury.
According to the police report, Teufel tried to leave the bar with his drink but was stopped by two uniformed police officers working security. That led to Teufel scuffling with them and his teammates jumping in. When the dust settled, Teufel and Darling were charged with aggravated assault of a police officer while Aguilera and Ojeda were charged with hindering an arrest.
The July 20, 1986, front page of the Houston Chronicle after four Mets players were arrested following a disturbance at Cooter's, a Richmond Avenue bar.In January 1987, Darling and Teufel pled no contest and received $200 fines and a year’s probation, which was lifted a month later. The charges against Aguilera and Ojeda were dropped.“That was young guys acting foolish and ended up embarrassing themselves and their families,” Darling said.
Darling, who had a no-decision in his only series start in Game 3, said while pundits expected an easy victory for the 108-win Mets, they knew better against an Astros team that played them tougher than any regular-season opponent, winning 5 of the 12 games against New York.
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