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Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie
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Derek was a colorful nutty guy. When he was on the Mets lived on a houseboat moored in midtown Manhattan. Crazy guy. Then obviously developed a terrible drug problem. I looked a few times for any recent stories on his whereabouts. After the drug stuff he fell off the face of the earth. I hope he's ok somewhere and living clean and not living in a box under a highway overpass. Remember players who knew him always said he was funny decent person.