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Ron Darling: Colin Kaepernick's 'Bravery' Prompted Me to Share Lenny Dykstra Racism Story

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In his new memoir, "108 Stitches," former Mets pitcher Ron Darling recounts that Lenny Dykstra shouted racial slurs at Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd during the 1986 World Series, a claim that Dykstra denies. Darling stopped by SI Now earlier this week to explain why Colin Kaepernick's protest prompted him to share the story, and why he's disappointed in his own reaction at the time.