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Game 6 of the '86 World Series, broadcast by NBC, ran so long that the network chose not to air Saturday Night Live rather than show it after the game. When it was shown for the first time two weeks later, Darling filmed a special introduction, apologizing on behalf of the Mets for pre-empting SNL.
Ron is mentioned in the Law and Order episode "Under God". Lennie Briscoe is telling Ed Green how he blurts out Darling's first name for no reason, as the pitcher reminds Lennie Briscoe of his daughter Cathy, who was killed in 1998. Cathy had a crush on the pitcher during the 1986 season, when she was a teenager.
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