Darryl Strawberry, Mookie Wilson reminisce to The Post about bad boys 1986 Mets: We were different

1986 Amazin’ World Series champions Darryl Strawberry and Mookie Wilson, joined by longtime Mets media exec Jay Horwitz, take a swing at some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby ahead of the Mets’ 40-year reunion of the championship team on Aug.1 at Citi Field.Q: What did Davey Johnson tell you guys at the first spring training meeting in ‘86?Strawberry: He just basically said we’re gonna win it all, we’re gonna dominate.Wilson: (Laugh) Well, first of all I thought he was crazy.

For him to say things about how bad we were gonna beat people, how we’re gonna dominate and this, that and the other, I’m thinking that this man is completely out of his mind at the time.Strawberry: I think Davey was one of us.Q: Mookie, describe your spring training eye injury during a rundown play.Wilson: Raffy [Rafael Santana] was the second throw.I accomplished what I wanted was to get the second throw, I didn’t mean to catch it in my eye.

There was no pain whatsoever.The only thing I remember is Gary [Carter] over me, screaming.

The only thing I heard was Gary’s voice.I didn’t know how bad it was to be honest with you.

I really wasn’t worried about playing baseball after that, I was worried about losing my eye.It was a scary time.Q: How meaningful was that early four-game sweep in St.

Louis?Strawberry: I think that was really big for us to send a message to the Cardinals because they had beat us the year before.I think [Cardinals manager] Whitey Herzog said, “Nobody’s gonna catch them this year.” We just didn’t look back once we got going.Q: Ray Knight punching Eric Davis at third base.Wilson: We were not going to stand for any disrespect or excessive play against us.

… Whether our player was in the wrong or the right, we were going to be there.Q: Clinching the NL East at Shea.Strawberry: I just remember the fans just going crazy.They hit the field.

I ran straight out the bullpen.It was a great experience to be able to feel that because I alwa...