The new york mets were the talk of the big apple in the mid1980s thanks to dwight doc gooden, a flamethrowing phenomenon. Ed baileyap ojeda summarized to pearlman of the 1986 mets. This book is scheduled for release on june 4th, 20. Dwight gooden issued a statement on monday night where he declared hes not ravaged by cocaine abuse as former new york mets teammate darryl strawberry declared in multiple interviews. Dwight gooden, blessed with a blazing fastball and kneebuckling curve, was the king of new york by the time he was 21 years old. Dwight goodens early years with the new york mets were golden. Dwight gooden, keith hernandez, and darryl strawberry at the 1986 mets 30 th anniversary reunion on may 28, 2016, in new york. Dwight gooden looking to get some help to save my life after. Brad balukjian set out to track down every player in a pack of 1986 topps, including doc gooden, steve carlton and carlton fisk mlb. Gooden was 19 years old when he broke into the big leagues on april 7. Gooden pitched from 1984 to 1994 and from 1996 to 2000 for the new york. K, is an american former professional baseball pitcher who played 16 seasons in major league baseball mlb.
Dwight gooden speaking fee and booking agent contact. Doc gooden got so blitzed on cocaine and booze the night the mets won the 1986 world series that he missed the teams tickertape parade down new yorks canyon of. Nicknamed doc for his surgical, 98mph fastball, he was named rookie of the year, became the youngest player ever to appear in an allstar game, received the cy young award, and guided the 1986 new york mets to world series victory his first of three world series rings. If convicted of the recent drugpossession charges, gooden could receive three.
Loose threads, ripping yarns, and the darndest characters from my time in the game, which was released tuesday, darling writes that dykstra was shouting every. Three new york mets were accused of raping a woman in 1991. He is known for his work on ruthless people 1986, 1986 national league championship series 1986 and 1988 national league championship series 1988. Dwight gooden looks back on highs and lows in doc only a. It wasnt designed to latch on to dwight goodens fame, merely to. Hey this is dwight gooden or some of you might know me as doc from the new york mets, new york yankees, cleveland indians, houston astros, and tampa bay devil ray. Dwight gooden was the youngest of three children born to dan and ella gooden on november 16, 1964, in tampa, florida, where danwho had only a thirdgrade educationworked for the cargill corporation and coached youth baseball while ella, his second wife, worked in.
Join facebook to connect with dwight gooden and others you may know. Tampa tribune dwight gooden pulls no punchesthe book jacket calls it a brutally honest memoir and that is exactly what it is. Everyone expected the mets phenom to be one of the best pitchers. Mets dwight gooden opens up to new york post about drug.
New york cbsnewyork dwight gooden is now an open book. Gooden said it was the most devastating thing that i had to go through in my life. Doc is the kind of book aspiring athletes need to read. As a shy nineteenyearold, dwight gooden swept into new york, lifting a team of crazy characters to world series greatness and giving a beleaguered city a reason to believe. Gooden got his start in 1982 after being drafted in the first round by the new york mets, making his major league debut one year later. Dwight gooden was not best friends with darryl strawberry.
Mets pitcher dwight doc gooden collects his 246th strikeout of the season, passing herb scores rookie strikeout record. Dwight gooden society for american baseball research. Dwight goodens promising career was derailed by his drug addiction. Author tracks down dwight gooden, steve carlton in new book see.
In 1986 dwight gooden won the world series with the new york mets, setting a franchise record of 10854, but he also became addicted to cocaine, a habit that would take him decades to kick. A memoir, his account of a life and promising career derailed by. New york observer a pageturning booka sobering read. As a shy 19yearold, dwight gooden swept into new york, lifting a team of crazy characters to world series greatness and giving a beleaguered city a reason to believe. It is sad but also inspiringi cant recommend this book more highly. Howard schroeder a biography of dwight gooden, recordmaking pitcher for the new york mets. He was a phenominal pitcher as a 19 yearold rookie with the new york mets. A memoir and recalled hearing a man getting raped when he was in prison. By his second season, the 20yearold was anointed baseballs next great thing. Courtesy of dennis scalzitti i couldnt admit it when i played, but i used to pick them up out of the corner of my eye, gooden. Story behind first fans of mets great dwight gooden. Undisciplined away from the mound, gooden was introduced to cocaine, a habit that led to a quick unraveling. Gooden sets rookie k record 09121984 new york mets. Dwight goodens early years with the new york mets were golden he was the youngest winner of the cy young award in baseball history and led the new york mets to one of the most dramatic world series victories in 1986.
Gooden pitched from 1984 to 1994 and from 1996 to 2000 for the new york mets, new york yankees, cleveland indians, houston astros, and tampa bay devil rays. The former major league star was on wfan thursday morning promoting his new book. Dwight gooden is a retired pitcher who is best remembered for his time with the new york mets from 19841994. Dwight gooden refutes claims about health as concern for. An upbeat gooden, 51 who looked like he could still hurl a fastball at 90 miles an hour said he was grateful for cooler temps and getting his. Dwight gooden project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. In a career spanning 430 games, he pitched 2,800 2. Dwight eugene doc gooden born november 16, 1964, nicknamed dr. Dwight gooden looks back on highs and lows in doc only. Dwight gooden with some of his k korner fans in 1985. He has been married to monique moore since january 24, 2009.
If gooden at age 19 was a revelation, gooden at age 20 was nothing short of extraordinary. A memoir by dwight gooden meet your next favorite book. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Book overview a brutally honest memoir of talent, addiction, and recovery from one of the greatest baseball pitchers of all time.
Author tracks down dwight gooden, steve carlton in new book home. Twentyfive years after his phenomenal rookie season, dwight gooden takes aim at his demons. Dwight gooden is a retired mlb pitcher who spent 17 seasons in the league with five different teams. A brutally honest memoir of talent, addiction, and recovery from one of the greatest baseball pitchers of all time. Dwight gooden checked into a new york drug rehabilitation center thursday to begin treatment for cocaine use while the world series champion new.
Dwight gooden books list of books by author dwight gooden. Author tracks down dwight gooden, steve carlton in. K, is an american former professional baseball pitcher who. A memoir by dwight gooden, ellis henican, paperback. The thing to remember is, the k korner was there from the start. In an excerpt from his new book, davey johnson recounts how he became the manager for the new york mets. Drafted by the new york mets in the 1st round 5th of the 1982 mlb june amateur draft from hillsborough hs tampa, fl.
New york observer a pageturning book a sobering read. Now, with fresh and sober eyes, the mets beloved dr. Dwight gooden was born on november 16, 1964 in tampa, florida, usa as dwight eugene gooden. May 31, 20 dwight gooden, blessed with a blazing fastball and knee buckling curve, was the king of new. Nicknamed doc for his surgical, 98mph fastball, he was named rookie of the year, became the youngest player ever to appear in an allstar game, received the cy young award, and guided the 1986 new york mets to world series victoryhis first of three world. Dwight goodens early years with the new york mets were golden he was the youngest winner of. My life on and off the diamond by dwight gooden, bob. I ended up going to several ny mets games at shea stadium in 1989 when i lived on the east coast. Exmets ace dwight gooden reportedly busted again newark, nj it was the second time in a month that dwight gooden, the exmets. Dwight gooden will be making several stops in new jersey and new york to sign copies of his upcoming new book called doc. This is a book that intriguiged me because dwight gooden and i are the same age. Dwight gooden was born on monday, november 16, 1964, in tampa, florida. Exmets ace dwight gooden busted again for dui in nj. Gooden reflects on his life in a new memoir and speaks to bill littlefield about the book.
He was named the 1984 rookie of the year and 1985 n. Nicknamed doc for his surgical, 98mph fastball, he was named rookie of the year, became the youngest player ever to appear in an allstar game, received the cy young award, and guided the 1986 new york mets to world series victoryhis first of three world series rings. What it was like to manage a rookie doc gooden, the gritty wally backman and the new. For the next 11 seasons, gooden would go on to become a top pitcher, earning four all star honors, winning one world series, winning the nl cy. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. The former mets pitcher left little to the imagination in doc. At age nineteen, dwight eugene gooden was baseballs pitching phenom, thrilling new yorkers and fans everywhere.
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