Stats awards fabulous feats famous firsts hall of fame hitting charts legendary lists pitching charts record books rules scoring. Dwight gooden puts on a santa suit, but the scene is. A memoir by dwight gooden, ellis henican, paperback. The latest dwight gooden stats, video highlights, news and more from. A memoir a bruisingly honest memoir of addiction and recovery from one of the greatest pitchers of all time. Dwight gooden details his cokeandbooze hangover after. K, is an american former professional baseball pitcher who played 16 seasons in major. Biography of dwight gooden excerpt dwight eugene gooden born november 16, 1964, nicknamed doc gooden or dr. From all the clutter ive pulled free this dwight gooden card from 1988, hoping for it to inspire something pure. The mets numberone pick in the june 1982 draft the fifth player taken had led. Gooden had a recordbreaking rookie of the year season in 1984 after jumping straight to the majors from lynchburg of the classa carolina league. Three things i learned while reading doc, dwight goodens new memoir 1. Dwight eugene gooden, who would become one of the most dominant young pitchers of his generation, was born on november 16, 1964, in tampa, florida.
Dwight doc gooden debuted with the new york mets in 1984 as a 19yearold. Dwight gooden pulls no punchesthe book jacket calls it a brutally honest. Baseballs doc gooden pitches a cautionary tale may 31, 20 dwight gooden, blessed with a blazing fastball and kneebuckling curve, was the king of new york by the time he was 21 years old. His father dan worked in a chemical plant and coached a semiprofessional baseball team based in tampa. Despite arm issues and runins with the law, doc gooden was a member of three world series champions 1986, 1996, 2000 and nohit the seattle mariners on may 14, 1996. Not only did he have better control than the average young lefty, but he struck out almost four times as many batters as he walked, had a whip under one and allowed just 5. When the piece first came out, darryl strawberry called me, kevin. New harvest cbs news the following is an excerpt from doc. He even did a big interview with me in 2016 when my book came out. Gooden arrested former mets and yankees pitcher dwight gooden was arrested tuesday in tampa, fla. 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. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. His days of glory in new york city baseball pitching with the mets were behind him.
He struck out 11, allowing just one hit and four walks, in a complete game shutout. I cant compare excerpts between heat and doc, and i have no plans to read. Readers of amazin avenue may remember brians time writing for the site, and were happy to share this excerpt from his book. The book, written with ellis henican, will be released june 14, and there are excerpts currently posted on. At age nineteen, dwight eugene gooden was baseballs pitching phenom, thrilling new yorkers and fans everywhere. In an excerpt from his new book, davey johnson recounts how he became the manager for the new york mets. Run expectancy, and leverage index calculations provided by tom tango of, and coauthor of the book. 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. Near the pile of cards on my desk is a smaller pile of bills to pay, and next to that pile is a stack of things i have to get to at some point, or throw away, or file. On october 16, 1995, dwight gooden was signed by the new york yankees. A dwight gooden personal appearance, dwight gooden speaking engagement, or dwight gooden endorsement will reflect well on your company.
A memoir goes into vivid detail of goodens struggle with drugs. During his 16seasons career, gooden earned numerous accomplishments. Players close to gooden termed strawberrys book irresponsible and dangerously counterproductive. Well the story of gooden missing the 1986 mets world series. Dwight gooden society for american baseball research.
Dwight gooden won rookie of the year honors following the 1984 season and it was still one year before he was able to have an alcoholic drink. Lenny dykstra rebukes ron darlings tale of 1986 racist tirade. K, is an american former professional baseball pitcher who. Generally these excerpts are juicy anecdotes, strategically released to create a buzz with the hopes of boosting sales for the book. That first season he won 17 games, lost just 9, and struck out 276 batters in just 218 innings. Gooden was a poorfunctioning drug addict for many years, 2. Join facebook to connect with dwight gooden and others you may know. Dwight gooden doc gooden is a retired professional baseball player for major league baseball. Dwight gooden motivational speaker fee dwight gooden. Dwight eugene doc gooden born november 16, 1964, nicknamed dr. In 1986 the team won 108 games and its second world series, beating the boston red sox in a legendary series, best remembered for first baseman bill. Thirty years ago, dwight gooden made his first start. Taking the mound for the first time as a big leaguer 30 years ago today, dwight gooden carried more than his familys burdens.
Dwight gooden responded to darryl strawberry on monday night, denying an accusation by his former new york mets teammate that he is a complete junkie. Dwight doc gooden legal lessons learned from baseball. Astrology and natal chart of dwight gooden, born on 19641116. What it was like to manage a rookie doc gooden, the gritty wally backman and the new. To hire dwight gooden now for any corporate appearance, fundraiser, motivational speaker event, personal appearance, autograph signing, or website endorsement please contact our celebrity agents at 18776sports. Total zone rating and initial framework for wins above replacement calculations provided by sean smith. K, is an american former professional baseball pitcher who played 16 seasons in major league baseball mlb. He has been married to monique moore since january 24, 2009. Dwight gooden was born on november 16, 1964 in tampa, florida, usa as dwight eugene gooden.
Dwight gooden details his cokeandbooze hangover after 86 world. Darryl strawberry is clean and sober, and he dedicates his time to other addicts. The book, written with veteran journalist ellis henican, will hit bookstores on june 4, but excerpts are already posted on. Dwight gooden details his cokeandbooze hangover after 86 world series win in upcoming book.
Baseballs doc gooden pitches a cautionary tale may 31, 20 dwight gooden, blessed with a blazing fastball and kneebuckling curve, was the. Dwight gooden no hitter, may 14, 1996 by harvey frommer. Dwight gooden every game played with complete stats, links to box scores and automated. 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 a nursing home and a pool hall. With fresh and sober eyes, dwight gooden, who tallied a mountain of strikeou. In a career spanning 430 games, he pitched 2,800 2. Get the latest updated stats for new york yankees relief pitcher dwight gooden on. Some of goodens accomplishments include being a fourtime allstar selection, a threetime world series champion, and. Dwight doc gooden pitched a nohitter, won a cy young award, and. 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. Dwight doc gooden page at elite sports ny, the voice, the pulse of new york city sports. He is known for his work on ruthless people 1986, 1986 national league championship series 1986 and 1988 national league championship series 1988.
170 1159 428 117 1368 184 147 1393 57 726 209 844 459 415 1276 565 1395 1317 1486 323 1258 1337 520 238 881 211 673 971 1394 762 919 515 815 102 1084 1415 1328 166 1075 452 73 1251 1278