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The 5 Best Starting Pitchers In Mets History
Dwight Gooden Mets Hall of Fame Speech – Photo Credit: slgckgc (Flickr Creative Commons)
The New York Mets are a franchise that is known for pitching, and there’s no disputing that Tom Seaver is the best pitcher in the team’s history. He’s the only player in the baseball Hall of Fame who wears a Mets cap on his plaque.
Seaver is at the top of the franchise leaderboard in...
Via Hot Stove MLB
June 30, 2014
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Doc Gooden: “Pine Tar Not For Grip”
Credit: Associated Press
Former New York Mets and New York Yankees star pitcher Dwight “Doc” Gooden does not agree with the people who are claiming that Pinedagate is a result of cold weather and poor grip.
He took to Twitter today to voice his view of pine tar’s use by pitchers:
lets put to rest all this talk about pine tar to get a better grip on the ball to protect the...
Via Reading Between The Seams
April 24, 2014
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Report: Gooden's family faces eviction
Dwight Gooden's primary legacy from his playing career is one of unfulfilled potential, as his addictions ultimately derailed what might have been a truly brilliant body of work.
Long since his playing days ended, it seems Gooden still can't get his life quite on track. Gooden was evicted in July from the New Jersey mansion he was renting, according to TMZ.
The report states...
Via Fox Sports
August 12, 2013
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Dwight Gooden Tells a Story About a Man Being Raped in Jail
Jail is not a happy place.
So, no one should be surprised about Doc Gooden’s account of what happened when he was behind bars. Doc has a new book coming out “Doc: A Memoir” and tells a story about hearing a man being raped in prison. Here is what Doc had to say via The Other Paper.
“No. 1, once you get into prison, you’re not Doc Gooden the baseball player,” Gooden...
Via BlackSportsOnline
June 07, 2013
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Gooden discusses prison trauma
Dwight Gooden, during an interview promoting his new book, detailed the traumatic experience of hearing a man being raped in prison during his incarceration.
Via The Other Paper
June 06, 2013
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Dwight Gooden: Hearing man getting rape devestated me
Dwight Gooden is making the media circuit rounds promoting his new book “Doc: A Memoir.” We mentioned it to you a few weeks ago and relayed the story about how he missed the New York Mets victory parade in 1986 because he was out partying the night before and was too hungover to get out of bed and attend. That was one of the lighter moments of despair for the former Cy Young...
Via The Victory Formation
June 06, 2013
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Dwight Gooden’s Wife Monique Calls Police After He Threatens to Hurt Her Family
Back when I was Young Rob, I wanted to be a pitcher, just like Doc Gooden. Best curve ball I had ever seen, when my friends and I played wiffle ball in the backyard, I was always Gooden when I pitched and Daryl Strawberry when I was at bat.
Sad to see what has happened to Doc over the years. Drugs and alcohol can derail any career. Now, he is having domestic disputes with his wife...
Via BlackSportsOnline
March 04, 2013
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Judge orders Dwight Gooden to leave home after wife alleges threats
Not every story has a happy ending. Nobody knows that better than former New York Met Dwight Gooden.
The one that they called ” Dr. K’ is going through apparently what is a pretty messy divorce with his wife Monique.
The two have children and have been living together in New Jersey as the process plays itself out. That all changed on March 1.
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Via Players View
March 04, 2013
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Dwight Gooden receives restraining order after making terroristic threats to wife
Monique Gooden, the estranged wife of former New York Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden, recently filed a temporary restraining order after alleging that her husband made "terroristic threats" against her and her family.The incident occurred on March 1 in the couple's home in Bergen County, N.J. The two are still living together while their divorce is pending.According to...
Via Bush League Chronicle
March 03, 2013
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Report: Dwight Gooden receives restraining order
Monique Gooden, the estranged wife of former New York Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden, recently filed a temporary restraining order after alleging that her husband made "terroristic threats" against her and her family.The incident occurred on March 1 in the couple's home in Bergen County, N.J. The two are still living together while their divorce is pending.According to...
Via Bush League Chronicle
March 03, 2013
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