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Why Dwight Gooden Belongs In the Mets' Hall of Fame

NEW YORK -- There is little doubt Dwight Gooden will be shaking a bit and tripping over a few words when he's inducted into the Mets Hall of Fame Sunday. He'll probably cry, too, especially when fans at Citi Field rise to their feet and treat him to a standing ovation that will echo nearly as long and as loud as the cheers...

Dwight Gooden Reportedly Deserts Family

Dwight Gooden, the former New York Mets and Yankees star, has abandoned his family and turned into a deadbeat dad, says his wife, Monique, according to a New York Post report. Monique Gooden told the paper she has not seen Gooden since June 22. She said the former ace, who has been plagued by substance abuse problems for...

Faith in Dwight Gooden Is Fool's Gold

Fool me once, shame on me. Fool me twice, shame on you. Fool me 47 times and go into the Mets Hall of Fame. Dwight Gooden has again made fools of me, the Mets and everybody who thought that, this time, maybe just maybe, please oh please, he had gotten his life together and wasn't just a hopeless bum. Police arrested...

Dwight Gooden Arrested for Driving Under Influence, Endangering Child

Dwight Gooden (also known as "Doc," short for "Doctor K") was well on his way to a Hall of Fame career in his early 20s before he derailed himself with cocaine and alcohol abuse. Those demons may have once again reared their ugly heads for Gooden. According to the New York Daily News, Gooden was arrested during rush hour...

Baseball Brunch: Upon Further Review ...

Every Sunday, MLB FanHouse empties out its notebook in Baseball Brunch.When Willy Aybar's home run Thursday in Cleveland was upheld by a video review, it marked the sixth time in six days umpires made use of baseball's instant-replay rule.So the natural question to ask Jimmie Lee Solomon, Major League Baseball's executive...

Dwight Gooden News From the Web

05/23/12 Has Limiting Innings Now Gone Too Far? Source: Baseball America Given the modern approaches to pitching, Dwight Gooden's 1983 season at high Class A Lynchburg will never again be equaled.
05/17/12 200 Events That Defined, Shaped and Changed Major... Source: 1010 Wins Young wins four games in 1911 to bring his total for 511.
05/16/12 The 1986 New York Mets Source: MetaFilter How good was Darryl Strawberry at his peak?
05/14/12 Bats: Gooden and Staub to Judge on Return of Mets'... Source: The New York Times - New York NY One of my fondest memories of Shea Stadium was attending banner day in 1984.
05/13/12 Dr K. to judge Banner Day at Citi Source: New York Daily News - New York NY Dwight Gooden, who tweeted that he wanted to be a judge back when the Mets announced they were reviving Banner Day, is getting his wish.