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Mets Relent on Gooden Autograph

By Ed PriceApr 21st 2009 – 11:01AM

As the red-headed stepchild of New York baseball -- at least, that's how they seem to feel -- the Mets have often been too sensitive to public opinion.This time, though, the voices on sports talk radio, usually best ignored, seems to have caused the Mets to get it right.They have decided to preserve Dwight Gooden's...

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Jerome Martin Koosman (born December 23, 1942) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a pitcher for the New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Phillies between 1967 and 1985. He is best known for being a member of the Miracle Mets team that won the 1969 World Series.

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