Twentyfive years after his phenomenal rookie season, dwight gooden takes aim at his demons. Dwight goodens early years with the new york mets were golden. Dwight gooden checked into a new york drug rehabilitation center thursday to begin treatment for cocaine use while the world series champion new. 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. Author tracks down dwight gooden, steve carlton in new book home. This is a book that intriguiged me because dwight gooden and i are the same age. K, is an american former professional baseball pitcher who. 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. Dwight gooden society for american baseball research. Dwight gooden refutes claims about health as concern for. Gooden was 19 years old when he broke into the big leagues on april 7. It is sad but also inspiringi cant recommend this book more highly. 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.
Author tracks down dwight gooden, steve carlton in. Dwight gooden was not best friends with darryl strawberry. This book is scheduled for release on june 4th, 20. Dwight gooden project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. In a career spanning 430 games, he pitched 2,800 2. Story behind first fans of mets great dwight gooden.
A memoir by dwight gooden meet your next favorite book. Howard schroeder a biography of dwight gooden, recordmaking pitcher for the new york mets. He is known for his work on ruthless people 1986, 1986 national league championship series 1986 and 1988 national league championship series 1988. 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. The new york mets were the talk of the big apple in the mid1980s thanks to dwight doc gooden, a flamethrowing phenomenon. Gooden pitched from 1984 to 1994 and from 1996 to 2000 for the new york. Dwight eugene doc gooden born november 16, 1964, nicknamed dr. He was a phenominal pitcher as a 19 yearold rookie with the new york mets. 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.
Exmets ace dwight gooden reportedly busted again newark, nj it was the second time in a month that dwight gooden, the exmets. The thing to remember is, the k korner was there from the start. Everyone expected the mets phenom to be one of the best pitchers. Dwight gooden was born on monday, november 16, 1964, in tampa, florida. Dwight gooden speaking fee and booking agent contact. Dwight gooden will be making several stops in new jersey and new york to sign copies of his upcoming new book called doc. A memoir and recalled hearing a man getting raped when he was in prison. Ed baileyap ojeda summarized to pearlman of the 1986 mets. 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.
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. I ended up going to several ny mets games at shea stadium in 1989 when i lived on the east coast. Dwight gooden, keith hernandez, and darryl strawberry at the 1986 mets 30 th anniversary reunion on may 28, 2016, in new york. 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. 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. He has been married to monique moore since january 24, 2009. What it was like to manage a rookie doc gooden, the gritty wally backman and the new. Dwight gooden, blessed with a blazing fastball and kneebuckling curve, was the king of new york by the time he was 21 years old.
Gooden sets rookie k record 09121984 new york mets. Author tracks down dwight gooden, steve carlton in new book see. Dwight gooden is a retired pitcher who is best remembered for his time with the new york mets from 19841994. Doc is the kind of book aspiring athletes need to read. A brutally honest memoir of talent, addiction, and recovery from one of the greatest baseball pitchers of all time. Dwight gooden looks back on highs and lows in doc only.
Dwight gooden is a retired mlb pitcher who spent 17 seasons in the league with five different teams. Dwight goodens promising career was derailed by his drug addiction. New york observer a pageturning booka sobering read. Mets dwight gooden opens up to new york post about drug. It wasnt designed to latch on to dwight goodens fame, merely to. By his second season, the 20yearold was anointed baseballs next great thing. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Tampa tribune dwight gooden pulls no punchesthe book jacket calls it a brutally honest memoir and that is exactly what it is. Dwight gooden with some of his k korner fans in 1985.
We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Dwight gooden looks back on highs and lows in doc only a. Dwight gooden books list of books by author dwight gooden. If gooden at age 19 was a revelation, gooden at age 20 was nothing short of extraordinary. New york observer a pageturning book a sobering read. My life on and off the diamond by dwight gooden, bob. 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. Join facebook to connect with dwight gooden and others you may know. 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. Exmets ace dwight gooden busted again for dui in nj.
Brad balukjian set out to track down every player in a pack of 1986 topps, including doc gooden, steve carlton and carlton fisk mlb. 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. Three new york mets were accused of raping a woman in 1991. Book overview a brutally honest memoir of talent, addiction, and recovery from one of the greatest baseball pitchers of all time. The former major league star was on wfan thursday morning promoting his new book. At age nineteen, dwight eugene gooden was baseballs pitching phenom, thrilling new yorkers and fans everywhere.
The former mets pitcher left little to the imagination in doc. 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. New york cbsnewyork dwight gooden is now an open book. K, is an american former professional baseball pitcher who played 16 seasons in major league baseball mlb. A memoir, his account of a life and promising career derailed by. Drafted by the new york mets in the 1st round 5th of the 1982 mlb june amateur draft from hillsborough hs tampa, fl.
Gooden reflects on his life in a new memoir and speaks to bill littlefield about the book. Gooden said it was the most devastating thing that i had to go through in my life. Mets pitcher dwight doc gooden collects his 246th strikeout of the season, passing herb scores rookie strikeout record. If convicted of the recent drugpossession charges, gooden could receive three. A memoir by dwight gooden, ellis henican, paperback. Now, with fresh and sober eyes, the mets beloved dr. 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. 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. In an excerpt from his new book, davey johnson recounts how he became the manager for the new york mets. 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. Undisciplined away from the mound, gooden was introduced to cocaine, a habit that led to a quick unraveling. Dwight goodens early years with the new york mets were golden he was the youngest winner of. 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.