Post by TheGoodMan19 on Apr 23, 2020 18:18:02 GMT
Klaw, what to you think derailed Gooden? The injuries, the partying, the Mets downward spiral, the rape allegation, all of the above?
You seen him enough. The man was on another level. His 1985 season was one of the greatest pitching seasons in history. Put up by a 20 year old kid. He should have won the Cy Young as a 19 year old rookie. Still a very good pitcher in 1992. Then his career down down the toilet. I'm sure you read "the Worst Team Money Could Buy", I wonder if that circus didn't affect Doc. I hated him, like I hated the Mets at that time. But what a waste. A damned shame. He should have been one of the all time greats.
Gooden's incredible years were just a bit before a time where I could fully appreciate it. I was 7 during the summer of 1986. 1988 was the year where I started regularly going to Met games but I can't say I was really old enough to appreciate what I was seeing in terms of what Gooden was capable of. He was definitely still good in 89-92 but nowhere near the same.
Wow, I thought you were an old fart like me.
Do you remember the woman who sat in the front row behind the plate in Shea? She was a season ticked holder and she spun her arms during every pitch by an opposing pitcher. Every pitch all 82 games. It irritated me more than the pitcher