Dwight Gooden
Dwight Gooden
Dwight Eugene "Doc" Gooden, nicknamed "Dr. K", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball. 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. In a career spanning 430 games, he pitched 2,800 2⁄3 innings and posted a win–loss record of 194–112, with a 3.51 earned run average, and 2,293 strikeouts...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth16 November 1964
CityTampa, FL
CountryUnited States of America
if police had picked you up, we wouldn't be talking right now.
I don't feel any pressure. I just try to stay calm, follow my game plan and try not to overthrown.
the beast that is always hungry, wanting more coke and laughing at my attempts to get clean and sober.
When I went back to Shea last year it really hit me how much the fans care for me, it still gives me goose bumps. I want to do the right thing for them and my family.
My first year in baseball, there were only one or two reporters. My second year, I got to the Triple-A playoffs, there were four or five. When I came up in 1984, I never saw so many people.
You got the ball in your hands and you're in command, and if you get your good pitch where you want it, nobody's gonna hit you.
The day I pitched, I would drink either 'cause I was celebrating or I lost and couldn't sleep.
My father helped me become a ballplayer and take the good with the bad.
If you can get an out on one pitch, take it. Let the strikeouts come on the outstanding pitches. Winning is the big thing. If you throw a lot of pitches, before you know it, your arm is gone.
I'm glad I don't have to face that guy (Don Mattingly) every day. He has that look that few hitters have. I don't know if it's his stance, his eyes or what, but you can tell he means business.