DwightGooden Posts -- FanHouse

Latest DwightGooden Stories

Baseball Brunch: Upon Further Review ...

Posted: May 31st 2009 10:00AM by Ed Price (author feed)
Filed under: Angels, Blue Jays, Cubs, Dodgers, Indians, Mariners, Mets, Nationals, Orioles, Red Sox, Tigers, White Sox, Minor Leagues, MLB Inside Scoop, Baseball Brunch

2 COMMENTS

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 vice president of baseball operations, is why the flurry of trips to the secret chamber to watch replays? Are the umps more willing to consult the tape than in the past?

"These things come in bunches," Solomon told FanHouse.

Continue Reading Baseball Brunch: Upon Further Review ...

Mets Relent on Gooden Autograph

Posted: Apr 21st 2009 11:01AM by Ed Price (author feed)
Filed under: Mets

0 COMMENTS

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 impromptu autograph of a wall in their new Citi Field, reversing course from the original insistence that it be erased.

Continue Reading Mets Relent on Gooden Autograph

Doc's Autograph a Prescription for Mets Controversy

Posted: Apr 20th 2009 9:43AM by Ed Price (author feed)
Filed under: Mets

20 COMMENTS

Citi Field is everything that Shea Stadium wasn't: new, comfortable, well-outfitted, clean.

And the Mets are apparently obsessing about the clean part.

So when Dwight Gooden, who electrified Mets fans like no one else in the team's history, decided to christen the new park by autographing it, the team was not amused.

Someone thought it would be a nice idea if one of the greatest pitchers in franchise history signed a blank gray wall next to the bar. Gooden obliged, taking a black Sharpie and writing in script "Doc Gooden 84 R.O.Y., 85 Cy Young, 86 W.S. Champs."

Continue Reading Doc's Autograph a Prescription for Mets Controversy

Darryl Strawberry Says Mets Loved Their Cocaine and Their Women

Posted: Feb 11th 2009 10:49AM by Tom Fornelli (author feed)
Filed under: Mets, MLB Rumors

166 COMMENTS

It seems that this week baseball has decided to play a game of "I can shock you more" with the media. First there was the news of Alex Rodriguez's positive steroid test, which, admittedly, wasn't all that shocking. Then earlier this morning we got to find out about Roberto Alomar's ex-girlfriend suing him for allegedly having unprotected sex with her while knowingly having AIDS. I don't think anybody is going to top the Alomar bombshell, but Darryl Strawberry is going to try.

Did You See That?

Rich Frankliln with an eye patch over his right eye after UFC 93.

Rich Franklin/American Fighter

Rich Frankliln with a bruised right eye after UFC 93.

Rich Franklin/American Fighter

Marion Kreiner of Austria takes 1st place during the FIS Snowboard World Championship Women's Parallel Giant Slalom on January 20, 2009 in Gangwon, Korea.

Agence Zoom, Getty Images

Russia's Lubov Iliushechkina and Nodari Maisuradze perform their pairs short program at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, on January 20, 2009, during the European Figure Skating Championships.

Lars Lewen #12 of Sweden leads through a turn in front of Xavier Kuhn #5 of France and Beni Hofer #20 of Switzerland during the Men's Ski Cross heats on day two of the Freestyle World Cup on January 19, 2009 at Whiteface Mountain in Lake Placid, New York.

Tunisia's Mahmoud Gharbi shoots against Russia during the Men's World Handball Championship Croatia 2009 Group C match in Varazdin city January 19, 2009.

OBERHOF, GERMANY - JANUARY 11: Ole Einar Bjoerndalen of Norway skates during the Men mass start of the E.ON Ruhrgas IBU Biathlon World Cup on January 11, 2009 in Oberhof near Erfurt, Germany. (Photo by Martin Rose/Bongarts/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Ole Einar Bjoerndalen

Martin Rose, Getty Images

Arizona Cardinals' Larry Fitzgerald (11) reaches the ball over the goal line for a touchdown as Carolina Panthers' Chris Harris (43) defends during the second quarter of an NFL divisional playoff football game in Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009.

Chuck Burton, AP

Pilots make an exhibition of Motocross Free Style in Rio Hato, some 120 km north of Panama City, on January 11, 2009. Motocross free style world champion, US Travis Pastrana, also participated in the show.

Elmer Martinez, AFP/Getty Images

San Jose Sharks forward Mike Grier hits the boards after he scored a goal during the second period of their NHL hockey game against the Calgary Flames in Calgary, Alberta, January 6, 2009.

Todd Korol, Reuters

Strawberry has a new book coming out in April, and something tells me his ex-teammates aren't going to appreciate the contents much. Strawberry's claims about all the cocaine they did and the women they had sex with -- sometimes during games -- probably won't sit well.

Continue Reading Darryl Strawberry Says Mets Loved Their Cocaine and Their Women

David Justice, Doc Gooden Deny Kirk Radomski's Allegations

Posted: Jan 27th 2009 9:45PM by Matt Watson (author feed)
Filed under: Mets, Yankees, AL East, NL East, MLB Rumors

3 COMMENTS

In order to drum up publicity for his soon-to-be released book, Kirk Radomski offered a juicy sneak preview of what readers can expect while appearing on ESPN's Outside the Lines last weekend.

And what better way to get the attention of the biggest newspapers in New York than to lob accusations at former Mets and Yankees?

Continue Reading David Justice, Doc Gooden Deny Kirk Radomski's Allegations

Radomski Claims to Have Taken Urine Tests for Dwight Gooden

Posted: Jan 26th 2009 10:30AM by Tom Fornelli (author feed)
Filed under: Mets, MLB Rumors

0 COMMENTS

Kirk Radomski's book, Bases Loaded, will hit bookshelves all across the country Tuesday, and inside it will spill all the details of every baseball player he has ever supplied steroids to during his time spent as the Mets' towel boy from 1986-95. Radomski, of course, was the main source of information in the Mitchell Report, and now he figures it's his turn to make some money off of all this to help pay off some of those lawyer fees.

Continue Reading Radomski Claims to Have Taken Urine Tests for Dwight Gooden

Darryl Strawberry Has Advice For Joba

Posted: Oct 23rd 2008 2:03PM by Tom Fornelli (author feed)
Filed under: Yankees, MLB Gossip, MLB Police Blotter

3 COMMENTS

It's become somewhat apparent over the last few days that having the New York Yankees in the playoffs is good for the safety of citizens in Nebraska. That's because when the Yankees miss the postseason it gives Joba Chamberlain a lot of free time to drive around drunk and get into scuffles at local strip clubs.

Of course, Joba's run-in with Nebraska police has brought up many questions about his maturity. After all, Chamberlain is only 23 years old, and the celebrity of being a New York Yankee can get to a kid's head after a while. It's something that Darryl Strawberry knows all too well, though he experienced it as a Met, and he has some advice for Joba.

"I told [Yankees executive Ray Negron] I think the main thing for Joba right now is he needs to look at himself in the mirror and evaluate himself, more than anything," Strawberry said yesterday morning. "At that age, in the situation he's in with the Yankees, it's easy to think you can do whatever you want to do. But that's just the beginning.

"If Joba was smart, he would walk right across his clubhouse and sit down next to Derek Jeter and talk to him about responsibilities and living life the right way," Strawberry said. "If he was really smart after what just happened, there's a guy right in your clubhouse on your team who can help you. Ask him for some advice. Ask him the things you should do. And he'll sit down with you and tell you.

Continue Reading Darryl Strawberry Has Advice For Joba

Random You Tube Magic: The 1986 Mets

Posted: May 18th 2007 5:30PM by Mullet (author feed)
Filed under: New York, Mets, NL East, MLB Video

2 COMMENTS

Ah 1986 ... the days of Iran Contra, ALF, and the New York Mets, who swore, drank, and pillaged their way into your hearts. Oh yeah, and they won the world championship as well (which is how their swearing, drinking, and pillaging became public knowledge).

They were music stars as well, as August of that year saw the debut of "Lets Go Mets Go", their response to the Chicago Bears who starred in "The Super Bowl Shuffle" earlier that season. Check out not only the players clowning around, but the celebrity cameos near the end, including Tony Bennett, Dr. Joyce Brothers, and a very young (and very hairy) Howard Stern. Joe Piscopo made a memorable cameo as well. Piscopo recently admitted he was a life-long Yankee fan, which basically means that I can never look at this video quite the same again. But it's still a fun watch.