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NFT: Doc Gooden - sad stories of recent days

ChathamMark : 8/21/2016 9:15 pm

Read that he missed a radio appearance with Darryl Strawberry a few days back. Said it was medical related. After the 30:30 TV documentary could tell addiction was very hard for him. Sad, a truly dominant pitcher in his early days. Hope he gets help. Very sad letter in the link from his old girlfriend, just a few hours old. Darryl trying to help too.
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Here's the story of Darryl trying to help

ChathamMark : 8/21/2016 9:16 pm : link

See the link.
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My goodness that was sad

DennyInDenville : 8/21/2016 9:26 pm : link

Best wishes Doc. Hope you beat this thing

I met Darryl at the local high school last fall.

Very powerful letter

Stufftherun : 8/21/2016 9:33 pm : link

and article. You have to wonder how much time he has left.

Horrible shit in those links

EJV79 : 8/21/2016 9:40 pm : link

Hopefully doc gets it together.

Gooden was on Michael Kay's CenterStage recently

Mr. Bungle : 8/21/2016 9:45 pm : link

And implied he's been clean for a while.

He didn't look good to me, and he was hard to understand. Very fast mumbling.

Pretty rough stuff.

The 30 for 30 doc

djm : 8/21/2016 10:17 pm : link

Was troubling and awkward to say the least. I literally cringed every time they showed doc and Darryl at that diner reminiscing. He's a mess... Just Fucking sucks.

Doc looked awful during the 30 for 30.

arcarsenal : 8/21/2016 10:20 pm : link

He was so twitchy and clearly fucked up. I really hope he gets better. I really feel for the guy.. he just can't stop getting pulled back into this illness.

Heard about this on boomer and carton

micky : 8/21/2016 10:20 pm : link

Pray gooden comes around and gets help before too late.

Can't be the only one who thinks the seriousness is undercut

j_rud : 8/21/2016 10:36 pm : link

by the "Dykstra Claims Daryl Strawberry is Hung like a Swamp Mule" link

That link in the OP with Janice Root's letter

montanagiant : 8/21/2016 10:45 pm : link

Is heartbreaking to read.

I don't even want to read the articles

steve in ky : 8/21/2016 10:58 pm : link

I prefer to remember him more like he was when he was still healthy and young and the most dominant pitcher in baseball.

Sad reality is that he has been an addict for almost his entire adult life. I hope I'm wrong but it seems like a long shot at this point he every gets truly clean.

Have to give Strawberry credit though he was headed down the same road but seems to have completely turned his life around.

He didn't look good last weekend when

mfsd : 8/21/2016 11:10 pm : link

He was at Yankee Stadium for the 96 World Series team ceremony. Damn shame

That is some letter

Sec 103 : 8/22/2016 8:54 am : link

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I mean you look at a guy like Lawrence Taylor or Strawberry

djm : 8/22/2016 10:51 am : link

both guys have been through the meat grinder and that's being kind. Both guys still have their demons and it wouldn't shock me if either or both fall off wagons and misstep from now until their dying breath---and both guys look like pillars of strength when standing next to Gooden.

I've been friends with that guy before. Much like Gooden, he will never get better. There's bad, and then there's Gooden level bad. Awful.

Saw a pic of Doc who posed for a pic

drkenneth : 8/22/2016 10:53 am : link

With a Facebook friend recently. He looked awful. All the comments were about how bad he looked. Sad.

he definitely looked like hell in both the 30 for 30 and the '96

Greg from LI : 8/22/2016 10:56 am : link

champs ceremony. It's very sad to see. Doc always seemed like a decent guy who just can't shake the demons.

RE: Can't be the only one who thinks the seriousness is undercut

81_Great_Dane : 8/22/2016 12:42 pm : link

In comment 13080760 j_rud said:

Quote:

by the "Dykstra Claims Daryl Strawberry is Hung like a Swamp Mule" link

You're not. Web fail.