Unfiltered: Doc Gooden

[@ocljtc]

Nice to see Dwight looking well and happy. God bless him.

[@MrAitraining]

He looks thin and cracked out.

[@craiglahey3209]

What incredible memories Doc has bestowed us with. Watching him pitch in the 80's was an absolute event, and truly poetry in motion. So glad to see him healthy and enjoying life, and may God continue to bless him and his family.

[@marcsonnenberg623]

Dwight, if you ever see this comment, just know that you gave a lot of Met fans joy and happiness every time you were on the mound. We all think the world of you. And for the ones who don't and dwell on the negatives, well when you come down to it, it doesn't matter what other people think of you. It only matters what you think of you. We all make mistakes in life. Never dwell on the past or give those people the time of day. The past is history. Done. Gone. We can't change the past or predict the future. What we can do is to be the best we can be each and every day and live in the present. Don't think about shoulda, coulda, woulda, it doesn't matter today. You are a good man and you can be whatever you want to be. Stay clear of bad influences and just know that you are the boss of your own life. Always look towards the future. Set goals. Pitching coach maybe? At your best in 1984-1986 nobody was better. Your 1985 season was as good as Bob Gibson in 1968 and Tom Seaver in 1969. Awesome! Unhittable is more like it. God Bless you Dwight!

[@rolandocardonamonge9048]

What a pitcher he was, I'm so happy to see him in good condition, god bless him.

[@douglasparker8418]

Forever young, Doc.

[@MaximusWolfe]

He was my hero in baseball (Bird in basketball, Art Monk in football) and I still remember how much it hurt when he caught the drug train and kept being mentioned more for his iniquities than his incredible talent. Glad he found some clarity.

[@billybatson22]

Doc looks great. Thanks for this interview!

[@MrAitraining]

He looks thin and cracked out. Sad

[@NYYanks2003040506]

One of my favorite pitchers but never actually got to a game he started until 2000 when he returned to the Yankees.

[@metsfan421]

Great to see Doc doing well! Keep it up Dr. K!

[@IdliAmin_TheLastKingofSambar]

Doc was ridiculously overworked as a teenager, the team screwed with his mechanics, he had enormous pressure on him as one of the faces of baseball, he was a 21-year-old with a sore arm pitching in the postseason as the Mets’ ace, he began his career as a teetotaling teenager but succumbed to all the pressure in his 20s and found himself in a never ending, life-or-death battle with substance abuse, yet he was so otherworldly talented that he still managed to be a high-end major league starting pitcher for ten full seasons. If he’d been born in 1994 instead of 1964, he would basically have been Tyler Glasnow, just better. And Doc still loves baseball and the Mets so much, and is such a gentleman, that in the wake of Jacob deGrom’s 15-strikeout shutout masterpiece last week, Doc went out of his way to say, on the record, that Jake is better than he was even in 1985, and that he watches every one of Jake’s starts because they’re appointment viewing for him. As a chubby little brown kid growing up in central NJ in the late 80s, Doc was a superhero to me. Looking back now as an adult (though still chubby and brown 😆), I understand-yet I can never really comprehend-what it must have been like for young Dwight Gooden of Tampa to find himself being anointed Doc Gooden, savior of the Mets and teenaged king of New York. May the good Doctor K and his family always be healthy and happy.

[@hm2ls869]

Awesome content. Thank you to all involved 🥲. Doc, we love you. Howie, thank you for being respectful.

[@jc6594]

Happy 55th Birthday Dwight Gooden

[@callmejay05]

Great stuff

[@philipsantucci8139]

You look fantastic Dwight, keep up the great work 💯. I would like to ask, how important was your no hitter with the Yankees and is it one of the best things that has happened to you in your career?

[@michaelsemmijr2095]

Whatever opinions about the drugs or whatever, he gave us 1986. Cant take that away from him.

[@KTF0]

Gary Sheffield was hitting vs Dwight at a young age? No wonder why he also turned out good.

[@Lawomenshoops]

Of course, drugs ruined Doc's career, but if you look at him in 85, and then in 88-90, his body changed. He gained weight. He lost the flexibility that made him a great pitcher. That led to his shoulder issues.

[@dareal05]

Yeah, his body was bound to change growing more into adult hood. The substance abuse issues I feel were the main culprit -- could tell in 86 the same laser focus wasn't there. But the tinkering on the mechanics to avoid tipping pitches etc did play a role. His motion started becoming a bit off balance and his release point started seeming off, no longer as over the top with that whip motion and hitters started picking up the fastball better.

[@scottemelock583]

The days he pitched were an event

[@sacrimonius]

Yeah. Be cool my brother.

[@Joseph-lz5er]

He's still very fidgety during this interview, a good indication of drug use over the years. He does look much more healthier now than he did few years ago when he looked so frail and sick. I hope he has kicked his habit and wish him well.

[@MrAitraining]

He's cracked out here. Very sad

[@MGAF688]

Doc Gooden. Nice guy. But he is always in and out of trouble. Hope he moves past it all once and for all.

[@jordanreid4512]

Damn pretty sad to see, it’s obvious he’s high for this interview

[@MrAitraining]

Yeah Def. the crack jaw is going, talking fast and looks like shit.

[@MGAF688]

@@MrAitraining He is definitely on something.

[@philipsantucci8139]

I do not think he's high in this interview and you must be the typical type of person to wish everyone else the worst 😭🙏.I hope that you are sober like Doc is in the interview 😮😅😅😅😅

[@johnmanzella7696]

You have no place nere on this conversation

[@amielcohen]

Doc Gooden is a total mess. He can’t get off drugs.

[@joesmithin]

so what.. he should be the toast of town even when he's long gone

[@lotsaringwear2937]

Very sad. He and Darryl both Hall of Famers who succumbed to the pitfalls of fame.

[@johnnyswerves4496]

Explain yourself troll

[@MaximusWolfe]

Lotsa Ringwear Would have been hall of gamers were it not for their immaturity.

[@IdliAmin_TheLastKingofSambar]

You people are embarrassing clowns. When a generationally talented but horrendously overworked 21-year-old kid, trying to cope with the pressure of an entire city on his shoulders and the eyes of a country on him, struggles with substance issues, you call him a crackhead, a criminal, and a mess, despite all the joy he worked his ass off to give you. But when your lazy, privileged, entitled, good-for-nothing kids get hooked on OxyContin or whatever, it’s a “health care issue” and a national crisis, and we’re supposed to feel sorry for you, instead of questioning your parenting abilities. Go to hell.