As the New York Mets get set to induct Dwight Gooden, Darryl Strawberry, Frank Cashen and Davey Johnson into the Mets Hall of Fame this weekend, it got me to thinking about some of my favorite Gooden and Strawberry moments which I discuss in the video below. Also as an added bonus I reached out to some of my fellow Mets bloggers and asked them to share with me their most memorable Doc and Straw moments. See below the video for their responses.
Mets Bloggers Share Their Favorite Dwight Gooden and Darryl Strawberry Moments:
1984 was the summer before my junior year of high school. Gooden was the 19 year old phenom that was lighting the Mets summer on fire. I couldn’t wait to watch the games he started. But from mid-August through the end of September, he was superhuman. It was like nothing I’d ever seen throwing five complete games in his last eight starts including a one-hitter against the Cubs on Sep. 7. It was the most exciting thing I’ve ever seen in baseball. I’ll never forget the feeling of anticipation to see him pitch on Channel 9 that year.
I was never as big of a Strawberry fan as some of my friends. He didn’t “look” like a player to me. I thought he looked more like a basketball player. But my opinion turned around in 1988. Although Kevin McReynolds had a great season, Straw blossomed into a major superstar that year when Gary Carter and Keith Hernandez started to decline. The season ended in a huge disappointment in the NLCS 7th game against Los Angeles but Straw showed that he was the complete package of speed and power.
A nice wide range of responses from my fellow Mets bloggers. What are your most memorable Dwight Gooden and Darryl Strawberry moments?









