xxi-xxv Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 SNY is doing a great job with this segment. Having all the ex players come on and shoot the shit is great. If you are not watching this and are a Met fan I suggest you do. For me personally seeing Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden is so bittersweet. For those that are too young to remember or only remember them in as their watered down selves with the Yankees these two were something else back in the mid 80's. For me as a 10 year old in 1984 these were my first sports idols. Its funny that my favorite players of that time were LT, Darryl and Doc. In retrospect its so sad what happened to those two. Had they not ruined themselves with drugs there is no telling what the limits were for these two and I can guarantee that the time frame between 1991 and 97, would have been a hell of a lot better in Mets lore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jranieli Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 I caught the last half hour of it with Ventura and Gooden segment. I have forgiven all who all went to the Yankees later in their careers. Hope they get this game started on time. This is Perez's contract game. There's a lot at stake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
so-cal dub Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 Strawberry and Doc Godden were indeed something else in their young careers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringe Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 if this is indeed the last game, what a way for the old tub to go out. great game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jranieli Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 if this is indeed the last game, what a way for the old tub to go out. great game. Yep, too bad the pen blows it again. It's been a crazy season, full of ups and downs. All we can hope for now is that the Cubs find a way to come through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
so-cal dub Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 Yep, too bad the pen blows it again. It's been a crazy season, full of ups and downs. All we can hope for now is that the Cubs find a way to come through. nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jranieli Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 nope As soon as I typed that Braun hit a two run homerun. :brooding: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorBanksCarsonVanPelt Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 SNY is doing a great job with this segment. Having all the ex players come on and shoot the shit is great. If you are not watching this and are a Met fan I suggest you do. For me personally seeing Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden is so bittersweet. For those that are too young to remember or only remember them in as their watered down selves with the Yankees these two were something else back in the mid 80's. For me as a 10 year old in 1984 these were my first sports idols. Its funny that my favorite players of that time were LT, Darryl and Doc. In retrospect its so sad what happened to those two. Had they not ruined themselves with drugs there is no telling what the limits were for these two and I can guarantee that the time frame between 1991 and 97, would have been a hell of a lot better in Mets lore. Yeah the drugs really fucked these guys career up. Just imagine instead of being superstars of their era...they could have been listed with the greats of all time. Especially Strawberry....calling him the Black Ted Williams really did no justice to either part of that equation. I expected Darryl to homer every other game his swing was so sweet. As far as Gooden goes ....it was the drugs and Mel Stottlemeyer who fucked him up. All this bitch girl prissiness about changing one of the sweetest windups in the game so that he could have more break on his breaking ball. GolfingGuy brought up a quote from Carter saying why in the world would you want someone as dominant as Gooden was with two pitches....trying to turn him into something he wasn't. He was never the same in my opinion once he started to pay heed to Stotties bullshit. In my opinion he has shortened more young pitchers careers than any other coach in existence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandolphScott Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 Yeah the drugs really fucked these guys career up. Just imagine instead of being superstars of their era...they could have been listed with the greats of all time. Especially Strawberry....calling him the Black Ted Williams really did no justice to either part of that equation. I expected Darryl to homer every other game his swing was so sweet. As far as Gooden goes ....it was the drugs and Mel Stottlemeyer who fucked him up. All this bitch girl prissiness about changing one of the sweetest windups in the game so that he could have more break on his breaking ball. GolfingGuy brought up a quote from Carter saying why in the world would you want someone as dominant as Gooden was with two pitches....trying to turn him into something he wasn't. He was never the same in my opinion once he started to pay heed to Stotties bullshit. In my opinion he has shortened more young pitchers careers than any other coach in existence. "Here was Stottlemeyer trying to give Gooden a change up. I never understood this, he was trying to teach someone who was blessed WITH movement and trying to teach him some." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylorized56 Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 Nice post game ceremony. It really really sucks to go out on a loss but what are you gonna do? It was nice to see some of the guys from those 80's and 90's teams I grew up watching. I was a huge Strawberry and Doc fan as a kid. I remember mimicking the Strawman's batting stance when we played sandlot baseball , good times So long Shea, thanks for the memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jranieli Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 It was nice seeing Gooden back. He got one of the largest ovations. I hope he is doing well and hope that he shows up more often. Everyone is rooting for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorBanksCarsonVanPelt Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 "Here was Stottlemeyer trying to give Gooden a change up. I never understood this, he was trying to teach someone who was blessed WITH movement and trying to teach him some." Thanks Golfing....even me a guy who never played baseball on any level...(softball doesn't count) and lo and behold even I could see that Stottie was trying to teach Jesus about how to be a Christian. The guy had natural talent that was so good that you leave it alone. Just imagine if LT let someone screw him up with that "I am really going to teach you how to rush the QB". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandolphScott Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 Thanks Golfing....even me a guy who never played baseball on any level...(softball doesn't count) and lo and behold even I could see that Stottie was trying to teach Jesus about how to be a Christian. The guy had natural talent that was so good that you leave it alone. Just imagine if LT let someone screw him up with that "I am really going to teach you how to rush the QB". hahaha...can I borrow that line? That's awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorBanksCarsonVanPelt Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 Sure man....usually people say trying to teach the Pope on how to be a Catholic...but I used the above alliteration as Gooden seemed to be born with some good natural talent as opposed to having it developed; similar to the Pope being selected. Tried to be a little creative there. LOL!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 SNY is doing a great job with this segment. Having all the ex players come on and shoot the shit is great. If you are not watching this and are a Met fan I suggest you do. For me personally seeing Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden is so bittersweet. For those that are too young to remember or only remember them in as their watered down selves with the Yankees these two were something else back in the mid 80's. For me as a 10 year old in 1984 these were my first sports idols. Its funny that my favorite players of that time were LT, Darryl and Doc. In retrospect its so sad what happened to those two. Had they not ruined themselves with drugs there is no telling what the limits were for these two and I can guarantee that the time frame between 1991 and 97, would have been a hell of a lot better in Mets lore. Was at work... with a bunch of bitter Yankee fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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