The INSANE Prime of Dwight "Doc" Gooden

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Dwight Gooden, affectionately known as Doc, mirrors the fleeting brilliance of a shooting star. As a teenager, he and teammate Darryl Strawberry simultaneously took the Major Leagues by storm, helping to transform the New York Mets organization into a perennial contender. As a 20 year old, Doc assembled one of the finest pitching seasons in baseball history. His overpowering fastball and devastating curveball were a lethal combo. At the pinnacle of his career, fans and teammates alike felt they were watching a player destined for Cooperstown. However, behind all the success, Gooden battled personal demons, struggling with substance abuse and legal issues. His rapid ascent to superstardom was followed by a swift downturn. After hitting rock bottom, Doc made an improbable comeback to achieve a remarkable pitching feat.
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Players (and others) relevant to the video: Darryl Strawberry, Dan Gooden, John Cumberland, Herb Score, Rick Sutcliffe, Bob Gibson, Cy Young, Walter Johnson, Babe Ruth, Pedro Guerrero, Dave Parker, Willie McGee, Noodles Hahn, Bob Feller, Gary Sheffield, Ron Dock
0:00 Intro
1:10 Biography
2:48 Teenage Phenom (1984)
5:14 The Next Level (1985)
8:00 Doctor K (1986)
9:12 World Series title run (1986)
10:03 Rehabilitation (1987)
10:37 Rebound (1988)
11:25 Doc and Noodles (1989-1990)
12:26 Darryl Departs/Doc’s Arm Troubles (1991)
13:03 Uncle Doc (1992-1993)
13:38 Losing a Whole Year (1994-1995)
14:35 Pitching for Dad (1996)
15:24 Milestone/October Baseball (1996-1997)
16:03 Leaving New York (1998-1999)
16:22 Final Act (2000)
16:52 Career Overview/Post Retirement
17:31 Philanthropy
18:10 Number 16 (Conclusion)
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@InnocuousIdiosyncrasy Месяц назад

He was the reason I became a Mets fan back when in 1985. Been with the Mets since through all the bad seasons. He is getting his jersey retired on April 14th wish I could be there.

@aaacomp1 Месяц назад

maybe you guys can meet up and do an 8 ball together.

@sawyerbates2032 Месяц назад

Doc was so good. I didn't know Gary Sheffield was his nephew, they are only four years apart! Learn something new everyday, I suppose. Don't know if he's too old to cover, but Johnny Mize would be a good one to cover.

@jayrodriguez9211 Месяц назад

At his apex he was as good as any pitcher that ever lived

@omarbahrour Месяц назад

No doubt, what he did at 19 is so fucking cool

@carlpacquing2575 Месяц назад

Doc & Darryl are such fascinating stories. Glad to hear that they've turned things around in the past decade, and I hope that they can stay sober till the end.

@jeffn9952 Месяц назад

I think the Mets will be on the right side of history for honoring these two.

@craigbrelsford Месяц назад

In 1985 I was sure Gooden was going to win 400 games in his career.

@omarbahrour Месяц назад

Well based on what he’d done to that point, who could blame you? Incredible.

@SmoothCriminal12 Месяц назад

Nobody: Cam23: TO THE NEXT LEVEL

@Cam23 Месяц назад

Climax of the vid 😎

@jamesesterline Месяц назад

Gooden should be in the Hall IMO, his prime was so dominant and long enough and he put up enough counting stats to deserve induction.

@theywouldnthavetocensormei9231 Месяц назад

16 seasons, Sandy Koufax pitched for 12. A lot of people may call that a blasphemous comparison, but it's really not that absurd if you compare the numbers. I think Doc's off-field conduct is the main reason he's not in.

@k.s.nichols4060 Месяц назад

This is not a bad argument. I disagree, I think. Koufax retired because of pain and he was otherworldly dominant for longer, I believe. Gooden deserved (and has) a place in the Hall, but I don't know if he should be enshrined. (Though I am happy to have an auto card of his.)

@theywouldnthavetocensormei9231 Месяц назад

@@k.s.nichols4060Koufax had a better career overall, I just mean the longevity argument against Gooden doesn't really hold up since there are HOFers with shorter careers than him.

@RetroBaseball Месяц назад

This is one of your best videos yet, keep up the great work!

@Cam23 Месяц назад

Thank you Retro! 🙌🏼

@mattmullins7369 Месяц назад

Finally got around to watching. Well worth the wait. Gooden represents the promise of what "could've been" as he himself acknowledged. Some sources credit him with that 2000 championship. Others don't. Black, white, it doesn't matter. Addiction is still addiction and he has tried to fight it everyday. The best line attributed to him goes like this, "19-21; greatest pitcher in the World. 21-23; above average. 23 on...just another guy" which is bad because he was certainly a great pitcher. Again, thank you for this. Go O's!

@Cam23 Месяц назад

I'm glad you enjoyed the video! And you're right, just because he wasn't posting a 1.50 ERA or striking out more than 200 consistently doesn't mean he wasn't a generational talent. Go O's!

@northstarjakobs Месяц назад

I've commented this before on a baseball video, not sure if it was on this channel, but my favorite band (The Mountain Goats) actually have a song about Doc Gooden called, well, "Doc Gooden". It focuses on his no-hitter with the Yankees, and just generally captures the feeling of watching an aging veteran who's nearing the end of the line but still has a few good tricks left up his sleeve.

@Cam23 Месяц назад

I don't recall hearing about this before that's really cool! I'll make sure to check that out

@danimalplanet7931 Месяц назад

You might be interested: I saw Mountain Goats summer '98 at some tiny club in downtown NYC with about 17 people in the crowd, and he played brand new song he'd written about Sosa & McGwire. This was when whole world was obsessively following the HR chase and I think MOST of us did not yet realize those guys were walking science experiments- so his song was rhapsodic & romantic, which in retrospect seems naive... But I've never seen or heard any mention of it, I feel like I'm the only person in the world who is aware it exists- or at least existed for that one night. I don't know if he ever performed it again. I only remember these lines, not quite verbatim but close: I've lost my youth and I've lost my looks All I've got is this goddam date With the goddam history books

@mattmullins7369 Месяц назад

Showtime boys!!! Doc had all the tools.

@big8dog887 Месяц назад

Interestingly, going into spring training 1985, Doc wasn't the Mets best pitcher. That would have been a fellow by the name of Sidd Finch.

@Cam23 Месяц назад

I believe SRS did a fantastic video on that legend!

@chemBTW Месяц назад

just stopping by to say i cant wait for "The INSANE Prime of Will Clark" video :) ❤

@horchataguy91 Месяц назад

Crazy how those 80s Mets weren’t a dynasty with all that crazy ish they did and still smoked foos on the baseball field..read stories and watching the history makes this all too amazing to appreciate baseball more

@ronniek201 Месяц назад

God bless Dwight Gooden. Brings many happy memories for me w my father as a kid. He was so dominant at a young age. Never seen a better pitcher in his prime til this day.

@flame-sky7148 Месяц назад

Great memories of the Doc, and another great choice as well as nicely done. My father took me to a Mets game at Shea in 1987, when they were champs the previous year. One thing about that 1987 year, Gooden was suspended for the first couple of months and the Mets finished in 2nd place with three games back. Had he been able to play in the beginning of the season, the Mets probably win the division and Doc most likely wins the CY Young award, as it went to closer that season. There is the "what if" with Doc Gooden. He probably had the best start you could possibly have as a pitcher considering his age.

@chrisholden615 Месяц назад

Your content is always great buddy! Keep it up 🎉🎉

@Cam23 Месяц назад

Thank you so much Chris!

@risboturbide9396 Месяц назад

First time on this channel; this is a very good video about one of my favorite pitchers, the great Doc Gooden. I'm now subscribed 🍻🍻

@Cam23 Месяц назад

Thank you, and welcome to the channel! 😎

@grace1975kauf Месяц назад

Gooden, so dominant. I remember his Topps '85 card. I was glad he was able to bounce back to pitch well in the mid 90s for Cleveland and NYY.

@sbhbkdj Месяц назад

Awesome video as usual Cam! Great stuff! Still hoping you'll do a Timmy Lincecum video! Keep up the good work!

@Cam23 Месяц назад

Thank you! Great suggestion he's on the list for a video soon. Lincecum fits the mold of an insane prime as good as anyone I can think of

@omarbahrour Месяц назад

Hahahaha I don’t know why it’s so funny, but I love the little bit about his debut and showing up early. I feel like it’s such a nervous 19 year old thing to do haha

@andrewvaldez8689 Месяц назад

Can you do Fernando Valenzuela?

@theywouldnthavetocensormei9231 Месяц назад

Breathe through your eyelids!🤣

@zoeledwards6617 Месяц назад

I agree ☝️

@Improudofyou. Месяц назад

Sad what the Dodgers did to him. His screwball was alien levels of disgusting. Had he not have been worked the way he was, I could see him having longer career similar to Carl Hubbell.

@josephyodiceyodice5990 Месяц назад

If during the 1986 World Series anyone would have said that Gooden and Clemens weren't going to the Hall of Fame, I would have said that they were nuts❗ 😲

@theywouldnthavetocensormei9231 Месяц назад

His most impressive feat may have been his no-hitter with the Yankees, he was electric and untouchable in his early years with the Mets, but I've always been impressed by older pitchers that can use their brain to dominate even after their velocity has dropped.

@monkeymagee2008 Месяц назад

Awesome vid 👍👍👍👍🔥🔥

@Cam23 Месяц назад

Thank you Sergio!

@TantrumFTW Месяц назад

TO THE NEXT LEVEL needs it's own lil graphic bit! Love your work, dude!! Keep it up!!

@Cam23 Месяц назад

Haha 😂 Thank you, I really appreciate that! 🙌🏼

@jeffreybomba Месяц назад

His curve was humiliating! So many jelly legs and flat out crash landings.

@fluoriteheals Месяц назад

The curveball, the ORIGINAL ankle breaker! 🤣

@jeffreybomba Месяц назад

@@fluoriteheals You watch pitching contempt today, and a curve that gets a jelly leg is a top pitch of the day, while DG did that multiple times a game.

@fluoriteheals Месяц назад

@@jeffreybomba I bet some of those dudes see it in their nightmares! LMAO

@jeffreybomba Месяц назад

@@fluoriteheals Nightmares about being on the wrong end of the highlight reel!

@fluoriteheals Месяц назад

@@jeffreybomba YUP! THAT TOO LMAO!!

@grace1975kauf Месяц назад

Great video. Loved 80s/90s and early to mid 2000s baseball. Doc's talent would hold it's own against any pitcher.

@Cam23 Месяц назад

Thank you!

@michaelgrant7530 Месяц назад

I'm crying right now

@Improudofyou. Месяц назад

Insane Prime of Billy Wagner would be cool. Future Hall of Famer.

@theywouldnthavetocensormei9231 Месяц назад

Unfortunately, probably not. His window is closing. I think he should be in, there isn't another closer with his kind of numbers that's eligible and not in.

@theywouldnthavetocensormei9231 Месяц назад

We had friends that had season tickets in the front row, right by the Astros bullpen, this is back in the Dome days when the bullpen was on the field along the RF line. My brother and I used to stick our hands through the railing when he was warming up, and you could feel the wind break when his fastball went by, and hear the fizzzzzzzzzle POP! I'll never forget that.

@PickledEggs4 Месяц назад

Any chance we could get a Daryl Boston video? He was my favorite player when i was a kid.

@mattmullins7369 Месяц назад

The best Gooden "comparison" was prime Pedro as I grew up on him. Even then, still not close.

@spacelion4763 Месяц назад

People have no idea how good he was. Before age 25, Gooden was already 100-39 with 1067 strikeouts. He had already won Rookie of the Year, a Cy Young, was a four time All-Star and a World Series champion

@IRuiz805 Месяц назад

Can you do a vid on Eric Gagne? He won a Cy Young as a Reliever in 2003 and no other relief pitcher has won the award since.

@stevejanowiak1982 Месяц назад

I remember an article back in ‘85 about how Doc threw 95 mph fastballs. Call me crazy but his pitches look WAY faster than dudes 97-99 mph pitches today.

@janellemaynait Месяц назад

Juan Gonzalez hopefully

@fluoriteheals Месяц назад

HE FREAKING OWNED EVERYONE AT THE PLATE!

@CountrySingerWannabe Месяц назад

Doc had 544 strikeouts in his first 2 seasons. Had he actually stayed away from drugs and alcohol and focused on his health, he might have torn is up in his prime. Dare I say that he could have played till he was 40 and rolled right along with Nolan Ryan in strikeout totals.

@bryanklein6428 Месяц назад

These days we are lucky if a starting pitcher goes past the 6th inning

@GeordieGunner96 Месяц назад

I'm easy always a good video.i know you'll not be able to find coverage but I'd love to see some on older players or dynasties.

@Cam23 Месяц назад

Thank you! Old-timey baseball is a realm I'd like to tap into at some point, just have to figure out the best way to do it with virtually no footage

@GeordieGunner96 Месяц назад

@@Cam23 I totally understand man sports was more of a radio thing way back when,whatever you decide to do I'm sure it'll be top notch!

@Entronicsable Месяц назад

Everyone should watch the 30 for 30 called 'Once Upon a Time in Queens'. Every team in the 80's was taking amphetamine (Adderall) Dexedrine (dexamphetamine) and Ritalin (Methylphenidate). They kept a jar of em in the Mets clubhouse out in the open. I hope Doc is clean. Daryl got clean and runs a couple of treatment clinics now.

@samright4661 Месяц назад

We’re witnessing Spencer Strider break all Docs records! Doc loved him some Coke

@chadholt1171 Месяц назад

A Mark Grace video would be cool

@carlozz8670 18 дней назад

Can you make about Robin Yount's prime,he's my best player of all time

@ibrahimkhalif83 Месяц назад

What’s the name of the instrumental at 16:06?

@Cam23 Месяц назад

The Næckbræker by Matt Large 🎵

@ArenaGuy1 Месяц назад

Gotta do Dave Winfield!

@codygurnick6405 Месяц назад

Don't think you're off the hook, Cam. I'm a day late, but I'm still here to ask for my DUSTIN PEDROIA VID.

@Rockhound6165 Месяц назад

Gooden and Strawberry should have had iconic careers and set records that might still be around today but drugs are a cruel, cruel mistress. Steve Howe is another one.

@DrAnarchy69 Месяц назад

Yankees legend Doc Gooden

@jahdeam220 Месяц назад

Nomar !!!

@fluoriteheals Месяц назад

He should definitely be in the MLB Hall of Fame. WTH?

@flame-sky7148 Месяц назад

Rod Carew, Carlos Delgado, or Ralph Kiner.

@jimlaregina Месяц назад

Doc Gooden took a no-decision in the Yankees-Indians 1997 playoff game because Mariano Rivera blew the lead. Gooden surrendered one earned run through 5-2/3 innings; the Yankees were up, 2-1. Had Rivera not allowed Cleveland to tie the score in the eighth inning, Doc might have had his only post-season win. The Indians went on to take the game and, ultimately, the series.

@rosschassy Месяц назад

I still want will Clark

@malachisnyder167 Месяц назад

Chase utley or Steve Carlton

@kingcassius2586 Месяц назад

4:38 His K per 9 was 11.49 If you leave off the last digit it should be rounded up to 11.5 K per 9.

@Cam23 Месяц назад

11.394 is how it's listed for 1984 mlb pitching leaders (perhaps you're checking a different site?): www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/1984-pitching-leaders.shtml

@kingcassius2586 Месяц назад

@@Cam23 I'm going to have to take the L on this one. Is it actually possible that it was miscalculated years ago? Unless that stat was changed alá Cobb's hit total(because I swear it was 11.49), I'll just have to stand corrected.

@Cam23 Месяц назад

@@kingcassius2586 that's a good question! Who knows, although I think they'd probably have to change more than handful of strikeouts after the fact in order for it to come down nearly .1 K/9

@kingcassius2586 Месяц назад

@@Cam23 I'm thinking maybe it was officially miscalculated at some point.

@mattlitzenberg9623 Месяц назад

Pudge Rodriguez

@HT-sm9dm Месяц назад

If Doc Gooden played today he would struggle to make a high school team because nowadays 13 year olds are throwing harder than he was because evolution

@person1192 Месяц назад

George Brett

@CountrySingerWannabe Месяц назад

Justin Verlander is rightly considered a power pitcher. Next to a Doc Gooden (parallel universe) Verlander might not be more than just "good".

@bryanklein6428 Месяц назад

I love how doc missed the championship parade because he was busy getting high in a motel room on long Island

@reboot3332 Месяц назад

If it wasn't for drugs, he would've been one of the best ever. That rising fastball was so unhittable.

@ItBeHurka Месяц назад

I'm a Phillies fan. I can't stand the Mets, but I respect Doc.

@bobbywhelan6668 Месяц назад

Tiger blood

@4392amtrak Месяц назад

Mike Mussina would be a good one

@CrashPK77 Месяц назад

Ryne Sandberg!!!

@NickPR87 Месяц назад

His career saddens me a little, he had all the characteristics of someone who should have been among the best pitchers of all-time. Fortunately he's been on the bright side of his battle with drugs and serves as both a cautionary tale and an example of keeping the fight against your demons alive!

@Cam23 Месяц назад

I've always felt that we can learn the most from the "saddest" stories. Luckily, Doc's has turned out to be a much more positive one as of now!

@jimlaregina Месяц назад

Mickey Mantle hit the ball in the middle out of the park more than 500 times. Sure, hard partying improves nobody's health, but what cost Doc Gooden a longer shelf life was the fact that the Mets overworked him. He had his first injury at age 26. Yes, 26! Most players are only coming into their prime at that age! The innings overload to which the Mets subject Dwight Gooden turned him into an old man while he was still young.

@stonefree2573 Месяц назад

cocaine is a wicked pitch to have in your arsenal ....

@dexteratoe8705 Месяц назад

Coca Cola

@ryanthompsonthompson820 Месяц назад

Babe Ruth

@rogergeorge3231 Месяц назад

Reggie Jackson

@lifeonthelake4367 Месяц назад

Doc and strawberry could have been special if they could have stayed off the dope

@aaacomp1 Месяц назад

LOL at twirl. Pitchers don't twirl!

@Cam23 Месяц назад

I did not coin the term twirl for the record 😂it is absolutely something I've heard on many occasions via broadcast haha

@aaacomp1 Месяц назад

@@Cam23 they hurl, but surely don't twirl

@matthewstarjumper5286 Месяц назад

@@aaacomp1 y dont u both agree to disagree and move on it aint that deep

@ibrahimkhalif83 Месяц назад

He was robbed of 1985 MVP

@fluoriteheals Месяц назад

UGH COKE! What a waste!

@alejandroabreu1658 Месяц назад

A-Rod

@rosschassy Месяц назад

Ok that’s better though he did take drugs

@theywouldnthavetocensormei9231 Месяц назад

You would probably be surprised how many athletes do, Doc and Darryl were just extreme examples because their addiction was so severe they couldn't really hide it in public life.