Episode 52: Dwight Gooden | Former 16-year MLB Veteran&NL Cy Young Award Winner - a podcast by Richmond Weaver

Episode 52: Dwight“Doc” Gooden | Former 16-year MLB Veteran& NL Cy Young Award Winner

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Show Notes:Rich Spotlight: Dwight“Doc” Gooden

Baseball was the only thing he wanted to do growing up and never knew the type of impact that he would have on people for playing a game he lovedWas very shy growing up and didn’t really play organized baseball

Didn’t play baseball in high school until his Junior year

Signed National Letter of Intent to play college baseball at the University of Miami but decided to pursue professional career after being drafted in the 1st round and 5th overall by the NY MetsStill remembers his first start in the Majors against the Houston Astros in 1984 and he was so anxious he walked approximately 3 miles to the Astrodome

Was very superstitious and one of his biggest superstitions was that he would wash his car before the game on the days he started because he had washed his car while in the Minors and he had a great gameChose the number 16 because it was the closest to his favorite number 10

Very difficult to write his book Doc: A Memoir, but he felt he needed to tell his story in his own words and hopefully it would impact one person to avoid the dangers of addiction or show that you can recover from addictionBest pitcher that he has seen is Pedro Martinez and Barry Bonds is the best hitter that he ever faced

Was most energized by the home crowd especially at Shea Stadium with the NY MetsJust recently started helping a Japanese minor league team with coaching for the pitchers

Words of Wisdom from Dwight Gooden:“What good is having a life if you can’t impact someone else’s life.”





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To Find out more information about Gooden Brand: http://www.goodenbrand.com/ (Gooden Brand)Featured Image Photo Credit: Getty Images / Mike Powell

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