In a better world, Dwight Gooden might be going to baseball's Hall of Fame. Instead, it looks like he's going to prison. Gooden, 41, faces up to five years after admitting that he violated the terms of his probation by using cocaine. Gooden, who will be sentenced next month, was serving three years' probation for speeding away from a police officer during a drunken driving traffic stop last year. He's a long way from the overpowering pitcher who was Rookie of the Year in 1984 and won the Cy Young award in 1985 while a member of the New York Mets. Despite drug and alcohol problems that dogged him throughout his career, Gooden was able to post better than respectable stats: He went 194-112 with a 3.51 ERA before retiring in 2001. No telling what he might have done if the demons hadn't got him.
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In a better world, Dwight Gooden might be going to baseball’s Hall of Fame. Instead, it looks like he’s going to prison. Gooden, 41, faces up to five years after admitting that he violated the terms of his probation by using cocaine. Gooden, who will be sentenced next month, was serving three years’ probation for […]
