Doc

A Memoir

By: Dwight Gooden, Ellis Henican

Narrated by: J. D. Jackson

A brutally honest memoir of talent, addiction, and recovery from one of the greatest baseball pitchers of all time. As a shy 19-year-old, Dwight Gooden swept into New York, lifting a team of crazy characters to World Series greatness and giving a beleaguered city a reason to believe. Then he threw it all away.

Now, with fresh and sober eyes, the Mets’ beloved Dr. K shares the intimate details of his life and career, revealing all the extraordinary highs and lows: The hidden traumas in his close-knit Tampa family. The thrill and pressure of being a young baseball phenom in New York. The raucous days and nights with the Mets’ bad boys (and the real reason he missed the 1986 World Series victory parade). The self-destructive drug binges and the three World Series rings. His heartbreaking attempts at getting sober, the senseless damage to family and friends, and the unexpected way he finally saved his life - on VH1’s Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew. In Doc, Gooden details his close friendships with many of baseball’s greats: Pete Rose, George Steinbrenner, Joe Torre, and nephew Gary Sheffield. For the first time ever, he reveals the full story of his troubled relationship with fellow Mets superstar Darryl Strawberry. And he tells the moving story of the Yankees no-hitter he pitched for his dying father. Doc is a riveting baseball memoir by one of the game’s most fascinating figures and an inspiring story for anyone who has faced tough challenges in life.

©2013 Dwight Gooden (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

At times this was hard to listen to

I'm a big baseball fan with plenty of experience with addiction. At times I was disgusted with his reaction to things that went on with his life. In the end he had somehow gone 'back' to those times and gave his honest assessment of what he felt at that time. He is truly fortunate to still be alive and that he can still have a relationship with his children.

The naked truth

This memoir is from the horses mouth. You can here the sincerity in the words

Good Dr. K

You was one of my favorite pitchers in the 80s and 90s. I did not keep up with baseball after my mid 20s. I never remember these problems u had I wish u all the luck in the world. I was born in 1966.

Life changes

I am glad that I listened to this book. Addiction though very real is a predictable character. The book strives to get at the depth of reflection needed to truly change..

Doc of Ks and living life one day at a time

A truly tragic yet inspiring story of a young man with insane skills on the baseball diamond who has fought his entire life with the demons of addiction to drugs and alcohol. The shattered lives he left in his wake as he sunk deeper and deeper into self destruction was tragic but thankfully he never hit bottom which to Doc is the grave. Here's to Doc as he continues his struggle to slay his demons every day one day at a time.