SWC75
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I was a Pirate fan from little league, (the team I was on was named after them), through the “We are family” year of 1979. I kind of withdrew form them and even from baseball when they fell apart on and off the field but started following the Mets in the mid-80’s, just in time for their resurgence and ’86 championship. That was the era of Dwight Gooden and Lenny Dykstra, who were in town on a an autograph signing tour. I hoped to get both of them and copied some pictures off the internet for them to sign but Gooden was late. The line was so long, (I was in it for two hours, that it was Gooden who was at the autograph table when I got there. Dykstra, who’s been signing for three hours, (he started at 5PM for a 7PM game), had left. So I didn’t get him. But Gooden was the one I wanted, anyway. He was very nice. I commented that the photograph I’d copied:
It’s kind of sad and a product of our times that these two heroes of the ’86 Mets have been in jail since then but they seemed to be getting past their problems and enjoyed seeing the fans. Unfortunately the Chiefs again lost the game, (we are now 23-46) but the game was a good one and the autograph and the fireworks display afterwards made it an entertaining night.
http://www.cnycentral.com/sports/story.aspx?id=1220382#.VYYyM_lViko
It’s kind of sad and a product of our times that these two heroes of the ’86 Mets have been in jail since then but they seemed to be getting past their problems and enjoyed seeing the fans. Unfortunately the Chiefs again lost the game, (we are now 23-46) but the game was a good one and the autograph and the fireworks display afterwards made it an entertaining night.
http://www.cnycentral.com/sports/story.aspx?id=1220382#.VYYyM_lViko