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Doc Gooden Signature Just Writing on the Wall to Mets Brass
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Billy Parker
Published Apr 20, 2009
Modified Apr 20, 2009
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The Mets don't want anyone scuffing up their precious new building, even if it's the former ace during the team's heyday trying to give the place a little character. The team says that it will buff the wall at the Ebbets Club inside Citi Field where Dwight Gooden signed in Sharpie on Opening Day "Doc Gooden 84 R.O.Y., 85 Cy Young, 86 W.S. Champs." But Mets VP Jay Horwitz, clearly a proponent of Broken Windows theory, says that the signature is not welcomed. He said, "It's a brand-new building. No one is supposed to write on the wall. It's going to be erased." It's a good thing the cocaine-fueled sex romps during Gooden's playing days didn't leave any marks on the old Shea clubhouse. Fans are already complaining that Citi Field doesn't do enough to celebrate the team's history. One fan told the Post, "To have a stadium sanitized to the point where they're going to erase Doc Gooden's signature is disgusting...That's insulting to the people who care about this team and care about its history."
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