After winning the 1986 World Series, Dwight Gooden celebrated inside a drug dealer’s apartment, ESPN reports.
The revelation comes as part of an interview with Gooden that will air on ESPN’s E:60 Wednesday nigh, in which he discusses his old cocaine addiction.
The Texas Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals — two offensive powerhouses with lineups built to score runs in bunches — face each other in the 2011 World Series, scheduled to start Wednesday night at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
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Some dads teach you to ride a bike. Some help you with your homework. And then there are dads who quit their jobs to watch you play baseball.
David Roth did just that. His son, Michael, is a pitcher for the South Carolina Gamecocks, which won the 2010 College World Series — and David wasn’t there to see it. He vowed that wouldn’t happen again.
