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From: david@fisher.UUCP (David Rubin)
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Subject: Re: All-Star Selections
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Date: Wed, 18-Jul-84 10:33:55 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 18 10:33:55 1984
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<Let's Go Mets>

Greg Skinner comments on the subject of Dwight Gooden:

>I know the dude has a moby fastball, but he'd better learn to throw
>something else, or get that sucker over the plate more, or else he's
>going to turn into another Nolan Ryan and he won't be able to pitch for
>the Mets (let alone in the National League).  I don't think he's won a
>game in his last two outings, and he's been wild both times (yes, I know
>he struck out a lot of guys both times) but he walked a lot too.

Mr. Skinner has never been introduced to Mr. Gooden's curveball.

Gooden does have outings which he shows some control difficulties, but
rarely are they serious enough to cause him to walk as many as, say,
four batters a game. Gooden consistently puts in seven innings a start,
and he almost always keeps his club in the game. What more can you ask
of a starter?

					David Rubin
			{allegra|astrovax|princeton}!fisher!david