Patrick Flood reaches No. 2 on his Top 50 Mets countdown: Dwight Gooden. I loved watching Doc pitch, even if I never saw him at his very best. I’ll add the fun fact that in 1983, as an 18 year old, Gooden threw 191 innings in A-ball, across which he walked 112 batters and struck out 300. That’s not the type of thing they let 18-year-old pitchers do anymore. Obviously it’s impossible to know now if stricter pitch counts and innings limits would have kept Doc dominant for longer, or if addiction and the Mets’ big plans would have derailed his career regardless.