I was at Dwight Gooden's no-hitter in 1996. What I remember is thinking that he wasn't particularly dominant that day as he had more BBs than Ks and was helped by some great D (particularly a sweet catch by Gerald williams in CF). I also thought that if he wasn't such a dumbass junkie he may well have already pitched a couple of no-hitters at that point in his career. I was rooting for him though and he pitched like an ace for a month or two but by the end of the season he sucked so bad he wasn't even on the post-season roster.
I didn't save the ticket stub which is too bad because I could have picked my teeth with it.
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