Doc and Darling were the best 1-2 punch ever. I took it all for granted growing up thinking those Mets would last forever. Thank you for my childhood and all the memories. I need a Delorean so I can go back to ‘86. Tonight.
He would overwhelm hitters today. With launch angle being a focus they’d never touch his heater and no one today has ever seen a curveball like Lord Charles. It would be scary. They’d protect his arm today too and his shoulder wouldn’t have been worn out before 30.
1985 a 20 year old Doc was the most exciting thing I've ever witnessed watching baseball.
That leg kick was a thing of beauty !
Doc and Darling were the best 1-2 punch ever. I took it all for granted growing up thinking those Mets would last forever. Thank you for my childhood and all the memories. I need a Delorean so I can go back to ‘86. Tonight.
There are a few pitchers I would have wanted to see pitching in their prime. Doc Gooden, Bob Gibson, Koufax and Maddox.
He would overwhelm hitters today. With launch angle being a focus they’d never touch his heater and no one today has ever seen a curveball like Lord Charles. It would be scary. They’d protect his arm today too and his shoulder wouldn’t have been worn out before 30.
His mechanics looked like a right-handed Koufax.
Slim Jones (1934) ERA -1.28, IP - 203.0, AGE - 21. Research department lacking?
Doc and Straw fell into that 80’s drug lifestyle unfortunately, they were very good baseball players but they both could have been all-time greats.
They were still all-time greats. There are so many good players, past and present, that haven’t done what they did despite their off field issues.
9 innings of unhittable fastballs plays in ANY era