Doc and Darryl Thankful
By Jay Horwitz
Doc and Straw have so much to be thankful for on this Thanksgiving Day. In April, we retired Dwight Gooden’s Number 16 and in June we put Darryl Strawberry’s Number 18 on the Citi Field roof.
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The have rekindled a friendship that had waned a bit in recent years. The two old buddies now text and speak multiple times a week. They each have recovered from illnesses that sidelined them for parts of the summer.
Dwight is active in the community, speaking to schools, hospitals and this week he went holiday shopping with children of fallen firefighters.
Darryl is back on the road doing his ministry work, traveling the country making a huge difference to anyone he meets.
Doc and Straw capped up their fantastic year by throwing out a first pitch during an NLCS game with the Dodgers. “I am blessed for al the good things that happened this year,” Dwight told me. ‘My goal is to help kids whenever I can.” Darryl said. “I am so thankful I am back on the road touching people’s lives. Helping just one person makes everything so worthwhile.”
