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The New York Mets’ improbable October run was amazing…but it wouldn’t have happened without it Francisco Lindor — and a Mets legend dwight gooden say TMZ Sports 4x All-Stars deserve a captain’s patch added to their uniform.
We witnessed Lindor’s game-winning grand slam in the sixth inning at Citi Field, interviewed Gooden who punched his team’s ticket to the NLCS, and watched the team’s star win the National League Championship. I asked him what was going through his mind. dish.
“You’re just thinking, just get in touch,” Doc said. “Just don’t hit it on the ground. A few pitches before the home run, he was so behind his fastball that I just hope he makes good contact.”
There was contact, hard contact, and Gooden wasn’t sure at first if it would leave the field, but when it did, the stadium went wild.
“It couldn’t have happened to a better person,” DG said. “This guy is solid. I know he had some personal struggles when he first came to New York. So when you look at what he’s done this past year, he leads by example. I am doing it.”
So the question arises…does Lindor deserve the addition of a “C” to his uniform?
The World Series Champion thinks so!
“This guy plays every day,” he said. “And he plays the demanding position of shortstop. From my perspective of what I’ve seen, I know him personally from when he was in Cleveland. I definitely think it’s him. But obviously, it’s not my calling because I’m looking at it from the outside. ”
While Mets fans wait for either the Dodgers or Padres in the NLCS, if the team wins the next series and the Yankees can take care of business, they could potentially face their crosstown rival again in the World Series There is.
In fact, Gooden, who also played for the Yankees, was a member of the 2000 WS team that defeated the men from Queens.
Dwight would like to see a Subway Series rematch!
“I think New York deserves it,” he said. “It can happen. No one expected it to happen during the season.”
