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At this point I’m off to a flying start, landing interviews with Mookie, Doc, and Darryl. I’m even sitting next to Darryl while he signs autographs! I’m living the dream! But all it took was one fateful day at Flushing for Citi Field to turn into Nightmare City. Picture It: I’m at the Home Run Apple, handing out flyers for my Kickstarter campaign, wearing a schoolgirl outfit straight out of Holy Rosary. Suddenly, I see Jesse Orosco. I start to approach. But before I can reach him, the duel forces of sports agents and Mets brass converge on me. This is when the drama begins. 

The grandson of pitcher Ulysses Gooden, Doc has been on his own odyssey since he threw his first fastball. The 86'd Podcast is back with Dwight Gooden, who talks about his triumphs of '84 and '85, and in '86 the horror of returning home after missing the ticker tape parade to face the answering machine. Featuring great insight from writer Ellis Henican, who co-authored "Doc" with Doc. I took this photo of the screensaver on Doc's phone after our interview.

In 1986, a little roller up along first led to an unlikely friendship that lasted more than 30 years.

Lenny Dykstra talks about being Nails, how the '86 Mets didn't party like the '90s Phillies, and how he had better drugs than Tony Gwynn. Dykstra ended up being one of the most open and approachable Mets we interviewed.

Who are the '86 Mets and what happens when you try to make a film about them? Episode One is part Doc, Darryl, and Mex, and part filmmaking, bureaucracy, and shakedowns.