European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 29, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday june 29,1987 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary Gooden proved value of testing now that Dwight Ooden has described his experiences Wilh cocaine he primary lesson thai emerged is the value of drug testing. If Gooden had t agreed last fall to be tested by the Meir inc 22-year-old right hander has acknowledged he might have drifted even deeper into the drug that ran kill. I guess he said "1 could have ended up like Lea  this time a year ago Bias was being mourned. While celebrating his selection by the Boston celtics in the National basketball association draft the Maryland Forward died of cocaine intoxication. Even so Bias death did t Stop Gooden from using cocaine. Bui testing embarrassed him into stopping. When he was told by Frank Cashen the mels general manager on april i that he had tested Posi Tive for cocaine he wept. Then he drove to Hii Tampa fla., Home to Tell his parents. You better sit Down be remembered saying to his Mother and father that Day. I have some bad  in his published confession last week Dwigh Gooden comes through As a decent Young Man who knew he had made a mistake. He talked of no understanding the religious Faith of his Mother and Bis Fiancee Monica Harris. But strangely be had agreed to be tested by he mels in order to Stop the gossip he knew to be True. And typically he thought he could get away with making that same mistake privately until drug Tell ing identified him publicly. Opponents of drug test ing notably the major league baseball players association and the National football league players association always Call it an invasion of privacy. Bat for the mets Pitcher it proved to be a Rescue of privacy. Although he insisted that he never used cocaine during the season Gooden acknowledge having messed around with i j at a party two nights before the mels administered his March 26 drug test. When i had that bin with the  Goode recalled alluding to his dec. 13 Brawl in Tampa they tested for drugs and did t find anything. I had messed around with Coke about two Days before that. So i did t think anything would  but this time it did show. When the right Handerhan messed around with cocaine that tuesday night at a Tampa party the season opener against the Pittsburgh pirates at Shea stadium in new Orkwas Only two weeks away the season opener he knew he would pitch. And he acknowledged that his use of cocaine which had begun in High school had picked up during the recent of season. About once a week at the worst he said. Gooden insisted that he would have slopped using cocaine before the current season began. That s easy for him to say now. But what would have been the answer to the real questions would he  when the season began if he had t tested positive could he have stopped nobody knows not even him. Perhaps least of All him. But we do know that until he was tested he knew he was get Ting away with it i never thought 1 would get caught he said. Once he was caught Gooden found himself in thestil hrs Center for alcoholism and treatment with people who Are into heroin crack pc Angel dust acid alcohol just about everything you could  he called in a Good program although he believe he did t belong there. Maybe not. But being there helped him. It was Tough he said. It la teach you a lot of  it taught him that he can t go out anymore Wilh the Tampa people he considered his friends the Peers who pressured him into being on. Of the Guys by trying cocaine. " had a Friend he said who was a  that s a contradiction in terms. Drug Deale Saren t anybody s friends. Gooden talked about not having to buy cocaine that he got it a lot from this dealer who Ivas his Friend. This dealer was willing to provide cocaine for a baseball celebrity. But this dealer also knew that his gift of cocaine was an in vestment that if Gooden got hooked the Pitcher Wilh the $1.5 million contract eventually could afford to buy plenty of cocaine. It could be gotten to the Point where i was spend ing All my Money Gooden said. I realize  at the Lime Gooden was More concerned that cocaine made me hyper made me speak oat More and that s when i picked it up in the  to anyone who has been around him in the mils club House his reference to in made me speak out More is significant in casual moments in the clubhouse he has invariably been pleasant but much More introverted than extroverted. At those parties with his friends in Tampa cocaine Lei him speak out More Lei him enjoy the release of his personality the Mctie can learn something from that. The mets front office should Stop choreographing Good in s interviews with the news Media. Lei him speak out More whenever and wherever. Remembered Here u a Day in 1985 during his 24-4 season. Along with each of his teammate he had arrived in the acts clubhouse several hours before a night game. Elsewhere in the clubhouse some players were chatting easily Wilh sportswriters. But when he was approached with a question he looked up quickly. Excuse me he said politely i m getting  without realizing it the mets had programmed their then 20-year-old by Young award Winner to think that he could t talk and put on his uniform atthe same Lime. No wonder he enjoyed the sensation that cocaine provided of his being abbe to speak out  but in describing his experiences Wilh co Caine Gooden spoke out As never before. I m no Urtig addict he said. I m no  Bui if he had t been tested for drugs he might be. Bass Powers astros past giants by the Assoc Titre Pra san Francisco outfielder Kevin Bass had a Homer a triple and two doubles saturday to become the first Houston player Ever to get four extra base h its in a game As the astros Defeated the san Francisco giants 6-5. Had he been a Little More cautious he would Nave hit for the Cycle. After hitting a two run double in the first tripling id no Roundup the third and Hilling a two run Homer in us fifth he turned a Hooper into a Dou ble in the seventh. I could t Stop at first Bass said of his final hit. It s something you do instinctively. You go As far As you can. Actually i was in a fog. I did t even realize i was at  the giants runs came on two Home runs each by Chili Davis and Man Wil Tiamu. Davis two run Shoi in the ninth ended a string of 11 consecutive Solo homers by the giants. The giants who dropped below .500 for the first Lime since last sept. 7, lost slugger Candy Moldonado for it least of fix a cedi when he fractured a Finger on his right hand while chasing Bass triple. I feel especially bad for Candy giants manager Roger Craig said. He s worked so hard to be an everyday player. He had a Chance to put some big numbers on the Board and then this  Maldonado who was placed on the 21 Day disabled list was hitting .332 and was among the National league leaders with 92 hits 22 doubles and nine game winning  Jim Deshaies 8-2, won his a the straight game for the astros giving up five Hils and striking out five in seven innings. Nepton Houston Kerin by. Homer triple 2 doubles after Divis two run Homer in the ninth off Danny Darwin Cut the astros Lead to 6 5, Dave Meads came in to strike out Pinch Hitler Harry Spilman Ltd Larry Andersen got the final two outs to pick up his first Java of the season. Denny a Jling s two out walk. Glen Davis single and Bass two run double gave Houston a 2-0 Lead in the first in Ning off Kelly Downs 6-4. Singles by Craig Reynolds Billy Hatcher and Bill Doran made it 3-0 in the second. Davis Cut the Lead to 3-1 with his 0ih Homer in the Bottom of the second but the astros padded their Lead with three runs in the Firth. Doran singled to Start the rally went Tot Hiiro on waiting s single and scored on Bob Brent s passed Boll one out later Bass bit his eighth Homer of the season Williams hit Home runs in the fifth and seventh innings to raise his season total to eight. In other games saturday mets a Phillies 4 Philadelphia Terry Leach pitched a four Hitler Over eight innings leading new York Over Philadelphia. The Victory was the mets seventh in their last nine games and the ninth los for the Phillies in their last 11. Leach 6-0, who has appeared in 23games 19 in Relief is 3-0 As a starter. The 33-year-old right hander allowed two runs struck out three and did not walk a Batter. After a two out single by Darren Daulton in the fourth. Leach re tired 13 of the 14 men he faced. Jose Orosco started the ninth and Al Lowed a Ica dolt Pinch Homer to Chris James his fifth and a one out double to Mike Schmidt before Roger Mcdowell entered. Mcdowell allowed a two out rib single to Glenn Wilson before get Ting Lance Parrish to ground out for the final out and his ninth save. Shane rawly. 8-5, allowed five runs and nine hits in 4v innings. Pirates 7, cubs 0 Pittsburgh Rick Reuschel pitched a four hitter for his 21st career shutout and Junior Ortiz drove in three runs As Pittsburgh Defeated Chicago. Reuschel 6-4. Pitched Hii sixth com plete game and first shutout of the sea son. It was the ninth Lime in 16 starts this year that he has allowed one earned run or less. Reuschel 38, walked two and struck out is. He has Art earned run average of 2.33, second in the National league 10 Mike Scott s 2.28. The cubs have lost four straight games. They have scored Only five runs during that losing Streak. Cardinals 15, expos 5 Montreal Curt Ford i two Home runs including a two run shot Dur ing a six run third inning Assi. Louis routed Montreal Ford entered the game Wilh three homers in 345 major league at Bals. Is. Louis starter Bob Forsth 6-3, pitched sin innings and allowed nine Hils As the cardinals beat the expos for Only the second time in seven meetings his season. Ricky Morton pitched the final three innings for his seventh save. Padres 8. Braves 4 san Diego Tony Gwynn had a run scoring triple and singled to help break a seventh inning tie As san Diego beat Atlanta for the padres i Ullh Victory in 14 games. Gwynn increased his Mjor Trasue Cading average to .383 with three hit Sand has hit in eight straight games. Dodgers 4, reds 3 los Angeles Pedro Guerrero single to Center Wilh two outs in the 10th inning scored Stu be sax from third base to give los Angeles a Victory Over Cincinnati. Sax led off the Iwuh and reached on a Fielding error by shortstop Kurt Stilwell sax look second on a sacrifice by Ken Lund Man \ and moved to third one Oul later on John Shelby s infield hit