European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 30, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday june 30, 1994 sports the stars and stripes Page 33 Gooden suspended by Adam Nazimowitz new York apr Dwight goodens once fabulous career with the new York mets came to sudden Stop a and possible end a with a 60-Day suspension without pay by major league baseball for violation of his drug aftercare program. Gooden who missed a month of the 1987 season after testing positive for cocaine use and undergoing treatment was suspended tuesday after reportedly failing at least two random drug tests. The new York times citing a highly placed person in major league baseball said wednesday that Gooden failed two random drug tests and the new York daily news citing a source familiar with baseball a drug testing program said he failed at least two tests the last administered within the past two weeks. A the failed the test Quot the daily news quoted the unidentified source As saying. And there was More than one. There were a few a the new York Post also reported that a source inside the players association said Gooden the last remaining link to the mets 1986 world series championship had flunked a drug test Quot i have been suspended for breaking the rules of my aftercare program. I m truly sorry it happened Quot Gooden said in a statement read by Joe Mcllvain mets vice president for baseball operations. A i want to apologize to the club my teammates and to the people of new York. 1 want to thank everyone for their East support. I will be Back stronger and Etter. I want to earn your respect  Gary Sheffield goodens Nephew who plays for the Florida marlins said it was not drugs and that Gooden missed a test. A a it a not facing him a Sheffield said tuesday in Philadelphia. A a he a handling mets Dwight Gooden. 60 Days without pay things Well. Pm sure hell be All right As Long As its not drugs everything Wilt be Fine a mets manager Dallas Green Felt goodens family would suffer the most. A Doc has fallen bytes Wayside by his own Choice a Pul Tham nto perspective a Green said after tuesday night s game. Quot the organization is Hurt baseball is Hurt because he a a big name. But his wife and ictus have to be devastated. The kids Are at an age where they understand what a going on. I feel compassion for the family. Asked if he knew Alt the facts of the Rockies padres split pair in wild Day at mile High by the associated press mile High stadium the place where crazy things happen struck again. And then again. The Colorado Rockies won the first game of a doubleheader against san Diego 10-9 tuesday afternoon when Dante Bichette s eighth inning infield single with the bases loaded finished off the biggest comeback in team history. The padres took the Nightcap 11-3 by scoring nine runs in the top of the 11th, a National league record for runs in the 11th. Baseball a Only scheduled doubleheader of the year featured six Home runs a All in the first game a As Well As 33 runs 54 hits and 34 runners left on base a a in a Happy to end the Day with a split a said padres manager Jim Riggle i Man whose team blew an 8-0 Lead. A we knew we let one get away so there is some disappointment mixed  in san Diego a 11-run inning Nieves and Ricky Gutierrez had rib singles and Gwynn had. A two run hit. Runs also a scored on a wild pitch a hit batsmen and 1 a comedy that saw three Cross the plate on an infield grounder. On that play Pitcher Darren Holmes was charged with an error for allowing Brad Ausmus bases loaded grounder to go through his legs and shortstop Walt Weiss cleared the bases when he retrieved the Ball and threw wildly. A to go into extra innings with a tie game and come out 11-3, that a not a great feeling at All a a Rockies manager Don Baylor  Hoffman 3-3 was the Winner Greg Harris 3-9 the loser. In other games tuesday Case Mcllvain said a a in a not sure i want to know them. The sentence has been passed and there is nothing we could do. Maybe its the curse of being Good at a Young age. Emotional factors Psychol Gial factors All entered into his  Bud Selig the chairman of baseball a executive Council made the announcement. A this is not a Happy Day obviously. You do m the end what you think is right. Its a sad Day. You have to Deal with the problem As it exists a Selig said from Milwaukee. A a it a weighed very heavily on my mind for the last week or 10 Days and underline the word very. This is not something you do casually but with thought and a great Deal of  Mcllvain said he talked to Gooden on monday. A i had an idea this was coming Quot he said a ten Days ago major league baseball told us it was conducting on investigation. He did no to see it  Gooden scheduled to earn $3.7 million this season in the final year of a three year $15.45 million contract had recently returned from a toe injury. He a 3-4 with a 6.31 Era in 41 is innings and had the worst Outing of his career last Friday night allowing nine runs in 5v6 innings in a 94 loss to Pittsburgh. He had losing seasons the past two years but is Best remembered for 1985 when he was 24-4 with a 1.53 Era and 268 strikeouts and at the age of 20 became the youngest by Young award Winner. He was the Rookie of the year in 1984. Gooden has a career record of 157-85, the second Best winning percentage among Active pitchers with a 3.10  leads outfielders in no voting new York a Bariy Bonds of the san Francisco giants led All National league outfielders in voting for the National league All Star team in results announced tuesday. The top vote collector in the next to last results was shortstop Ozzie Smith of the St. Louis cardinals with 2,904,866 Voles while Bonds had 1,953,261. Bonds had the largest vote on the National league team last year when he was selected a starter for a second straight year. Lenny Dykstra of the Philadelphia Phillies and David Justice of the Atlanta braves were second and third among outfielders in votes. The starting players and reserves will be announced sunday for the july 12 game at Pittsburgh. I i i i i i i i i i i t Large selection of new and used Nintendo amp Sega games ii 30% off on selected titles movie rentals starting at $1.50. 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