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...baseball pitcher whom not even New York City can enlarge or exaggerate stands atop the hill and the heap at 21. Without counting the mound, which is also situated about ten inches above the rest of the field, Dwight Gooden in just two major league seasons has risen like an illusion of a fastball to a height somewhat loftier than 6 ft. 3 in., and a level nearly beyond imagination. When Sandy Koufax says, "I'd trade anyone's past for Gooden's future," that includes Walter Johnson's, Grover Cleveland Alexander's, Bob Feller...
...slugger with an eternally simple view of life (especially New York living), but a profound knowledge of athletic gifts (and the pleasures they afford). "If I could pick somebody to be," says Mickey Mantle, "that's who I'd be." He knows there is a wonderful ride ahead. "Dwight Gooden...
...game winner in more than 30 years? Or Orel Hershiser, 27, of the Los Angeles Dodgers, in his third season already a millionaire? All of them have realized in a short time things that have eluded good pitchers over long careers, and one of them is more than special. Gooden is not alone among men, or even among Mets, just among pitchers. On their own hooks, All-Stars Darryl Strawberry and Keith Hernandez are entitled to dream of the pennant, as long as Dwight dreams...
...speaking of great NL pitchers, there's always Mr. Gooden, owner of a 24-4 record and a 1.53 ERA last year. But perhaps the most amazing stat of Dr. K's '85 campaign was accomplished in his last nine starts. Ten points if you can identify that feat...
...turkeys to Idaho. The trading has even taken on an international flavor. Michigan made an across-the-border swap with Canada: wild turkeys for moose. "It's like trading baseball cards," says Steven Gray, an Ohio wildlife official. "Say I have a Pete Rose and you have a Dwight Gooden. Arkansas has wild turkeys and wants ruffed grouse. We've got ruffed grouse...