Okay. I'm going with $5 on getting shot. Because this guy LOVES the crack.
It's sad to say, but from reading his words in that article, it doesn't sound like there's much hope. He has no confidence in himself, as if the prison stint has to convince him to stay clean.... no, he needs to convince himself. With that mindset, he will fail. From the comments about how he'd rather be shot than return..... I think we all know there is going to be a problem if/when he fails to stay sober again. It's sad to see our "heroes" suffer like this. Someone who can be so strong on a baseball field, who can be so weak in their personal life. I just hope he can get the help he truly needs in his rehab. At least he is getting rehab while he's in there, not just prison time.
Anybody know what his rookie card is worth now? Topps? I have about 20 of 'em.
Rehab has never been proven to work over the long haul, especially for mental midgets like Dwight Gooden. Personal resolve and discipline has been proven to work for centuries and will continue to do so. I feel no pity for people who constantly make bad decisions and place themselves in harms way. Once, OK. Twice, you're stupid. 11 times? I'm done with you...
"I can't come back here," he said. "I'd rather get shot than come back here. ... If I don't get the message this time, I never will." Aaaaaaand in about three years, he will have been proven to have not gotten the message. Again. I liked Gooden as a pitcher, but my empathy only extends so far. Lumbergh - about $10, according to eBay.
Thanks Toxteth - each card gets me 3 gallons of gas.
He'll probably end up getting shot.
Rehab has never been proven to work over the long haul, especially for mental midgets like Dwight Gooden. What's your basis for this statement, Sanman? I personally know people who have quit and stayed clean for life; what's your data?
