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Past, present meet for Citi Field opener

By Jorge Arangure Jr.
ESPN The Magazine

Monday, April 13, 2009

NEW YORK -- An old-style black sedan limousine -- not a decked-out Hummer, as is fashionable nowadays -- passed through the guarded gates of Citi Field almost four hours before the start of the first game at the new park. The limo door creaked open to reveal Dwight Gooden, a relic from the Mets' golden times, wearing a worn-down leather jacket, and with a pock-marked face. Gooden's hair spread out in several directions, and although he was not completely disheveled, he was not spotless. Gooden, ...

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