March 30, 2006
Reason #2560 Why the 80s Were Better
From the way back machine, NJ.com's Always Amazin' (by way of Deadspin) points us to this classic image from 1986. Classic on so many levels. It's never really been the same for any of the people pictured.
The caption of the image from the Daily News: "New York Mets' Dwight Gooden laughs off a right from heavyweight Mike Tyson as referee Darryl Strawberry supervises the event at Shea Stadium." Sadly, it's been downhill for Dwight Gooden is on the way to jail, Darryl Strawberry has also seen jail and kidney problems, and Mike Tyson still clings to hope as a prize fighter (not to mention that horrible face tattoo). Here's to hoping that the 2006 Mets won't end up down the same road.
Photo by Vincent Riehl/New York Daily News
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Please stick to photography and leave the writing to others. Your last two posts are filled with grammatical errors. Or at least do us the favor of running a grammar check program before posting!
yeah, between the Mets rape scandal and the amount of coke those players were doing - the 80's so rocked!!!
and i know the rape incident happened in the early 90's but it was the same bunch of drugged up noodleheads.
I agree the 80s were the last really fun decade. Things were a bit out of control. I run a site called the 80s were better at www.daveches.co.uk/80s I need user content for the site so if you have any good New Romantic stories please go there.