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Forty years ago, Shea Stadium was the place to be—especially when Dwight Gooden took the mound. Never mind anything playing on Broadway—this was the hottest show in town. Fans who were once avoided the park in Flushing, New York  were now coming in droves to witness a teenager overwhelm elders with his fastball and fool them with a knee-bending curve that earned the reverential nickname,...