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Doc and Darryl bury hatchet for opener
Just in time for Opening Day, two high-profile members of the Mets family may have healed old wounds.
Dwight Gooden and Darryl Strawberry posted photos on social media Sunday in which they were alongside each other, signaling a possible reconciliation between the two former Mets stars.
“Life is too short for madness,” Gooden wrote above one of the photographs in which he is pictured with Strawberry.
“We will be tailgating before the game [Monday] see you guys then,” Gooden captioned another photo with Strawberry.
The pictures came only weeks after Gooden told The Post’s Kevin Kernan he was finished with Strawberry and would never speak to him again.
“I’m tired of him taking shots at me,’’ Gooden said last month as he watched the Mets take batting practice in Port St. Lucie, Fla. “Saying I’m homeless and everything else. I’ve always supported him, and now he is still taking shots at me. For 30-some years this guy has been taking shots. I mean, when do I get the message?
“I’ve come to the conclusion that this guy is not your friend, he doesn’t have your best interests at heart, so let it go. So I’m letting it go. I’m not going to live that lie.’’
The feud stemmed from Strawberry calling out Gooden last year, saying the former NL Cy Young award winner needed to seek help for a drug addiction. Gooden had been a no-show at an event he was scheduled to attend with Strawberry, who told the crowd: “My fear is that — and I know addiction — and my fear is people that don’t change, they die. They die this way. I just hope the light comes on soon before it’s too late.”
Gooden responded by saying he wasn’t doing cocaine — and hadn’t for years.
The two also were teammates on the 1996 Yankees, where Gooden says he put in the good word for Strawberry with owner George Steinbrenner.
The two former players sat in a Queens diner last year for the filming of an ESPN 30 for 30 documentary “Doc & Darryl” in which they discussed their battles with drug addiction. Their public feud began shortly after the documentary was released.