Outfielder Darryl Strawberry and pitcher Dwight Gooden, as well as manager Davey Johnson and general manager Frank Cashen, were inducted into the New York Mets' Hall of Fame Sunday in a pregame ceremony at Citi Field.  According to the Associated Press, the Mets' Hall of Fame was established in 1981, but only three people have been inducted in the last eight years, in part because of Gooden and Strawberry.  Many fans and executives didn't think anybody else deserved the honor ahead of the two anchors of the 1986 title team, but their well-documented problems with substance abuse and the law over nearly three decades left officials to conclude it wasn't the appropriate time.  Their names were finally announced with the rest of the class in January.  "This is really, really amazing, and it feels so good to be home,'' Gooden told the crowd. "There was no better feeling than when I took the mound, there were two strikes on the batter, and all you guys were standing and clapping for the third strike."  Gooden was voted the National League's Rookie of the Year in 1984 and became the youngest pitcher to win the Cy Young Award the following year, when he led the league in wins (24), ERA (1.53) and strikeouts (268). He still ranks second in franchise history with 157 victories.  Strawberry was the NL rookie of the year in 1983 and voted to seven All-Star games, and is still the franchise leader in home runs with 252, RBI with 733 and runs scored with 662.  "I think '86 was the greatest year of my life, to be able to play in the World Series and win the World Series," said Strawberry, who is still a regular at Mets games. "There is no question in my mind this is where it all started for me."  The job of keeping those two in line fell to Johnson, who holds the franchise record with 595 wins from 1984-90. "To come and manage in New York, I tell you, it was a challenge and it was some of the greatest years of my life,' he said. "I think back to '86 and what a great year it was, and a lesson we learned from that year, no matter what happens, you always have a chance."  Among the other members of the Hall of Fame who joined the new inductees on the field were Keith Hernandez, Mookie Wilson and Gary Carter - all part of the '86 team that Cashen built and still regarded as one of the most dynamic teams of the 1980s.  "You can see all the help I got," Cashen said.  The Mets beat the Boston Red Sox in the 1986 World Series.
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