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There are many extraordinary words on here about Pedro Gomez of ESPN. His humanity is extolled; his fatherhood; his kindness.
But what captures him is the dozens of us who have written the same thing: he treated me as if I were his best friend.
What more could one hope to be?
But what captures him is the dozens of us who have written the same thing: he treated me as if I were his best friend.
What more could one hope to be?
The ancient poet Omar Khayyam wrote: “So I be written in the Book of Love. I do not care about that Book Above. Erase my name, or write it as you will. So I be written in the Book of Love.”
So few of us reach this goal, even occasionally. Pedro Gomez reached it every day.
So few of us reach this goal, even occasionally. Pedro Gomez reached it every day.
Here is just one story of Pedro, from another friend from @espn, Howard Bryant. It is a snapshot, one of dozens, of a man who spent his life going above and beyond for people - those he knew well, those he knew a little, those he didn’t know at all. https://twitter.com/hbryant42/status/1358655706283573250
This is from the Jays’ broadcaster and former @MLBNetwork reporter @thehazelmae. The same premise: if you’ve got a problem - anywhere from arrest to butt-dial - Pedro was there for you. https://twitter.com/thehazelmae/status/1358637292584374272
And there was all the stuff he gave people. This is about the champagne corks. It’s extraordinary.
In my case it was a simple team-issued roster sheet from the day Kyler Murray was (supposed to be) in A’s camp. I kidded him about it. It arrived days later at my home. https://twitter.com/thenotoriouslex/status/1358618608683868160
In my case it was a simple team-issued roster sheet from the day Kyler Murray was (supposed to be) in A’s camp. I kidded him about it. It arrived days later at my home. https://twitter.com/thenotoriouslex/status/1358618608683868160
There are tweets from at least seven major league franchises from at least three different sports. I see one from a National League manager. Another from a noted tough guy ex-MLB star who’s as shattered as the rest of us.
And dozens of tweets like these: https://twitter.com/coryhahn34/status/1358627364096282624
And dozens of tweets like these: https://twitter.com/coryhahn34/status/1358627364096282624
And here’s another consideration: accountability. If you’re good you say what needs to be said, and you don’t hide from people who disagree.
If you were Pedro, you went further. You swallowed hard and put yourself in a place where those with responses could easily find you: https://twitter.com/tjquinnespn/status/1358776907718868995
If you were Pedro, you went further. You swallowed hard and put yourself in a place where those with responses could easily find you: https://twitter.com/tjquinnespn/status/1358776907718868995
