129. Conversation with Jonny Gomes

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06/11/20 • 66 min

World Series Champion Jonny Gomes breaks down a lot for us on this one, including the player/owner negotiations, why even a shortened-season World Series title means everything, the 2013 Red Sox championship season and why the experts had that team wrong, the 2008 Coco Crisp brawl, the differences in playing for both big and small market teams (highlighting his stints in Oakland, Tampa Bay, Cincinnati and others), his stance on technology in baseball and the Houston Astros cheating scandal, his favorite David Ortiz stories, his favorite professional moment of his career, his love for good food, who his all-time 2-3-4 lineup would be, his appreciation for a particular New York Yankee and more.

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