57 min
Ep. 58: Author Steve Kettmann Remembers Pedro Gomez Pass It Down
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When ESPN’s Pedro Gomez died of sudden cardiac arrest on Super Sunday, it sent shock waves through the sports world. His close friend, author and journalist Steve Kettmann, was particularly crushed--and he channeled his grief into an ambitious and emotional project. Five months later, Kettmann joins us to discuss ‘Remember Who You Are,’ a book featuring 62 essays about Gomez’s rich and remarkable 58 years on the planet. If you knew Pedro, this book (and episode) will resonate with you deeply; if you didn’t, you’ll get a strong sense of why the esteemed baseball journalist was revered by so many.
When ESPN’s Pedro Gomez died of sudden cardiac arrest on Super Sunday, it sent shock waves through the sports world. His close friend, author and journalist Steve Kettmann, was particularly crushed--and he channeled his grief into an ambitious and emotional project. Five months later, Kettmann joins us to discuss ‘Remember Who You Are,’ a book featuring 62 essays about Gomez’s rich and remarkable 58 years on the planet. If you knew Pedro, this book (and episode) will resonate with you deeply; if you didn’t, you’ll get a strong sense of why the esteemed baseball journalist was revered by so many.
57 min