Jonny Gomes is a favorite of the fans in my section of the DBAP. But I have to admit that his playing as a full-time Durham Bull was before my time as a Bulls fan. I have seen him play on his occasional visits back, and it got right noisy behind first base. For myself, however, I’d rather have seen Jon Weber out in left at the end of 2008.
Nevertheless, he attracted some signage back in 2007, as seen in this pretty fuzzy shot.
Jonny’s off to the Cincinnati Reds with a minor league contract and an invitation to spring training. I suppose that could mean that we will be seeing him in 2009 -- as a Louisville Bat.
Early comments from Cincinnati here.
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Andrea says 'Thanks for the blast from the past'.
ReplyDeleteJonny is a 'player' not a 'sitter'. Not many players that I know that have slid into first base and called safe; what a player! Time for Jonny to move on (and for Andrea). I hope that he gets more playing time in his new home. Good luck to him and to the 2009 Bulls/Rays teams.