(“Remember Who You Are,” a collection of essays about ESPN baseball reporter Pedro Gomez, who died in February, will be released on Tuesday. By permission, the Globe is publishing an essay written by Rio Gomez, Pedro’s son and a minor-leaguer with the Red Sox’ Double A affiliate in Portland, Maine. Click here to visit the book’s website.)
My dad could be loud, real loud. We’d have friends over to the house and everyone would be shouting at the same time. For me as a kid sometimes it was a little embarrassing.