On Losing Your Best Friend During a Pandemic

My best friend of 25 years died suddenly in February; I mourned along with thousands

Pedro and I, both born in August 1962, threw a joint 50th birthday party in Santa Cruz.

Six days after my great friend Pedro Gomez of ESPN died of sudden cardiac arrest on February 7, 2021, I stood at home plate in a baseball stadium in Scottsdale, Arizona, and gave a speech comparing Pedro to the ideal friend evoked by John Cusack in…