Outta The Park Ep. 140, Dec 15, 2019 - Guest - Yan Gomes

Former Blue Jays catcher Yan Gomes joins us on Outta The Park. Barry and Yan talk about his new deal with the World Series Champions Washington Nationals. The journey that took Yan and The Nationals to the championship is traced. Yan discusses intangibles in baseball and how the vets influenced the young guys. Speaking of vets, Yan chats about the loss of Bryce Harper on the Nationals. The First Pitch discusses the shortest tenured Blue Jays catcher. Matt goes off on a tangent much to the chagrin of Barry. Matt wrangles the segment from Barry and Barry’s patience is tested. The MLB is going to take cannabis off its drugs of abuse as well as the majors will set out to extend the netting at baseball stadiums in the interest of the safety of its patrons. WHAT IS SYNTHETIC THC? The boys discuss. The Ask Barry segment features questions regarding Gerrit Cole and whether he would have made sense for the Blue Jays even if they bid on his services. The contract of Mr. Cole is discussed. Can the Blue Jays cost cutting ways be attributed to offsetting the loss of revenue from Rogers NHL deal. “Its a colossal crap in the middle of the boardroom…” - Matt