Aug 22, 2026 · 25 min · 15 segments
D-backs legend Luis Gonzalez joins Matt Vasgersian on the MLB Network Podcast presented by New Balance to talk about his famous Game 7 moment, the 1999 All-Star Game, and more.
Luis GonzalezGuest
Matt VasgersianHost
I mean, you probably get asked about this how many times a week along the, the course of a regular week for you, Gonzo?
To be, uh, part of history like that, especially here, the state of Arizona in the 2001 World Series, pretty special.
How, how have you kind of changed, if at all, the way you look back at that moment in time? I mean, you've had 25 years worth of perspective.
Uh, you probably see it, uh, all the time on the scoreboard at the ballpark, because you are involved in the Diamondbacks, and we'll talk about that in a little bit.
Uh, I, I think I realize more now as the years have gone by how, uh, special a moment that was, because there's only been, uh, w- you know, a handful or less of, of walk-offs in game seven of a World Series.
And of course with the magnitude being 9/11, 2001, things like that, you know, it's a situation where you dream about as a little kid, you play in your backyard or in the, in the streets, you know, every time you go up, you say, "Game seven of the World Series, bottom of the ninth." And then to actually find yourself in that moment was very, uh, surreal.
You know, it used to be that, uh, in our sport, somebody would accomplish something big and they'd get a phone call from the President of the United States-
Who's the most notable person, uh, in any walk of life who you've spoken to about that swing?
There's been a lot of different people that have asked me about or what that moment felt like.
I remember, um, going to the Super Bowl in New Orleans that, that, during that season after, and, uh, I remember Vinatieri was lining up for a, uh, game-winning kick, and everybody around where I was sitting was going, "Hey, what does that feel like?" 'Cause you were in a moment like that where it was a, you know, game-clinching type situation.
It's, it's pretty special, and I feel pretty blessed, uh, to be the, the, the guy in that moment to have that opportunity.
How do your, how do your kids, because you've, you've got a family, you've got a family of athletes.
Um, how do your kids think about those things? 'Cause they, d- not all of them were around for that.
I mean, you probably get asked about this how many times a week along the, the course of a regular week for you, Gonzo?
To be, uh, part of history like that, especially here, the state of Arizona in the 2001 World Series, pretty special.
How, how have you kind of changed, if at all, the way you look back at that moment in time? I mean, you've had 25 years worth of perspective.
Uh, you probably see it, uh, all the time on the scoreboard at the ballpark, because you are involved in the Diamondbacks, and we'll talk about that in a little bit.
Uh, I, I think I realize more now as the years have gone by how, uh, special a moment that was, because there's only been, uh, w- you know, a handful or less of, of walk-offs in game seven of a World Series.
And of course with the magnitude being 9/11, 2001, things like that, you know, it's a situation where you dream about as a little kid, you play in your backyard or in the, in the streets, you know, every time you go up, you say, "Game seven of the World Series, bottom of the ninth." And then to actually find yourself in that moment was very, uh, surreal.
You know, it used to be that, uh, in our sport, somebody would accomplish something big and they'd get a phone call from the President of the United States-
Who's the most notable person, uh, in any walk of life who you've spoken to about that swing?
There's been a lot of different people that have asked me about or what that moment felt like.
I remember, um, going to the Super Bowl in New Orleans that, that, during that season after, and, uh, I remember Vinatieri was lining up for a, uh, game-winning kick, and everybody around where I was sitting was going, "Hey, what does that feel like?" 'Cause you were in a moment like that where it was a, you know, game-clinching type situation.
It's, it's pretty special, and I feel pretty blessed, uh, to be the, the, the guy in that moment to have that opportunity.
How do your, how do your kids, because you've, you've got a family, you've got a family of athletes.
Um, how do your kids think about those things? 'Cause they, d- not all of them were around for that.
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