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Believe it or not, but this is Carlos Gomez’s fifth year in Milwaukee and in that time the centerfielder has gone from an unproven platoon-player two a two-time all-star, a Gold Glover, and a player Brewers fans have come to adore.

So, it seemed only natural that we catch up with the 28-year-old centerfielder for a "5 questions" installment as he hopes to help the Brewers to the postseason for the second time during his tenure with the club.

OnMilwaukee.com: You were long considered an excellent defensive player, but last year you finally were awarded a Gold Glove. What did you do with that trophy?

Carlos Gomez: I still have it here (in Milwaukee). I wait when I come to the Dominican I’m going to take it with me and have it in my office. I have an office with all my awards and it’s going to be right there in the front; just when you go in it’s the first thing you’re going to see.

OMC: If you could pick your way to win a game – would you rather make a great catch or get a base hit?

CG: Either way, you know, because you win the game. But, get a base hit.

OMC: You’ve made countless highlight reels with great catches since being in Milwaukee – is there a favorite home run you’ve robbed?

CG: I think the best that I feel is the one I steal from A-Rod – (Alex) Rodriguez – in the MetroDome (in Minnesota). It should be a grand slam and I steal one. So, it was four runs that I saved. It’s special like that.

OMC: You’ve been in the league eight years now – when did you get the "Go-Go" nickname?

CG: My first year in New York (2007) – do you remember the hitting coach of the New York Mets. Johnson? Howard Johnson. Ho-Jo. He called me that name. He called me that name, Go-Go, because he got me when I was like 16 years old, so him and Brett Butler, Mookie Wilson. So when I got traded to Minnesota Ron Gardenhire just called me Go-Go, too. That’s how everybody start calling me Go-Go all the time. Sometimes ‘CarGo’ but not CarGo because they have a CarGo in Colorado. It sounds good, Go-Go.

OMC: People who haven’t seen you regularly – and even some that do – wonder why you tap your helmet when you run the bases after a home run. Why is that?

CG: I do this (taps head) when I’m a little kid when I started hitting home runs. Everyone has their home run style so that’s what I do, you know? Every base, touch it, drop my helmet, like remind me. (Edwin) Encarnacio have the "wing," Dimitri Young have the "wing," too – everybody have a different style. To run the bases, I like to run ‘em fast and tap my helmet.