Gammons In the Hospital

BigDog · 06-28-06, 10:04 AM

I like his interviews,he knows his stuff

Wish him luck with his operation and recovery

isetcap · 06-28-06, 10:07 AM

An absolutely legendary baseball journalist and seems like a really delightful guy even if he is a Boston fan. Baseball and ESPN will suffer without him. On many levels I do hope he recovers fully.

bigboydan · 06-28-06, 10:30 AM

i hope he will be ok.

i really do like his indepth analyst he had on the sport.

heres the updated story on him:

Longtime ESPN Baseball analyst Peter Gammons is out of surgery and resting in intensive care after undergoing an operation to treat a brain aneurysm Tuesday. Gammons suffered the aneurysm Tuesday morning near his home on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. He was airlifted to a Boston hospital, where the surgery was performed.

Gammons, 61, is probably the best-known baseball writer of his generation, first with the Boston Globe, beginning in 1969, then for Sports Illustrated, before joining ESPN in 1990.

He was honored with J.G. Taylor Spink Award for outstanding baseball writing during the 2005 Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cooperstown, N.Y. He was selected in balloting by the Baseball Writers Association of America.

He started his career as a reporter for the Boston Globe in 1969 and wrote a very popular weekly Sunday baseball column for many years. He has also worked for Sports Illustrated covering the National Hockey League, college basketball and Major League Baseball (1976-78, 1986-90).

In 1986, upon his return to Sports Illustrated as a senior writer following a second stay at the Globe, he wrote numerous stories covering some of baseball's most important news events, as well as authoring "Inside Baseball," Sports Illustrated's weekly baseball notebook.

Gammons primarily serves as a studio analyst for ESPN's "Baseball Tonight," but he also does regular spots for "SportsCenter," ESPNEWS and ESPN Radio and contributes to ESPN The Magazine. Beginning this season, he became a reporter for ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball." He is also a columnist and writes a popular Weblog for ESPN.com.

Gammons is the author of "Beyond the Sixth Game", a look at free agency.

More recently, Gammons has dabbled in music and next week is scheduled to release his first CD, "Never Slow Down, Never Grow Old." The proceeds are designated for the foundation established by Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein, who appears on the album along with several ballplayers and professional musicians.

"He and his wife know our thoughts are with them," Epstein said Tuesday. "We're hoping for good news."

Born April 9, 1945, Gammons is a native of Boston, raised in nearby Groton, Mass. He attended the University of North Carolina and is married to his wife, Gloria.

isetcap · 06-28-06, 11:42 AM

I am only saying this because I am a cynic to a fault and I in know way genuinely feel this is the case, but...

This sure is great press for his "Never Slow Down, Never Grow Old" CD conveniently scheduled to be released next week.

Bulldog · 06-28-06, 12:02 PM

Come on man, I dont think so...
If PG would do this, I dont know who wouldnt... one of the classiest guys on TV imo.

isetcap · 06-28-06, 12:36 PM

Originally posted by Bulldog

Come on man, I dont think so...
If PG would do this, I dont know who wouldnt... one of the classiest guys on TV imo.

You're definitely right. Just my mind in one of its twisted moments...

SwampyJ · 06-28-06, 12:42 PM

My hopes and prayers are with him and his family. I admire Gammons, not only for his work but the passion he has for it. This man truly loves his work and it shows just by hearing talk about basesball and by the look on his face. I hope he can continue his job because he brings so much to the game.

SwampyJ

Illusion · 06-28-06, 10:18 PM

I hope he's ok becausehe is a great assett to baseball.

BrentCrude · 06-29-06, 09:39 AM

Sometimes you can just look at a person and get vibes they aren't doing well health wise.I know it's easy to predict things after they happen but I always thought something like this would happen to him.I recently saw a guy I went to high school with who I haven't seen in a long time and I noticed he had a droop to his mouth.I suppose people that saw him every day didn't realize he had it and sure enough,a few weeks later he was admitted to the hospital with a serious stroke.Maybe I have a thing for looking at peoples mouths and Gammons always had that droop too.

Boy,what a job to have though just being a kid all your life and concentrating on something a guy like Gammon's loves like baseball.Sometimes when you are a kid it's best to latch onto something you love and concentrate on it rather than listen to your parents and teachers forcing you to be something you don't want to be like a lawyer or doctor.