Peter Gammons suffers brain aneurysm, in surgery

SunDevil · 06-27-2006, 06:05 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=2502295

Longtime ESPN Baseball analyst Peter Gammons suffered an aneurysm in his brain Tuesday morning near his home on Cape Cod, Mass. He was airlifted to a Boston hospital, where he is currently undergoing surgery.

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.

In 2004, 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 is also the author of Beyond the Sixth Game, a look at free agency.

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.

dawgfan · 06-27-2006, 06:05 PM

Get well Peter...

ISiddiqui · 06-27-2006, 06:07 PM

Damn... I hope he gets better

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TazFTW · 06-27-2006, 06:11 PM

That sucks. Hope he gets better.

vtbub · 06-27-2006, 06:17 PM

Vince · 06-27-2006, 06:17 PM

Horrible news...godspeed, Peter.

bulletsponge · 06-27-2006, 06:20 PM

one of the few sport writers i like

McSweeny · 06-27-2006, 06:49 PM

ah damn

terrible

CamEdwards · 06-27-2006, 06:56 PM

well THAT sucks.

Subby · 06-27-2006, 07:35 PM

Always seemed like one of the good guys. I hope he pulls through okay.

Philliesfan980 · 06-27-2006, 07:35 PM

Albeit a little biased, I always enjoy his working. Here's hoping for a full and speedy recovery.

TroyF · 06-27-2006, 09:14 PM

One of my favorites. Get well Peter.

JPhillips · 06-27-2006, 09:16 PM

Thank God he was airlifted to a Boston hospital. The hospitals in New York aren't nearly as good and rely on a bunch of overpriced, over-the-hill doctors.

Swaggs · 06-27-2006, 09:42 PM

For his sake, and selfishly, for my own because I enjoy him so much, I hope he makes a speedy and full recovery.

molson · 06-27-2006, 09:51 PM

Reports are that he's out of surgery, and is "resting".

Brain Aneurysms are the scariest damn things - anyone, anywhere, no warning.

General Mike · 06-27-2006, 10:22 PM

Hope he gets well soon. I could listen to him talk baseball for hours.

st.cronin · 06-28-2006, 08:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JPhillips

Thank God he was airlifted to a Boston hospital. The hospitals in New York aren't nearly as good and rely on a bunch of overpriced, over-the-hill doctors.

I think Gammons would like that joke.

Butter · 06-28-2006, 08:29 AM

His first word after awakening from the anesthesia: "But".

condors · 06-28-2006, 08:40 AM

I wish him only the best.

He imho is the best baseball guy ESPN has. When he comes on the tv i always sush the wife and want to hear what he has to say.

Logan · 06-28-2006, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by st.cronin

I think Gammons would like that joke.

Okay, I'll admit that it took me a solid day to get that joke. I was wondering why the hell he would ever be taken to NY when he was in Cape Cod when it happened.

miami_fan · 08-19-2006, 05:08 PM

Good news

BOSTON -- ESPN baseball analyst Peter Gammons was at Fenway Park on Saturday, his first visit to a major league stadium since his brain aneurysm in June.

Gammons visited both clubhouses before the game between the Yankees and Boston Red Sox. The 61-year-old former newspaperman was speaking with New York manager Joe Torre in the visitors' clubhouse when hitting coach Don Mattingly came up to say hello.

Gammons and his wife, Gloria, watched the game from owner John Henry's box. A note welcoming him to the game was posted on the scoreboard during the sixth inning, drawing an ovation, while a recording of Gammons singing the Chuck Berry song "Carol" was played over the loudspeaker.

Gammons was stricken June 27 near his Cape Cod home and was airlifted to a Boston hospital. He was released from the hospital July 17.

A Boston native who grew up in nearby Groton, Gammons worked for The Boston Globe and Sports Illustrated before joining ESPN full time in 1990. At the Globe in the 1970s, Gammons popularized the baseball notes columns that have become staples in Sunday newspapers. He is in the writers' wing of the baseball Hall of Fame.

In July, he released a CD of original and cover songs, "Never Slow Down, Never Grow Old," with the proceeds dedicated to a foundation established by Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein.

Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press

CraigSca · 08-19-2006, 06:05 PM

Yeah, they showed him during the game and he looked good.

MizzouRah · 08-19-2006, 06:09 PM

That is good news indeed.

Eaglesfan27 · 08-19-2006, 06:33 PM

Excellent news. I hope his recovery continues to go well.

kingnebwsu · 08-19-2006, 11:51 PM

I really don't care for baseball much anymore, but he's an important part of the reporting on ESPN and he brings credibility and intelligence to Baseball Tonight.

Glengoyne · 08-20-2006, 01:40 AM

Was glad to hear this, when I saw this bumped I feared the worst.

Crapshoot · 08-20-2006, 02:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingnebwsu

I really don't care for baseball much anymore, but he's an important part of the reporting on ESPN and he brings credibility and intelligence to Baseball Tonight.

To be fair, bringing credibility to Baseball Tonight isn't exactly the highest threshold.

But yes, lets hope he gets back in the game.

Logan · 08-20-2006, 09:57 AM

I think one of the biggest complements to Gammons was in "Moneyball." It was near the trade deadline, and Beane was working on a few different deals. A bunch of reporters were calling him to get a scoop on the potential trades he was making, but he obviously wouldn't take the calls. But when it was Gammons on the phone, he took the call. Not just because he respected him enough to give him the info before his competition found out, but because Gammons could obtain inside information that even Beane's sources couldn't catch. Awesome.

Galaril · 08-20-2006, 10:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Logan

I think one of the biggest complements to Gammons was in "Moneyball." It was near the trade deadline, and Beane was working on a few different deals. A bunch of reporters were calling him to get a scoop on the potential trades he was making, but he obviously wouldn't take the calls. But when it was Gammons on the phone, he took the call. Not just because he respected him enough to give him the info before his competition found out, but because Gammons could obtain inside information that even Beane's sources couldn't catch. Awesome.

It is common knowledge that alot of GM use Gammons as sounding for trades they are thinking of doing to see what he thinks.

dacman · 09-19-2006, 01:00 PM

ESPN Radio just announced Peter will be making his return to ESPN on tonight's SportsCenter and Baseball Tonight.

WSUCougar · 09-19-2006, 01:02 PM

Good news. Should be a cool moment.

And somewhere, Harold Reynolds will be watching.

Ryan S · 09-19-2006, 04:43 PM

Gammons has a column up at ESPN

http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/insid...ter&id=2594637

(Most of the article is visible to non insider subscribers)

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molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	Reports are that he's out of surgery, and is "resting". Brain Aneurysms are the scariest damn things - anyone, anywhere, no warning.

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Ryan S Quarterback Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: London, England	Gammons has a column up at ESPN http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/insid...ter&id=2594637 (Most of the article is visible to non insider subscribers) Last edited by Ryan S : 09-19-2006 at 04:46 PM.

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