Peter Gammons in hospital with brain aneurysm

[rocket]

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/articles/2006/06/27/gammons_stricken_undergoes_surgery/

[texascub]

Sad to hear; even though he spews alot of BS, he's still a rather respected figure in some circles. Also, I can't believe that he's only 61, by the looks of him I could've swore he was in his 70's already.

[Hacking Out Machine]

Sad to hear; even though he spews alot of BS, he's still a rather respected figure in some circles. Also, I can't believe that he's only 61, by the looks of him I could've swore he was in his 70's already.

 

Spews a lot of BS?? I think Gammons is fantastic. He reports what he hears, and he is well respected and liked by most if not all GMs. They tell him the truth and he reports it. I really hope Peter makes it through this. I really look forward to his viewpoints, and his general opinions on baseball are consistent with most of us on here. I know you probably weren't trying to be disrespectful, but the guy just had an aneurysm, and he's the best baseball writer we have, by far. I think he deserves comments better than an opinion that he spews a lot of BS and that he looks older than his age.

[Mark Priors Calves]

get well, Peter.

[JC]

I'm not a big Pedro fan. His overuse, coupled with over-emphasis, of the word "but" is legendary. Nevertheless, I hope he can pull through this. He is a character of the game.

[sonicdethmonkey0]

gammons seems like a good guy. i hope he gets through this.

[Too Tall]

My best friend had the exact same thing happen.. I was up at NIU visiting him the day it happend, and we all thought it was just a bad headache... Didn't go to the hospital til the next day.. Doctor said he was lucky to be alive.. Not one of the better days in my life..

[Outshined_One]

In his Pre-ESPN overhype days, he was one of the best baseball journalists out there. He wrote some tremendous columns in The Boston Globe while he was the main guy covering the Red Sox. He was always likeable and had a very good knowledge of the game.

 

However, I haven't been a fan of his stint on ESPN. It seems like GMs and "sources" screw around with him during the trade deadline in order to blow copious amounts of smoke. Moreover, he seems to get sucked into the hype for a number of players who really don't deserve it. However, he still churns out good columns and has done a tremendous job, considering some of the other moronic columnists in the spotlight.

 

Here's hoping he makes a full recovery!

[TruffleShuffle]

In his Pre-ESPN overhype days, he was one of the best baseball journalists out there. He wrote some tremendous columns in The Boston Globe while he was the main guy covering the Red Sox. He was always likeable and had a very good knowledge of the game.

 

This is true, his Sunday column in the Globe was the best baseball column out there. It was back before the days of the internet and widespread talk radio, when a lot of the info he provided couldn't be had anywhere else. He was certainly a pioneer when it comes to in-depth baseball reporting.

[Soul]

Gammons is great---he's a BoSox fan and he can't help it. He's only doing what every fan would do for their team if they were in his position.

 

And he still knows a ton about the rest of the league. He's a giant in the business of baseball journalism.

 

I hope he gets well very, very soon.

[Shavo]

I lost a family member today, so this upsets me even more. Get well Peter.

[Bruce Miles]

Truly one of the better people in the game. If you can find his game story from Game 6 of the 1975 World Series online, read it. Peter's always been nice to me and never "big-timed" me. His place in Cooperstown is well earned.

[Jake17]

Get well soon, Peter. I respect your opinions and look forward to your insights on the game. You're a part of the game.

[RynoRules]

Truly one of the better people in the game. If you can find his game story from Game 6 of the 1975 World Series online, read it. Peter's always been nice to me and never "big-timed" me. His place in Cooperstown is well earned.

 

He's a legend, plain and simple. I have grown up reading him and watching him, and he has well earned Royko / Lincicome status in Boston. Get well, Peter.

[treebird]

Truly one of the better people in the game. If you can find his game story from Game 6 of the 1975 World Series online, read it. Peter's always been nice to me and never "big-timed" me. His place in Cooperstown is well earned.

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/gammons/story?id=2118859

[Mark Priors Calves]

Truly one of the better people in the game. If you can find his game story from Game 6 of the 1975 World Series online, read it. Peter's always been nice to me and never "big-timed" me. His place in Cooperstown is well earned.

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/gammons/story?id=2118859

 

That's awesome.

[Cubzfan64]

He's a down to earth kind of guy who does alot for charities that never hits the public airwaves.

 

I have an uncle who suffered a brain aneurysm at the age of 39 - didn't go to the doctor or hospital when it happened because he thought it was just a bad headache. Took the next day off work and they found him lying in bed after he apparently suffered a second more massive one. He's now living (if you can call it that) in a nursing home where he can only move his head, doesn't recognize anyone in the family, can't speak or eat on his own.

 

I wish Peter Gammons all the best and I hope he recovers fully from this!

[KatJ]

I have an uncle who suffered a brain aneurysm at the age of 39 - didn't go to the doctor or hospital when it happened because he thought it was just a bad headache. Took the next day off work and they found him lying in bed after he apparently suffered a second more massive one. He's now living (if you can call it that) in a nursing home where he can only move his head, doesn't recognize anyone in the family, can't speak or eat on his own.

 

I wish Peter Gammons all the best and I hope he recovers fully from this!

 

I have a similar story. My aunt had an aneurysm at the age of 45. They got her into the ER and hospitalized, but they needed to get the aneurysm out. The risk of suffering a stroke during surgery was pretty great, and sure enough, she did suffer a stroke on the operating table.

 

Four years later and she is just now being able to walk (and she'll never be able to walk completely normally), after countless hours of physical therapy, a surgery on her left foot (to straighten it - the ankle was bent to a greatly abnormal angle), and a dozen or so Botox injections to her left wrist and left ankle (again, to try to relax the contorted angle).

 

Break out those rosaries, folks. Mr. Gammons is going to need them. :(

[beowulf28]

I lost a family member today, so this upsets me even more. Get well Peter.

 

My sympathies and prayers are with you, Shavo. And my prayers are with Peter Gammons for a full recovery.

[Caryatid]

Let's not forget that he's got the best taste in music of any baseball guy (or 61 year old) out there.

 

http://www.rounder.com/?id=album.php&catalog_id=6862

 

Get well, Mr. Gammons.

[UMFan83]

Get well Peter

 

I hope he doesnt make the prediction that he makes it out ok...

[erik316wttn]

Get well soon, Peter.

 

What are his chances for recovery?

 

I lost a neighbor in 98 to a stomach aneurysm. She was fine the day before, and even the day of, but she got a really bad stomachache after dinner, collapsed, and died about 2 hours later. She was a realy nice lady, too.

[FergieJ31]

Truly one of the better people in the game. If you can find his game story from Game 6 of the 1975 World Series online, read it. Peter's always been nice to me and never "big-timed" me. His place in Cooperstown is well earned.

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/gammons/story?id=2118859

 

30+ years later and that game still gives me the chills. That article captured the drama well; very few baseball writers could pull that off. Get well soon Peter!

[srbin84]

Sad to hear; even though he spews alot of BS, he's still a rather respected figure in some circles. Also, I can't believe that he's only 61, by the looks of him I could've swore he was in his 70's already.

 

61, wow! He must have lived hard or something. I hope he gets well. Yes, he is like a supermarket tabloid when it comes to trade rumors, but I like to hear that stuff anyway. Get well soon. If things don't work out, at least he got to see the Red Sox win one.

[Andy]

Gammons is the best there ever will be on ESPN baseball. I know that's not saying much, but it's very much the truth. Get on the air again soon, Pete.