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dylanmarsh · 06-27-2006, 02:48 PM

Just read this on boston.com:

Gammons stricken, undergoes surgery

By Bob Ryan, Globe Staff | June 27, 2006

ESPN baseball analyst Peter Gammons, 61, is undergoing surgery this afternoon for an aneurysm in his brain.

Gammons was stricken earlier today and was taken to a Boston-area hospital. He is expected to be in intensive care for the next 10 to 12 days.

Gammons and the Globe were the trailblazers of the baseball notes format in the 1970s. From that time until 2000, save for a few interruptions in the 1980s, Gammons's unique take on baseball was a mainstay of the Sunday Globe's sports section.

Gammons was honored as the recipient of the 2004 J.G. Taylor Spink Award for outstanding baseball writing during the 2005 Hall of Fame induction ceremony July 31 in Cooperstown, N.Y. He was selected in balloting by the Baseball Writers Association of America.

He began 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.

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.

http://www.boston.com/sports/basebal...rgoes_surgery/

Borla · 06-27-2006, 07:41 PM

I saw this earlier today. I really hope he has a quick and full recovery. He has always seemed like one of the classiest, best spoken men in sports media IMO.

inkriminator · 06-28-2006, 11:22 AM

i was listening to the sports junkies and they interviewed tim Kirkjian [sp?] who is apparently a very good friend of Gammons. He said Gammons was on the way to the gym when he felt a little weird. Gammons pulled over and was trying to get into the backseat of his car so he could wait there until he felt better. While this was going on a passing motorist called 911 because he/she felt that Gammons was in trouble. Hope he pulls through.

06-27-2006, 02:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
dylanmarsh Sleepy Head	Peter Gammons in the hospital Just read this on boston.com: Gammons stricken, undergoes surgery By Bob Ryan, Globe Staff \| June 27, 2006 ESPN baseball analyst Peter Gammons, 61, is undergoing surgery this afternoon for an aneurysm in his brain. Gammons was stricken earlier today and was taken to a Boston-area hospital. He is expected to be in intensive care for the next 10 to 12 days. Gammons and the Globe were the trailblazers of the baseball notes format in the 1970s. From that time until 2000, save for a few interruptions in the 1980s, Gammons's unique take on baseball was a mainstay of the Sunday Globe's sports section. Gammons was honored as the recipient of the 2004 J.G. Taylor Spink Award for outstanding baseball writing during the 2005 Hall of Fame induction ceremony July 31 in Cooperstown, N.Y. He was selected in balloting by the Baseball Writers Association of America. He began 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. 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. http://www.boston.com/sports/basebal...rgoes_surgery/

06-27-2006, 07:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
Borla Junkie	I saw this earlier today. I really hope he has a quick and full recovery. He has always seemed like one of the classiest, best spoken men in sports media IMO. __________________ Coimhéad fearg fhear na foighde!!!!

06-28-2006, 11:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
inkriminator Insane	i was listening to the sports junkies and they interviewed tim Kirkjian [sp?] who is apparently a very good friend of Gammons. He said Gammons was on the way to the gym when he felt a little weird. Gammons pulled over and was trying to get into the backseat of his car so he could wait there until he felt better. While this was going on a passing motorist called 911 because he/she felt that Gammons was in trouble. Hope he pulls through.