[SoxScout]

SCORE

Gammons on Tuesday confirmed to the Globe's Chad Finn that he will begin working for MLB.com, MLB Network and NESN following the winter meetings. He said his positions include a significant amount of writing.

"A big part of it is that I just want to be home more," said Gammons, who has residences in Boston and Cape Cod. "And it’s a slight change of pace. A lot of opportunities came up at the same time and I put them all together and it looked very appealing. But it’s very much a lifestyle thing."

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/reds...ns_to_leav.html

This post has been edited by SoxScout: 08 December 2009 - 08:35 PM

[TheYellowDart5]

EDIT: Scout's got it.

This post has been edited by TheYellowDart5: 08 December 2009 - 08:34 PM

[IpswichSox]

Edit: Beaten by Scout.

This post has been edited by IpswichSox: 08 December 2009 - 08:56 PM

[SemperFidelisSox]

Gammons in, Dave Roberts out. Not a bad offseason for NESN.

[PC Drunken Friar]

so is it NESN, MLB Network, or Both?

“This is a great day for our fans,” said NESN president Sean McGrail in a release. “Peter is the most respected and relied upon baseball journalist in the country. Peter brings to our baseball coverage a depth of knowledge and experience unmatched in the industry. Joining Hall of Famers Dennis Eckersley and Jim Rice, we are proud to add Peter to our studio and online coverage of Red Sox baseball.”

Gammons will work in studio as an analyst and also write for NESN.com

[rmurph3]

so is it NESN, MLB Network, or Both?

Both.

[SoxScout]

From everything I read it will break down like this:

- He'll be in the rotation with Eck and Rice for the pre/post game shows. [more than 50]
- He'll be on MLBN via satellite from Boston to discuss trades/big news.
- He'll be on a bunch of the NESN hot stove shows and Sports Desk.
- He'll write Red Sox centric stuff for NESN.com and MLB notes and whatnot for MLB.com

This post has been edited by SoxScout: 08 December 2009 - 09:43 PM

[Ed Hillel]

Wow, that's awesome news for us. It'll be great to see Gammons finally get to fully shed his objectivity.

[circus catch]

How bizarre. And how forced. Why would Peter feel the need to connect himself with James Taylor in this context? I get that Peter is a musician, too, but that was like a high school second baseman tying himself to Dustin Pedroia because they both play the position, don't ya know.

I'll forgive him for that, because in the same sentence he also became the only living human being who would dare make a Tom Rush reference.

None of this matters much to me. I won't see him on NESN. If its MLB or ESPN, I don't care.

[Rough Carrigan]

The ESPN baseball brand is just garbage; this is really the final nail in the coffin. MLBN is just terrific from top to bottom. Oddly enough, ESPN is slaughtering the NFL Network in talent, stealing Schefter and Gruden from them. Kind of a role reversal. ESPN puts all its eggs in football in terms of acquiring top talent, and hires incompetents like Eric Young for baseball, and its caught up with them.

Jon Gruden, that guy! Some people say he's small but, lemme tell ya, he's big!

[Corsi Combover]

Gammo needs to take better care of himself. I really can't believe 64.

All it takes is a better diet and the right nutrition.

It does miracles.

FWIW, I once camped out for Sox playoff tickets and I saw him jog by the park at 8am. The guy stays in shape. I think it's just his genetics.

[Ed Hillel]

FWIW, I once camped out for Sox playoff tickets and I saw him jog by the park at 8am. The guy stays in shape. I think it's just his genetics.

He also had a stroke and nearly died. He only looked about 75 before that.

[dylanmarsh]

The ESPN baseball brand is just garbage; this is really the final nail in the coffin. MLBN is just terrific from top to bottom. Oddly enough, ESPN is slaughtering the NFL Network in talent, stealing Schefter and Gruden from them. Kind of a role reversal. ESPN puts all its eggs in football in terms of acquiring top talent, and hires incompetents like Eric Young for baseball, and its caught up with them.

Oh, I wouldn't worry about the ESPN brand minus Gammons. ESPN.com has senior writers like Rob Neyer who thinks Jed Hoyer and Jason McLeod left Boston for the Diamondbacks. He then tries to rationalize what Hoyer and McLeod were thinking:

When it comes to the megadeal, everyone's in agreement: the Diamondbacks got rooked. That was definitely my kneejerk reaction. I wonder, though ... Jed Hoyer, the Diamondbacks' new general manager, isn't generally considered to be a foolish young man. Hoyer's new director of scouting, Jason McLeod, is regarded as one of the game's bright young executives. We're supposed to assume that the Diamondbacks didn't get enough for Max Scherzer. But it's possible, isn't it, that Hoyer and McLeod know a lot more about Scherzer than we know? Of course they do. I'm still surprised they couldn't get more for him. But let's give it a few months before we assume those guys don't know what they're doing.

Wednesday Wangdoodles

This post has been edited by dylanmarsh: 09 December 2009 - 09:34 AM

[JimD]

This is a huge win for MLB Network. I’m also looking forward to reading all of Peter’s columns without having to pay for them.

[BellhornsBiatch]

When it comes to the megadeal, everyone's in agreement: the Diamondbacks got rooked. That was definitely my kneejerk reaction. I wonder, though ... Jed Hoyer, the Diamondbacks' new general manager, isn't generally considered to be a foolish young man. Hoyer's new director of scouting, Jason McLeod, is regarded as one of the game's bright young executives. We're supposed to assume that the Diamondbacks didn't get enough for Max Scherzer. But it's possible, isn't it, that Hoyer and McLeod know a lot more about Scherzer than we know? Of course they do. I'm still surprised they couldn't get more for him. But let's give it a few months before we assume those guys don't know what they're doing.

wow. just wow. Byrnes has been the GM there now for what.. 3 years? If you're a baseball writer for the 'Worldwide Leader', wouldn't you think there are fact-checkers for this kind of thing? Not to mention, the SD thing happened just a few weeks/days ago.

This post has been edited by BellhornsBiatch: 09 December 2009 - 01:08 PM

[Danny_Darwin]

Of all the hacks ESPN employs you guys pick on Rob Neyer?

[sfip]

How long before Stark follows?

[Sinistas]

I'd say that's an error worth picking on, wouldn't you?

[Danny_Darwin]

It's unfortunate, but I think it was just a brain cramp, and he admitted as much. It's not like the name switch altered the substance of his point.

[Al Zarilla]

The ESPN baseball brand is just garbage; this is really the final nail in the coffin. MLBN is just terrific from top to bottom. Oddly enough, ESPN is slaughtering the NFL Network in talent, stealing Schefter and Gruden from them. Kind of a role reversal. ESPN puts all its eggs in football in terms of acquiring top talent, and hires incompetents like Eric Young for baseball, and its caught up with them.

Have to disagree. Craig Reynolds' reappearance on TV has made MLBN unwatchable for me when he's on (not that ESPN doesn't have any duds, like Rick Sutcliffe). Chip Caray, no longer of TBS fame...they've all got some people that should never see a microphone.

Edit, love it,

Fist free zone

This post has been edited by Al Zarilla: 09 December 2009 - 04:37 PM