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[941827]

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.

http://www.boston.co...ergoes_surgery/

[Deathofthebambino]

Jeez...Terrible news...Huge fan of Gammons and hopes he makes a speedy recovery...

[Phil Nevin 23]

Get better Peter, Prayers and wishes...

[SoxFanSince57]

Terrible news. My prayers are with him.

[Fratboy]

Oh my god. If you're reading Peter at some point in the future:

Thoughts and prayers. We're all pulling for you here.

[Future Sox Doc]

Let's hope he's ok. That does not sound good...but neither did Big Ben's accident at first.

[BS_SoxFan]

He's the best there is, all my thoughts and prayers are with he and his family

[MoVaughnsTruck]

Get well, Commissioner.

[Oil Can Dan]

Thoughts and prayers, Peter. Terrible news.

[Jim Lonborg]

Get well. You'll be in my prayers Old Hickory.

[Buffalo Head]

A really good friend of mine, who was 59, died of a brain aneurysm about a month ago.

Thoughts and prayers for real, Peter.

[DeltaForce]

Get well soon. Horrible, shocking news.

[Maureen Adele]

What awful news, get well Peter.

[CarboCopy]

Got some weeds, white and wine for you if you get through this, Peter.

All the best.

[Spacemans Bong]

That really sucks.

I hope he gets better soon.

[redinchicago]

Wow. Please take all the time to get healthy, Pete.

[Robinson Checo]

I could not imagine baseball without Gammons. Get well soon Gammo. Thoughts and prayers with him and his family-

[Dotrat]

Just awful news. Really shocking. Best wishes and prayers for a full and speedy recovery. Needless to say, baseball just wouldn't be the same without him.

[SpinnersRock]

My prayers are with you Commish!

[redsoxnational]

Get well soon Peter.

Don't want to imagine baseball without you!

[Bongorific]

I could not imagine baseball without Gammons...

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Exactly the way I feel. Every time I watch Old Hickory on ESPN/BBTN, it reminds me of watching tv baseball as a small child with my dad. Thoughts and prayers Gammo. The baseball world needs you.

[southshoresoxfan]

Terrible news. We need you around Mr. Gammons. Get better soon. Thoughts and prayers here.

[Punchado]

Nobody gets the skinny like Gammons. Get well.

[SoxFanPJ]

Get well soon HOF'er.

[E5 Yaz]

prayers and wishes. i can't imagine what following the red sox w/o gammons around would be like.

[Who The Hell is Stan Papi]

Get well soon

[Skiponzo]

OMG. Just shocking. Get well wishes galore Peter. You're the best there is and we need you!

[TeddyLepcio]

Prayers for Peter his family and all those who love him.

[amfox1]

Best of luck, Peter. You're a true icon to those of us who grew up excited to read the Sunday Globe for your column. Thoughts and prayers are with you.

[LahoudOrBillyC]

I hope and pray for a complete recovery. Gammons seems like a fantastic person, and I am sure will have a lot of love around him in the coming days.

[The Ghost of Ned Martin]

As someone who's love of baseball was greatly enhanced by reading Peter Gammons' Sunday Baseball column, I must add my voice to those hoping for a positive outcome of this.

Get well Peter. You will always be my favorite baseball scribe. I look forward to hearing your take on trade rumors around trade deadline time.

[Greg Blosser]

Jesus Christ - that's awful.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

[Pumpsie]

Bob Ryan's article reads like an obituary.

Come on, Bob, he's not dead yet.

[RedOctober3829]

300th post I am unoriginal and unfunny. Please put me out of my misery goes to getting Peter Gammons healthy. I can't or won't imagine baseball without him. Peter was my link to Boston when I was in school down south and he reminds me of what's right with baseball. This sounds really, really serious and everyone in the Red Sox Nation and Major League Baseball as a whole will be praying for a speedy recovery.

WIN IT FOR PETER!

[curly2]

We all know Peter makes mistakes, can trip over his words on TV and gets too attached to his "special" people. But I think he genuinely loves the game and richly deserves his place in the Hall of Fame.

Get well soon, Peter.

[Sportsbstn]

Not good news at all. Get well soon Peter, hope you make a speedy recovery.

[ookami7m]

Gammons and Schaap got me hooked on "real" sports journalism. Thoughts and prayers for Peter and his family.

[TheBoomah]

Rally, Gammo - we're all pulling for you.

[LateRally]

I gotta say, this news is rather jarring, and came out of nowhere. Gammons seemed to be quite healthy and certainly hadn't lost his energy. Hoping for a full and speedy recovery.

[gcapalbo]

That's nasty, terrible news.

Yes, the Ryan piece read like an obit. Scary stuff.

Don't like this at all.

[Georgia_soxfan]

Get well soon Peter! It won't be the same without you during the trade season and all the rumors.

[meadow11]

Get well soon Peter. You are the best!

[bmacfarlane]

Full recovery Peter, thoughts and prayers to you and family.

[May468]

Shocking news. I hope and pray for a complete recovery. I hope to see him rockin' out when he's better.

[Dick Drago]

Wow, it won't seem the same this week. All the best for a full recovery.

As much as we tease him on this board, I think there is a genuine love for Gammo; especially those of us who remember his '70s, '80s Sunday columns.

[Greg Blosser]

Ryan on with Joe & Jerry - PG was stricken this AM on Cape Cod, airlifted to Boston, in surgery right now, and the aneurysm didn't burst, which is important.

[Steve Dillard]

To put a better read on it. They predict 10-12 days in intensive care, which is better than having no timeline, and sounds like they predict a recovery. The rest was just (I'd guess) canned stuff they have on him that they tacked on to the two paragraphs.

Hope my read is correct. Prayers.

[Cumberland Blues]

yikes - that's awful. After Pedro tomorrow night, Peter's the next non Red Sox who should get a long standing O next time he's in Fenway. I suppose that they're giving a tentative timetable for the ICU stay is a good thing - lots of folks don't make it that long when this happens - hopefully he has a strong recovery.

[SoxFanInCali]

Fortunately the aneurysm didn't burst. If it did he likely wouldn't have made it to the hospital. Hopefully the surgery will take care of it and the long-term affects will be minimal.

All the best, Peter.

[XNOUGHT]

As much as we give him crap for his editing, grammer, and syntax, when the cards hit the table we cannot imagine a baseball world without Peter. One of the great writers of our time, and a true legend in the Journalism profession.