Thoûghts from West Mordor (Free subscription) | yesterday
Rejected title of this post: Peter Gammons is a douche. From an article at boston.com on why Mark Texieira decided not to join the Red Sox (which I read yesterday but just today found another link to here ): "Teixeira is Scott Boras's ultimate client, and he's very well-programmed . . . The Red Sox didn't know it, and in the end there was nothing they could do about it. He wanted to go...
Royals Review (Free subscription) | yesterday
Peter Gammons is a Lock for the Hall of Objectivity Apparently: A-Rod and Tex didn't get along back in 2003 -- look out Yankees, 5-6 years ago these guys weren't best buds! A-Rod and Jeter don't communicate well -- probably explain all the horrible seasons they've had starting in 2003. Just look at their respective WARs: Cap'n Jetes: 4.5, 4.1, 6.3, 2.9, 3.5 Cap'n Purple Lips: 6.4, 8.9,...
Ballbug (Free subscription) | yesterday
Chad Finn / Boston Globe : Gammons's take — ESPN baseball guru Peter Gammons, while promoting his upcoming “Hot Stove, Cool Music” event, spoke at length this afternoon on sports radio station WEEI about the future of Jason Varitek, Mark Teixeira's icy past relationship with Alex Rodriguez, and numerous other topics.
Ballbug (Free subscription) | yesterday
Peter Gammons / ESPN : Red Sox believe Baldelli can contribute — The Boston Red Sox were close to signing free-agent outfielder Rocco Baldelli on Wednesday night. It is expected to be announced at the Boston Baseball Writers Dinner, where Baldelli will be honored. — Baldelli, 27, has been limited to 155 games …
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | yesterday
Chad Finn of the Boston Globe recaps Peter Gammons' appearance today on WEEI. Gammons believes the Red Sox would sign Jason Varitek if he offered his services for $2MM. Gammons still believes the Red Sox would prefer to take the draft picks and trade for a different catcher. Gammons says the player's association was "strongly advising" agents to turn down arbitration...
The Big Lead (Free subscription) | yesterday
Kate Hudson seems like fun, no? … Forbes loves a good list: the weakest housing markets … Man gave kidney to his wife, she cheats on him, and in the divorce, he’s asking the kidney back, or the value of it … property tax revolts this year or next? … conspiracy theorists and John Travolta’s [...]
iYankees (Free subscription) | yesterday
Real quick: 1. Peter Gammons is a tool. 2. Jason Giambi gave the Yanks props at his press conference in Oakland. 3. Chad Jennings attempts to piece together the Triple-A rotation. 4. Pete Caldera did the math and notes that as long as Andy doesn’t return, the team will be under its 2008 payroll. 5. Jon Heyman lets us know [...]
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
Via ScottBoras.com, er, I mean, MLB Trade Rumors, we get some commentary from Hall of Fame journalist Peter Gammons. He spoke of Mark Teixeira, the Yankees’ choice of A.J. Burnett over Derek Lowe, All-Star Catcher Jason Varitek, and the AL East. So let’s hear what Gammo has to say. First we’ll start with Tex. Gammons doesn’t [...] Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees...
Extra Bases (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
ESPN baseball guru Peter Gammons, while promoting his upcoming Hot Stove, Cool Music" event, spoke at length this afternoon on sports radio station WEEI about the future of Jason Varitek, Mark Teixeira's icy past relationship with Alex Rodriguez, and numerous...
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
Peter Gammons / ESPN : Romero questions suspension — While Major League Baseball never said J.C. Romero tried to cheat, the 33-year-old reliever who won the third and clinching games of the 2008 World Series has been ruled guilty of “negligence” and will be suspended for the first 50 games of the 2009 season. — Romero
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 03/01/2009
Peter Gammons / ESPN : 2009 will celebrate the young player — During the 2008 ALCS, a Red Sox player said, “I've had to use a cup five times in the last three weeks. Drug-tested five times in three weeks — imagine if I had hit anything! I know the system is random, I know they're serious, I'm actually glad they're doing it.
iYankees (Free subscription) | 03/01/2009
... spending. If they had tried building the Stadium in 2009, it would have probably been worse. 2. Peter Gammons has a nice writeup on how the economic times have and will change the game and how teams are focusing more on affordable youth and run-saving defense.
iYankees (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
It was bound to happen. The objective Peter Gammons stated yesterday that, when in Texas, there was a “tenseness” between Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira. The NY Post has picked up the “story” today and is using Gammons’ comments as fodder. Gammons, of course, didn’t provide any actual information or context in relation to his [...]
Was Watching (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Via the Post - ESPN baseball analyst Peter Gammons appeared on Boston radio station WEEI yesterday and referenced a rift between new Yankees teammates Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez. “As you probably remember, there was a lot of testiness between Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira when they played in Texas together,” Gammons told the radio station, according [...]
adfreak (Free subscription) | yesterday
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