Gammons is Leaving ESPN
Written by slanch   
Tuesday, 08 December 2009 18:06
gammons_peterAfter 20 years, Peter Gammons has decided to leave ESPN following this week's Winter Meetings. In a statement he released through ESPN, Gammons said that:
My decision to leave ESPN and move on at this point in my life has been conflicted. I owe a great deal of my professional life to ESPN, having spent more than half of my 40 years in journalism working for the network, and the choice to move on was made with nothing but the strongest feelings for the people with whom I worked. ESPN gave me a great deal more than I gave it, and will always be a huge part of who I am.

First, I have to imagine that ESPN didn't fire Gammons, because let's face it, the dude is a legend and should be able to work as long as he wants. So, why is he leaving? Is he still feeling unwell from his stroke a few years ago? Could this be a precursor to a move to MLB Network? If they don't go after him incredibly hard it's just foolish. Regardless, Gammons remains one of the best baseball men out there and from reading his column every Sunday in the Boston Globe to today, he's always been one of my favorites. In the meantime, what does this do to ESPN's baseball coverage, they've now lost Gammons and Steve Phillips and I'm guessing Ravech leaves as soon as his contract is up to go to MLB.

[ESPN]

*(UPDATE)* Gammons is joining BOTH MLB Network and NESN!



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