The Return of a Legend

On June 27th, 2006, as he made his way to Gold’s Gym in Mashpee, Massachusetts, one of the greatest sports writers of all-time felt extremely tired and pulled over for a nap. Within a matter of minutes, Hall of Famer Peter Gammons’ life would change forever. Peter had suffered a brain aneurysm.

Thanks to the help of some wonderfully talented people, who he thanked profusely in his first column since the aneurysm, his life was saved that day. While we, the writers for this blog, do not know Peter personally, like many others we feel like he has been a part of our life for many years. Growing up in the Boston area, reading his Sunday notes column was a regular part of our routine, as well as that of every other Boston baseball fan. We looked forward to reading his insight and predictions for the coming season. Gammons has an everyman mentality to him while being our connection to the baseball world. He has even played guitar with Pearl Jam and received calls from the President of the United States. While everyone might not agree with his opinions, you will not find anyone in baseball that does not appreciate his knowledge and approachable aura.

Tonight, on the Wednesday edition of Sportscenter, Peter returned to his baseball job. He is back to keeping all of us baseball fans informed with insight and wonderful stories about America’s pastime that only he can provide. Speaking for us at Thoughts on Sports, all I can say is that are all of our lives are better for it.