Yankees' spring plans for Joba, Hughes
Peter Gammons...and is taking the conditioning program seriously. It's a little different Mets team if he, Johan Santana, Carlos Beltran and Jose Reyes are all healthy. Is this Billy Beane, or what? The A...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009
Are Red Sox still in Angels' heads?
Peter GammonsBOSTON -- The evening air had an Amherst vs. Williams feel, and the last two games were won on bloop singles. These three September weeknights at Fenw...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 18, 2009Why the Jays didn't discard their ace
Peter Gammons...in baseball." Halladay Now, some of you fans of Dan Haren, Tim Lincecum, Felix Hernandez and Johan Santana might want to debate that statement, but poll the players, and they'd agree. Halladay's...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 31, 2009
Some teams reluctant to part with prospects
Peter Gammons...Swisher (obtained for Jeffrey Marquez, another pitcher in the package the Twins would've required for Johan Santana) in right and CC Sabathia on the mound, all in lieu of Santana. When the Yankees...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 25, 2009
A-Rod's path to redemption: World Series title
Peter Gammons...and a half months of attention for non-uniformed behavior. Because of A-Rod and Manny, Johan Santana, Zack Greinke and Justin Verlander were moved from Page One to Section E, for those of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 09, 2009AL East becoming a pitching division
Peter GammonsThere are variables in every case, such as the health of Alex Rodriguez, Jorge Posada, David Ortiz, J.D. Drew and Mike Lowell, as well as B.J. Upton's...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 14, 2009
Lester extension makes good business sense
Peter Gammons...year ago, Lester's name came up in discussions about a deal with the Twins for Johan Santana. At the 2007 winter meetings, Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell stood up in an organizational...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 09, 2009Falling back in love with defense
Peter GammonsIt did sometimes look like slow-pitch softball, a bunch of high-OPS dudes whose best work was done in batting practice. OK, the post-steroids era may ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 08, 20092009 will celebrate the young player
Peter GammonsDuring 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 -- imagi...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 03, 2009Hamilton headlines top '08 story lines
Peter Gammons...the Angels and the Cubs, and the rise of the Brewers and Twins -- who after trading Johan Santana won one less game than the Mets. But in terms of individual story lines, Hamilton's...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 01, 2009Don't blame Yankees for living the American way
Peter Gammons...the 21st century. The Yankees patiently waited for a year and allowed Cashman to pass on Johan Santana so that when he rebuilt the Yankees, it would not be at any expense to the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 24, 2008White Sox working to keep up in AL Central
Peter Gammons, ESPNWhite Sox GM Ken Williams has made bold moves to ensure that the franchise is set for the future, even at the expense of the present.
Story | Conversation | January 27, 2007
'One of the luckiest people on the earth'
Peter Gammons, Special to ESPN.comReturning from a near-fatal aneurysm, Peter Gammons salutes the many who cared for him during his recovery.
Story | Conversation | September 19, 2006
A whole new ballgame in '06
Peter Gammons, Special to ESPN.comWith pitchers and catchers ready to report, Peter Gammons looks ahead to everything new and improved in 2006.
Story | February 12, 2006
Great demand for young arms
Peter Gammons, Special to ESPN.comMany trades weren't made this offseason because teams are reluctant to give up promising young starting pitchers.
Story | December 10, 2005
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