Peter Gammons

Peter Gammons

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Peter Gammons serves as a studio analyst on Baseball Tonight and Baseball Today. He also provides "Diamond Notes" and other reports for SportsCenter. Gammons has been a senior writer for ESPN The Mag since December 1999 and contributes to ESPN.com.

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Porcello's fastball will be his tell

Buster Olney

Rick Porcello's fastball will be his tell Tuesday, a longtime scout said Monday. A poker player might betray something with the way he shifts in his c...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 06, 2009

Jays not close to trading Halladay

Buster Olney, ESPN The Magazine

As the Phillies agreed to a deal for left-hander Cliff Lee, the Blue Jays were not close to a deal involving All-Star pitcher Roy Halladay.

Story | Conversation | July 29, 2009

Swine flu should concern baseball

Buster Olney

...say nothing of the effect on all those in the U.S. Halladay • ESPN's Peter Gammons reports that the Blue Jays have set their asking price for the Phillies. If Philadelphia wants...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 25, 2009

A-Rod had better hope he's told the truth

Buster Olney

...cousin -- what's his story? Why were there a lot of inconsistencies between what Rodriguez told Peter Gammons on Feb. 9 and what he said to reporters Tuesday? It might be that there are...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | February 18, 2009

Some questions to ask A-Rod

Buster Olney

...preferred that Alex Rodriguez sit down with all reporters one time. He chose to speak with Peter Gammons last week, however, giving all other reporters a week to comb over the transcript of the...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | February 17, 2009

Long-term contracts down significantly

Buster Olney

There are only a handful of primary free agents remaining, from Manny Ramirez to Orlando Hudson to Garret Anderson to Tom Glavine. Here's another upda...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | February 13, 2009

Somebody take responsibility already

Buster Olney

...acknowledge his use of "banned substances" the other day. Midway through that interview with ESPN's Peter Gammons, he addressed the question of why he lied to Katie Couric in a 2007 interview. From...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | February 12, 2009

Will Bush throw a pardon to Clemens?

Buster Olney

...this. We'll know in time if, in fact, Hardin has asked about a pardon. Our Peter Gammons asked a well-placed source Friday about a possible pardon for the pitcher, and the source...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 17, 2009

Joining Boston, Smoltz out to prove Atlanta wrong

Buster Olney

John Smoltz has struck up a friendship with Tiger Woods through the years, probably because they understand each other -- and understand the need to c...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 08, 2009

Furcal's version of the dating game

Buster Olney

...do. He could go back to Atlanta, where he broke into the big leagues, but as Peter Gammons reported Tuesday night, he might have to shift to second base, with Yunel Escobar remaining at...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 17, 2008

New GMs turning to sabermetrics

Buster Olney

• The Red Sox are meeting with CC Sabathia sometime in the next few days, and so will Yankees GM Brian Cashman, who reportedly met with Scott Bo...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 05, 2008

Mets agree to Santana deal, pending extension agreement

Buster Olney, ESPN The Magazine

The Mets have agreed to a trade with the Minnesota Twins to acquire Johan Santana for four prospects, pending the left-hander working out an extension with New York, sources told ESPN's Peter Gammons.

Story | Conversation | January 29, 2008

Sources: Red Sox may have top Matsuzaka bid

Buster Olney, ESPN The Magazine

ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney is reporting the Red Sox may have posted the high bid for the right to negotiate with Japanese right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka.

Story | Conversation | November 10, 2006