Peter Gammons - Page 2

legend42 · #11 07-31-2007, 12:12 AM

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didn't he always talk like that?

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That's what I was thinking, too. And he's had the same gray hair forever. I was surprised to see he's only 62 (younger than Lou Piniella). And if Moneyball is ever adapted for the big screen, Philip Baker Hall definitely plays Gammons.

mason55 · #12 07-31-2007, 12:13 AM

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didn't he always talk like that?

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he definitely sounds worse, although i hadn't seen him on tv for probably a year before a couple weeks ago. i don't know if he's declining now or improving since his aneurysm or what, but his speech is noticeably slurred and stuttered

dlk9s · #13 07-31-2007, 12:15 AM

I haven't noticed anything unusual. He bounced back from the aneurysm like a champ.

MicroBob · #14 07-31-2007, 12:33 AM

Geez, he's 62. i think he looks pretty decent for 62 actually.
my Dad is 61 and easily looks 10 years older than Gammons.

I haven't watched him a whole lot lately but he's done some stuff on Sunday Night baseball etc and I really didn't notice him performing all that badly. He did much better coming back from his stroke than I expected.
I was half-expecting him to be kind of like a Dick Clark up there (super sad to watch imo) but Gammons isn't anywhere close to that.

TruFloridaGator · #15 07-31-2007, 12:34 AM

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i'd rather gammons map out his thoughts on a lite-brite display board than listen to steve phillips speak

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lol qft

kyleb · #16 07-31-2007, 01:35 AM

lol steve phillips is a moron but he does a pretty good job of presenting his stupid ideas, at least. he speaks well, unlike the other people who are equally dumb AND speak poorly (eduardo perez, etc).

TruFloridaGator · #17 07-31-2007, 01:38 AM

I think the opposite, he has attempts at good ideas but totally wrecks them when he starts talking. He can't get anything across with any clarity.

34TheTruth34 · #18 07-31-2007, 01:53 AM

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i'd rather gammons map out his thoughts on a lite-brite display board than listen to steve phillips speak

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Overall, I feel that the constant bashing of on-air personalities on this board is just obnoxious and ignorant. But, having said that, this is the funniest sh*t I've read in a while!

Dudd · #19 07-31-2007, 02:53 AM

A Steve Phillips comment tonight, summarized:

If they make a trade, it's either supposed to help them in the short term or further in the future.

I guess this is opposed to all the trades that retroactively help your team. Back to Gammons, I never listened to the guy religiously, but I thought the little lisp was something he always had? I haven't really been all that distracted by it.

wisehandpoker · #20 07-31-2007, 04:12 AM

The best.