Me and my friend were talking about this, Like analysts sent from the sports gods. haha. I said Tim Kurkjian for baseball. Who do you guys think that guy is?
2007-07-04 04:27:57 · 18 answers · asked by Antwaan M 5 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Peter Gammons...Trust me...Its him...He's a walking baseball bible...I don't like baseball nearly as much as football, but when he's talkin about the Red Sox, I always listen...
2007-07-04 04:50:02 · answer #1 · answered by Terry C. 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Kurkijan isn't bad, but the most knowledgable baseball mind on ESPN is far and away Peter Gammons. His work at the Globe is legendary among fans and other writers - he was the first to make use of a "notes" area at the end of his column - and there's a reason he won the Spink award and got voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Gammons is the most level-headed of the ESPN group, and he does the best job of combining both statistical and non-statistical approaches to the game. He also always seems to be the one who breaks the big stories, because he has such great sources.
As for the rest of the gang, they're mostly morons. If you ever read the site Firejoemorgan, you'll see how often Morgan, Phillips, Dibble and Kruk spout absolute nonsense. They're on there because of their outspokenness, not because of any baseball knowledge they possess.
2007-07-04 11:53:46 · answer #2 · answered by Craig S 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Peter Christopher Gammons
2007-07-04 12:42:58 · answer #3 · answered by Devils Fan- One Game At A Time 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Tim Kurkjian knows baseball history (read: stats) and provides a point-of-view different than most other pundits. I like him for that reason.
Peter Gammons has had a long and illustrious career. Make no mistake though, he is clearly "an east-coast guy." That's not bad, it just describes his frame of reference.
One of the guys I like most is on the *other* network --- Kevin Kennedy.
2007-07-06 04:37:35 · answer #4 · answered by harmonv 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tim Kurkjian or Peter Gammons. I like John Kruk too
2007-07-04 11:47:40 · answer #5 · answered by Man in the Box 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
None of them know everything about the MLB, but they damn sure think they do. Tim Kurkjian comes the closest. Peter Gammons is the most overrated, plus he sounds like he's on the Red Sox's payroll. I call him Peter Crammit, because that's what the old punk can do with his "analysis" as far as I'm concerned. . . .
2007-07-04 13:10:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Kruk might have more insite as to what a player is thinking or doing during a specific play. But by far, Peter Gammons can tell you the strengths, weaknesses, match-ups, trends, etc of every team and he knows a great deal about the minor league stars as well.
2007-07-04 15:11:06 · answer #7 · answered by Silvio 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I believe you are referring to Peter Gammons and it just so happens that he does know everything about baseball. He is one of the best analysts in the business today.
2007-07-04 12:09:09 · answer #8 · answered by Frizzer 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
John Kruk
2007-07-05 01:58:00 · answer #9 · answered by tfoley5000 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Peter Gammons.
2007-07-04 11:33:58 · answer #10 · answered by d7602002 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋