I used to love Gammons but he has actually become too much of a Red Sox lackey for me..and he’s gotten old(literally) quick. I go to Buster or my hero KLaw for my initial info these days. He’ll certainly add to the NESN crew though.

Gammons is joining the MLB Network and MLB.com as an analyst. He also signed a two-year deal with NESN

I disagree. And not because I don’t like Gammons. I don’t share your affinity for him, but that’s for another conversation. No, I disagree because ESPN’s coverage of sports lately has been mediocre at best. The network has fallen into the trap of most news networks in that it only covers that which will get it ratings. It leaves out much of the world of sports that might be considered less exciting. I would barely call most of what they do journalism.

Their baseball coverage has been increasingly worse, and Baseball Tonight is unwatchable. Frankly, I was ecstatic that MLB Network was available to me. They finally made baseball analysis worth watching again. Really, just having Harold Reynolds (the guy I enjoy on the level you do Gammons) is reason enough to watch. And I would agree that it seems likely that he’ll head either there or to NESN. Further, if he does join NESN, then he’ll surely make appearances on MLB Network.

The only way I can see it being a sad day for baseball fans is if he joined TBS. Though, that would improve TBS, so it wouldn’t even be that sad.

So, I would argue that for baseball fans, and Gammon fans, it’s a happy day.