Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!ucbvax!decwrl!cherson@nonode.DEC From: cherson@nonode.DEC Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball Subject: Peter Gammons Message-ID: <590@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Thu, 26-Sep-85 11:19:22 EDT Article-I.D.: decwrl.590 Posted: Thu Sep 26 11:19:22 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 28-Sep-85 08:22:35 EDT Sender: daemon@decwrl.UUCP Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation Lines: 30 This is in reply to the ridiculous comment Daniel Schneider made re: Peter Gammons. Just because there was a trade rumor going around about Gedman & Evans for Winfield is no reason to attack Peter Gammons. He is the best sportswriter in America today and is probably the most unbiased and informative. He doesn't spare criticism where it's needed, especially on the Red Sox. The reason that he said that the Red Sox wouldn't trade Gedman even up for Winfield is based on the fact that the Sox have to stop their ages old habit of going after the "big boppers". Their philosophy has to change from waiting for the 3-run homer to acquiring speed & defense (not that Winfield lacks in these depts.). Peter Gammons has never dumped on Winfield, quite the contrary, he never stops to praise him as a great player. His concern was that the Sox have a great catcher and shouldn't entertain any thoughts of trading him. By the way I occassionally glance through the Times' sports section, in comparison to the Globe sports it doesn't even come close. Murray Chass couldn't even hold Peter Gammons' keyboard! The NY papers haven't had a quality writer since Red Fisher died. One more thing, I believe the distance from home plate to second is the same in every park, including Fenway & Yankee Stadium. I wouldn't trade Gedman for both Wynegar and Hassey. David Cherson (not a Red Sox fan, in fact I've always despised them)