MLB steals a star from ESPN
The MLB Network, which will celebrate its first anniversary on Jan. 1, has given its baseball viewers a holiday present by luring Peter Gammons away from ESPN.
The all-star journalist, who worked 20 years as ESPN’s most notable baseball analyst, joined MLB after the recent winter meetings.
He will provide ongoing analysis and commentary on the cable outlet and on . Regarding his decision to change channels, Gammons said, “I was swept away by the concepts that were offered to me.”
Before joining ESPN, Gammons won numerous awards covering baseball for The Boston Globe. His baseball writing and broadcasting career put him in the Hall of Fame in 2005.
Ratings roulette.
A record 18 million viewers saw the Dec. 5 Southeastern Conference football title game between Alabama and Florida. According to Sports Media Watch, the CBS coverage had more viewers than the Daytona 500, every game of the 2009 NBA Finals and the men’s NCAA basketball championship, aired last spring.
