I was traveling when I heard the news about Peter Gammons being stricken with brain aneurism and was both startled and saddened. He is my favorite baseball analyst and was peerless as a sportswriter when he covered the Boston Red Sox. He’s in the Hall of Fame for good reason. We will miss seeing him at the MLB All-Star game. Here’s a clip of Gammons from the World Baseball Classic.

Get well soon Peter and all the best to your family.

All-Star madness is less than three weeks away. I see on mlb.com that Fergie Jenkins, former Cub and member of the Hall of Fame, will manage the “World” team for the Futures Game on Sunday July 9th. Jenkins lives in the Phoenix area and shows up at many Diamondbacks games; here’s a shot of him in the stands at a recent game.

As if losing 12 of the last 13 games wasn't bad enough for the Diamondbacks, here's a lame
between-the-innings Chase Field promotion called "Dancing on the Dugout" that gives
new meaning to "seemed like a good idea at the time." If they did this in my hometown,
the fans would have either booed these mascots off the field or pelted them with
rotten vegetables.

Talk about your poorly executed between-the-innings entertainment, the Food Fighter race at the Diamondbacks-Mets game is a far cry from the wonderful Sausage Races. Who do you root for in a battle between a burrito, a taco and a Pepsi?

At the Diamondbacks-Mets game on June 10th, home plate umpire Jim Reynolds takes time away from calling balls and strikes to rescue a rather confused bird who was trapped on the pitcher’s mound.