Around the Horn - 6/28

ESPN Analyst and Baseball Hall of Fame member Peter Gammons suffered an aneurysm at his Cape Cod home yesterday. The 61-year old Gammons underwent surgery and is expected to remain in intensive care for 10-12 days. Our prayers go out to him and his family.

Pedro Martinez may have been worried about the reception he would receive upon his return to Boston this week, but his fears were quickly alleviated. At the end of the first inning in last night's game, the Red Sox played a tribute video in honor of Pedro's 7 year career in Boston. The Fenway faithful went crazy and gave Martinez a standing ovation. Just who will the fans be rooting for tonight when Pedro tries to snap the Sox 10 game winning streak.

To say that Joe Mauer has come into his own this season would be an understatement. The only thing missing from his game is power and that is sure to come. He's gone 9-10 in the first two games of his Twins series against the LA Dodgers to raise his average to a Major League best .389. After hitting "just" .319 in April, Mauer has hit .389 in May and .448 so far in June. He has 100 hits in the 68 games he has played.

With just a little over a month to go before the non-waiver trade deadline, rumors are heating up. One rumor that was vehemently denied yesterday by Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos. Angelos said under no circumstances will Miguel Tejada be dealt.

One trade was made yesterday with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Devil Rays swapping pitchers and catchers. The Dodgers sent catcher Dionner Navarro, pitcher Jae Seo, and a player to be named later for catcher Toby Hall and left-handed starter Mark Hendrickson.