Steve Phillips Fired
ESPN's blurb: "Former Mets GM, baseball analyst Phillips fired"
Love that instead of putting in his first name or indicating he was an ESPN employee, they identify him by his job as the Mets GM 6 years ago.
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He's lost a lot lately
A cush job, his wife and family.
"Repetition is only good when you've been winning." - Valet
by propheteer on Oct 25, 2009 10:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
but at least he still has his dignity.
NOT !
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Oct 26, 2009 12:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ESPN isn't a news organization anymore.
It hasn’t been for years. Shit like this and the Ben Roethlisberger story over the summer just prove it. No wonder once I dropped cable I didn’t miss ESPN at all.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Oct 25, 2009 11:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Fair point
But don’t you miss the games ESPN telecasts? I don’t watch anything other than the sporting events they broadcast, but I enjoy that much.
by shoemile on Oct 26, 2009 1:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have ESPN360, which is what ESPN should be…sporting events. And then I subscribe to MLB.TV.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Oct 26, 2009 6:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ESPN announcers FTL
Life is parallel to hell but I must maintain
by dr stabbingworth on Oct 26, 2009 7:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He deserved to be fired...
did you see the woman he was stepping out on his wife with?
Yikes.
Scott Bora$ is satan.
by Canadian Cubs Fan on Oct 26, 2009 6:46 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That is actually one of the better pic of her too.
by Seattle Cubs Fan on Oct 26, 2009 7:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
She shouldn't have a job either.
… considering she spent quite a bit of time stalking Phillips’ wife and son. That’s pretty bizarre behavior.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Oct 26, 2009 7:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You mean SHE's still with ESPN?
Yes. You fire him. You fire her. It takes two to tango, no matter how “inappropriate” the dalliance may be.
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
by Zeke on Oct 26, 2009 9:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bingo
It’s just not right that she has a job considering what she did.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
by Ace Venom on Oct 26, 2009 10:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I imagine her situation may be a bit more complicated.
Since she is a lower level employee than Phillips, I wonder if she may be able to claim sexual harassment. I’m not saying it’s a valid claim, I’m just saying she may sue ESPN and Phillips. ESPN may be “lawyering” up the situation before they take action.
This is the reason many companies have “no fraternization” policies. It sounds like there’s a serious issue with extra curricular activities going on at the network. Maybe they should revaluate their policies?
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Oct 26, 2009 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The relationship appeared consensual...
… up to the time Phillips broke it off, if we can believe the reports that have been published.
After that she started stalking Phillips’ wife and son… those could have been prosecutable offenses, except that Phillips refused to press charges.
I can’t imagine ESPN would want someone like her working there very much longer.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Oct 26, 2009 10:53 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The leverage she has is that ESPN wants the bad publicty to go away.
I’m just saying that it’s possible she’s threatening to sue and ESPN is negotiating with her lawyer about how she will be dismissed.
I’m just speculating that if ESPN wants her to go quietly, they will have to pay her a pile of money to go away. If they pay her money, they could require her to sign an agreement that she won’t talk to the press.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Oct 26, 2009 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What basis does she have for a lawsuit?
Unless she has a contract (unlikely, in her production asst. position), she’s probably an at-will employee and can be fired for any reason.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Oct 26, 2009 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Doesn't mean there isn't a publicity hungry lawyer willing to take her case
regardless of how flimsy the legal basis is.
My guess is they had her sign some sort of termination agreement with an offer of light “severance” (despite her at-will status) that included an agreement not to pursue further legal action.
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
by Zeke on Oct 26, 2009 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No big surprise.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Oct 26, 2009 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What a marvelous disaster.
Apparently Phillips is doing exactly what you’d expect him to do: Voluntarily enter rehab.
Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 26, 2009 9:17 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That's the part I don't quite understand.
Is there rehab for stupidity?
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Oct 26, 2009 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, but apparently there's one for "personal issues"...
…which is what Phillips cites in this article. I’d still guess it’s alcohol-related.
Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 26, 2009 10:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe he's just hiding from the press and his wife and her lawyers?
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Oct 26, 2009 11:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeech
After seeing the girl I’d have to believe he had to have been on a habit approaching MJ’s. Not sure if even 20-30 vikes a day and surgical anesthetic could dull your sensory preceptors to that kind of ugly.
"Ask Dad. He'll know. And on the off chance he doesn't, he'll make something up"
by StevenABQ on Oct 26, 2009 12:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sex addiction it would appear.
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
by Zeke on Oct 26, 2009 9:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm guessing alcoholism.
Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.
by dat cubfan daver on Oct 26, 2009 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe he got the "2 for 1" special rate...
"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)
Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...
by Zeke on Oct 26, 2009 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Please Joe Morgan....
have an affair..our eyes and ears could use it probably more than you
by CunoBarragan on Oct 26, 2009 10:14 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
We're gonna need a wild girl...
"That pitch wasn’t down and in, that pitch was down and up." Tim McCarver
by wrigleyrocker12 on Oct 26, 2009 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No just a woman who can talk sexy to him
" Joe you are the best second baseman ever, Rogers Hornsby can’t hold your jock strap ( though I can). Ryne Sandberg shouldn’t even be allowed to in the Hall of Fame as A VISITOR. Nobody remembers Eddie Collins and nobody remembers Jackie Robinson played 2B for most of his career. You are the greatest Joe. "
That ought to get him.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Oct 26, 2009 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think this is a bigger issue for ESPN.
This kind of circus will cost the network when they recruit top talent (both young and the big names.) I know I would be leery of working there and would have issues if I had a husband that was being recruited to work at ESPN.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Oct 26, 2009 10:43 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I doubt it will matter much
The bottomline is dollars. Unless the MLB, NFL, NHL channels outperform ESPN in the ratings, ESPN will continue to dominate the sports market and thus continue to generate revenue and be able to capture/keep the top talent.
"All I want is food and creative love" - Rusted Root
by TheRiot Police on Oct 26, 2009 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by Mike Vails Evil Twin on Oct 26, 2009 1:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like he might need some aversion therapy
“Think unsexy thoughts. Think unsexy thoughts!”
by Mike Vails Evil Twin on Oct 26, 2009 1:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm glad you learned
because that’s my favorite Simpsons of all time.
by chilango2 on Oct 26, 2009 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was indeed a classic
What really cracked me up was Homer imagining Barney humming the theme from “I Dream of Jeannie.”
by Mike Vails Evil Twin on Oct 26, 2009 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's chock-full of golden nuggets
Joey Jo-Jo Shabadoo Jr. is in it. Homer’s version of Barry Manilow’s “Mandy.” I could recite the whole thing from memory…
by chilango2 on Oct 26, 2009 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess it took...
…ESPN’s lawyers a while to feel comfortable the contract language allowed them the right to fire him.
In the end, it’s no loss in regards to baseball broadcasting.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
by MPH73 on Oct 26, 2009 3:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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