Ah, my dear Mr. Phillips, which head were you thinking with? I’ll assume it’s the same one that you used when you framed the New York Mets’ 2002 roster. There isn’t a Mets fan out there who has wholeheartedly enjoyed Phillips’ self-tooting and Met-bashing tenure at ESPN. And there are just as many who have been waiting for a moment such as this, where they can share in a feeling of some sort of restitution for the mess that the former GM left behind in NY. The marriage between Phillips and ESPN has come to a close. That’s the second marriage that Phillips will lose due to this incident – his wife filed for divorce back in September. Not many people can relate to baseball. But many of us can indeed relate to the story.

Steve Phillips fired from ESPN

Steve Phillips fired from ESPN

Steve Phillips, a former MLB General Manager, and ESPN analyst (Sports Center, Baseball Tonight, ESPN Baseball) has been fired by the network after a revelation of a romantic affair with a 22-year-old production assistant, Brooke Hundley. Following a one-week suspension after Phillips admitted to the affair, ESPN (which is owned by Disney – a family network) decided to fire Phillips for his antics Read the rest of this entry »

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