Just Stevie Being Stevie?

[Fman99]

In news shocking to only the dimmest bulbs, Phillips status changed from "leave of absence" to "fired." Good luck whitey.

[metirish]

According to a Twitter post by ESPN publicist Josh Krulewitz, baseball analyst Steve Phillips is no longer employed by ESPN. Phillips was involved in a sex scandal with another ESPN employee last week and had announced he was taking a leave of absence.

Krulewtiz's post: "Steve Phillips is no longer working for ESPN.. His ability to be an effective representative for ESPN has been significantly and irreparably damaged , and it became evident it was time to part ways."

[Frayed Knot]

ESPN Spokesdweeb: Chris Berman has become an attention whore who has demonstrated a willingness to sell himself out to any endorsement deal that will have him (including, at the present moment, both Applebee's burgers and fries AND Weight-Watchers) to the point where it's often tough to tell where the announcer in him leaves off and the carnival barker takes over and, as a result, his ability to be an effective representative for ESPN has been ... ENHANCED BEYOND FUCKIN' BELIEF so we have no plans to part ways with him until the goddam sun burns out!!









Ya gotta pick your vices carefully around there.

Edited October 25, 2009 by Guest

[metirish]

Exactly...I posted that tweet because it's fucking hilarious...

[Frayed Knot]

I mean if they want to talk about conflicts of interest marring the ability to do a job they can start with a sizable number of their on-air personnel doing commercial work and off-field appearances with half the big-name athletes active today even though they're supposed to then continue to cover them objectively (assuming they ever did in the first place).

[Guest Edgy DC]

In Thank You for Smoking, the cigarette industry lobbyist Nick Naylor hires a high end PR firm to put together a campaign to discourage teenagers from smoking. Because he's just putting on a show for Congress, he wants the plan to be expensive and look expensive, but to fail. The slogan they come up with --- Everything Your Parents Said About Smoking Is Right --- is brilliant for many reasons, not least of which, they explain to Nick, because of how it breaks down, including the phrase "Smoking Is Right."

I think of that when I read "His ability to be an effective representative for ESPN has been significantly and irreparably damaged , and it became evident it was time to part ways" but accidentally catch "ESPN has been significantly and irreparably damaged."

[ashie62]

Steve Phillips to enter rehab for "personal judges"

The David Duchovney Center for Sex Addiction"

For LF how about getting Josh Hamilton on the cheap?? We still have a deal with Smithers just in case

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I would imagine it's this sort of rehab:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_GJkKMPHxw

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

ESPN fired the woman, too.

[metirish]

With her looks she'll get a job in no time.

[Guest themetfairy]

ESPN fired the woman, too.[/quote:qdktm6xw]

I would think that was more about her stalking than about the affair.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Seting themselves up for a lawsuit there. They should be treating her with kiddy gloves.

[Guest themetfairy]

Seting themselves up for a lawsuit there. They should be treating her with kiddy gloves.[/quote:1917qwwk]

I disagree. Stalking a co-worker is proper grounds for dismissal.

[Guest Edgy DC]

True enough.

[Fman99]

With her looks she'll get a job in no time.[/quote:2feppypd]

Doing mike checks before Meatloaf concerts?

[Centerfield]

Now all I can picture is Mike doing mic checks for Meatloaf.

[ashie62]

Her road name would be buttahface

[nymr83]

ashie pulls no punches.

nice to see phillips fired. i bet new espn employee bobby v is loving it too.

[bmfc1]

Now that there's an opening at ESPN, I think that Jerry Manuel would be a great TV analyst. He loves talking to the press, he's frank in his opinions, and you never know what he's going to say. In fact, I think he'd be so good that he should resign as manager of the Mets to work at ESPN. The Mets will have to sacrifice (something Jerry knows all about), but it would be for the good of the game.

[Guest themetfairy]

Now that there's an opening at ESPN, I think that Jerry Manuel would be a great TV analyst. He loves talking to the press, he's frank in his opinions, and you never know what he's going to say. In fact, I think he'd be so good that he should resign as manager of the Mets to work at ESPN. The Mets will have to sacrifice (something Jerry knows all about), but it would be for the good of the game.[/quote:3dh1j5iu]

LOL

[ashie62]

Now that there's an opening at ESPN, I think that Jerry Manuel would be a great TV analyst. He loves talking to the press, he's frank in his opinions, and you never know what he's going to say. In fact, I think he'd be so good that he should resign as manager of the Mets to work at ESPN. The Mets will have to sacrifice (something Jerry knows all about), but it would be for the good of the game.[/quote:3pes3d8t]

Home Run! Uh..Santa??