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Just Stevie Being Stevie?

MFS62 Oct 21 2009 08:59 AM

Affair is foul for ESPN star Ex-Met GM's dumped mistress has a 'Fatal Attraction' freakout By JEANE MacINTOSH in Wilton, Conn., and DAN MANGAN in NY Last Updated: 5:26 AM, October 21, 2009 She's not going to be ignored, Steve! ESPN analyst Steve Phillips had a fling with a 22-year-old production assistant, who, after being dumped, taunted his wife with "Fatal Attraction"-like phone calls and a letter that bragged about her sexcapades with Phillips while taking pot shots at their "loveless marriage," The Post has learned. The former Met general manager, whose tenure with the team was rocked by admissions of infidelity, confessed to his wife and local cops that he had slept with ESPN assistant Brooke Hundley several times this past summer before dumping her. http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/affair_is_fo ul_for_espn_star_bLw9UoSAQJwJLU4ZDXvvDO Later

metirish Oct 21 2009 09:04 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

The guys a creep , this link claims that photo #1 is the girl http://news.lalate.com/2009/10/21/brook ... ey-photos/ http://bumpshack.com/wp-content/uploads ... photos.jpg

Edgy DC Oct 21 2009 09:07 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

Poor wifey.

Benjamin Grimm Oct 21 2009 09:14 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

I can't wait to hear what kind of jokes David Letterman makes about this! Oh... wait...

themetfairy Oct 21 2009 09:14 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/e ... LU4ZDXvvDO There are links to the police statements here. Scary stuff - the girl was stalking Phillips' oldest son on Facebook and getting all sorts of personal information from him.

HahnSolo Oct 21 2009 09:15 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

I found this link: http://theproducers.weei.com/sports/bos ... ver-learn/ Is it not in good taste to question Steve's, uh, taste?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 21 2009 09:18 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

Phillips is a dumb jock. What an asshole.

metirish Oct 21 2009 09:21 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie? Edited 3 time(s), most recently on Oct 21 2009 11:04 AM

You would think that after rebuilding his career after the last affair was exposed he would be greatful to have what seems like a great gig on ESPN and not mess with that. I should note that Phillips rebuilt his career after getting fired from the GM job and not after the affair ,but still you would think he would know better.

metsguyinmichigan Oct 21 2009 09:22 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

Didn't Steve have some kind of affair/sexual harassment issues back when he was our GM?

Benjamin Grimm Oct 21 2009 09:33 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

Yeah, he was suspended for a short period during the 1998-99 offseason. They actually exhumed Frank Cashen to fill in, and it was Cashen who completed the Mel Rojas-Bobby Bonilla trade.

Edgy DC Oct 21 2009 10:55 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

Well, now I know where Steve Phillips birthmarks are. Why did I just read that letter? Need shower.

Fman99 Oct 21 2009 10:58 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

What a dick. She's not even hot.

Benjamin Grimm Oct 21 2009 11:04 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

[quote="Fman99":3htgg6u1]What a dick. She's not even hot.[/quote:3htgg6u1] That always seems to come up. (Going all the way back, at least, to Paula Jones.) Why does it matter? Would he be less of a dick if it was Jessica Alba?

metirish Oct 21 2009 11:09 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

[quote="Benjamin Grimm":99r3j509][quote="Fman99":99r3j509]What a dick. She's not even hot.[/quote:99r3j509] That always seems to come up. (Going all the way back, at least, to Paula Jones.) Why does it matter? Would he be less of a dick if it was Jessica Alba?[/quote:99r3j509] Phillips might at least have gotten the herpes that Jeter allegedly gave Alba and that would have been funny

Edgy DC Oct 21 2009 11:15 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

Great. As if Phillips birthmarks weren't chilling enough, I've now got Jeterherpes running through my head.

Benjamin Grimm Oct 21 2009 11:19 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

I'm sure there's no classier variety of herpes than Jeterherpies.

Kong76 Oct 21 2009 11:22 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

Ouch, pretty manly lookin'

metirish Oct 21 2009 11:22 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

Jeterherpes just keep coming back, great fundamentals they have. She looks like Andrew W K

TransMonk Oct 21 2009 11:25 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

He looks like George Hamilton.

Frayed Knot Oct 21 2009 11:49 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

[quote="Benjamin Grimm"][quote="Fman99"]What a dick. She's not even hot.

That always seems to come up. (Going all the way back, at least, to Paula Jones.) Why does it matter? Would he be less of a dick if it was Jessica Alba?

No, the affair just becomes more explainable.

He looks like George Hamilton.

Unfortunately, so does she! [bah-dum-ching]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 21 2009 12:05 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

[quote="Kong76"]Ouch, pretty manly lookin'

I knew Meat Loaf was a sports fan, but I didn't know his son was an intern at ESPN. Kudos, Meat!*

* A mean, petty part of me surmises that she does something for love that his wife won't do. You know, like clean the gutters or make rhubarb pie.

Benjamin Grimm Oct 21 2009 12:16 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

This may explain it: Mrs. Steve Phillips

metirish Oct 21 2009 12:20 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

This thread is becoming and instant classic.....Phillips just keeps on giving.

Fman99 Oct 21 2009 12:22 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

[quote="Benjamin Grimm":1itekzud][quote="Fman99":1itekzud]What a dick. She's not even hot.[/quote:1itekzud] That always seems to come up. (Going all the way back, at least, to Paula Jones.) Why does it matter? Would he be less of a dick if it was Jessica Alba?[/quote:1itekzud] Yeah, that's really two separate thoughts there. 1. He's a dick because he cheated on his wife. 2. She looks like James Gandolfini with Joni Mitchell's hair, which is never a good thing if that's your steamy off to the side fling.

Kong76 Oct 21 2009 12:23 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

Who don't you want to room with in a Romanian prison? I'll take prison nightmares for $1000, Alex.

G-Fafif Oct 21 2009 12:24 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

Whenever Steve Phillips thinks "play the field" and "Hundley," it's usually a disaster.

TransMonk Oct 21 2009 12:25 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

Do you think Omar has these problems?

G-Fafif Oct 21 2009 12:29 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

[quote="TransMonk":2xeb7lar]Do you think Omar has these problems?[/quote:2xeb7lar] Nah. Omar only screws Adam Rubin.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 21 2009 12:57 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

Frankly, I don't think we'll have the answers we're looking for until Steve Phillips holds his fake press conference to address these rumors. Between this, Harold Reynolds a few years ago, and the endless cauldron of rumors about others... what is it about Baseball Tonight that turns mortal men into volcanic sex-gods who possess carnal thirsts that cannot be slaked via normal copulatory means?

metirish Oct 21 2009 12:58 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

Is Bristol like the sex capital of CT maybe?

Fman99 Oct 21 2009 01:04 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

[quote="LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr":zup0vqn2]Frankly, I don't think we'll have the answers we're looking for until Steve Phillips holds his fake press conference to address these rumors. Between this, Harold Reynolds a few years ago, and the endless cauldron of rumors about others... what is it about Baseball Tonight that turns mortal men into volcanic sex-gods who possess carnal thirsts that cannot be slaked via normal copulatory means?[/quote:zup0vqn2] Obviously, it's all the Jeter talk. That and all that bat-handling.

Kong76 Oct 21 2009 01:05 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

[url]http://www.sportscenteraltar.com/multimedia/sportsover.wav

metirish Oct 21 2009 01:08 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

Suspended by espn and being sued for divorce by his wife....not his best day....

seawolf17 Oct 21 2009 01:12 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

[quote="metirish":2tjqttvn]Is Bristol like the sex capital of CT maybe?[/quote:2tjqttvn] Note to self: Schedule more visits to Bristol Eastern and Bristol Central high schools.

G-Fafif Oct 21 2009 01:15 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

[quote="seawolf17"][quote="metirish"]Is Bristol like the sex capital of CT maybe?

Note to self: Schedule more visits to Bristol Eastern and Bristol Central high schools.

So that's what the Bristol Stomp refers to.

metirish Oct 21 2009 01:21 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

Phillips is such a narcissist I'd not be surprised if there was a sex tape......with Chris Berman doing pbp...

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 21 2009 01:24 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

For those of you looking to feed your worse angels... apparently feeling aggrieved by ESPN's handling of previous (and related) inquiries, Deadspin's going scorched-earth. And since the tenuous connection between rumor and fact for accuracy's sake has been a little eroded here, well, it's probably about time to just unload the inbox of all the sordid rumors we've received over the years about various ESPN employees. Chances are, at this point, there's some truth to them. We'll just throw 'em out there and see how many "no comments" or, you know, actual comments or "you would be completely wrongs" there are about these situations. http://deadspin.com/5386749/espn-the-wo ... -depravity

TransMonk Oct 21 2009 01:25 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

[quote="metirish":2a4gsnx7]Phillips is such a narcissist I'd not be surprised if there was a sex tape......with Chris Berman doing pbp...[/quote:2a4gsnx7] "Back, back, back, back, back...hair? But, at least Steve's back looks silky smooth."

Farmer Ted Oct 21 2009 01:29 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

Mike Tirico was suspended for hitting on a co-worker several years back. Sean Salisbury was canned for taking a picture of his manhood with his cell phone. ESPN Plaza has taken on the personality of a locker room.

metirish Oct 21 2009 01:30 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

More pix http://theproducers.weei.com/sports/bos ... ver-learn/

Farmer Ted Oct 21 2009 01:39 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

She wouldn't even qualify as the big, ugly cheerleader that holds up the rest of the pyramid. That's just nasty.

Centerfield Oct 21 2009 01:40 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

She looks like my friend. My friend Mike.

Edgy DC Oct 21 2009 01:41 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

Forgive me, but I'm feeling rather badly that this young woman, stalky though she may be, is getting her ass kicked all over the internet. There's little doubt she's already been horribly misused by Phillips.

Frayed Knot Oct 21 2009 02:01 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

[quote="Farmer Ted":139b0033]Mike Tirico was suspended for hitting on a co-worker several years back. Sean Salisbury was canned for taking a picture of his manhood with his cell phone. ESPN Plaza has taken on the personality of a locker room.[/quote:139b0033] There was a book out several years ago (I never read it) about the culture at the ESPN campus there in Bristol, Conn (or, as Bob Raissman calls it, Bristol Clown College) talking about (among other things) how sexual harassment was both out of control yet an accepted part of the work environment. They've supposedly cleaned up their act since and the suspension of Harold Reynolds sounds like it may even have been an over-compensation to distance themselves from those earlier days. A suspension during the LCS & WS can't be a great thing for Phillips' career or his future there. That's like a tax accountant not being able to work March & April. I wonder if Bobby V. is chuckling to himself right about now?

bmfc1 Oct 21 2009 02:06 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

The book was by Mike Freeman who writes for CBS Sportsline. According to the statements signed by Phillips, his wife, and their son, she's way more than "stalky", she's borderline Glenn Close. What I can't figure out is why Reynolds got fired for hugging when others have done far more.

Edgy DC Oct 21 2009 02:10 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

[quote="bmfc1":2ass6u3z]According to the statements signed by Phillips, his wife, and their son, she's way more than "stalky", she's borderline Glenn Close.[/quote:2ass6u3z] Yeah, I don't mean to minimize that, only that, well, you know what I mean.

Benjamin Grimm Oct 21 2009 02:13 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

[quote="Edgy DC":1098ey2j]Forgive me, but I'm feeling rather badly that this young woman, stalky though she may be, is getting her ass kicked all over the internet.[/quote:1098ey2j] I'm with you. I know nothing of this story other than what I've read in this thread (I haven't even followed any of the links) so it's possible that she's evil and awful. If that's so, then she may be mocked and vilified. But if her main "crime" was having sex while unattractive, then she really doesn't deserve any abuse for not being a hottie. If sex is restricted to the sexy, then many of us, including myself, are in trouble.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 21 2009 02:19 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

[quote="bmfc1":1l8e9g9j]The book was by Mike Freeman who writes for CBS Sportsline. According to the statements signed by Phillips, his wife, and their son, she's way more than "stalky", she's borderline Glenn Close. What I can't figure out is why Reynolds got fired for hugging when others have done far more.[/quote:1l8e9g9j] Because of that book, mainly. Mike Freeman & I were staffers on the same kollege paper btw.

G-Fafif Oct 21 2009 02:46 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

[quote="Benjamin Grimm"]If sex is restricted to the sexy

Sounds like something Fox would accuse Obama of trying to implement. GOVERNMENT-RUN SEX PANELS!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 21 2009 02:54 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

[quote="Benjamin Grimm":izwjsmta][quote="Edgy DC":izwjsmta]Forgive me, but I'm feeling rather badly that this young woman, stalky though she may be, is getting her ass kicked all over the internet.[/quote:izwjsmta] I'm with you. I know nothing of this story other than what I've read in this thread (I haven't even followed any of the links) so it's possible that she's evil and awful. If that's so, then she may be mocked and vilified. But if her main "crime" was having sex while unattractive, then she really doesn't deserve any abuse for not being a hottie. If sex is restricted to the sexy, then many of us, including myself, are in trouble.[/quote:izwjsmta] She did other things... including making a few stops on the long road to Boiled-BunnyVille. http://www.nypost.com/r/nypost/2009/10/ ... owifea.pdf

attgig Oct 21 2009 03:10 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

don't forget the hidden camera vids of erin whoshamacallit. espn just doing a great job with their employees...

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 21 2009 03:43 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

[quote="attgig":39qb5qyl]don't forget the hidden camera vids of erin whoshamacallit. espn just doing a great job with their employees...[/quote:39qb5qyl] I'm not sure that incident-- employee violated by creep taking advantage of exceedingly lax hotel security-- is quite of a piece with the other monkey bid'ness... it's a little like picking out Sean Taylor or Nick Adenhart as examples of pro athletes' misbehavior.

Ashie62 Oct 21 2009 04:23 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

That girl hit every branch falling out of the ugly tree Steve Phillips..scumbag..putting his family in danger

Farmer Ted Oct 21 2009 04:38 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

That girl ran a 50 yard dash in a 40 yard gym. Too bad.

Rockin' Doc Oct 21 2009 06:07 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

Sad story. Some people never seem to learn. My favorite reader comment to one of the articles: "No wonder the Mets fired Phillips as their GM, he obviously has no eye for talent."

metirish Oct 21 2009 07:17 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

Phillips takes a leave of absence form espn and has this statement. "I am deeply sorry that I have put my family and colleagues through this,'' he said in a statement, adding he wanted to "avoid any unnecessary distractions through the balance of the baseball playoffs.'' caring about the playoffs seems odd , you ain't that important Phillips.

Kong76 Oct 21 2009 07:43 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

I still say they're both fair internet game for pot shots, humorous locker room type jibes, and good old fashioned sophomoric humor for another day or so. Everyone gets on a roll and delicate sensibilities have to creep in? They're caricatures to me and worthy of the humor they deserve.

Edgy DC Oct 21 2009 08:54 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

Welcome aboard, jr.

MFS62 Oct 22 2009 07:22 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

Welcome abordick, Jr. As for Stevie P. It looks like his eye for talent hasn't changed. Later

Fman99 Oct 22 2009 07:22 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

[quote="Centerfield":289bx1u2]She looks like my friend. My friend Mike.[/quote:289bx1u2] This is funny, and then it's funny again.

Benjamin Grimm Oct 22 2009 07:28 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

Mike should try to stay away from Steve Phillips. There were some additional photos of Brooke in the Daily News this morning that were slightly more flattering, but I still don't think she'll be getting any phone calls from Maxim.

metirish Oct 22 2009 07:35 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

If the sex was consensual then I wonder what grounds espn might fire him on, he's suspended now but a firing is no sure thing? I do feel bad for his kids and the wife , no doubt they are going through some crap right now

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 22 2009 08:40 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

[quote="metirish":x42ikyy1]If the sex was consensual then I wonder what grounds espn might fire him on, he's suspended now but a firing is no sure thing? I do feel bad for his kids and the wife , no doubt they are going through some crap right now[/quote:x42ikyy1] As a few other posters mentioned, sportfucking is part of the corporate culture there (they handle themselves like louche athletes on the road... even MORE so than most remote crews). And not just peer-to-peer ink-dipping (which is somewhat understandable; I mean, it's Bristol... there's precious little else around for them to 'throw it on'-- back me up, Hartfordians?), but also senior managers bringing the "hey, intern/PA, sit on this" crap. Disciplinary measures, as noted in the Freeman book ("Juiced" for ESPN's boy's club?) and elsewhere anecdotally, seems to be almost entirely results-based-- "this is embarrassing, you're suspended"-- rather than process-based.

metirish Oct 22 2009 08:45 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

I guess they don't adhere to the Disney family values.

Edgy DC Oct 22 2009 09:04 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

Same way at SPIN when I was there.

Edgy DC Oct 22 2009 09:32 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

[quote="Edgy DC"]Same way at SPIN when I was there.

But they got theirs: http://articles.latimes.com/1997-04-10/ ... 1_back-pay

It's like... journalists who cover dick-swinging big shots either get some of that sexual buzz rubbed of on them, or they think they do, and they're prone to carry themselves in the same predatory manner. In an environment entirely dedicated to that beat --- sports or rock and roll --- the pull of the culture can be overwhelming.

Fman99 Oct 22 2009 10:36 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

[quote="Benjamin Grimm"]Mike should try to stay away from Steve Phillips. There were some additional photos of Brooke in the Daily News this morning that were slightly more flattering, but I still don't think she'll be getting any phone calls from Maxim.

No, but their sister publication Maximum has been ringing her off the hook.

metsguyinmichigan Oct 22 2009 10:58 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

Will Leitch of Deadspin has a book, "God Save the Fan," that is a collection of sometimes funny rants. The best parts are when he wails on ESPN, with the manufactured personalities and faked debates. He said many of the opinions you hear expressed on there are assigned and written for the personalities. So, say, if Kruk picks the Yankees to win the series and Karl Ravitch picks the Phillies, it's because they were told to. I've never watched it the same way again.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 22 2009 11:16 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

I just don't get the fascination with ESPN. Seems as if I outgrew that demographic even before I outgrew MTV.

Edgy DC Oct 22 2009 11:26 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

Well, the thing is that whether you appreciate how they dish shit out or not --- DUH-DUH-DUH! DUH-DUH-DUH! --- they control the content --- DUH-DUH-DUH! DUH-DUH-DUH! Exclusive access on way too many sports, with the resources to blow competitive bidders out of the water on high-profile sports. Competing sports networks are left struggling to fill their schedule, uncreatively scheduling third-tier sports, re-broadcasts, and screaming opinion-mongers rather than doing a fun, low-risk hi-reward flanking maneuver. Pretty much the same thing with Disney. You may not choose them as your family viewing, but if anybody comes up with a compeititve alternative, Disney will knock them out with a buyout bid and ruin that too. DUH-DUH-DUH! DUH-DUH-DUH! But what do I know. People have had 20 years now to steal MTV's uncreative lunch and haven't figured out how to do it. Market position is market position.

metirish Oct 22 2009 11:38 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

I find the only time I watch espn now is when the Mets are on Sunday Night or on saturday mornings becasue they now show Premier League soccer.

Gwreck Oct 22 2009 11:55 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

For me too (minus the soccer but with the occasional football game). MLB network has rendered ESPN mostly irrelevant for me.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 22 2009 12:03 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

[quote="Edgy DC"][quote="Edgy DC"]Same way at SPIN when I was there.

But they got theirs: http://articles.latimes.com/1997-04-10/ ... 1_back-pay

It's like... journalists who cover dick-swinging big shots either get some of that sexual buzz rubbed of on them, or they think they do, and they're prone to carry themselves in the same predatory manner. In an environment entirely dedicated to that beat --- sports or rock and roll --- the pull of the culture can be overwhelming.

The anti-whistleblowing glaze topping the culture might be even thicker at a place like ESPN, because of what it's covering. The importance of hierarchy, dues-paying and shut-up-and-do-the-work probably tends to be a lot more strongly underlined in a corporation that covers-- and glorifies, and emulates-- football locker rooms, baseball organizational structures and the like than, say, one that covers music (or another, similar cultural corner that celebrates the "outsider" at all).

[Funny what you said about SPIN-- about 2/3 of the folk I've ever known from RS, SPIN and the like have offered me "bumps" at one time or other. (About half of THOSE while they were ostensibly working.)]

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 22 2009 12:13 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

[quote="Edgy DC"]Well, the thing is that whether you appreciate how they dish shit out or not --- DUH-DUH-DUH! DUH-DUH-DUH! --- they control the content --- DUH-DUH-DUH! DUH-DUH-DUH! Exclusive access on way too many sports, with the resources to blow competitive bidders out of the water on high-profile sports. Competing sports networks are left struggling to fill their schedule, uncreatively scheduling third-tier sports, re-broadcasts, and screaming opinion-mongers rather than doing a fun, low-risk hi-reward flanking maneuver. Pretty much the same thing with Disney. You may not choose them as your family viewing, but if anybody comes up with a compeititve alternative, Disney will knock them out with a buyout bid and ruin that too. DUH-DUH-DUH! DUH-DUH-DUH! But what do I know. People have had 20 years now to steal MTV's uncreative lunch and haven't figured out how to do it. Market position is market position.

Yeah, fine watch the games... but why care so deeply about the personalities reading the highlights other than the fact it gives Deadspin douchenozzles something to pretend to be upset about?

TransMonk Oct 22 2009 12:21 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

I still watch sporting events on ESPN. Mostly MNF and an occasional baseball game. I haven't watched Sportscenter or any of their analyst shows in years. I do enjoy their ticker when I'm listening to a jukebox at a bar.

Benjamin Grimm Oct 22 2009 12:24 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

I used to love Baseball Tonight. It gave me some of that around-the-majors info that I used to crave and that disappeared when The Sporting News turned stupid. But I can't remember the last time I watched. Probably before the 1994 strike, which made me stop caring about around-the-majors info.

Edgy DC Oct 22 2009 12:44 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

[quote="John Cougar Lunchbucket"]... but why care so deeply about the personalities reading the highlights other than the fact it gives Deadspin douchenozzles something to pretend to be upset about?

I don't know about deeply, but I guess the answer is because that smug foolery spills over. It spills over into the games, which their reporters call, and it spills over into broader culture, where sports fans think that's an embraceable way to act.

And I guess, you might care because there are real victims. How many talented young journalists ended up bailing out, discouraged and dismayed after a year as a junior staffer among the dickwielding denizens of Bristol?

I know I certainly did at SPIN. It kind of soured me on music. That case I cited above --- I worked under that young woman. My sister and I agreed that she was talented and adorable, but she covered her freckles in pale makeup, wore push up bras, and (surprise) never seemed happy for a minute --- a decent person trying to play the douchebags' game.

metirish Oct 22 2009 12:49 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

Were you at Spin when Axl Rose called out Bob Guccione Jr. in the song Get In The Ring?

Edgy DC Oct 22 2009 01:07 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

I think I left the week those came out. The anticipation for the albums was so intense that I made a comment in the editorial room that they would go to numbers one and two even if Axl just stuck a mic up up his ass and recorded his farts. Somebody stole the crack (I have better than that) and used it in his story. Me pissed.

HahnSolo Oct 22 2009 02:34 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

ESPN gets heavy rotation during college hoops season for me. And I still like Baseball Tonight over the MLB network shows.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 22 2009 06:53 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

[quote="HahnSolo":nr1khufm]ESPN gets heavy rotation during college hoops season for me. And I still like Baseball Tonight over the MLB network shows.[/quote:nr1khufm] I'm with you on college b-ball (or at least I was before we cut cable loose). But "Baseball Tonight?" Force of habit? 'Cause, I mean, it's so much less... GOOD than the MLB stuff.

Elster88 Oct 22 2009 08:34 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

[quote="Edgy DC"]they would go to numbers one and two even if Axl just stuck a mic up up his ass and recorded his farts.

I probably would've bought them if he did.

And that's basically what I got with The Spaghetti Incident.

metirish Oct 23 2009 07:13 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

The other woman http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/200 ... tress.html

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 23 2009 07:18 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

Gives Gayrod a run for his $$, don't he? Geez.

TransMonk Oct 23 2009 07:34 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

[quote="metirish"]The other woman http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/200 ... tress.html

Ha:

Former Mets manager Bobby Valentine ripped Phillips for his off-the-field dalliances before Phillips left the Mets in 2003.

In a strange twist, Valentine will be doing some of the baseball analysis for Phillips, who took a leave of absence to deal with his latest domestic crisis.

HahnSolo Oct 23 2009 09:43 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

[quote="LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr":1icdyi7j][quote="HahnSolo":1icdyi7j]ESPN gets heavy rotation during college hoops season for me. And I still like Baseball Tonight over the MLB network shows.[/quote:1icdyi7j] I'm with you on college b-ball (or at least I was before we cut cable loose). But "Baseball Tonight?" Force of habit? 'Cause, I mean, it's so much less... GOOD than the MLB stuff.[/quote:1icdyi7j] I'm a sucker for my Kruky.

Farmer Ted Oct 23 2009 11:07 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

Seriously? Nice hat, YLDB. http://www.nypost.com/rw/nypost/2009/10 ... 00x450.jpg

Fman99 Oct 23 2009 01:03 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

[quote="Farmer Ted":dm5arhlx]Seriously? Nice hat, YLDB. http://www.nypost.com/rw/nypost/2009/10 ... 00x450.jpg[/quote:dm5arhlx] I never knew that Al from "Happy Days" was a Yankee fan.

dgwphotography Oct 23 2009 06:16 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

[quote="Fman99":10llke69][quote="Farmer Ted":10llke69]Seriously? Nice hat, YLDB. http://www.nypost.com/rw/nypost/2009/10 ... 00x450.jpg[/quote:10llke69] I never knew that Al from "Happy Days" was a Yankee fan.[/quote:10llke69] That's Murray Greshler to you....

soupcan Oct 23 2009 06:26 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

[quote="dgwphotography":1sfzyy09][quote="Fman99":1sfzyy09][quote="Farmer Ted":1sfzyy09]Seriously? Nice hat, YLDB. http://www.nypost.com/rw/nypost/2009/10 ... 00x450.jpg[/quote:1sfzyy09] I never knew that Al from "Happy Days" was a Yankee fan.[/quote:1sfzyy09] That's Murray Greshler to you....[/quote:1sfzyy09] AKA 'Murray The Cop'.

Fman99 Oct 25 2009 07:42 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

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

metirish Oct 25 2009 08:25 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

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 Oct 25 2009 08:44 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie? Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Oct 25 2009 08:53 PM

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.

metirish Oct 25 2009 08:47 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

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

Frayed Knot Oct 25 2009 08:52 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

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).

Edgy DC Oct 25 2009 09:14 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

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 Oct 26 2009 11:01 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

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

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 26 2009 12:04 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

I would imagine it's this sort of rehab: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_GJkKMPHxw

metsguyinmichigan Oct 26 2009 02:30 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

ESPN fired the woman, too.

metirish Oct 26 2009 02:37 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

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

themetfairy Oct 26 2009 02:38 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

[quote="metsguyinmichigan":qdktm6xw]ESPN fired the woman, too.[/quote:qdktm6xw] I would think that was more about her stalking than about the affair.

Edgy DC Oct 26 2009 02:41 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

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

themetfairy Oct 26 2009 02:48 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

[quote="Edgy DC":1917qwwk]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.

Edgy DC Oct 26 2009 02:58 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

True enough.

Fman99 Oct 26 2009 06:07 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

[quote="metirish":2feppypd]With her looks she'll get a job in no time.[/quote:2feppypd] Doing mike checks before Meatloaf concerts?

Centerfield Oct 27 2009 03:23 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

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

Ashie62 Oct 27 2009 05:22 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

Her road name would be buttahface

Nymr83 Oct 27 2009 08:10 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

ashie pulls no punches. nice to see phillips fired. i bet new espn employee bobby v is loving it too.

bmfc1 Oct 28 2009 05:09 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

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.

themetfairy Oct 28 2009 05:41 AM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

[quote="bmfc1":3dh1j5iu]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 Oct 28 2009 02:36 PM Re: Just Stevie Being Stevie?

[quote="bmfc1":3pes3d8t]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??