ESPN reportedly fires analyst Reynolds

[colleyvillesooner]

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5815182


ESPN has fired popular baseball analyst Harold Reynolds, according to a report in the New York Post.

The reason for the move is not known.
ESPN declined to comment on the matter when contacted by The Post and Reynolds did not return phone calls seeking comment.

The 45-year-old Reynolds had been a fixture for 11 years on Baseball Tonight.

The nightly program is also without Hall of Fame baseball writer Peter Gammons, who is recovering from a brain aneurysm he suffered late last month.

Reynolds was twice an All-Star second baseman, and played 10 of his 12 big-league seasons with the Seattle Mariners.


huh? I liked him on there. Wonder what he did wrong?

[Mjcpr]

Deadspin (http://www.deadspin.com/sports/top/was-this-why-harold-got-the-axe-189733.php)

[jkm, the stolen pifwafwi]

worse than stuey? or is he more popular?

i tuned into baseball tonight a couple of days ago - unwatchable...

[JohnnyMack]

http://www.deadspin.com/sports/top/reynolds-confirms-firing-for-sexual-harassment-189928.php

[Spray]

Sexual harrassment is an ongoing problem in Bristol. Mike Tirico is allegedly one of the worst offenders.

If you haven't read it, ESPN: The Uncensored History is an interesting read with many juicy allegations. Of course it must all be taken with a grain of salt.

[Paperclip]

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Sexual harrassment, Anita Hill started this whole thing. It's only sexual harrassment when an ugly man wants some. If Clarence Thomas looked like Denzel Washington none of this would have ever happened.

[SoCal]

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2007/0207072reynolds1.html

[Harry Beanbag]

The agreement states that the network could terminate Reynolds's deal if the announcer were to be involved in any "willful or egregious" act that would "constitute an act of moral turpitude" or which would "otherwise constitute public humiliation" to ESPN.


Apparently, Sean Salisbury was forward-thinking enough to get this clause removed from his contract.

[GrapevineSooner]

But is there a clause in Spareisbury's contract that allows for him to fired for sparing us to death during his career?

[stoopified]

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5815182



huh? I liked him on there. Wonder what he did wrong?
He either called Steinbrenner an idiot or a genius?:)

[SoCal]

ESPN: Five Women "Concerned" About Reynolds
Sexual misconduct claims contained in fired broadcaster's file
FEBRUARY 16--Defending itself from a lawsuit filed by former announcer Harold Reynolds, ESPN contends that "five young women" have raised concerns about "sexual misconduct" by the former Major League star. The cable network's reference to the quintet came in a motion for a protective order filed Tuesday in Connecticut Superior Court, where Reynolds, 46, last October filed a breach of contract complaint. ESPN is seeking the protective order in advance of providing Reynolds with his personnel file and other discovery material. Those records, ESPN noted in its motion, "should be protected against unrestricted use and dissemination, including documents and information related to concerns raised by five young women about Plaintiff's sexual misconduct." A copy of the motion, which can be found below, does not further describe the "concerns" or identify the women involved. Reynolds claims that he was improperly canned after giving an "innocuous hug" to a female intern. He was terminated four months after a signing a six-year contract worth about $5 million.
www.thesmokinggun.com