Posted on 07/25/2006 12:26:49 PM PDT by raccoonradio
ESPN yesterday fired analyst Harold Reynolds from Baseball Tonight, sources told The Post. The reason was not immediately known.
"We are not going to comment," ESPN VP Josh Krulewitz said.
When asked how they are going to explain that Reynolds will never be on the air again, Krulewitz still declined comment.
Reynolds did not return calls.
Reynolds, 45, had been with ESPN 11 years. He had been a fixture on the show, which is a gathering spot for baseball fans, players and team executives.
The program already is dealing with the loss of information man Peter Gammons. Gammons is recovering from a brain aneurysm that occurred at the end of last month. The show's main analysts had been Reynolds, Gammons and John Kruk.
In Gammons' absence, ex-Met GM Steve Phillips has played a bigger role on the show. The program uses several analysts, including Orel Hershiser, Tino Martinez and Jeff Brantley.
Last night, host Karl Ravech was joined by Kruk and Phillips. Reynolds usually is on Monday nights.
Reynolds was known for a smooth style that usually was player friendly. He never found himself in too much controversy for what he said on the air. In fact, ESPN was so high on him he was expected to stay with the network through its just signed eight-year deal with MLB.
Now, after yesterday, Reynolds is no longer welcome in Bristol.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
I wonder if they know something that we don't know
I really like Harold. That's too bad. He really knows the game.
Who knows...cost-cutting? (maybe a high salary). He seemed
like a nice guy, knowledgeable. Had done coverage of Little League World Series, Baseball Tonight, columns for them etc
LOL, the only thing you excerpted was:
"andrew.marchand@nypost.com"
well, I got the whole article in, technically
I guess one of the rumors is sexual harassment on some of the Production Assistants.
First Rush Limbaugh now Harold Reynolds.
I wonder if he is any relations to ex congressman MEL REYNOLDS?????
I liked Reynolds. Otherwise, they should fire everyone but Ravech & Gammons, especially Kruk, Destrades (sp?) & Phillips.
Great post...thanks
Yikes...Bill Clinton disease?
Regards,
TS
I used to work with a guy who was with ESPN for 5 years after he graduated from college. According to him, Reynolds was always hitting on the staff girls. That may be a reason why it's so hush-hush.
He also said Stewart Scott was a king-sized jackass who always talked trash during the inter-staff pickup games of basketball, flag football, etc. Scott's wonky eye affected his hand-eye coordination and preventing him from backing it up.........allegedly.
Your link seems to be invalid.
That other thread is here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1672043/posts
Drat!
I meant here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1671776/posts
Loads of irony and inconsistency here.
It was reported that Mike Tirico's early years at ESPN were marked by numerous incidents of sexual harassment up to and including the laying on of hands. Many of the stories were corroborated and I believe Tirico was disciplined. Of course, he was one of the few black on-air ESPN employees and to jettison him would have caused a PR firestorm. Tirico, of course, advanced to become lead golf announcer for ABC and one of ESPN's lead college football announcers. If the stories are true about Tirico it's sad that his behavior was rewarded in the interest of 'affirmative action' but liberals have so many spokes in their special-interest Wheel of Fortune that they eventually have to choose the 'progressive' cause of the day.
The Reynolds rumors seem very similar but hey ESPN's all about the hoops these days YO so a well-spoken black on-air personality talking about crusty old baseball is expendable.
Not condoning Reynolds' inappropriate actions if there were any but there is obviously a double standard here.
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