5 REASONS ESPN SHOULD NOT HAVE FIRED STEVE PHILLIPS
Monday, October 26, 2009 at 08:00AM I cannot believe, in these troubling times of war and a failing economy, we are putting Steve Phillips' affair with Humpty Dumpy on the covers of our national newspapers. This latest sex scandal cost Mr. Phillips his job because "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," ESPN said in a statement. Hilarious! Since when has an athlete - or coach's - extramarital affairs damaged his reputation or that of his employer? Puuleeeze.
Steve Phillips with ESPN Assistant and Mistress Brooke Hundley
1) Athletes and affairs are the perfect "marriage" - they go hand in hand. Fired over an affair? C'mon! Tell me when you want the list of names of athletes and their affairs...it goes on and on and on...why do we continue to act so shocked when a new affair emerges?
2) ESPN knew what they were getting themselves into...Phillips had problems before with affairs, long before they hired him. In 1998, when he was GM of the Mets, he took a leave of absence because of a "series of affairs and an accusation of sexual harassment by a Mets employee," according to the NY Times.
3) The only reason why he should be fired is that his mistress is ass-ugly. Brutal! 
Brooke Hundley (NY Daily News)No wonder why he called it off with her.
4) In all seriousness, clearly Mr. Phillips has a problem since he's entered in-patient rehab. ESPN shouldn't be so quick to fire him if he's sick. Give the guy the chance to get some help, then make a decision.
5) America needs to get over the cheating scandals. Many people cheat, especially the rich and powerful. Why are we so consumed with where a man sticks his winky? That's a man's issue with his wife and nobody else. This year alone we've heard of three Senators affairs: John Ensign, Mark Sanford and John Edwards. We've also heard of Letterman's affair, Madonna/"Stray-Rod", and the list goes on.
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Reader Comments (2)
"The only reason why he should be fired is that his mistress is ass-ugly." Glad you said what every guy (except other ass-ugly aficionados) has been thinking but afraid to say.
Don't know what type of therapy Phillips is undergoing, but a part of it should address his ass-ugly compulsion. No wife is happy when her husband cheats, but her agony is only magnified when he diddles an ugly broad...
In my opinion Espn should fire Steve Phillips.