Harold Reynolds Fired By ESPN

[Angola!]

Newsday's Neil Best says it was sexual harassment:

http://www.newsday.com/sports/spharold26,0,6234733.story?coll=ny-sports-headlines

 

[DyePack]

"Keith Olbermann of MSNBC, a former ESPN host, told The New York Observer in 2004 he had testified in "three or four major cases at ESPN."

Among the prominent ESPN personalities accused of improper behavior in the past is Mike Tirico, who will debut as the play-by-play man for "Monday Night Football" in the coming season. He was suspended by ESPN in 1992 for what were reported at the time to be allegations of sexual harassment. Another host, Jason Jackson, was fired in 2002, reportedly for harassment."

Who the heck was Jason Jackson?

 

[BYH]

"Keith Olbermann of MSNBC, a former ESPN host, told The New York Observer in 2004 he had testified in "three or four major cases at ESPN."

Among the prominent ESPN personalities accused of improper behavior in the past is Mike Tirico, who will debut as the play-by-play man for "Monday Night Football" in the coming season. He was suspended by ESPN in 1992 for what were reported at the time to be allegations of sexual harassment. Another host, Jason Jackson, was fired in 2002, reportedly for harassment."

Who the heck was Jason Jackson?

He was a fairly regular 2 am edition anchor. Also spent a lot of time on NBA Fastbreak and/or ESPNews. Not great, not bad, no schtick. Which probably means they drugged him, put his ass on a woman and fired him.

 

[Freelance Hack]

"Keith Olbermann of MSNBC, a former ESPN host, told The New York Observer in 2004 he had testified in "three or four major cases at ESPN."

Among the prominent ESPN personalities accused of improper behavior in the past is Mike Tirico, who will debut as the play-by-play man for "Monday Night Football" in the coming season. He was suspended by ESPN in 1992 for what were reported at the time to be allegations of sexual harassment. Another host, Jason Jackson, was fired in 2002, reportedly for harassment."

Who the heck was Jason Jackson?

Jason Jackson was the afternoon radio host a couple years ago. I think he also did NBA Tonight. He was accused of sexual harrassment and thus exiled from Bristol.

 

[kokane_muthashed]

He was the main host of NBA 2Night.

 

[jay_christley]

Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to simply as the Gold Glove, is the award annually given to the major league player judged to be the most "superior individual fielding performance" at each position (in each league), as voted by the managers and coaches in each league.

So I'm not exactly sure what Reynolds "stole," seeing as how the managers and coaches, who presumably have a passing knowledge of baseball,  selected him over Frank White, who was an excellent second baseman.

Considering Rafael Palmeiro won the 1999 Gold Glove -- presumably for the excellence he displayed in the 29 games he played that season at first base -- one might have grounds to question the all knowing power of Major League managers and coaches.

 

[sportymcgee]

Come on, you know that fans pick the starting lineup for the ASG, not the managers and coaches.

Yes, I know that. But that still doesn't mean the Gold Glove always goes to the best defensive player at a position. For instance, Palmeiro won it 1999. He played 28 games at first base.

 

[BYH]

Come on, you know that fans pick the starting lineup for the ASG, not the managers and coaches.

Yes, I know that. But that still doesn't mean the Gold Glove always goes to the best defensive player at a position. For instance, Palmeiro won it 1999. He played 28 games at first base.

Hey you guys don't know anything. Winning a lot of Gold Gloves makes you a Hall of Famer. Why, just ask Twobit about his boyhood idol Bill Mazeroski.

 

[sportymcgee]

You beat me to it, Jay.

 

[micropolitan guy]

Considering Rafael Palmeiro won the 1999 Gold Glove -- presumably for the excellence he displayed in the 29 games he played that season at first base -- one might have grounds to question the all knowing power of Major League managers and coaches.

That's quite true. They certainly aren't perfect, and the Palmeiro fiasco is Exhibit A.

But using that logic, if they pick Player A, they're idiots, but if the exact same guys pick Player B instead, they got it right?

 

[sportymcgee]

Frank White in 1988: 148 games, 293 putouts, 426 assists, 4 errors, 88 double plays, .994 fielding percentage
Harold Reynolds in 88: 158 games, 303 putouts, 471 assists, 18 errors, 111 double plays, .977 fielding percentage

 

[Johnny Drama]

interesting...

on Baseball Reference, the most similar batter? Bill Mazeroski

I have a friend (a Cardinal fan even) who is convinced Frank White is a Hall of Famer. I always stop short of that, but heck, maybe he deserves to be in just as much as Maz