Steve Phillips Fired by ESPN

This is tough news for all of us at LGT. Let's hope Steve gets the treatment he needs.

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Let’s hope Steve gets the treatment he ~~needs~~ deserves

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by stuart dean on Oct 26, 2009 11:14 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I’m going to do a little a preemptive moderating here.

There will be no discussion in this thread (or any other) of the various women in Phillips’ life.

None.

by Jay on Oct 26, 2009 11:42 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Good. I accidentally read some of the comments at the Fox site and feel like I need a shower.

by FredOx on Oct 26, 2009 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes, by all means talk about Phillips the ESPN personality, but please do not go into his personal life.

by Ryan on Oct 26, 2009 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Those fake GM conferences that Phillips did on Sportscenter a few years back may have been some of the worst and most pathetic things I’ve seen on TV, and certainly contributed to my near cold-turkey separation from the show.

by APV on Oct 26, 2009 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

They also only did them for the larger market teams.

by Roger Dorn on Oct 26, 2009 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah those were ridiculous. Almost as bad as the awful “Who’s Now” contest they did a couple years ago.

by Buckeye Brad on Oct 26, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

This echoes my sentiments. A horrid piece of journalism.

by fwembt on Oct 26, 2009 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just thinking about those clips makes my heart hurt.

Il faut d'abord durer.

by CU Adam on Oct 26, 2009 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

can we talk about how dreamy his sons are?

You are reading my signature.

by rolub on Oct 26, 2009 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

ohnevermind, they’re minors.

You are reading my signature.

by rolub on Oct 26, 2009 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

by TheDanimal on Oct 26, 2009 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wrong.

by ClarkM on Oct 26, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

So…he’s available as a GM? /sarc

by DuffBeer on Oct 26, 2009 12:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Shin Soo Choo can not steal bases.

Resident Take the Football References One Step Too Far Guy

by westbrook on Oct 26, 2009 12:31 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Cliff Lee is one of the best lefties in the game.

by odradek on Oct 26, 2009 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Oct 26, 2009 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

We’ll see Wednesday night. My money’s on Cliff.

Resident LGT results-oriented boob.

by mauichuck on Oct 27, 2009 2:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

As mine would be, if I had any.

Chugga-chugga chugga-chugga, Choo Choo!

by USSChoo on Oct 27, 2009 2:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I can only speak for myself, but I will certainly NOT be seeing that, in any way.

by dgcambridge on Oct 27, 2009 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

This. I am thinking of a marathon swim session. They can’t broadcast the game underwater.

Il faut d'abord durer.

by CU Adam on Oct 27, 2009 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I love when somebody’s personal vices get them out of my life for professional reasons.

by afh4 on Oct 26, 2009 12:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I prefer to see people fired for the right reasons.

by SuddenSam on Oct 26, 2009 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Me, too.

by Jay on Oct 26, 2009 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

If she reported to him in some way, it was a fair fire.

by DixonCayne on Oct 27, 2009 6:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

When I saw the headline, I really thought he was fired for being a bad analyst.

by Ryan Kelsey on Oct 27, 2009 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He sort of is.

by fwembt on Oct 27, 2009 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs

This took me a minute.

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by westbrook on Oct 27, 2009 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I third thee…

by stuart dean on Oct 27, 2009 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I am banning everyone who rec’ed this.

by Jay on Oct 27, 2009 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Rec.

The once and future

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Oct 27, 2009 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I am banning everyone who rec’ed the ban of the rec

by stuart dean on Oct 28, 2009 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Are you talking to … nevermind.

Wait 'til next millennium!

by emd2k3 on Oct 28, 2009 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

FLAG.

I hope the moderator takes note.

You are reading my signature.

by rolub on Oct 28, 2009 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I really wanted to do the same. But ya know…

Resident Take the Football References One Step Too Far Guy

by westbrook on Oct 28, 2009 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Especially when it’s a vice we all share.

Steve Phillips you old dog you – who knew?

Resident LGT results-oriented boob.

by mauichuck on Oct 27, 2009 2:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

who knew?

Uh, like everyone? He’s done it before…

by stuart dean on Oct 27, 2009 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

We don’t all have affairs.

by Buckeye Brad on Oct 27, 2009 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, but even pious types like Jimmy Carter got the lust. In law it’s all about intent.

Resident LGT results-oriented boob.

by mauichuck on Oct 27, 2009 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Chuck, what the hell are you talking about?

The once and future

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Oct 27, 2009 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not sure how old you are, MTF, but the ref is (kinda) explained here. It was taken from an interview with Playboy, if memory serves.

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Force quit and move to trash.

by vbc3 on Oct 27, 2009 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks for all the responses, but this was what I “what the hell”d:

In law it’s all about intent.

The once and future

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Oct 29, 2009 7:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, I didn’t get that either.

What is this, Minority Report for Womanizers?

Wait 'til next millennium!

by emd2k3 on Oct 29, 2009 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, that perked me up, too, but I thought I’d leave to for to the actual lawyers.

by Jay on Oct 29, 2009 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The act matters. I’ll just leave it go at that.

The once and future

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Oct 29, 2009 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

No kidding.

by fwembt on Oct 30, 2009 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I find it hard to believe that any half-literate American boy hasn’t heard the “lusted in my heart” line for Mr Carter.

Resident LGT results-oriented boob.

by mauichuck on Oct 28, 2009 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I certainly have, but that doesn’t make all of us into Steve Phillips.

Wait 'til next millennium!

by emd2k3 on Oct 28, 2009 9:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I haven’t, and I’m at least half-literate

"You are an LGT success story" -- Jay

by Turkmenbashi on Oct 28, 2009 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I haven’t, and I’ve got to be around 72.3% literate.

by Buckeye Brad on Oct 28, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I guess I was about eight years old at the time, but you’re right, it was a famously repeated quote for 20-25 years. I’m not surprised, however, that people who were not alive during his presidency haven’t heard of the quote.

by Jay on Oct 28, 2009 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Lots of old people think all the cultural currency from their earlier lives is the cultural currency and they are baffled when young people do not know what it is. At the same time, lots of these same old people are totally oblivious to what is actually cultural currency now and even actively scorn it (Jon and Kate, Lauren Conrad, etc).

And, to pre-empt, yes I would say Carter’s interview is about as culturally important as Jon and Kate. It was a different kind of pulp but it was still just pulp.

by afh4 on Oct 28, 2009 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It may not be up there with “four score and seven years ago” or “I regret that I have but one life to give” but jeez, it’s got little, if anything to do with being alive when it occurred.

And it’s pretty amazing that you would put Jon and Kate and Lauren Carter on the same plane as a former president. Now if you’d made the parrellel to Tiny Tim or Monty Rock, then I could see your point. But really Jon and Kate = Jimmy Carter? That seems like quite the stretch.

Resident LGT results-oriented boob.

by mauichuck on Oct 29, 2009 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think his point is not to equate the individuals, but specifically the quote from Playboy, which was cultural pulp (like Jon & Kate) and not historically significant (like a presidency).

by Jay on Oct 29, 2009 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I would say Carter’s interview is about as culturally important as Jon and Kate

A former President is much more important than some reality stars, but that doesn’t mean every single one of his quotes is important.

Jon and Kate = Jimmy Carter

I think it’s obvious Andrew wasn’t saying that.

by Buckeye Brad on Oct 29, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

I had never heard the line before now.

by fwembt on Oct 30, 2009 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

And I majored in History and Political Science.

by fwembt on Oct 30, 2009 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

See if they’ll refund you your tuition.

Resident LGT results-oriented boob.

by mauichuck on Oct 30, 2009 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

While this is certainly true, I think it’s important to become a student of history. I like knowing about what went on, even culturally, before I was born. That’s not to say you can know everything, of course. I probably watch more TCM than other 37 year olds I know.

I’m inclined to agree with Chuck on the ‘equality’ claim. Presidential quotes trump reality show stars on the cultural significance meter over time. Doesn’t necessarily make it right, but I think that’s how history works.

Also! I actively scorn Jon and Kate because they were idiots for prostituting their children on television, not for their cultural significance or lack thereof.

BTW, Chuck — it’s Lauren Conrad, not Lauren Carter. Sheesh.

Wait 'til next millennium!

by emd2k3 on Oct 29, 2009 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Are you sure?

by Jay on Oct 29, 2009 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Whoops. My bad.

Who here won’t be talking about Creation of the Humanoids: Green Screen Test in 25 years?

Wait 'til next millennium!

by emd2k3 on Oct 29, 2009 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I prefer 1992’s Boo! The Movie, featuring Rusty Mann as Payton Manning.

by FredOx on Oct 29, 2009 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You should’ve went with “malaise.”

Wait 'til next millennium!

by emd2k3 on Oct 29, 2009 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I hope that whomever replaces Phillips can give us the same kind of quality analysis. Who am I kidding? The man is irreplaceable.

by elsandito on Oct 26, 2009 2:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I feel like Valentine might be just the man.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Oct 26, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

I don’t know much about the Twins, but I know less about the Tigers. After I’m done calling this game, though, I’m willing to do whatever it takes to learn.

Resident Take the Football References One Step Too Far Guy

by westbrook on Oct 26, 2009 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs