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Reynolds is out at ESPN

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In an odd report from the New York Post, they are reporting that ESPN Baseball Analyst Harold Reynolds has been fired from his position effective immediately. The report appeared in the in Tuesday’s edition of the New York Post, and explains Reynolds' absences from his normal post in the Baseball Tonight studio on Monday night.

This move comes as a huge surprise. Reynolds had been a member of the ESPN staff for the past 11 years and had just signed an eight-year contract extension. He had worked his way up the ranks and became one of the prominent analysts for the station. Reynolds was responsible for both in-studio analysis and in-game coverage.

Not only was Reynolds one of ESPN top baseball men, he is also in midseason which makes this a huge move. Traditionally much like players announcers are only moved during the off season. The ESPN baseball team was already down a man with Peter Gammons out due to health reasons. Now they will finish out the rest of the 2006 season with one less body in the studio.

When contacted ESPN VP Josh Krulewitz said, “We are not going to comment.”

It will be interesting to see which direction ESPN chooses to go in.


Source

  • http://www.nypost.com/sports/espn_fires_reynolds_sports_andrew_marchand.htm


Date

Tue 07/25/06, 7:45 am EST


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DNLLegend
1250 days ago
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Reynolds is a decent analyst. Not really well read in the sabermetrics world, but no less so than Kruk or Steve Phillips. And he clearly knew his stuff when it came to player interaction and small-ball aspects. Too bad.
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BigPPupMajor Leaguer
1250 days ago
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I agree, you could see a marked improvement during his time at ESPN. He had actually become one of my favorites in regards to baseball. Whatever he was fired for it had to be something major.
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Patrickburke1980All-American
1250 days ago
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what the hell do you think happened to get him fired. It must have big something that really pissed ESPN off.
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Patrickburke1980All-American
1250 days ago
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must have been something big
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BigPPupMajor Leaguer
1250 days ago
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It had to be huge something off camera. I mean ESPN is like any other pro team they usually turn their head to most things in order to keep their people on staff.
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StockMail
1250 days ago
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Yeah it had to be something major, he had been there for 11 years! It's going to be interesting to see how this story develops.
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BigPPupMajor Leaguer
1250 days ago
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Yeah, with the slow news of the middle of the summer, I can see SI, CBSSportsline or Fox Sports picking up this story and running with it.
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BigPPupMajor Leaguer
1250 days ago
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Then again maybe Reynolds pulled a Dave Chappelle and just up and left....
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ChristofMVP
1250 days ago
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Reynolds must have done something truly funky. I mean, Michel Irvin is still employed with ESPN. and Reynolds is not? Maybe Reynolds didn't have the poloroids of the boss like Irvin has. . . .
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I am a cpcpMajor Leaguer
1250 days ago
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Maybe he made the mistake of wearing leather and then turned Berman down.
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SteaksammichRed-Shirting
1250 days ago
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Like everyone else, I'm really curious to find out what went on with that. There had to have been some kind of huge blowout. I don't watch Baseball Tonight much and I was never a big fan of his, so I probably won't miss him all that much. But he was still one of their better guys. He was way behind the times when it came to statistics and the way that the game is played today, but he was still miles ahead of John Kruk
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Anonymous Fanatic #1
1250 days ago
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i love the Reynman. i will like sportscenter a little less without him on there.
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Ray agmJV Squad
1250 days ago
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that's too bad, i liked Harold. seemed like a genuinely nice guy and was close with lots of players. i bet he got in some legal trouble that was at least worse than a DUI.
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BigPPupMajor Leaguer
1250 days ago
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Irivin had a crack pipe and only missed a week of work...was Reynolds running a meth lab in the basement of the ESPN studio?
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Anonymous Fanatic #2
1250 days ago
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Reports are starting to trickle in...Reynolds was apparently caught with a 16-year old girl
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The sharkDraft Pick
1250 days ago
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I assume that this "report" is a joke? Any source?
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DNLLegend
1250 days ago
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liar liar pants on fire.
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The sharkDraft Pick
1250 days ago
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That sucks! He was one of the only guys at ESPN I really enjoyed listening to and watching. One word of warning - if this means that I have to deal with more Jeff Brantley, Chris Berman, or Rick Sutcliffe, one of you may have to write an article about the ArmchairGM blogger who went on a shooting spree in Central Ohio for "no particular reason".
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RoblefkoLegend
1250 days ago
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He got caught stealing
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Anonymous Fanatic #2
1250 days ago
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boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
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DNLLegend
1250 days ago
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boo indeed
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Anonymous Fanatic #3
1250 days ago
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I've been caught stealing once. When I was Five.
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Bleeding GreenVarsity
1250 days ago
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If this means more Steve Phillips, I'm going to puke. Anyway, why don't they ust fire Sean Salisbury and Merril Hodge while they're at it?
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RandmanWaterboy
1250 days ago
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I liked HR. He gave a really good (former) player's perspective on situations and intricacies of the game. I always enjoyed it when he picked up a bat/glove/ball and showed something. I never thought of him as a stat/sabermetrics man. ESPN's loss is someone else's gain. He musta done something really bad.
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Anonymous Fanatic #4
1250 days ago
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http://www.haroldreynolds.com/ his website still has "in association with ESPN" on it
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Ray agmJV Squad
1250 days ago
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Word around the campfire is that he made some inappropriate advances towards a woman at ESPN HQ.
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Anonymous Fanatic #5
1250 days ago
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verified that he was 'warned' about making advances, then this weekend another complaint was lodged
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I am a cpcpMajor Leaguer
1250 days ago
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Next on ESPN, Baseball Tonight with John Kruk and Stephen A Smith...
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ChristofMVP
1250 days ago
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Just punishment. Lets the boys with the Philly connections wreck havic on ESPN!
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Ray agmJV Squad
1250 days ago
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I think there's very little doubt that FOX Sports will pick up Harold.
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SteaksammichRed-Shirting
1249 days ago
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He'll get a job somewhere.
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Anonymous Fanatic #6
1250 days ago
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Deadspin is claiming it is related to sexual harassment: http://www.d...e-189733.php
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Bobbyjim45Draft Pick
1250 days ago
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Maybe the Bengals will sign him.
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Anonymous Fanatic #1
1250 days ago
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funny comment from the deadspin article - "YOU CAN BE FIRED FOR HITTING HITTING ON GIRLS AT WORK!?!?!?!?"
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