Espn.com Article

Baseball analyst Steve Phillips has been fired by ESPN after admitting to an affair with an assistant at the cable network.

ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz said Sunday night the network determined Phillips' ability to be an effective analyst was "significantly and irreparably damaged."

Phillips took a leave of absence Wednesday after acknowledging the affair with 22-year-old production assistant Brooke Hundley.

According to a police report filed in Wilton, Conn., Hundley began calling Phillips' wife, Marni, on Aug. 5 and sent her a letter graphically describing their relationship and Phillips' birthmarks after he broke off the affair.

Prior to coming to ESPN, Phillips was general manager of the New York Mets from 1997 to 2003.

What a fool.

This is the same song and dance that this piece of trash was doing when he was the Mets' GM, and he was fired largely because of it. Good riddance, Phillips, and you were a lousy color commentary guy anyway!