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Steve Phillips Drama

Steve Phillips was once known as the General Manager for the New York Mets. There was a lot of excitement about him in New York when he was first hired. He was supposed to be the man to push the right buttons and take the team to the next level. Unfortunately, he traded away then leadoff hitter Lance Johnson for reliever Mel Rojas. By doing so, it took the Mets right out of the playoff race. For a long time in New York, that was his legacy. He was not known as an ESPN analyst first. Now everything has changed.

Steve Phillips, like many men with power, money and opportunity, could not resist his sexual desires. The twenty-two-year-old production assistant, Brooke Hundley, proved to be too tempting. Soon after their affair, ESPN fired Steve Phillips. Brooke Hundley was fired shortly thereafter. ESPN claimed that Steve Phillips didn’t represent them well. Steve Phillips reportedly has shown sexually compulsive behavior. It’s not abnormal for a big network to ditch one of their key players if an event in their lives can cause negative media attention.

According to Steve Leftkowitz, a representative for Steve Phillips, Mr. Phillips feels terrible about theses actions as has checked himself into a treatment center. He is most upset about what damage it might have done to his family, as that is his number one priority.

Will Steve Phillips return to baseball, whether it be as a general manager or analyst? Probably not, but crazier things have happened.