October 30, 2006
Reynolds vs. ESPN
Harold Reynolds is going after ESPN:
"I have tried everything possible to handle this situation quietly behind closed doors. After numerous conversations and multiple mediation discussions with ESPN executives, it is clear that ESPN had no intention of solving this problem amicably," Reynolds said in a statement.
"For 11 years, I served ESPN with enthusiasm and dedication. It is unfortunate that ESPN has handled this process in an unprofessional manner. At the end of the day, my integrity, reputation and family are my top priorities, and for those reasons I need to set the record straight and clear my name."
ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz said Monday that the network had been made aware that Reynolds either has filed a lawsuit or plans to in coming days.
Good luck to Harold. I remember from STATS, Inc's negotiations with ESPN that their lawyers were sharks I hope Reynolds is ready for a very nasty fight.
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HR was a terrible announcer and studio host with not a single original insight or thought in all his years with the network, but that does not excuse the shabby way in which he was treated.
He should have been let go for incompitence years ago, and HR wouldn't have had a leg to stand on.
seriously??
I loved HR on ESPN...
The sharks have already been let out of the pen, sweeping statements without benefit of substantiation.
ESPN will settle, quietly. Otherwise, regardless of the merits of Reynolds dismissal, we will be regaled with the antics and Mike Tirico and so many other ESPN miscreants. The network's employee antics have been documented elsewhere. If HR goes scorched earth, and I think this filing indicates he will, the damage to ESPN and it's front line personalities would be devastating. What's in the public domain is nasty enough, what Harold knows as a long time employee will force the suits to settle. Lawyers are irrelevant, this decision gets made over their level. And somebody gets fired for Christmas.
Yeah, I'm with Greg. HR was the bright spot on BBTN. If you didn't think his comments or his breakdowns of swing mechanics were insightful, then maybe you know too much already!
In the beginning HR was bad, but he grew as a commentator., I enjoyed his baseball insights.
I agree with abe, ESPN will settle or else there'll be some real nastiness revealed -- though that might actually be good for ESPN; I think they do need to clean house and get some fresh blood in there.
Abe is absolutely right. No way ESPN wants to have their name dragged through the mud in a lawsuit that will be national news. Reynolds was great on baseball tonight and it is disappointing he's not on tv at all right now. ESPN is smart and knows that they, like every big company, has skeletons in the closet, some of which Reynolds probably knows about and would be willing to let slip if he is taken to court by the worldwide leader.
Ask yourself this question, was BBTN better or worse after HR got the heave-ho? I think a pretty strong case for "worse" could be made. Couple that with the loss of Gammons and it was downright unwatchable for most of 2006.
Dave, curious, is there anything you can do with these thread highjackers? Sooner or later there will be a law, probably to the detrement of debate. All for this crap. Sad.