Harold Reynolds acknowledged the presence of a female? Not once, but twice? Good lord, good thing this predatory menace has been removed from the public eye.

Well, that's a stupid thing to post, Billy. You don't even know what he did to warrant the termination...it is possible(although I hope not) that he truly deserved being fired.

I respect the action that ESPN took. They know even better than we do that BBTN will lose quite a few viewers without him, yet they still did what was right and fired Harold Reynolds for sexual harassment.

i dont know that they made the right move, but they did what they thought they had to. if they fire him for sexual harassment, they maybe lose viewers (doubtful) and risk a lawsuit. and if they don't fire him, then the woman who complained will sue. what we don't know is if he really was inappropriate, or if the woman he talked to is too uptight and bitchy to accept a compliment. we all know people who are guilty of both, and the truth is probably somewhere in the middle.

i keep thinking of joe namath telling suzy kobler he wanted to kiss her. yeah, it was deplorable....except that 20 yrs ago, half the women on the planet would have been asking him!!

David -

The same goes for just about any big company in my experience. It is exceedingly difficult to get terminated. I've worked with guys and gals who have been written up for the same offense as HR on several occassions and they were just bounced around the company to different areas. The degree of the malfeasance has to be larger than life to actually find yourself kicked out the door.

It is only fair to repeat though that this is all still speculation.

It's hard to fire someone. In any business, for any reason. ESPN did what they had to do. If someone does something worth getting fired over, they should get fired. Even though the network isn't what it used to be, they are taking a stand. HR did something wrong, and he is paying (dearly) for it. We don't know the whole story, and probably never will, but ESPN does, and I feel that they did the right thing.

Perhaps, like Mike Tirico earlier, it wasn't that HR sexually aggressed some random woman, but perhaps one of ESPNs own. Of course, it could come out that he got super drunk and got aggressive with a suit at a party or something. We have no idea. Ballplayers (past and present) like attention. It's no shock that he tried to get some girl's(') attention. I'll go on a proverbial limb and say that all guys do it. But does this precedent mean we have any idea at all of what he did? nope. but like these previous posters, we're pretty sure ESPN wouldn't can him if they didn't think whatever he did would not happen again. I, for one, will miss his insight on the network.

All this talk about ESPN doing the right thing....???

We still don't even know why he was fired. Correct?

While I'm sure there's more important business going on in the World, I'm counting on D. Pinto to exploit his ESPN connections and get to the bottom of this! :)

From: http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5815012

"The former Gold Glove-winning second baseman, a member of the "Baseball Tonight" team for 11 years, said he didn't do anything to warrant his dismissal and wants his job back.

"It was a total misunderstanding," Reynolds told the Post. "My goal is to sit down and get back. To be honest with you, I gave a woman a hug and I felt like it was misinterpreted."

The newspaper, quoting sources, reported that the woman is an ESPN employee.

On Tuesday, ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz said Reynolds, 45, made his last on-air appearance for the network Sunday night. ESPN refused to comment on previous reports that Reynolds was dismissed, or to provide any details regarding his departure.

"All I can say is he is no longer working here," Krulewitz said."

I'm personally still very concerned as to what the whole story is.

HONESTLY, THIS IS MY FIRST "BLOG" POSTING - EVER, SO I'M NOT SURE OF THE PROTOCOLS.

BUT I WAS REALLY SURPRISED TO SEE HR WAS FIRED. HE is A VERY GOOD TV GUY. THERE ARE FOLKS THERE - AT ESPN - WITH SEVERAL LONG-TOLERATED IMPAIRMENTS. IF HE MESSED UP, I HOPE HE REALLY MESSED UP. B/C TO LET HIM GO FOR A HUG IS POLITICAL CORRECTNESS TO AN EXTREME.

ESPN: GIVE HIS AGENT OR LAWYER (LIKELY THE LAWYER) A CHANCE TO PUT IT PERSPECTIVE -- FOR HE CAN'T NOW SPEAK FOR HIMSELF

The execs at ESPN are hypocrites. They are the first to report ad nauseum on any athlete accused of indiscretion, yet when it involves one of their employees they have no comment. Tell your viewers the truth ESPN- its relevant sports news that should be reported on Sportscenter just like you would if it involved any other athlete or non espn commentator.

I am big HR fan not only of his work on BBTN, but also the work he does on the LLWS. Additionally I am going to wait and hopefully find out what happened. I a not going to do this crazy speculating.

I am big HR fan not only of his work on BBTN, but also the work he does on the LLWS. Additionally I am going to wait and hopefully find out what happened. I a not going to do this crazy speculating.

I for one will miss his insight on bbtn. He seemed to be a true professional. To hear him be accused and tried without knowing all this information is just gossip. Let us wait until the story unfolds to make our comments because right now all the opinions are based on conjecture.

I'm shocked that Harold is no longer with ESPN. I will miss him and his knowledge of the game on BBTN. It's hard for me to tune in to BBTN without Harold, he was truly the star and class that feed the show.

Harold and I go back about 20 years time. I am a woman, and hugs from him are like sunshine! Too bad she did not see such and chose to bring a cloud on the baseball world. His is not just a good baseball person but also a good man.

Losing HR is a great to loss to all. He was the last great hope that the station had some class. He brought so much knowledge to the show. enjoyed his one on one with the greats where plays and rules were demonstrated and explained. We aren't going to enjoy the LLWS or College Series nearly as much. All Star celeb softball won't ever be the same. What were they thinking?? His bio is amazing for all the good that he does and has done for kids. Am switching off "that show" from now on. Too bad so sad.

Harold's personality and ability to get points accross to kids watching Little League and College ball will be missed. I'm watching the LLWS now and the commentators just don't have the enthusiasum Harold did.

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From the times I have spent with HR, he certainly likes attention just like other males but his aggressive behavior toward the female sex is not cruel or abrasive to them. The people that replaced him on the Little League World Series just are not that information friendly and their stories are not that good. I watched my last Baseball Tonight Show tonight and will not be watching that show again.

It is a downright shame that we in the public have no idea what happened to Harold Reynolds. From the times I have spent with HR, he certainly likes attention just like other males but his aggressive behavior toward the female sex is not cruel or abrasive to them. He played for Baltimore and he was frequently in my after-hours bar and I did not see him being abusive or over aggressive to any females and there were plenty of them that he could have been aggressive to.
He is certainly missed at the Baseball Tonight's Show and the College World Series along with the Little League World Series. His insights to both of the World Series are magnificent and I sure will miss his commentary. He not only knows how to play the game of baseball but he has the insights of playing this game for so long that civilians (people who don't play the game) can understand just what he is talking about at all times.
The people that replaced him on the Little League World Series just are not that information friendly and their stories are not that good. The LLWS is just not the same. He was certainly a good person and for one I cannot see him doing this kind of stuff. His baseball knowledge is superb in every sense of the word. I watched my last Baseball Tonight Show tonight and will not be watching that show again. Many of the fans of the show should do the same. It is as the other woman said, if it had been somebody taken steroids or somebody slapping a woman we would know the whole truth. Therefore, what is the big secret why we do not know what happened to Harold Reynolds?