# Anybody know more about why Harold Reynolds left ESPN? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 26, 2006, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-more-about-why-harold-reynolds-left-espn/366108 "2006-07-26T16:53:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-more-about-why-harold-reynolds-left-espn/366108/1 "2006-07-26T16:53:16Z")
Too bad - I really liked him as a Baseball Tonight analyst. ESPN’s statement is rather [vague](http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2529688): > [@](#): > > Harold Reynolds, a baseball analyst with ESPN since 1996, is no longer with the network, the company confirmed Tuesday afternoon. > > ESPN offered no further comment. > > Reynolds, a member of the “Baseball Tonight” team for 11 years, made his last appearance on the show Sunday night. > > In addition to his work on “Baseball Tonight,” the former Gold Glove-winning second baseman also covered the College World Series and the Little League World Series for the network. I snipped a sentence or two to avoid copyright infringement, but that’s about it. Does anyone have more info? I tried looking for his blog or something, to no avail. I missed Baseball Tonight on Sunday - did he say anything on the show that was controversial, or did he say goodbye or anything? ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-more-about-why-harold-reynolds-left-espn/366108/2 "2006-07-26T16:55:56Z")
[Sexual Harasment](http://www.deadspin.com/sports/top/reynolds-confirms-firing-for-sexual-harassment-189928.phpc) ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-more-about-why-harold-reynolds-left-espn/366108/3 "2006-07-26T16:58:17Z")
That’s too bad. I like Harold, he’s level-headed and knows his stuff. He’s a devout Christian, so one would think it wasn’t for feeling up an intern or summat like that. I think… NEWS FLASH! It was summat like that… [Deadspin dishes the dirt, as usual!](http://www.deadspin.com/sports/top/reynolds-confirms-firing-for-sexual-harassment-189928.php) I don’t know what happened. I obviously don’t know the guy but this doesn’t sound like him… ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-more-about-why-harold-reynolds-left-espn/366108/4 "2006-07-26T17:10:52Z")
Whoa, I take that back. Turns out that Harold has a history of sexual harrassment complaints (follow the links, especially the ones to the sports journalist message board). Who knows if they’re true, but when there’s smoke, there’s probably fire… ---
**Author:** ![TheBoneyKingofNowhere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@TheBoneyKingofNowhere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheBoneyKingofNowhere)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-more-about-why-harold-reynolds-left-espn/366108/5 "2006-07-26T17:16:24Z")
[QUOTE=Hippy Hollow] Whoa, I take that back. Turns out that Harold has a history of sexual harrassment complaints (follow the links, especially the ones to the sports journalist message board). Who knows if they’re true, but when there’s smoke, there’s probably fire… [/QUOTE] Yeah. Harold is by far my favorite baseball tonight anchor. While most analysts critisize and complain, Harold stays positive, always pointing out the _good_ things about people and their play. Too bad. With the loss of Gammons, this is turning out to be a bad year. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-more-about-why-harold-reynolds-left-espn/366108/6 "2006-07-26T17:17:44Z")
Wow, he lost his job for “an inappropriate hug”? I wonder what will happen to GWB for his ninja-backrub? ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-more-about-why-harold-reynolds-left-espn/366108/7 "2006-07-26T17:23:25Z")
He hugged someone at Outback Steakhouse? RELEASE THE HOUNDS!!! Too bad. Thanks for the replies, folks. ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-more-about-why-harold-reynolds-left-espn/366108/8 "2006-07-26T17:26:59Z")
Here’s the other side in a [[MLB Latest Updates - Yahoo Sports](http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=A9G_e8UyMcdEJ3wBhg0RvLYF?slug=ap-espn-reynolds&prov=ap&type=lgns)"]Yahoo! story.]([MLB Latest Updates - Yahoo Sports](http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=A9G_e8UyMcdEJ3wBhg0RvLYF?slug=ap-espn-reynolds&prov=ap&type=lgns)) > [@](#): > > “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.” Seems pretty sudden, harsh and a bit of a double standard (considering Steve Phillips had sexual harrassment troubles too.) stupid coding I can’t fix… ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-more-about-why-harold-reynolds-left-espn/366108/9 "2006-07-26T17:31:56Z")
Hey, wait a minute! It was at OUTBACK; there’s no rules at OUTBACK, mate! 😉 Somebody get that Sheila a Bloomin’ Onion, she’ll be good as new.