Wow

ESPN baseball analyst Harold Reynolds has been fired. The New York Daily News has the details--what few are extant.

The article makes clear that only three offenses are grounds for immediate dismissal at ESPN: fighting with a co-worker, e-mailing internet porn, and sexual harassment. Right now, nobody's talking.

Speaking strictly as a viewer, I will miss Reynolds at ESPN. He was coherent and intelligent, and never bought into the more clownish aspects of the network (COUGHchrisbermanCOUGH). Among ex-players, only Jeff Brantley challenged Reynolds for listenability and depth of knowledge (and, just thinking out loud here, Reynolds' departure may be good news for Brantley). Reynolds has stated that his side of the story will come out. It may make for interesting reading.