Broadcaster Steve Phillips had sex with a 22-year-old intern. ESPN fired him for this. Fired for having sex with a 22-year-old intern, huh? Where were Lanny Davis, Geraldo Rivera, and Charles Grodin to defend Phillips? Why didn't Phillips's wife charge that a vast conspiracy concocted this tale? Where was the petition from Phillips's followers asking ESPN to "move on"? Why didn't Phillips point his finger into the camera and emphatically state, "I did not have sex with that woman"? There was a template for saving his job, but Steve Phillips chose to ignore it at his own peril. Even presidents have private lives. Baseball analysts--not so much.

One of the things I don't get is that he didn't exactly give up his easy high paying gig for a 'girls gone wild' type of 22 year old babe.

If you're going to chance ruining your life, at least make it worth the freight.