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Steve Phillips

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Sports Executive

The Resume

    (May 18, 1963- )
    General Manager for the New York Mets (1997-2003)
    Baseball analyst/broadcaster for ESPN
    Suspended by ESPN for having an affair with 22 year old production assistant, Brooke Hundley (October 2009)

Why he might be annoying:

    He took a leave of absence from the New York Mets after being hit with a sexual harassment lawsuit (1998).
    He denied sexual harassment, but, admitted to having an affair with his accuser.
    A decade later, he admitted to having an affair with an ESPN staffer half his age (2009).
    Brooke Hundley, the woman he had the affair with, tormented his wife and son, and revealed graphic details about their affair.
    He played minor league baseball for 8 seasons, never making it to the big leagues.
    He turned down a football scholarship to Northwestern to play minor league baseball.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He completed courses during baseball off seasons to earn a psychology degree from University of Michigan.
    The Mets made the playoffs twice during his tenure, including one World Series appearance (2000).
    He displayed great charisma, enthusiasm and insight on ESPN's 'Baseball Tonight.'
    He was such a popular on-air personality, ESPN added him as a broadcaster for their Sunday Night Baseball game of the week.
    He stole the tabloid 'extramarital affair' spotlight from David Letterman.
    Brooke Hundley's behavior was compared to that of Glenn Close's 'Fatal Attraction' character, so he was punished for his adultery in more ways than one.

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Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 23 Votes: 47.83% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 61.11% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 34 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 36 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 115 Votes: 45.22% Annoying