ESPN baseball analyst Steve Phillips, embroiled in an affair with Brooke Hundley, has reportedly been suspended for a week by the network based on the public turn the affair has taken, including potential threats to Phillips' wife, Marni Phillips.Hundley is a 22-year-old production assistant with ESPN. According to the NY Post, she went off the deep end after the announcer dumped her, Phillips was forced to involve police in the situation, and the media caught wind of the news shortly thereafter.
"I have extreme concerns about the health and safety of my kids and myself," Steve Phillips said in a police statement, adding that the woman became "obsessive and delusional" after he dumped her.The Post obtained a copy of the letter Hundley sent to Marni Phillips, detailing her relationship with Steve Phillips. In short, it comes off as the ramblings of an insane person*. (And not "Jenn Sterger on Twitter insane"; this is Glenn Close on the big screen nutty.) The first paragraph is below, and if you're so inclined, you can read the entire letter here.
Hi Marni,In addition to the unhinged letters and phone calls, Hundley reportedly attempted to contact Phillips' 16-year-old son through Facebook while posing as a teenager. She also supposedly ran her car into a large stone column after delivering the aforementioned letters to the Phillips home.
My name is Brooke, I work with Steve and he and I got into a pretty heated argument on Sunday about the fact he hasn't been honest with you about our relationship. You see, I'm the woman he's been seeing for a while now, and I'm not just some random girl he had sex with in parking lots, I'm actually a close friend who works with him on a frequent basis. I care about him a lot and I've been asking him to come clean to you about everything, from when we first slept together in St Louis in his hotel suite (where he assured me I wouldn't have to worry about getting pregnant since his vasectomy) to the fact that we have continued to talk, see each other and schedule meet-ups even since you found out. He's upset because I told him I was going to tell you everything, but it's important that you know this. We text all day when he's at work and talk via hotel phones on the road. The texts have always been mostly about the sexual side of our relationship and I have some saved if you ever want to see them, basically stuff like when we'll meet up next, what we want to do to each other physically and how we feel about each other.
So, yes, a tad on the unnerving side if you're part of the Phillips family. The nature of Hundley's behavior, indeed, almost minimizes the whole week-long suspension problem from ESPN. Certainly, this isn't "good" for Phillips' public persona, but because of his previously known infidelities, it might not necessarily be a dealbreaker -- witness Disney only punting him for a week and not immediately pushing him out like the good ship Sean Salisbury. Or Harold Reynolds.
* That's just an opinion; I'm not a medical professional.
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Good time to be suspended for a week, during the world series now if ESPN manages to cover the world series without Steve Phillips maybe they shoul consider terminating steve altogether and as far as the 22yr old going off the deep end wait until a lawyer gets hld of this case ESPN will be going off the deep end $$$$$$. what was he thinking (with) he's married, has (or had) a hire paying high profile job and he's screwing around with a 22yr old AT WORK. only if there was some recent story about this kind of thing happening that was reported by ESPN (oh yeah Steve Mcnair I guess it's OK for Phillips since he's in Baseball And Mcnair was Football.
Phillips needs to keep his screwdriver in his tool belt...and quit blaming the young woman for everything. Nice role model for the kids, Dad, you jackass!
Steve Phillips DESTROYED THE METS FOR YEARS AND THAT SOME HOW LANDS HIM A JOB AS A BASEBALL EXPERT ON ESPN? LOL, I swear I wish they had another 24 hour sports channel. I hate having to turn on ESPN to hear about sports.
I always have wondered about ESPN's hiring policies. I guess if you worked for a top level pro team, you're an expert. They're smart, they've gotten power by getting so many of the games people want to see while the other networks sat around smug. Now they have a band of dim wits that they call anchors (stupid and now experience) and expert analysts (stupid but had a job once upon a time.) So the ESPN girlies play but aren't real grown up.... hard way to learn that Steve.
ESPN needs to stick to news and sports .. and not become GOD, judge!
I find it funny ESPN made a brief statement on Mr. Phillips today, and then said they would be no further comment on the matter, but yet they are still reporting about the same thing with Rick Pitino today. Pot calling the kettle black thing going on here. The media must have a different set of rules I guess. BTW ESPN sucks!!!!
He is handsome, I would have sex with him too.
Brooke needs to get a grip, he didn't love her..it was just hot sex.
What the hell is wrong with all you people. Are you stupid??? First you trash this female because of her looks? Secondly, you all act as if he did nothing wrong. He is not innocent here. If he was MAN enough to sleep with her he should be MAN enough to own up to it. What did you expect, of course she would want him to admit she existed. Makes you wonder what he was really telling her. The worst of it is, he tries to make everyone think she is nuts, and you all bite! Based on his past history I would say he is the one with the problem.
Your sick Brooke!!!!!!!!
WAHT ABOUT HIM?????
lol....that's awesome! i would want to receive the exact same letter to know exactly where my husbands at with this person - at least she was honest, maybe a little too honest, but better than being a cheating liar...the wife is lucky. at least she knows now. brooke had a lot of balls to tell her all of that, and the wifey also knows its not just sex now...theres no way her husband wouldve disclosed that much info.
He should hold up his reputation of being a husband and a farther. Don't blame a young girl for the man messing up her mind. Have you head check on this one.
I really didn't expect more from a 22 yr old. People have affairs every day. That is between Him and his family. As far as Brooke, even at 22 yrs old you should know better too.. what kind of up bringing did you have? Where are your morals..? What about a woman and her family ? You act like a slut you will be treated like one. He dumped you.. who are you to "come clean" now ? He doesn't have to come clean.. you don't. It was and now it isn't.. get over it. Won't be your first lay and it won't be your last.
You "play" this happens. I have no respect for a 22 yr old slut.. or her up bringing.. go to church for a few yrs and see if you can understand the meaning of Family and honoring other women!
This Phillips guy must really know how to lay some pipe to have this woman so shook up.
That is kind of what I was thinking, although not so graphically. Ha ha!
Did you check into the girl? he is a perv, and she is well on her way to a manic depressive life.........the engines running..........., but there is no one behind the wheel!!
Wow that was an awesome comment! hahahaha
lmao
This was just simply a case of vulnerability a young girl, who probably was looking for a father figure, felt blindly secured and Phyllip took advantage of her vulnerability. Any one blaming this child is in a make believe world. This was simply an old perverted man that took advantage of a child.
Rose, Rose, Rose, do you lament the 22-year-old "children" who get their limbs blown off in Iraq too? I mean, if you think this chick, whose sexual history would make you blush from head to toe, is a child, all I can say is you watch too much Dr. Phil.