ESPN Broadcaster Affair Exposed

Steve Phillips' Sexcapade Came to Light When Woman Showed Up at His Home

(CBS)  It's yet another case of a male celebrity getting mixed up with a younger co-worker. However, "mixed up" may be putting it mildly when an affair results in a frantic phone call, such as one made by Marni Phillips.

She told a police operator, "I have a crazy woman who is involved with my husband and she's come to my house to harm me and my children."

With that 911 call, another on-the-job affair was exposed.

This time, the cheating husband was Steve Phillips, ESPN baseball analyst well-known in New York as the former general manager of the Mets.

Steve Phillips has admitted to having had a three-day fling in July with Brooke Hundley, a 22-year-old ESPN production assistant, who later showed up at Phillips' Connecticut home.

When Hundley showed up at the house, Marni Phillips said in her 911 call, "Please hurry and catch her -- she's crazy."

A police report says that, after Steve Phillips broke off his affair with Hundley, she repeatedly called and texted his wife, and even used aliases for online chats with their teenage son.

The New York Post published a letter from Hundley, which details the affair. Hundley even described birthmarks in Steve Phillips' genital area.

Hundley wrote in the letter, "I'm coming out now because I'm sick of hiding and sneaking around."

The Post also revealed that Hundley wrote a "script" for another woman, who repeatedly phoned Phillips' wife to tell her of the affair.

However, this isn't the first workplace sexcapade for Steve Phillips. He got in trouble with the Mets for an affair with an employee. Now he's on leave from ESPN, and his wife is divorcing him. So far, Hundley remains at the network.

ESPN issued a statement, saying, "We were aware of this and took appropriate disciplinary action at the time."

Phillips has acknowledged the affair and issued an apology to his family and colleagues.

[ludvig1-2009]

I don't know if this is true or not, but I heard years ago that the reason Harry Caray went from being the Cardinals baseball announcer to being the Cubs announcer was he was seeing Bing Devine's (the Cardinal GM) daughter. The other funny baseball firing I heard rumors about was that Dizzy Dean got fired from doing TV baseball games when the camera panned a couple at the ballpark necking and he said "He's kissing her on the strikes and she's . . . "

[formrusmcsgt]

Some men never learn to control their dork.

He's another.

[am0123]

Single and Happy - I totally agree with you!

I just saw the news report CBS aired minutes ago on Steve Phillips and cannot believe how they nail him to the wall for having an affair when Letterman did the same thing. In their report on Letterman, CBS practically congratulated him for being so honest to the public (when he was forced to do so before the press got hold of it). Both men were wrong and should be fired! CBS, why do you feel Phillips is more wrong than Letterman? For those of you with the lame excuse that Letterman wasn't married - he was in a committed, 20-year, common law marriage and had a son!! Or does that not count? This typical cliche boils down to 3 things:

#1 - From the beginning of time to the end of the world, men will always think (and act) with one thing.
#2 - When will men EVER be held accountable for such unethical actions?
#3 - Most importantly, when will women ever wise up and stop sleeping around with these sleezy, old men who have nothing but money?

[SingleandHappy]

When will these networks start punishing these guys for fraternizing with their co-workers? Steve Phillips and Dave Letterman both need to be fired for their affairs with co-workers. Of course the woman should have known better but apparently are young and nieve. These guys took advantage of them for SEX! When I found out my husband was fooling around, I divorced him immediately. When they do it once they will do it again as both of these guys have proved. Happy and Single in Arizona.

[backstrom4864]

I went through a similiar situation about 20 years ago but there were no stalking laws at the time. The only illegal action at that time were the phone call threats. My husband was having an affair with a girl from work. She would call on the phone and threaten to kill me at home and work. She would send letters through the mail pretending to be a concerned person telling me about the affair. She would stalk me at home and work. He finally got her pregnant. I divorced him. My attorney had kept everything documented. If she did kill me I wanted there to be no doubt who did it. I am so glad there are stalking laws now. These situations are terrifying. Unfortunately not all cases end well. These situations make the crazy people crazier.

[bubbadubba]

Am I supposed to care that some talking head is cheating on his wife?
How is that my concern?
I do note the guy is a total coward and didn't have the guts to tell his wife he was a liar and cheat.
Why would I even care?

[T-Fed]

What is so hard about keeping it in your pants, especially if you are a married man and have some small role on national broadcasts? Personally I don't care at all what he does or doesn't do, but I would like to see ESPN take some hard core action, i.e. "... due to your failure to live up to the morality clause in your contract, you're fired!" Of course this would be after CBS does the same to no talent, gotta release the volcano Letterman.

[Carter1949]

We seem to be a society that thrives on sex offenders, adulterers, and pedifilers and their problems. We seem to gain some form of self gratification. Everytime we give to publicizing them on the news it gives them clout. Does hollywood need more negative publicity to make another movie? And does this give americans the right to promote and gain some form of gratification from these stories? What does this do to our children? Very seldom do we hear about positive people doing the right thing. So, once again our society promotes negative behavior.

[MPHgrad]

Why does he have to apologize for his personal life? These witch hunts are ridiculous. People should mind their business and perhaps be more innovative and productive at work and at home instead of salivating over the lives of others.

[jxknowles]

Once 911 is called and the police are involved, it's everybody's business and fair game for the press. It is not a witch hunt and I think the coverage is appropriate. I have no comment on this individual's personal life. His, now public, shenanigans are deplorable.

[formrusmcsgt]

He surely would have preferred to keep his scumbag character a secret, but, after the authorities get involved, it's too late for that.

[smead67]

I agree with you. I don't care who Phillips or Letterman sleep with and I don't think either should be fired unless there was specifics in their contracts stating otherwise.