This is very unfortunate for a variety of reasons The Seattle Times: Sports: Analyst Reynolds out at ESPN

Harold Reynolds is a great baseball analyst. I enjoyed his work at the Little League World Series, the College World Series, and the celebrity softball event that takes place during the run up to MLB's All-Star Game in addition to his work on ESPN's Baseball Tonight.

Other ESPN analysts have been allowed to return after affronts including peeing from a hotel balcony. Michael Irvin was charged with a misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Despite Irvin's past problems, he was only suspended for a weekend and that was mostly because he did not immediately report the incident to ESPN executives.

Earlier this baseball season, Rick Sutcliffe conducted a rambling on-air interview while intoxicated. Sutcliffe was only suspended for one game.

There must be more to this event. Perhaps it was the last straw in a pattern of harassment reports. It is sad to see Reynolds leave ESPN. Hopefully he will find another opportunity to display his talents as a baseball analyst again soon.

As a fan of the cigar lounge at El Gaucho, I hope that the American Legion post in Bremerton succeeds in its lawsuit. The Daily Weekly: Lawsuit Against Smoking Ban

The Daily Weekly: carelessness (Seattle Weekly)#more

In The Daily Weekly: carelessness, Seattle Weekly blogger Philip Dawdy writes, "So I decided to rely on a mix of Metro buses and cabs and walking. I wanted to see how my work and social life would hold up. Besides, the Seattle liberal paradigm is that we should all be like Bus Chick--a really cute former Microsoftie who takes Metro everywhere and saves the Earth and honors the Kyoto Accords and tells President Bush and Chevron to stuff it.

I am here to tell you at the liberal paradigm is, in this respect, an abysmal failure. Or at least it was for me."

As the Marines say, Oooh-ra!