Good one

I think he cost the Rhode Island taxpayers millions of dollars over his gaming business that went bad. The state loaned him 75 million and issued bonds to cover it.

Happens every goddamned day.

Everyone knows he's a wingnut. He's been discussed seriously as a Republican Senate candidate in New Hampshire.

ESPN's position is clear -- sorta.

- There's ESPN the TV and internet network. If Shill makes those comments on Baseball Tonight or during a game broadcast or on Sports Center, he's suspended or canned. That part is really clear.

- ESPN is also ESPN Radio -- and again, if he makes those comments on Mike & Mike, he's probably in trouble. However, ESPN Radio personality Dan LeBatard just editorialized heavily against the President's visit to Cuba, so the rules may not apply as strictly, or ESPN figures that LeBatard's perspective (as a Cuban American) is interesting.

- Then there are a bunch of local ESPN Radio affiliates that carry ESPN content and also carry locally originated programming. The rules here get very blurry. These are not ESPN enterprises, but independently owned stations with an affiliation agreement. Is Shilling speaking as an ESPN employee, or as an individual with 1st Amendment Rights? I think ESPN maintains that he is an employee, but probably does not wan to test this theory in court.