Silence Broken, Job Lost

Since resigning as Nats GM, Jim Bowden has maintained a strangely visible profile, appearing on an LA radio show, dropping baseball-related twitter musings, etc. But only in a recent sit-down interview with Brett Haber did Bowden officially "break his silence" and describe, among other things, the emotional end to his tenure. "I cried," he said. "Sure. I didn't hold them back." Bowden was actually supposed to work for ESPN this week as a broadcaster during the NCAA baseball tournament's Super Regional. A press release from last week indicated as much. But, according to Deadspin, Bowden's Haber interview has cost him the gig. Here is what Deadspin is saying: Without announcing anything publicly, ESPN replaced Bowden with someone named Jay Walker. According to ESPN spokesman Paul Melvin, the un-hiring came after the network learned of a sit-down Bowden had with local D.C. sports guy Brett Haber. The Haber/Bowden interviews--a Frost/Nixon for (link)