Andy Katz. Doug Glanville. Dr. Jerry Punch.
The names started to pour in. We knew the layoffs were coming, but I think we were all a little shocked at the amount of household names that were being let go by ESPN. They were kicking some quality people to the curb.
Some of us kept hoping for the best for our favorite employees that had yet to be named. We’d grown to love their work and have appreciated their rational views on the sports that we love.
There was one name, though, that couldn’t escape my mind.