Steve Phillips, the ESPN baseball analyst who was fired by the network Sunday night, five days after it was revealed that he had an affair with 22-year-old co-worker Brooke Hundley, is in rehab for sex addiction.

Phillips, 46, “really needs help, and this was the best way to do it,” said his agent, Steve Lefkowitz, in describing his decision to attend a high-priced facility — in a mystery location — that specializes in sex-addiction treatment. “It was a bid to keep his life. He’s going in for an illness,” Lefkowitz said. “The problem is, he fell off the wagon.”

This sordid ordeal is a screenwriter’s dream: Baseball GM with sex addiction cheats on his wife, eventually loses his job, then patches up problems. He latches on with a powerful TV network, only to see the sex addiction rear its ugly head again, and this time his wife ditches him, he loses his job, and he enters sex rehab. For the role of Phillips - how about John Slattery? Only actor with white hair that comes to mind. Phillips’ wife, whose picture finally emerged today, could be played by Lori Laughlin. Before you start thinking of someone for the role of Brooke Hundley, remember, this is Hollywood. We’ll give you three options: Hilary Duff, Tania Raymonde, or Jessica Lucas.

This will probably conclude our Steve Phillips coverage, which has been voluminous in the last week. The body count from three bad summer decisions: Marriage done, big alimony payments coming, big out-of-court settlement with Brooke Hundley, the public shame of entering rehab for a sex addiction, and a lost job. Remember this next time you want to dip your stick in the fun dip.

ESPN boots Brooke, Phillips in rehab (NY Post)