He may have struck out on his network gig by offering to play for another team (CNN, that is), but suspended MSNBC anchor David Shuster is still playing strong for his company’s softball team.
In fact, he batted fifth last Saturday, according to batting records for the local WRC-TV team, known to the league as the Original Peacocks.
Shuster has played in the Metropolitan Media Softball League on and off for 20 years and has gained the reputation of being a hard-core player. Last year, he’s remembered for flaunting WRC’s victory trophy around the field. And as long as he’s employed and credentialed, much to competitors’ dismay, he can still play.
“One funny thing is he has his own uniform, while the rest of the teams play in shorts and T-shirts,” a player from an opposing team told Yeas & Nays. “What a dork,” the player added.
The weekend after Shuster was “suspended indefinitely,” he told players on an opposing team (hint: one he considered playing on) about his suspension, saying he was on paid vacation for the remainder of his contract.
Shuster got in trouble with MSNBC in early April after higher-ups caught wind that he had filmed a pilot for CNN. Since then, sources say, he has been telling friends that he never filmed a pilot with CNN but merely interviewed with them, which is within his right.
Shuster did not respond to an e-mail for comment.
Update 11:45 p.m.: David Shuster has played on the Metropolitan Media Softball League on and off for 20 years, he started with the WRC team in 2007.
Update: David Shuster demands that we publicly reveal our source
