Gimelstob resigns

[Otacon]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1123581705661685760

 

[EloQuent]

What about his job at the Tennis Channel and his production company which does work for the ATP?

 

[ChaelAZ]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1123581705661685760

Lol. Ya think?


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[Nadalgaenger]

 

[Bartelby]

Djokovic needs to go now. Kicking out Kermode using the tainted vote of Gimmelstob doesn't speak highly of his performance in the role.

 

[Nadalgaenger]

Hail the new King of the ATP

 

[r2473]

What about his job at the Tennis Channel and his production company which does work for the ATP?

I don’t think there’s a chance he does anything on air for Tennis Channel. At least not anytime soon

 

[George Turner]

 

[Tennis_Hands]

So Djoker backed the wrong horse.
Most influential player my butt.

It is funny that if he didn't participate in the plot of throwing out Kermode, Gimelstob might have actually survived the storm and stayed on the board by keeping a low profile.

 

[sureshs]

I don’t think there’s a chance he does anything on air for Tennis Channel. At least not anytime soon

Everything will be forgiven and he will be back pretty soon, after a few apologies. I also don't think his production company would be blacklisted by the ATP. Money will keep flowing in.

 

[Bartelby]

It does mention in the NYT that he will not be returning anytime soon to the Tennis Channel, so he's doing penance as one used to say.

I don’t think there’s a chance he does anything on air for Tennis Channel. At least not anytime soon

 

[Deleted member 765094]

James Blake is doing a great job calling matches for the TC. They don't need JG in any capacity. I wish TC had an easy way to contact them with comments about this matter as well as other questions and observations about their broadcasts. Why would they not have an email address???

 

[sureshs]

his production company is still under contract with the ATP and the United States Tennis Association (USTA); he is still the manager of former professional tennis player Lindsay Davenport and an unpaid adviser to ATP player John Isner.

https://thinkprogress.org/wta-tennis-justin-gimelstob-assault-4da01a5c0ce1/


So there is a USTA connection too. That just adds to the list of powers behind him.

Let us see how the ATP and USTA react to this.

I don't expect anything from Isner.

 

[r2473]

It does mention in the NYT that he will not be returning anytime soon to the Tennis Channel, so he's doing penance as one used to say.

his production company is still under contract with the ATP and the United States Tennis Association (USTA); he is still the manager of former professional tennis player Lindsay Davenport and an unpaid adviser to ATP player John Isner.

https://thinkprogress.org/wta-tennis-justin-gimelstob-assault-4da01a5c0ce1/


So there is a USTA connection too. That just adds to the list of powers behind him.

Let us see how the ATP and USTA react to this.

I don't expect anything from Isner.

He’ll continue to do things behind the scenes for sure. But not on air. At least not for a while.

But no, he’s not going away

 

[Shaolin]

James Blake is doing a great job calling matches for the TC. They don't need JG in any capacity. I wish TC had an easy way to contact them with comments about this matter as well as other questions and observations about their broadcasts. Why would they not have an email address???

Because they don't care about the concerns of the viewers.

 

[sureshs]

James Blake is doing a great job calling matches for the TC. They don't need JG in any capacity. I wish TC had an easy way to contact them with comments about this matter as well as other questions and observations about their broadcasts. Why would they not have an email address???

LOL email is ancient. Use twitter @TennisChannel

 

[sureshs]

Has anybody found any recent news about Gimmy on tennis.com? It is owned by Tennis Channel.

 

[TopspintheTerrible]

I don’t think there’s a chance he does anything on air for Tennis Channel. At least not anytime soon

And if he ever does,I’m sure all the warriors will be preoccupied with the 6,000 other causes that have no affect on their life but enrage them.

 

[Snaab]

Nothing on ATP site yet? (Just biding time for a comeback.)

 

[wangs78]

Djokovic needs to go now. Kicking out Kermode using the tainted vote of Gimmelstob doesn't speak highly of his performance in the role.

I lost respect for Djokovic bc of his support for Gimmelstob. Not as a tennis player but as a person.

 

[EloQuent]

I lost respect for Djokovic bc of his support for Gimmelstob. Not as a tennis player but as a person.

Same for me with Anderson and Wertheim

 

[NoleFam]

I lost respect for Djokovic bc of his support for Gimmelstob. Not as a tennis player but as a person.

What support for Gimelstob? They both wanted Kermode gone and so did the other members of the board. They had a common interest which has nothing to do with supporting him. Take away Gimelstob's vote and Kermode is still gone.

 

[wangs78]

What support for Gimelstob? They both wanted Kermode gone and so did the other members of the board. They had a common interest which has nothing to do with supporting him. Take away Gimelstob's vote and Kermode is still gone.

I hear you. Tough call for Nole for sure, but supporting Gimelstob to have his vote was the wrong move in my view. He made the politically expedient move. Plenty of players were ok with Kermode, so it's not as if Nole was facing pressure to get Kermode ousted - it was his own personal agenda. And he he was willing to support an entitled, a-hole with a track record of verbal abuse and violence to achieve his own personal goal.

 

[Tshooter]

James Blake is doing a great job calling matches for the TC. They don't need JG in any capacity. I wish TC had an easy way to contact them with comments about this matter as well as other questions and observations about their broadcasts. Why would they not have an email address???

Why would they have an email address ? So every random crackpot can give them "feedback" ? The best way to show your displeasure is to stop watching.

You can contact their corporate overlord. Here you go.

http://sbgi.net/contact/

 

[NoleFam]

I hear you. Tough call for Nole for sure, but supporting Gimelstob to have his vote was the wrong move in my view. He made the politically expedient move. Plenty of players were ok with Kermode, so it's not as if Nole was facing pressure to get Kermode ousted - it was his own personal agenda. And he he was willing to support an entitled, a-hole with a track record of verbal abuse and violence to achieve his own personal goal.

That's what players are supposed to do--go to their player representatives, state their views and causes, and ask them to vote for their interests. That's probably what every member of the council did which ever side they were on. Whether Djokovic had an agenda or not is unknown but he did seemingly want Kermode ousted and he was not alone. Gimelstob had only 1/3 of the power needed to oust Kermode, when all of the members voted Kermode out. It's not about supporting Gimelstob if you wanted something like that done. It's about getting the reps to vote for your interests and he was just one vote. The other two votes sealed Kermode's fate anyway and I have no idea what personal feelings has to do with a situation like this.

 

[wangs78]

That's what players are supposed to do--go to their player representatives, state their views and causes, and ask them to vote for their interests. That's probably what every member of the council did which ever side they were on. Whether Djokovic had an agenda or not is unknown but he did seemingly want Kermode ousted and he was not alone. Gimelstob had only 1/3 of the power needed to oust Kermode, when all of the members voted Kermode out. It's not about supporting Gilmelstob if you wanted something like that done. It's about getting the reps to vote for your interests and he was just one vote. The other two votes sealed Kermode's fate anyway and I have no idea what personal feelings has to do with a situation like this.

My point is that not supporting a violent criminal should outweigh the desire to achieve the goals of your electorate.

 

[wangs78]

My point is that not supporting a violent criminal should outweigh the desire to achieve the goals of your electorate. It is not as if ousting Kermode was going to result in millions of humanitarian aid to a third world country, in which case you could make a ethical argument. This was an example of ethics being sacrificed for money interests.

 

[NoleFam]

My point is that not supporting a violent criminal should outweigh the desire to achieve the goals of your electorate.

You see it as supporting Gimelstob and I don't. Until today, Gimelstob held one of the most powerful positions among the ATP whether the players disliked him or not, and he was the who was supposed to be supporting the players. He was a player representative after all, so his job was to have their best interests in mind and vote accordingly. I have no idea how this equals supporting him especially since he shared that power with two other members, who also voted the same way.

 

[Tshooter]

... He was a player representative after all, so his job was to have their best interests in mind and vote accordingly. I have no idea how this equals supporting him especially since he shared that power with two other members, who also voted the same way.

Bingo.

 

[Bartelby]

They all exist in a very small interpersonally-dependent bubble and Gimmelstob even travelled from America to Europe just so that he could personally tell Djokovic the sorry news.

We have one or two people claiming to do something for players, moreover, but what they have actually done for them and how Kermode's sacking was useful in that regard has not been explained.

You see it as supporting Gimelstob and I don't. Until today, Gimelstob held one of the most powerful positions among the ATP whether the players disliked him or not, and he was the who was supposed to be supporting the players. He was a player representative after all, so his job was to have their best interests in mind and vote accordingly. I have no idea how this equals supporting him especially since he shared that power with two other members, who also voted the same way.

 

[smoledman]

How can the judge claim he wasn't provoked? If someone spoke trash about my family member, I'd punch them in the mouth. This is part of the ongoing wussification of society and I don't like it. Too bad Stan is a f-en virtue signaler.

 

[Tshooter]

My point is that not supporting a violent criminal...

I’ve trashed him consistently on this site but this characterization seems a wee over-the-top and at odds with the action taken by the DA and the Judge. (Though arguably technically accurate )

 

[Chadalina]

James Blake is doing a great job calling matches for the TC. They don't need JG in any capacity. I wish TC had an easy way to contact them with comments about this matter as well as other questions and observations about their broadcasts. Why would they not have an email address???

I'll take blake over gimblslob any day of the week, but my chair has more personality than james. He is very generic

 

[Nadal_Django]

He did the dirty work by throwing out that establishment puppet Kermit and then he resigned. Tank you Mr. Gimelstob.

 

[Bartelby]

The judge did not hear Gimmelstob's version of the event in court because he refused to contest the charges and hence he did not defend or explain his conduct in court.

Your own tendencies toward violence are hardly germane to the matter.

How can the judge claim he wasn't provoked? If someone spoke trash about my family member, I'd punch them in the mouth. This is part of the ongoing wussification of society and I don't like it. Too bad Stan is a f-en virtue signaler.

 

[smoledman]

The judge did not hear Gimmelstob's version of the event in court because he refused to contest the charges and hence he did not defend or explain his conduct in court.

Your own tendencies toward violence are hardly germane to the matter.

That's because Justin Gimelstob is already guilty as far as the world is concerned! The world hates Justin Gimelstob! It's a vast conspiracy against him!

 

[Bartelby]

Explain to me how Gimmelstob is an outsider?

He did the dirty work by throwing out that establishment puppet Kermit and then he resigned. Tank you Mr. Gimelstob.

 

[smoledman]

I am going to create a Change.org petition to reinstate Justin Gimelstob as ATP something something and Make Justin Great Again!

 

[KineticChain]

sounds like he should take up boxing or MMA

 

[Bartelby]

Barely legal means legal and therefore no criminal actions besmirch Stan's reputation. As for his personal reputation, we are not living in the fifties ... even if you are.

Stan left his wife & baby in a lurch and started dating barely legal female... Sorry to tell you mate, but those are the facts.

 

[smoledman]

 

[Bartelby]

Trying to turn what Gimmelstob did into a political parody is just not working for you!

I am going to create a Change.org petition to reinstate Justin Gimelstob as ATP something something and Make Justin Great Again!

That's because Justin Gimelstob is already guilty as far as the world is concerned! The world hates Justin Gimelstob! It's a vast conspiracy against him!

 

[wangs78]

...he shared that power with two other members, who also voted the same way.

Exactly, Nole could have waited a year or so for a new player representative to take Gimelstob's place who would be highly likely to vote the same way.

I realize this is not completely black and white, but for me it is not that grey either. Gimelstob is a terrible human being. I will say I don't know the guy personally so there is the chance he is not as terrible as I think he is. But based on the facts I do know, this guy should be in prison. Definitely not in any kind of high profile, lucrative and influential position. The fact he basically tried to hold on to his position on the ATP Board until players like Murray and Wawrinka made very public statements against him shows he doesn't feel any real remorse. If I were Djokovic, as president of the player's council, it is even more important not to support such an awful person.

Anyway, let's agree to disagree. I think Nole is a great player, so we do have some common ground

 

[EloQuent]

That's because Justin Gimelstob is already guilty as far as the world is concerned! The world hates Justin Gimelstob! It's a vast conspiracy against him!

He pleaded guilty! He was convicted. He had the option of going on trial and having his day in court. He chose not to dispute the charges.

 

[Chadalina]

Expressing dislike for someone = hate.

Hitting someone on the ground 50 times = what?

 

[Otacon]

I think now that he resigned, we should move on. He is not a child rapist after all.

 

[Bartelby]

Gimmelstob is biding his time for a comeback, so now is not the time to move on from the issue.

And the next step would be a resignation from Djokovic whose political game is too opaque and lacking in any evident benefit for players.

 

[Purplemonster]

I'll take blake over gimblslob any day of the week, but my chair has more personality than james. He is very generic

Hope it’s not an IKEA chair, they can also be quite generic.

 

[sureshs]

Blake has a nice position as Miami TD on a new campus, ain't going anywhere.

 

[TopspintheTerrible]

He pleaded guilty! He was convicted. He had the option of going on trial and having his day in court. He chose not to dispute the charges.

What do you think is enough though? Life as he knew it is essentially gone. He’s going to take a massive financial hit. Reputation destroyed and basically will be an outcast in the community.

Seems like enough. For me at least.