He Doesn't Deserve A Main-Page Post Today...

Let it go Al. I'm convinced at this point that his committment to the Times is secondary to his other endeavors. And the writing reflects that.

Sadly, the flip side is that the paper is so in need of presence, relevance, and visibility that they accept that.

I thought this was going to be a Murton thing.

Al I PROMISE once the 1st pitch is tossed on the 31st I'll lay off the Murton stuff!

There's no reason to get upset with his writing anymore. All he is doing now is baiting stupid people. I hope that we're all smart enough not to fall for his trap.

so Mariotti starts by listing off all the deficiencies that the Cubs still have on the field and then closes with MacPhail is going to "sabotage the series bid"?

I am no longer angry at him, just a little confused now.

The MSM part does not cancel out the troll part.

..Andy McPhail's marching orders are to hold the Cubs season hostage.

He also refers to Roberts as an "avid steriod user". Last time I checked he was linked to a one time use of HGH years ago.

Where do you get this stuff???

The guy writes for a major city's sports page, his face is on ESPN, even though it is "Around the horn". Even though that show does not attract tons of viewers, his mug is on the Tube. My point is he reaches an audience.
We know he is a joke, others out there take it as gospel, and sees it as how the Cubs are operating.
Wonder why it would hurt old Jay if he could write a column with a just a tad of positive take on the Cubs.
But heaven forbid, that would make Jay appear as "soft" .
GIve it up Jay, you are running out of ink.

loved reading Mike Royko. I just don't look forward to the sports page except for the box scores and standings anymore.

Andy McPhail is being paid by the Baltimore Orioles to act in the best interests of the Baltimore Orioles. His job is to maximize the return on his assets, either on the field or in the trade market. He is under no obligation to trade TNO to the Cubs just because the Cubs want him.

Jim Hendry is being paid by the Chicago Cubs to act in the best interests of the Chicago Cubs. His job is to maximize the return on his assets, either on the field or in the trade market. He is under no obligation to trade for a player whose price is higher than what he deems appropriate.

Please stop pretending that you are qualified to be a GM.

Thank you,

DMH

You guys are feeding the beast with your hits, just ignore him.

his column was horrendous today! For a guy that didnt want Roberts he sure turned tail pretty quickly. I am officially not reading him anymore. He is out of control.

Maybe it's because local sports fans drive internet traffic towards his columns in the process of mocking them? ;-)

that every time he and the Sun Times are mentioned, he is earning his pay. Bad publicity is better than no publicity at all. But we all have to admit that he does have some good columns. Ask yourself if you find yourself reading one of his columns with the hope that it's terrible so you can go on a rant against him.

Mr. Yellon. Being of the media world as I understand you are, you of all people should know Jay's role (and others like him) in media world. He's a columnist and part of his job is to either elevate some existing point of controversy or better yet, create controversy. By the fact you read his articles and then comment on them (regardless of how you feel), shows me Jay is doing his job: He is getting you to read his column.

Hey, I don't agree with him many a time and when he steps onto that thin sheet of ice, I can rip him to shreds in hockey understanding, but he's doing his job; commenting on sports.

As far as this specific article, do you know McPhail isn't trying to screw the Cubs just by dangling Roberts? Maybe... just maybe... all along he and Angelos planned on keeping Roberts until at least the NTW deadline. So in a sense, he is trying to take the 2008 Cubs' season hostage. Or maybe, he was just trying to squeeze the most out of the Cubs, regardless if they were his previous employer.

Look how much angst this so-called deal has caused in the Cubs organization, specifically with DeRo. It almost got to the point we were going to get the daily Roberts trade update with Lou and Jim; sounds like it could be a reality TV show title. Remind you of a certain couple of pitchers (one of which is still here) between 2004-2007?

He's not always wrong and you cannot dismiss an article just because it is written by Jay Mariotti.

Bottom line is there is so much going on behind the scenes we all don't know. Only God and Jean Dixon knows. I use this great line from Men in Black. When Jay is being introduced to the idea of aliens being on Earth, Kay tells him, "...and the only way these people can get on with their happy lives is that they do not know about it".

is, simply put, an antagonist. He is Howard Stern. He is Johnny Fairplay (for those Survivor lovers). He is in it for the attention, and the press. My guess is, his views are not nearly as extreme as he sells them to be.

This is what he has become and he likely knows nothing else now. Comparing him to a MSM troll was spot on. He is in this life to provoke and antagonize us and unfortunately, he is very good at his job. Therefore, there will probably always be one there for him.

Puck! How could I foget him. Someone ought to do a diary about Mariotti comparisons. I know there are man many more!

"Mariotti is..."