His job was to stir up controversy, and the fact that we are talking about him proves that he actually did it well.

The Sun-Times, already in trouble, will miss him. The rest of us, not so much.

Hopefully the Cubs can make him eat some crow

He also went to school in Ohio, and has ties to ESPN, Cincinnati and Denver.

If I had to guess, I’d say he’s done in Chicago given his rivalry with multiple members of the White Sox.

He wont be back in Denver, as he once called John Elway a punk and received death threats.

I’d guess he’ll find his way either a.) onto ESPN Radio, b.) ESPN TV doing stuff for some of the various 2nd tier shows, or c.) The Big Ten Network.

(I checked wikipedia because I was curious, I didnt know that off the top of my head.)

is probably not as sexy as you think. I’m going to guess he’s headed toward the end of a contract. He probably was well-compensated. Perhaps a renewal would have been at a much lower rate. The S-T is in terrible shape. It might be gone within a year or two. The Trib and the Herald (probably Southtown, too) will be the remaining dailies in Chicago.

So, why go down with a sinking newspaper? He’s getting out while he can.

Everybody here wants to read ‘feuds,’ ‘rivalry’ and the like, but that’s not reality. The failing newsprint business is the real story, and the S-T will eventually be a casualty.

nice touch

…speaking your mind using a well-reasoned argument and blurting out anything you feel will get a rise out of people, whether it’s supported or not. I get the sense most people here (and at both Chicago ball parks, apparently) feel he did the latter rather than the former.

…on this I agree. But he wasn’t objective and his gross exaggerations and prejudices devalued his independent aspect.

I am not a fan of Angelo, Reinsdorf or Guillen, but I se no value in carrying a sportswriter’s personal feud with them through his story and to such an extreme. A writer should have some credibility even if he wants to be taken seriously as an editorial or as satire. Mariotti quickly moves to demonizing and staying there regardless of how foolish he appears and how many times he contradicts himself. A writer must have some degree of integrity and credibility if he expects people to view him as the “conscience” for something.

Marriotti could not go to TV and do what say a Jim Rome does. If Chris Everett had punched out Rome that day it wouldn’t have changed how Rome did his job, and he’s one of the rare guys who is respected by athletes in general and still does not pander for their approval. Mariotti will just hide behind the camera and call people names.

My guess is that for all of his bashing of China, that the Chinese Government recognized true propaganda talent and made him and offer that he couldn’t refuse. He’ll soon have a story line in Beijing denouncing America and the capitalist pigs of the world.

this morning (since I believe the other thread was deleted) just as I was about to say let’s move on, DLee gets me all riled up again. Please tell me he was holding a flashing SARCASM sign during his comments. No need to rant, but c’mon.

..a jagoff..

This isn’t an episode of “Lou Grant.”

For those of you a bit younger…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Grant_(TV_series)

I was just going to post that. Could not agree with you MORE. Now I can listen to the radio AND read the newspaper! WHOO-HOO!!!

GO CUBS!!!