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Media Meltdowns
The Jay Mariotti Online Express Could Be Headed Back To Chicago
The Rumor: Jay Mariotti's death wish/dream to return to the Chicagoland newspaper universe is almost complete — he's finally heading to the Chicago Tribune. It's just unfortunate that neither he nor anyone at the paper will talk about it.
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By DAULERIOComment by The_Dark_Side_of_Oz: I see he has his official middle age douche bag uniform on, jeans and a sport coat 9 Responses | Other threads
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NBA Draft 2009
Ricky Rubio Makes Jay Mariotti Cringe
For shame, "anyone who projects Rubio as a superstar based on wishful thinking, stereotyping and nostalgia." Also in this column: a Spanish quote left untranslated and a play on "rube" and "boob." Yes he did! [FanHouse]
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By Ben CohenComment by ClueHeywood: "Tenemos que hablar con la gente de Minnesota ... y ver lo que pasa, porque, a estas horas, podemos estar... 2 Responses | Other threads
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Media Meltdowns
Mariotti Offers A Comforting Hand To Kornheiser, Himself
Shouty Jay Mariotti says he'll miss Tony Kornheiser on MNF, a man with whom he feuded cattily for indeterminate reasons over the years. This seems mystifyingly bighearted until you realize he's actually writing about himself. More »
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By Tommy CraggsComment by Father of 2 Future First Rounders: and our target audience of thirtysomethings, twentysomethings and teens clearly likes to watch more than read That's the same reason internet... 2 Responses | Other threads
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Jay Mariotti Calls Shenanigans On Matt Cassel Trade
Gentleman Jay Mariotti knows a raw deal when he sees one and something about that Matt Cassel to Kansas City trade does not smell right to him. More »
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Comment by Wampeters, Foma, and Pat Falloon: So, DUAN, I have a question. I'm 20, so I missed the Andrew Dice Clay craze, but I just watched... 42 Responses | Other threads
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Media Meltdowns
Jay Mariotti: "Roger Ebert Can Kiss My Ass"
Remember back in the summer when venerable Chicago Sun-Times movie critic, Roger Ebert wrote that scathing farewell letter to Jay Mariotti? Jay does — and he's finally responded. More »
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By DAULERIOComment by Sports-Pun: Oh yeah?! Well the jerk store called.. 3 Responses | Other threads
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Jay Mariotti Column Commenting Is Back On The Air
One thing I failed to consider with the previous post; you can comment on Jay's columns now! This is fun we never had when he was at the Sun-Times. More »
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Comment by Civil Negligence: Like a ripe diaper filled with Indian food. Ok, which one of you twisted fucks are feeding your babies Indian food? 2 Responses | Other threads
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It's Morning In America: Jay Mariotti Debuts At AOL Sports
Groggy, caffeine-deficient citizens got a jolt of 21st-century reality this morning as Jay Mariotti debuted at his new home, AOL Sports. Yes, he's no longer just Chicago's problem; Jay belongs to the world.
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Comment by Matt Sussman: Good career move to jump ship from a decaying industry that was last revelant 10 years ago to go to... 5 Responses | Other threads
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Meet Your New Fanhouse Columnist ... Jay Mariotti
Starting Monday, Fanhouse will add ex-Chicago Sun-Times columnist and venerable Around The Horn noisemaker Jay Mariotti to its stable of writers. Fun for the whole family. -
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Chicago Magazine Writer Loves Him Some Jay Mariotti
By his own count, Jay Mariotti wrote more than 3,000 columns in his 17 years as a Chicago Sun-Times columnist. But now that that's all over, and being an ESPN jabbering noggin is his main gig now, how does a professional contrarian stay relevant in a world that's swiftly passing him by? By grabbing a suit jacket and Levis and posing against a brick wall for a magazine story, that's how. In the December issue of Michigan Avenue, Josh Schollmeyer does a Q&A profile of Mariotti, Schollmeyer charitably refraining from the same character assassination tactics that made his subject famous. Title? Mariotti Unplugged ("Do Freebird!"). Ha. As if Jay was ever "plugged" to begin with. More »
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Comment by Raskolnikov: Schollmeyer is also as irrelevant as Difranco. 1 Responses | Other threads
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So Rick Telander Meets Jay Mariotti Sweaty and Nude...
The long-standing feud between former Chicago Sun-Times columnist Jay Mariotti and current CST columnist Rick Telander has been well-publicized and generated notoriety given its potential for violence. Once Jay quit, the yelps of joy from inside the Sun-Times' newsroom could pretty much be heard (or read, rather) around the world and Telander admitted he, too, was ding-donging after Mariotti's departure. More »
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By DAULERIOComment by Pornstars-for-Wilbon: Telander left out the part where Roger Ebert walked into the sauna, saw the two of them talking, wrote "TRAITOR!"... 4 Responses | Other threads
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Tribune Kills Mariotti Talks As A Thankful Populace Rejoices
Attention, residents of Chicago: Jay Mariotti will not be coming to the Tribune. We repeat: Will NOT be employed there. This is official. (Wary citizens emerge from concrete bunkers, shielding eyes from the sun as "all clear" siren sounds). Although he proved as hard to kill as the evil robot in Terminator II, Mariotti is finally gone from the Chicago scene for good. Although they worked hard to make a deal happen, Tribune executives just couldn't clear all the legal hurdles it would have taken to bring Jay on board. At least that's the story they're going with.
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Comment by Jehovahs Witness Protection Program: The real reason Mariotti wasn't hired? You guessed it: 6 Responses | Other threads
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Mariotti To Tribune Apparently Just A Matter Of When, Not If
Get ready Chicagoland, your Jay is back. Jay Mariotti to the Chicago Tribune! Let those words luxuriate on your tongue for a moment. At least that's the word according to two of our sources, one of whom is quite close to the situation. Tribune higher-ups — and by that I mean higher than the editorial department — are reportedly trying to figure a way to get around some no-compete contract clauses that would allow them to install Mariotti as a columnist on the print side. Already a done deal is Mariotti joining the Trib's web site. An announcement could come as early as Monday.
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Comment by JosephFinn: So what's the over/under on staffers resigning over this? Or even better, how many days until Mariotti threatens Mike... 3 Responses | Other threads
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Those Pesky Mariotti-To-Tribune Rumors Will Not Dissipate
Rumors continue to flutter over Chicago this afternoon concerning sensitive Around the Horn talking head Jay Mariotti and his possible move to the Chicago Tribune. A couple of sources close to the situation have emailed me and said that the Trib's editorial staff are taking the rumors seriously, and that "mass resignations" would result if Mariotti were to be hired on the print side of the operation.
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Comment by RonZookonRedBull: That picture has to be a photoshop. No way Mariotti ever showed up at an actual stadium where sports are... 2 Responses | Other threads
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Jay Mariotti Is Looking For A Web Designer. Could It Be You?
Are you a "geek with style and a passion for sports?" Jay Mariotti wants you to design his blog. At least I assume that's who is responsible for this Chicago Craigslist post which went up on Wednesday afternoon, which states a "major national sports personality website is looking for a talented webmaster/designer." Apparently all those new media job offers that Jay was weighing when he quit the Sun-Times haven't panned out as he had hoped. So he's starting his own site, by golly. Get ready to add Jay to your blogroll! More »
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Comment by shea_guevara: I'm tempted to submit a totally 1998-style Geocities-esque page and see how far I get. 3 Responses | Other threads
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Roger Ebert Gives Jay Mariotti A Strategically Placed Thumb On His Way Out The Door
If there are any more questions about Jay Mariotti's awfulness and how actively despised he is by most people at the Chicago Sun-Times, look no further than this internal letter being circulated around, oh, everywhere in Chicago's news rooms penned by Sun-Times movie critic Roger Ebert. The man sure knows how to unleash a withering screed.
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By DAULERIOComment by Matt Sussman: All right, Gene, what did you think of Mariotti's resignation? 6 Responses | Other threads
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The Chicago Sun-Times Won't Even Attempt To Contain Its Excitement
Yesterday, as the whole Jay Mariotti saga unfurled, longtime commenter Pete "Jayhawk" Gaines (and current combudsman at vroom-vroom central, Jalopnik) amusingly passed along an email exchange he'd had with Sun-Times EIC Michael Cooke:
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By DAULERIOComment by Lizabelle: Fun fact of the day: I'm croppped out of that photo of Pete I believe. Either way, I was there... 10 Responses | Other threads
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The Internet Cautions Mr. Mariotti Not To Let The Door Hit Him In The Butt On The Way Out
So Jay Mariotti resigned from the Chicago Sun-Times on Tuesday night, prompting a flurry of reaction around the webtubes, a sampling of which we show you here. Most of it's anti-Jay, as you might guess; even this guy refuses to defend him. Mariotti; the only man Lassie ever refused to save from a well. Let's begin. More »
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Comment by Brazil Thrill: jaythejoke.com writers will now focus on criticizing the starting quarterback of the Denver Broncos. 3 Responses | Other threads
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That's It World; You Have Disrespected Jay Mariotti For The Final Time
Details are beginning to trickle in on Jay Mariotti's sudden resignation from the Land of Newsprint, and it's pretty much what you would expect: Jay quitting in a hissy fit over a perceived slight. According to two reliable sources, Mariotti, just back from Beijing, wanted to write a column on Barack Obama. But it wasn't Jay's turn to write — it was Rick Telander's — and Telander also wanted to write on Obama. And we know how Mariotti feels about Rick. Sun-Times says no, Jay, wait your turn.
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Comment by jodark: Take turns media. Obama's cock can only take so much sucking at once. Mariotti, you wop, you have to wait... 10 Responses | Other threads
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Jay Mariotti: Quits Chicago Sun-Times Before Struggling Newspaper Business "Takes Him Down With It"
Wow. Based on the enormous amount of emails flooding Deadspin's inbox, you would've thought that there was an assassination of a beloved sports figure or a towering inferno at Yankee Stadium. Nope. The reason for the deluge was because Jay Mariotti, after 17 years of vituperative hackdom, has decided to turn in his leaky pen and Remington portable and is leaving the Chicago Sun-Times.
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By DAULERIOComment by Roy Keane: I would NOT want to be around Buzz when he reads this 3 Responses | Other threads
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Jay Mariotti Is Erin Andrews' Knight In Shining Shlubby
On Thursday's "Around The Horn, " there was a brief mention of Erin Andrews at the end of the show, just as the credits rolled, and Mariotti could be heard yelling something to the effect of "Why would bring her up today of all days?" This, to me, indicated that the controversies surrounding the sideline princesses' wardrobe and the subsequent backlash were the topic of office gossip in the chilly, medicinal confines of Bristol HQ. And, being chivalrous, he doesn't approve of talking about a colleague that way, even in jest. More » -
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Jay Mariotti Needs Protection From That Inquisitive Rick Telander
An update on the Jay Mariotti incident we referenced earlier this morning. An eyewitness source files the following report: More »
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By Will LeitchComment by Adonis: Giant Douche... or Turd Sandwhich? There are arguments to made for both positions, and reasonable man can indeed differ. After considerable... more » | Other threads
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The Jay Mariotti Chronicles Continue
You know, we apologize: We just can't help ourselves from making Jay Mariotti more famous. The Cubs' domination of the White Sox this weekend led to a full Paul Sullivan roundup in the Chicago Tribune, and it includes that great newspaper staple: The blind item! More »
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By Will LeitchComment by The Orange Naranja: I'm sure Rick Telander just wanted to 'talk to him'. If, of course, talking to him was defined as beating... more » | Other threads
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Jay Mariotti: Still In Dire Need Of A Serious Pounding
Chicago Sun-Times columnist, hockey-haired yakkity-yak, and out-and-out dickface, Jay Mariotti, recently signed a three-year extension at his paper, but it seems like at the end of that contract, he may very well be the only one left writing for the sports section. More » -
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You'll keep having Jay Mariotti to kick around. [Chicago Sun-Times]
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Colleagues Dislike Jay Mariotti Even More Than You Do
You know what will be fun? When this whole stupid "mainstream media vs. blogs" debate ends in this sports, like it (mostly) has in the political world. (When Joe Klein and Andrew Sullivan have blogs, it's time to let the fight go, Mr. Reilly.) What we will likely need, in the first step toward conciliation, is immediate, clear common ground, a topic on which we can all agree. Here's our suggestion: Our mutual hatred for the work of Jay Mariotti.
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By Will LeitchComment by DirtyKurt: @LosOsosdeChicago: Since Jay's cutting a Wesley Willis cover album, I'm Sorry That I Got Fat has to be on there: This... more » | Other threads
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media approval ratings
Media Approval Ratings: Jay Mariotti
Of all the Jay Mariotti moments we've chronicled around these parts, our favorite was when he complained to Wikipedia about all those negative words about his page. He is a very sensitive boy. More »
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By LeitchComment by garbageday: "Come on, I only got 5 percent of the vote yesterday. Do you really think that's going to happen again?" --Mariotti-d more » | Other threads
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You can't comment on Jay Mariotti's columns on the Chicago Sun-Times site, so now you can at the Tribune's. [Chicago Tribune]
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By LeitchComment by Yinka Double Dare: @Wyshynski: This after the Sun Times had a video contest regarding Wrigley, the naming rights, and Zell. An entry... more » | Other threads
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Jay Mariotti Remains A Very Delicate Boy
You might remember back when Jay Mariotti, deeply hurt by critical remarks on Wikipedia, asking the site to take down those mean, mean words. You might have thought he had grown a thicker skin since then. You'd be wrong.
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Commenting on Jay Mariotti columns is now live. [Chicago Sun-Times]
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Jay Mariotti Is Moved (Again)
One of our all-time favorite Deadspin posts was pointing out the ridiculous platitudes shelled out by sports columns in the days after September 11. (We were not immune from this ourselves.) One of those columnists was Jay Mariotti, whose signature schtick doesn't lend itself well to tragedy. Fortunately, he can just recycle what he did before. More » -
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Jay Mariotti really does like him some Mark Cuban, doesn't he? [Jay The Joke]
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By skeetsComment by Coming Into The Game, ♪♪ ♪♪♪ #J23 - The Superstar Receiver, ofyourupperdeck TORONTOOOoo BJSss ®: He does read Deadspin, but he only reads Deadspin's fag tags. more » | Other threads
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Jay Mariotti will give you a wakeup call, Cubs fans. It's your lucky day. [Chicago Sun-Times] -
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Hey, Jay: You're A Blogger Now
We, the sports fan, are lost amidst the sea of scandalous sports news. We need someone to guide us ... and not just four times a week either! We need immediate, dashed off, from-the-hip, poorly thought out reactionary prattle on the double. And we need it five times a day. Where, friends, do we look in this time of crisis? More » -
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September 11: Perspectives From Bayless, Mariotti And Paige
It's the six-year anniversary of September 11 today, and we're not gonna make a huge thing about it, because everyone should grieve / remember in their own personal way. To commemorate the occasion, though, we thought it might be fun to step in the way back machine and see how three of our great political minds reacted to the situation in print at the time: Woody Paige, Jay Mariotti and Skip Bayless. Come with us. More »
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By LeitchComment by Camp Tiger Claw: @O.D.B. McDowell: So, since Jackie Robinson, have there been any other ball players to break the color barrier? more » | Other threads
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Jay Mariotti Is Devoted To The Art Of Prose
So the other night, in a dark cold lonely room, Jay Mariotti sat alone, doing a little math. He realized that he was required to deliver a certain number of columns by the end of April and, lo, he had already put together the requisite amount. Therefore, even though the next three months include the NCAA tournament, the NFL Draft, the Masters and Opening Day ... Jay's gonna take the next few months off. More »
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By LeitchComment by Michael Bertin: I think he's taking the time off to prepare his acceptance speech when he wins SHOTY '07. This is more commonly... more » | Other threads
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Jay Mariotti Can't Figure Out Why Everyone's So NEGATIVE
We enjoyed the countless emails we received yesterday informing us that "Around The Horn" host Tony Reali — an affable fellow whom we imagine being ultra intense about rec league softball, for some reason — yelled out "don't take my Deadspin away from me" at the end of the program yesterday. (Shockingly, we didn't watch the show. Really!) But we actually enjoyed more Jay Mariotti's rant that led to the comment. Basically, Mariotti was saying that athletes blogging from the Olympic Village next year is a terrible thing because, apparently, the mere act of blogging will turn them into vampires out to suck the soul of an unsuspecting populace. More » -
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Jay Mariotti Was On To Lovie Smith From The Beginning
We haven't made fun of Jay Mariotti for a while, so it's probably time. Good to shake off the rust sometimes. More »
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By LeitchComment by Tiger_Tanaka: Those dozens of wedgies the jocks gave you in school still hurt, don't they Jay? This dildo has been writing the... more » | Other threads
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Deadspin SHOTY Tournament: Jay Mariotti Vs. Harold Reynolds
We return to the SHOTY Tournament, with the final two quarterfinal matchups, today and Thursday. Of all the Elite Eight matchups, we think this might end up the closest. (The first two have been runaways, though you can still vote.) First, a reminder of the bracket. More »
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By LeitchComment by The Great Gondorff: I don't know how anyone can vote for the fucktard over the Groper, especially the famed "Boston Market Groper". ... more » | Other threads
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Deadspin SHOTY Tournament: Jay Mariotti Vs. Darren Daulton
After nearly a week off, the Deadspin SHOTY Tournament kicks back up today — just three more first-round matchups left — with a guy who seemingly shows up every week around these parts, if just to make himself more famous, against a former Philadelphia hero who has only made Deadspin once, but in a rather glorious way. More »
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