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.

Mariotti, who's never once stopped short in criticizing his Sun-Times colleagues, was interviewed by WTTW-Ch. 11's John Callaway, and, once again, mercilessly lambasted his co-workers. During the interview, which airs tonight at 7:30, Mariotti said, "When I'm being critical of our writers, it's to try to unify."

Observe some of his tactical unification skills:

Mariotti went on to say that Sun-Times beat writer Joe Cowley "has issues" and wrote a "pathetic" column after the Sox's blowup-doll controversy.

He had harsher words for fellow columnist Rick Telander after Callaway played a clip of Telander asking why Mariotti is always so angry and determined to find "the dark side."

Mariotti: "If you're not interested in, as he says, 'the dark side' of sports, then get out of the business."

Callaway: "Wait a second. Nobody has said more about the dark side of college football than Rick Telander."

Mariotti: "We're all supposed to cover the entire spectrum. Don't sit here and stereotype me. That's just a smear campaign from a guy who … if he calls me angry, I call him bitter and old. This is a fellow who needs to examine the newspaper business, where it is right now, where the Sun-Times is in this market and maybe get his act into gear and help us win this battle …"

Condolences go out to Chicago Sun-Times employees who have to deal with this consistently deplorable sub-human being on a regular basis. Nobody envies you.

Mariotti Rips Ozzie Guillen, Sun-Times Colleagues On WTTW [Chicago Tribune]