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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 »

    5:30 PM on Thu Nov 20 2008
    By Rick Chandler
    6,553 views, 40 comments

    Most discussed Raskolnikov: Schollmeyer is also as irrelevant as Difranco. more »

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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 »

    2:45 PM on Wed Oct 22 2008
    By DAULERIO
    9,421 views, 51 comments

    Most discussed Pornstars-for-Wilbon: Telander left out the part where Roger Ebert walked into the sauna, saw the two of them talking, wrote "TRAITOR!" more »

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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. More »

    10:15 AM on Wed Sep 17 2008
    By Rick Chandler
    15,158 views, 65 comments

    Most discussed Jehovahs Witness Protection Program: The real reason Mariotti wasn't hired? You guessed it: more »

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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. More »

    6:30 PM on Thu Sep 11 2008
    By Rick Chandler
    10,588 views, 38 comments

    Most discussed JosephFinn: So what's the over/under on staffers resigning over this? Or even better, how many days until Mariotti threatens Mike more »

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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. More »

    4:30 PM on Tue Sep 9 2008
    By Rick Chandler
    13,089 views, 48 comments

    Most discussed RonZookonRedBull: That picture has to be a photoshop. No way Mariotti ever showed up at an actual stadium where sports are more »

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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 »

    10:15 AM on Fri Sep 5 2008
    By Rick Chandler
    5,311 views, 42 comments

    Most discussed shea_guevara: I'm tempted to submit a totally 1998-style Geocities-esque page and see how far I get. more »

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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.

    Titled : "An open letter to sports columnist Jay Mariotti, who resigned from the Sun-Times and lashed out during a TV interview announcing that newspapers were dead."

    Read along, after the jump. More »

    4:54 PM on Thu Aug 28 2008
    By DAULERIO
    38,820 views, 93 comments

    Most discussed Matt Sussman: All right, Gene, what did you think of Mariotti's resignation? more »

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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: More »

    12:00 PM on Thu Aug 28 2008
    By DAULERIO
    24,708 views, 111 comments

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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.

    • Our Long Civic Nightmare Is Over. It should come as no shock, given that the paper he works for is about two months away from a toe tag. At the time he signed his new three year contract extension (believed to be worth an absurd $6 million) in June, we joked that it was like Steve Young’s $40 million deal with the LA Express. Jay had better have gotten the money up front. He didn’t, but in the end, he left it all behind anyway. Who knows the real reason? It can’t really be that he sees the Internet as his future. Can it? [Desipio.com] More »

    3:45 PM on Wed Aug 27 2008
    By Rick Chandler
    13,370 views, 32 comments

    Most discussed Brazil Thrill: jaythejoke.com writers will now focus on criticizing the starting quarterback of the Denver Broncos. more »

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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. More »

    12:15 PM on Wed Aug 27 2008
    By Rick Chandler
    31,136 views, 101 comments

    Most discussed jodark: Take turns media. Obama's cock can only take so much sucking at once. Mariotti, you wop, you have to wait more »