* Jay Mariotti out at Chicago Sun-Times

August 28, 2008

Mariotti, an “the opinionated and polarizing sports columnist” who frequently made White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen the target of his antipathy, has resigned from the Sun-Times.

In a city with a strong sports journalism tradition, Mariotti was regarded as one of the leading columnists and certainly the most provocative. With a style that relied on being contrarian no matter the topic, readers turned to him as much to disagree with what he had to say as agree. He added to his reputation with the scrapes he got in with the subjects he covered.

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Tagged as: Chicago White Sox, Jay Mariotti, Ozzie Guillen, Sportswriters

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1 * Kevin Pierce August 28, 2008 at 12:42 pm

IT’S NOT OVER UNTIL IT’S OVER

NEWSWIRE–Sports columnist Jay Mariotti has resigned from the Chicago Sun-Times, saying that there is no future for sportswriting in newspapers.

The sportswriter’s bromide on corporate accounts is:
“The fat lady’s sung,” or “The way the ball bounces.”
He once had assignments to tryouts and playoffs;
Now he’s resigned to skip buyouts and layoffs.

http://www.newsandverse.com
Light verse, ripped from the headlines

2 * thecopperkid August 30, 2008 at 1:17 am

Jay Mariotti: Villian or Visionary?

http://nbc5streetteam.wordpress.com/2008/08/29/mariotti-leaves-sun-times-villain-or-visionary/

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