A Sports Journalist Says A Bitter Goodbye

[AOIIalum]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

But seriously, fuck Jay Mariotti - he's an absolute dinosaur (even though he isn't a million years old, like Chass), making his claims about the viability of print even more ironic. Touch the third rail, Jay.

Now, that's comedy.

The sad thing is that he still has his ESPN talking head job. Ugh, the guy brought it all on himself. You don't insult everyone in a town like Chicago and expect to get a bouquet of flowers and a nice bottle of wine as a parting gift. Ozzie Guillien must be a very happy guy.

Did he actually resign, or was he forced out?

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by AOIIalum

Now, that's comedy.

The sad thing is that he still has his ESPN talking head job. Ugh, the guy brought it all on himself. You don't insult everyone in a town like Chicago and expect to get a bouquet of flowers and a nice bottle of wine as a parting gift. Ozzie Guillien must be a very happy guy.

Did he actually resign, or was he forced out?

From what I've read, he resigned, but he did it last minute. He just signed a 3-year extension with the paper, so depending on the contract, it would have been tough to force him out.

The paper never checked him (to my knowledge) when he wrote garbage throughout the years, so they hold some responsibility for the journalistic monster he's become.

As for ESPN, it's gotten so far away from the "journalism" part of the sports journalism business that he should have a long career at the network.