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[vcjack]

Jay Mariotti out at the Chicago Sun Times

www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-27-mariotti-jayaug27,0,609457.story

[Jack]

You are only making him more famous.

[hifigator]

I'm with you on that one vc. He is a pretentious lout.

[PhillyHoya]

It only frees him up to be on ESPN MORE

[MCIGuy]

Despite what one may think of him this is a sad commentary on the state of the newspaper business.

[Jack]

Aug 28, 2008 6:47:38 GMT -5 MCIGuy said:

Despite what one may think of him this is a sad commentary on the state of the newspaper business.

There is ample evidence that print media is on death's door, but a hack like Jay Mariotti quitting in a hissy fit is not a commentary on anything other than his unjustifiably inflated ego.

deadspin.com/5042479/thats-it-world-you-have-disrespected-jay-mariotti-for-the-final-time

[hifigator]

You are right about the dying newspaper industry. It's sad to me. I know you can go online and read literally endless newspapers, but I still like to have my morning hard copy. It sucks because as the market shifts more and more to the internet, then it becomes harder and harder to solicit advertisers for the print versions. Then it becomes less profitable for the newspaper company. They raise their prices to offset some of the lost revenue and the cycle starts over again, losing more readers to the internet. I am in the middle of that cycle right now. Our crappy paper just raised their prices to 75 cents daily and $1.25 on Sunday. That is just ridiculous, especially considering how bad our paper is. I have tried to stop buying it, but I still get one every now and then, but it just isn't the same reading it online.

[Jack]

Roger Ebert has a few choice words for Jay:

bostonherald.com/blogs/news/messenger/?p=620&srvc=home&position=recent

I don't ever remember seeing a writer get slammed as badly by his former employers and colleagues as this guy. Turns out, they all thought he was a tool too.

[hoyarooter]

I'll bet Ozzie Guillen is pleased.