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midwestsportsfans.com - 1/4/2009

Jay Mariotti Joins Fanhouse - Sports Fans Everywhere Weep

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Earlier today I saw news posted on Deadspin that I had been dreading for some time now: Jay Mariotti has joined FanHouse as a blogger. Now Jay Mariotti has a national voice again, and the sports world is far worse off for it.

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deadspin.com - 1/3/2009

Meet Your New Fanhouse Columnist ... Jay Mariotti [Jay Mariotti]

— deadspin.com — Starting Monday, Fanhouse will add ex-Chicago Tribune columnist and venerable Around The Horn noisemaker Jay Mariotti to its stable of writers. Fun for the whole family. (more) Meet Your New Fanhouse Columnist ... Jay Mariotti [Jay ...

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midwestsportsfans.com - 1/5/2009

Did First Jay Mariotti Post at FanHouse Set a BallHype Record for Hype-Downs?

— midwestsportsfans.com — Jay Mariotti posted his first column at FanHouse today. Mariotti's return to sports writing created a lot of hype around the sports blogosphere, and as the image pictured herein proves, much of the hype for the first Jay Mariotti post was not positive. Anyone know what the record for ... (more) Did First Jay Mariotti Post at FanHouse Set a BallHype ...

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backporch.fanhouse.com - 1/5/2009

Jay Mariotti, Lisa Olson and Kevin Blackistone: New Additions to the FanHouse Masthead

— backporch.fanhouse.com — by Tom Mantzouranis Two years ago, the idea of so-called mainstream and new sports media bleeding into one entity seemed as natural as a Hatfield-McCoy wedding. Yet here we are, five days into 2009, and newspapers are shifting budgets toward their ... (more) Jay Mariotti, Lisa Olson and Kevin Blackistone: New ...

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• TheProgram

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  Rut roh!   Crap!  Call me one who is worried.

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  • MidwestSportsFans

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    Everyone should be worried.  This is the worst news in the sports world since the news that Brett Favre was thinking about retiring again.  Oh wait...that happened today too.

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• getin2thegame

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  maybe the guy made some sort of New Year's resolution before signing on ?

  Posted 1/4/2009 respond (flag)

• MoonDogLeft

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  Now the blogosphere is contaminated with yet another "pro" who thinks he can come over to the good side of the force.

  He isn't the first nor the last to figure out that print media is dead and blogs are drawing more readers. 

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  • MidwestSportsFans

    +1

    I totally agree.  And I think it is a trend we will probably see continue.  Hopefully those who make the transition in the future will be a little bit better and more respected than Mariotti.

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