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Mariotti: Bad time to acquire a juicer
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
Mariotti: Bad time to acquire a juicer Big talk from the great imposter . Such is the claim of Brian Roberts, who could be a Cub by the time you read this. Last month, Roberts was named as a steroids user on Page 158 of George Mitchell’s report probing baseball’s juice era. He didn’t comment immediately, waiting a full five days before revealing he’d used performance-enhancers. Only once, of course. ...We have reached a fascinating juncture, then, as baseball observers. Facing Cubdom is an ethical debate far removed from the usual beertap arguments, such as when a ...
As I Stew in Abject Poverty…
vorosmccracken.com —
... …Jay Mariotti stew’s in the imbecilic asshattery that is his regular column for Chicago Sun-Times. The thing that always bugs me about Jay is the sneaking suspicion that whether he believes any of the sewage he writes is entirely besides the point to him. For Jay, it’s all about carving out his niche in the ever blathering sportswriting landscape; logic, reason and consistency be damned. ...
Thursday Morning Headlines/Open Thread
A League of Her Own —
... probably the Cubs' share of Comcast.
All of these items shed before the sale of the team will make it more difficult for the next owner to turn a profit, and lest you forget, that is part of the exercise.
Smart businessmen worth billions didn't load their bank accounts by losing money, no matter how cute the investment.
But the next owner will start with that big deficit and add in a monster of a payroll problem that's going to get worse as the years go on.
Jay Mariotti chooses integrity
That's how he rolls.
From the ...
Integrity
Fire Jay Mariotti —
Let's talk about integrity, friends. I am going to lecture you all about integrity. I feel that as some guy who searches the internet for bad sports writing and mercilessly bashes the somewhat-innocent writers of the pieces, I am mega-qualified to tell people the value of integrity. Oh fuck it, I'm burning in hell. Let's let someone good, with high morals, like Jay Mariotti tell you why integrity is so important. Bad time to acquire a juicer Leadoff hitter could be perfect addition to awesome lineup, but admitted user of performance-enhancing drugs also ...
Jay Mariotti Wants to Preserve the Sacred Sanctity of the Chicago Cubs
FanHouse —
... Here's the logic: Because Brian Roberts was named in the Mitchell Report, Mariotti believes that the Cubs employing him is the direct acceptance of cheating in the clubhouse. So, Mariotti believes this: ...
Go Back to Where You Came From
East Windup Chronicle —
... I liked this article, Bad Time to Acquire a Juicer, by Jay Mariotti of the Chicago Sun-Times on a few different levels. Here’s Roberts, who’s on the verge of being traded to the Cubs, getting hammered by one of Chicago’s top baseball columnists. ...
