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Roger Ebert Gives Jay Mariotti A Strategically Placed Thumb On His Way Out The Door [Media Meltdowns]
Roger Ebert Gives Jay Mariotti A Strategically Placed Thumb On His Way Out The Door [Media Meltdowns]
If there is any more question about Jay Mariotti's awfulness and how actively despised he is by most people at the Chicago Sun-Times , look no further than this internal letter being circulated around, oh, everywhere in Chicago's news rooms penned by Sun-Times movie critic Roger Ebert. The man ...
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Boston Sports Buzz - Red Sox Patriots Celtics Bruins MLB NFL NBA NHL Baseball Football Basketball... — ... from readers and colleagues alike regarding Jay's departure. Absolutely priceless. Judging from all the feedback, it's quite possible that Mariotti has become the most hated man in sports journalism. Moving on, the 13-year-old Sauceda is known for throwing a perfect game and hitting a grand slam all in the same contest during the LLWS (a 12-0 victory over Italy). Unfortunately for Sauceda and his Team Mexico teammates, they ...

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SPORTSbyBROOKS — ... A.J. Daulerio of DEADSPIN tracks down an interoffice letter apparently from Roger Ebert of the CHICAGO SUN-TIMES to the dearly departed Jay Mariotti. ...

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SPORTSbyBROOKS — ... A.J. Daulerio of DEADSPIN tracks down an interoffice letter apparently from Roger Ebert of the CHICAGO SUN-TIMES to the dearly departed Jay Mariotti. ...

Nobody Sad to See Jay Mariotti Leave
Larry Brown Sports — ... now that Mariotti’s gone (a true man of principles!), and the other is an open letter from Sun-Times movie critic, Roger Ebert. And man, does Ebert drop some major bombs! ...

Your Obligatory Jay Mariotti Hate Content
Not Qualified To Comment — ... Oh my god! I'm so sorry Jay. I've been wrong about you all along. According to your side of the story (which I'm sure is completely true), you are actually a hero! Standing up for good reporting everywhere! Just kidding. What a tool. Does anyone believe this tripe? And even if you do, we all know there was more going on over at the Times than just you being treated badly. I don't think Ebert's famous letter came from nowhere. ...

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