White Sox on Jay Mariotti's split: 'It's about time'

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Ozzie Guillen delights in outlasting Jay Mariotti in Chicago
Published 8/28/2008 by 'Duk at Big League Stew
... Anyway, as expected, Ozzie had no shortage of comments in this for-the-ages column by Chris De Luca, who lives the dream of anybody who's wanted to throw a co-worker out the door headfirst. ...

Jay Mariotti’s White Sox Friends Respond To His Resignation; De Luca Spits Hot Fire
Published 8/28/2008 by Ryan Corazza at MOUTHPIECE Blog
... In any event,  Ozzie — never short on words — shared his thoughts about Mariotti’s dismissal to Chris De Luca of the Chicago Sun-Times: ...

The White Sox Aren't Sad to See Mariotti Go
Published 8/28/2008 at FanHouse
... So when the news reached the White Sox in Baltimore on Tuesday night that Jay's reign of terror was coming to an end, the Sox were quite happy to hear the news. ...

Mariotti Update: Nobody Cares, Everyone is Happy
Published 8/28/2008 by Cousins of Ron Mexico at The Big Lead
... That’s the kind of thing I say to friends when I’m busting balls. See, it’s funny because it’s not true. When you say something like that and mean it, it’s extremely mean. I think somebody is going to have to give Jay a hug. Any volunteers? Hold on everyone, I think Ozzie Guillen has some words of encouragement for his now-former-rival. Via the Chicago Sun-Times: ...

It Appears As Though Nobody Will Miss Mariotti
Published 8/28/2008 by Fornelli at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... As are members of the Chicago White Sox and one of Jay’s former co-workers at the CHICAGO SUN-TIMES. Chris De Luca wrote a column today about the reactions of members of the White Sox organization to Mariotti’s resignation/dismissal (depends who you ask), but also used the opportunity to share his own feelings on the situation. From the CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :‘‘When people wish the worst on people, you have to be careful because the baseball gods are going to get you,” Ozzie Guillen said. ”He was not asking just for my job, he was asking for thousands and thousands of people’s ...

Rid Of Him
Published 8/28/2008 by Signal to Noise at Signal to Noise
... former Chicago Sun-Times columnist Jay Mariotti — because everyone else and their mother will have written something about it online before I figure out something coherent, if not interesting, to say about it. But when the departure of such a figure is being celebrated and used as a subscription sales tactic, that’s gone well beyond the usual parameters of a high-profile departure. The paper is running a semi-article/column on the White Sox commenting about his leaving. There are reader letters being published. The web ...

Mariotti Could Soon Be OUR Problem
Published 8/28/2008 by Aaron Gettings at BostonsportZ
... The Sun-Times is reacting like his leaving is signaling the beginning of Festivus, highlighted by Michael Cooke stating, “We wish Jay well and will miss him -- not personally, of course -- but in the sense of noticing he is no longer here, at least for a few days…” ...

The Dose: Finding things to freak out about
Published 8/28/2008 by Andy Dolan at desipio.com
Jay Mariotti’s been gone for one day and suddenly it’s a race to see who can take his place as the most annoying newspaper writer in Chicago.  Both Maude and Gordo made strong opening arguments, and honestly, I’m not even sure who to ridicule first. So why don’t we instead start with Chris DeLuca? His article today was ostensibly about how the White Sox reacted to Mariotti’s resignation, but less than halfway through it became DeLuca taking shots at Mariotti.  Now, I’m all for that.  I’ve been doing ...

Great Moments In Fickleness
Published 8/29/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Craig Calcaterra) at ShysterBall
... pinged me with this tasty takedown of Jay Mariotti by his former employer, the Chicago Sun-Times. The whole thing should be read to be appreciated -- lengthy juicy quotes from Mariotti targets Guillen and Harrelson -- but here's some fun stuff straight from the Sun-Times' mouth: ...

The Week In Quotes: August 25-31 by Alex Carnevale
Published 9/1/2008 at Baseball Prospectus
... , on the resignation of Chicago Sun-Times columnist Jay Mariotti this week. (Chris DeLuca, Chicago Sun-Times ) "It is certainly inappropriate to engage in any conversation with the fans during a game. You need to ignore it and respond in a way that doesn't draw attention to yourself."—Royals general manager Dayton Moore , on Jose Guillen arguing with a fan. "I understand that I'm hitting .250, and the fans are expecting a lot more than they're seeing. But the word he said, trust me, anybody would want to go there."—Jose Guillen, on his behavior.( ...

Premature Panic
Published 9/2/2008 by Chuck (noreply@blogger.com) at Ivy Chat
... on the DL for a stint. When he came back in July, 4-1 with a 1.78 ERA and 0.91 WHIP. Rest did the Z some good, no? By resting Z and having Rich Harden skip a start, Lou is just trying to get September and October setup with a well prepared, well rested pitching staff. Other notes: - The Brewers called up 10 players yesterday. Until they send down Eric Gagne, it makes no difference. - I see that in the wake of Jay Mariotti leaving the Sun Times, Chris DeLuca called Mariotti out: Not once in the last eight years can I recall ...