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Ozzie Guillen Bids Farewell To His Personal Lord Voldemort [Goodbye, Jay Mariotti]
Published 8/28/2008 by Rick Chandler at Deadspin
... The Sun-Times' Chris De Luca collected several love notes to Mariotti in a column today, including the above from Guillen and this from White Sox broadcaster Ken Harrelson: ...

Sox on Mariotti’s split: ‘It’s about time’
Published 8/28/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Sox on Mariotti’s split: ‘It’s about time’ You knew this was coming. Word of Jay Mariotti’s split with the Chicago Sun-Times reached the White Sox’ clubhouse minutes after their victory Tuesday night against the Baltimore Orioles, and the reaction could be heard outside. ... Ozzie Guillen—the top target of the venom-spewing columnist who called for the Sox to fire their manager this season despite the team being in first place—said his e-mail inbox had a record number of new arrivals by Wednesday afternoon. It was a steady stream of digital high-fives. ‘’When people ...

Baseball Today: Friday, August 29
Published 8/29/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... AND FINALLY . . . Any celebration the White Sox have when they clinch a postseason berth or win a postseason series will have to go some to match how they reacted when they heard Jay Mariotti was leaving the Chicago Sun-Times. ...

Gold Fucking Links!
Published 8/29/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Stoeten) at Drunk Jays Fans
... - I know I already squeezed this into my Stairs/Snider post yesterday, but it is just too awesomely awesome to not mention again. I'd never really read Jay Mariotti, presumably because I don't read shit, but the reaction from his ex Chicago Sun-Times colleagues on his departure is just fucking priceless. ...