Once upon a time, watching sports commentary was all about the actual sport. Somewhere along the way, sports became secondary to the personalities that supposedly report the sport. Our sportswriters and sports reporters today seem more interested in self-promotion than about what actually occurs in the games. This is the case with a host of ESPN programming but none more so than Around the Horn. Jay Mariotti, formerly of the Chicago Sun Times, is a prominent figure on that show. Mariotti is vicious in his so called "analysis" of athletes and their failures both on and off the field. He routinely labels players as "chokers", "trash" & "losers". I have no problem calling out those whose failures in their personal lives compel a response. However, what Mariotti does is no more than mean-spirited belittling of athletes with little or no analysis of their performance or the situation. I imagine his formative years were spent dodging wedgies and he now feels the need to get back at all those mean ole jocks. With this mind, I am obligated to inform you that Mariotti was arrested for domestic violence last night. Obviously, he is trash! Only losers assault women. What kind of low-life is this guy!
http://www.suntimes.com/news/24-7/2623460,mariotti-arrest-082110.article
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