The former Sun-Times sports columnist was known to get a rise out of Chicagoans with his highly debatable content, playing devil's advocate time and time again.
Though he declared he was leaving newspapers forever and joined AOL Fanhouse soon after leaving the Sun-Times, Mariotti could be back on Chicago's print media scene just days after his contractual non-compete clause expires with his former employer.
The general consensus among Chicago tweeters is to keep Mariotti as far away from the Tribune as possible.
KevinGas Ugh...Jay Mariotti possibly back to Chicago w/ the Tribune? Say it ain't so @ColonelTribune (http://xrl.in/2vq1)
big_teeth HAHAHAHA!!! If true, this clearly ends the Trib as a legit anything RT @TimeOutChicago: Mariotti to the Chicago Tribune? http://bit.ly/rqZF3
RvrntlNtgrtE If Mariotti ends up being in the Trib print-edition, I've got a letter composed asking that they send my paper sans Sports section
mikethebig1 Ditto!! RT @jennispinner: To all my Tribune friends: I sincerely hope Mariotti doesn't join your staff. You all deserve better. Love, Jenni
binski98 Seriously? Why would we want Mariotti back? http://ow.ly/jzJR
jennispinner Hate Jay Mariotti? Tweet your peace. Seriously--the Trib powers that be pay attention to social media, and they need to hear.
EamusCatuli Nooooooooooo!!!! @DailyCubsTalk Jay Mariotti supposedly going to the Tribune Sept 1. - http://bit.ly/m5gv5
@ColonelTribune offered this Retweet in response to the rumors:
kevinthepang For all those posting about Jay Marrioti today, it is NOT "official" if the company didn't announce it. Until then, it is still speculation.- ]]>
ColonelTribune RT @kevinthepang For all posting about Jay Mariotti, it's NOT "official" if the company didn't announce it. Until then, still speculation.