Jay Mariotti

[Joe Williams]

He wrote that the case was expunged. There was no conviction, Tucsondriver. And, though I'm not going to click back into his long piece linked above from SF Weekly, he seems to have taken that Chronicle editor to task for her erroneous portrayal of the situation. I'm not a fan of how Mariotti comports himself as a professional, but if his fame and unlikeability allowed a woman to get him in a bind -- if that's really the case -- then people ought to respect the court's untangling of the matter. There always is plenty of reason to dislike Mariotti on merit, if that is one's view.

 

[DanOregon]

He pleaded no contest. While not the same as an admission of guilt, it's treated the same as a conviction by the courts. And all expungement means is that the case is sealed - so if you looked to see if he had a criminal record, it would show that he had none and he can legally say he has no record. But, as we know - the incident did happen, he knows it happened and accepted punishment for it.
Jay Mariotti pleads no contest in stalking, assault case | L.A. NOW | Los Angeles Times

 

[zagoshe]

Jay Mariotti is what he is, a psuedo-famous loudmouth who this free paper knew they could hire and generate a buzz. I mean, seriously, if they don't hire him, who the fork cares about this paper?

But to me, the person we should be RIPPING THE shirt OUT OF for being a small-minded piece of shirt unprofessional clown is the editor of the SF Chronicle, who apparently decided to lower herself and stoop to the level of a low-brow moron like Mariotti and then ripped him.

That tweet is ridiculous, especially from the editor of a so-called respected news outlet.

 

[Ace]

He wrote that the case was expunged. There was no conviction, Tucsondriver. And, though I'm not going to click back into his long piece linked above from SF Weekly, he seems to have taken that Chronicle editor to task for her erroneous portrayal of the situation. I'm not a fan of how Mariotti comports himself as a professional, but if his fame and unlikeability allowed a woman to get him in a bind -- if that's really the case -- then people ought to respect the court's untangling of the matter. There always is plenty of reason to dislike Mariotti on merit, if that is one's view.

So we can hate on Mariotti for ripping people for years and cowardly never facing them in a locker room?

But we can't rip him for hitting women because of legal shenanigans?

Whatever.

 

[LongTimeListener]

The editor of the Chronicle called a girlfriend-beater a girlfriend-beater. Not sure I see the problem.

 

[Alma]

Audrey Cooper presumably knows that none of her employees have ever been cited for domestic violence.

I hope, for their sake, she's right. Because there could be people who will now take the time to find out and post that information.

I wouldn't hire Mariotti, well, for a variety of reasons, with his historical disinterest in reporting at the top of the list.

But, damn, what a risk the Chronicle editor takes. Needlessly, too.

 

[jackfinarelli]

I thought that introductory column was a good one. If he can reach that level of interest consistently, the hiring decision will be seen as a good one.

 

[JC]

Joe has an interesting moral compass.

Steroids in baseball? Ban those bastards for ruining the great games good name. Domestic abuse? Meh

 

[RecoveringJournalist]

I hope the Giants hire Ozzie Guillen.

 

[RickReilly'sDentist]

Dude will always be guilty of this mullet though.

 

[RecoveringJournalist]

To say he's not popular among industry peers would be an understatement, so there's that. His convictions were expunged - not overturned. I don't believe it's libelous to refer to him as a "girlfriend batterer" (that's the tweet SF Chronicle Editor Audrey Cooper put out that Mariotti was referring to in his column)

A former co-worker of his told me, "To truly hate Jay, you have to work at the same paper or in the same market as him." This guy forking hated Mariotti.

Jay has more than his share of enemies, but he also has a lot of friends. I don't know if those friends have disappeared in the last five years, it wouldn't surprise me if they did. But when you would see Jay at games, he wouldn't be exiled the way Albom was. More than a few times I've been in very crowded media dining areas and Albom is sitting there with five open seats at his table. Truly forking amazing.

 

[RecoveringJournalist]

Dude will always be guilty of this mullet though.

It's funny how many places used this mug for the story about him going to the Examiner.