Marri-outed

It can be said without reservation that sports reporter Jay Mariotti can certainly cause a stir. He consistently irks people the wrong way (how many people do you know that enjoy his presence on Around the Horn?) and almost always leaves a trail of controversy and insensitivity behind him to his newest endeavor. When you are as brash and as outspoken as Mariotti is, especially towards the city that you formerly worked in for 19 years, when you get in a Chris Brown/Rihanna-like scuffle at a Hollywood nightclub, you leave yourself susceptible to ridicule like a home desktop leaves itself open to backdoor trojan viruses from streaming live Alexis Texas videos.

Although Mariotti was tenured for 19 years at the Chicago Sun-Times, he repeatedly took the side against the fabled sports franchises from his home city. In fact, the artless columnist once got into a physical altercation with Sox broadcaster Hawk Harrelson and prompted Ozzie Guillen to feelinglessly refer to him as a "fag". After Mariotti removed himself from the Chicago Sun Times and the city of Chicago altogether for the bright lights and socialite lifestyle in the city of angels, he continues to have his detractors grinning as he finds himself once again in search of another job. Most likely, ESPN will remove his position on Around the Horn and replace him with everyone's favorite braces and ponytail clad African American columnist, Michael Holley. AOL has already said that they are looking into getting the concrete details of the altercation before they make a decision on Mariotti's ultimate future at the internet company. So, in other words, as soon as they find out that Mariotti drowned his self-depression in 12 Tom Collins mixers, proceeded to try to give his wife an indian burn until she became absolutely mortified and frightened, and then finally found himself handcuffed in the back of a squad car with a .21 BAC, AOL's decision will ultimately be made for itself.

After Mariotti posts his $50,000 and finds himself riding the unemployment line with Rex Grossman after he gets cut from the Redskins next week, he will no longer have the money to maintain his highway robbery Hollywood lifestyle, or move back to Chicago and live off the Wildorf Salad at the Wildfire Restaurant in Schaumburg. It's safe to say at this point that Jay Mariotti's credibility has sunk to the level of Chumlee from Pawn Stars and that finding a new job in the journalism industry is going to be about as likely Joakim Noah NOT purchasing drug paraphernalia and the Ziggy Marley vinyl from some random smoke shop in Lombard. The truth is, Mariotti will no longer be hearing the soothing sounds of a mariachi band when he takes his wife out for a Mexican dinner, he will instead be hearing the extended silence of a single twin bed room at the Courtyard by Marriott, good luck Mariott-i.

As for pick of the day, the Pulse Man finally got stung by the hair of the dog that bit him as his hometown Chicago White Sox dropped the game he liked them in against the Twins last week. Today, he has shifted his focus to preseason Monday Night Football and likes Matt Leinart, his beer bong, and Larry Fitzgerald to cover the 4 point cushion they have been given against the Tennessee Titans. They are getting pretty good odds at (+170) and should be a thrilling and invigorating 3 hours of preseason football. It feels great to get started with the football bets this season.

Pick of the Day: Cardinals vs. Titans- CARDINALS +4 (+170)

Record: (11-10-0)