From the Tribune article, it really sounds like he’s saying “I’m too good for newspapers...” What an arrogant prick. I can’t wait to TROLL THE SHIT out of whatever website he lands with!!!!!!
The Sun times announcement was terse, the Tribs reads like an obituary, what the heck happened in China. Leaving to persue an internet career my ass. There’s more here than meets the eye. Maybe he thinks he can be the next Bill Simmons, not realizing, that ship sailed.
I know, he’s signed on to promote and announce the Red Bull Flugtag!
I bet he’ s moving back to China to continue his love fling with an adolescent Chinese boy he met during the Summer Olympics, someone who reminded our Dwarf of Carlos Quentin, Michael Phelps, Brett Favre, Derrick Rose, all rolled into one ball of masculinity. ... Seriously, like I said from the beginning, this Olympic assignment reaked of something. Think about it, the Cubs and White Sox are both in the heart of pennant races and f**tard skips town, writes about hiking the Great Wall and his* hard ons by the hour from watching and gazing into the physiques of young males at the Olympics, usually in swimming pools. Get real!!! ... If he* doesn’t surface in Boise, my bet’s on a Don Imus resurgance at the Kankakee Daily Journal.
I have a feeling he’ll end up at Espn.com, but he’s gone from Chicago and that’s all I care about!!
TomD - 26 August 2008 10:52 PM
HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!! I NEVER THOUGHT I’D LIVE TO SEE THIS DAY!
To quote Gerald R. Ford. “Our long national nightmare is over.”
Now on the serious aspects of this, I have to agree there’s more to this than what’s being said. Something happened behind the scenes that caused the MDF to suddenly quit 2 months after signing a big-bucks deal. I mean, seriously, he’s* quitting because there’s no future in newspapers? That’s not some suddenly new revelation. It’s been no secret for years now that the newspaper business is dying. He* should have/would have known that 2 months ago before signing that contract. No, something happened between June and now that forced him* to bail.
I’m betting he* got busted on something and the Sun-Times gave him* an ultimatum: Leave or be ruined. Leave and we won’t say a word. Fight it and we’ll bury you.
Tom, I’m as stunned as anyone else. First, I don’t want to lose some of the relationships and friends I’ve found here. Second, to that end, Bill, Tyrone, and myself have previously addressed the question of what would happen when this day arrived. The consensus is that we want this (under whatever costume it takes on) to be the place where all Chicagoans, regardless of what team they support, can civilly discuss the local sports scene. I don’t think that goal will change in the least.
This is a glorious day. Both baseball teams in first and the F***tard on his* way to...?
