quickman Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 A source said Mariotti received a written edict last month ordering him to ease up on the Bulls and Sox. Station executives followed that up with oral reminders. Both sides finally had enough. "We agreed that if I wouldn't agree to their editorial conditions, then I should leave," Mariotti said Tuesday. "I'm not going to compromise my integrity to do favors on the air for the White Sox and the Bulls. When they ask me to treat two teams differently than the others, that's a red flag for me, and it has been happening quite a bit over the last few months." With the station's Sox deal expiring after the 2005 season and its Bulls deal ending after the 2005-06 campaign, negotiations had reached a critical point. The station apparently felt it had to appease Reinsdorf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan562004 Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 QUOTE(quickman @ Jan 4, 2005 -> 10:37 PM) A source said Mariotti received a written edict last month ordering him to ease up on the Bulls and Sox. Station executives followed that up with oral reminders. Both sides finally had enough. "We agreed that if I wouldn't agree to their editorial conditions, then I should leave," Mariotti said Tuesday. "I'm not going to compromise my integrity to do favors on the air for the White Sox and the Bulls. When they ask me to treat two teams differently than the others, that's a red flag for me, and it has been happening quite a bit over the last few months." With the station's Sox deal expiring after the 2005 season and its Bulls deal ending after the 2005-06 campaign, negotiations had reached a critical point. The station apparently felt it had to appease Reinsdorf There's a thread in Sports Bar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickman Posted January 4, 2005 Author Share Posted January 4, 2005 QUOTE(SoxFan562004 @ Jan 4, 2005 -> 10:38 PM) There's a thread in Sports Bar i see thanks, Never go there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 there could be a hundred threads about this and I'd still smile every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChWRoCk2 Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 QUOTE(WilliamTell @ Jan 4, 2005 -> 04:55 PM) there could be a hundred threads about this and I'd still smile every time. mariotti gone is always happy white sox news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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