YOu Mariotti fans disappoint me. I respect most here because you all obviously have passion for your sports. To have passion, you must follow your teams closely as well as current events in the sports world. Mariotti only writes to get a reaction. That may be what he and the suntimes wants but I dont and wont fall for it. A few years back when "I" read his columns daily to see what stupid things he say, He wrote a column about Danny Almonte. Remember him? The Little League pitcher from New York that looked 17 and pitched like it. He was dominating in every game and a media darling. Then came those suspicious parents of the other teams. They went public and wanted his age checked. Mariotti jumped all other them. Calling them whiners and sore losers. He even called them bad examples for kids. Fast forward a couple of days later and the truth is revealed. The kid was like 22 or something. It turned out that the suspicions of those who were suspicious was valid. They were right. What did Jay do? Admit he was wrong? NO. Nothing. He did nothing. Fron that point forward, to me his true colors were exposed. Not since have I read his columns. He does not deserve me as a reader. Writing skills do not make you a good writer. A backbone and an arguement for your point makes a good writer.