ESPN is killing my appetite

Why is Jay Mariotti a substitute host for Tony Kornheiser on ESPN's "Pardon the Interruption" right now? And while I'm at it, how does this guy get the jobs he has (sports columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, panelist on ESPN's "Around the Horn")? The dumbest, whiniest $#!t comes out of his mouth on a minute-by-minute basis.

As this blog implies, Mariotti might have incriminating pictures of his bosses.

And Jay, just because Mark McGwire tried to look smart and serious with his glasses at yesterday's Congressional steroid hearings doesn't mean you should wear them too. The glasses didn't work for him, and they're not working for you.

But ESPN got one thing right, subbing Michael Smith for Michael Wilbon. That guy knows his stuff.