Jay Mariotti is back!

So today I opened up the Tribune news online, and found out Mariotti is back writing for AOL Sports. Glad to see the voice of reason has returned. This is his first article, and here are the first 2 paragraphs of it:

We all have our career flashpoints. Mine came in China, perhaps triggered by a near-death experience while climbing the Great Wall. Or the horror of Bill Plaschke, my TV sparring partner, trying the local delicacy — animal penis — and concluding, “I guess I like penis; it’s very tasty.” Or maybe the sight of Richard M. Daley, mayor of a cold and corrupt Chicago, rushing toward me with a beer at a Beijing function to discuss … the White Sox?

Whatever, the surreal seeds were in place last August for a professional epiphany — one that has led me to America Online, where I’m thrilled to launch today as a national sports columnist, commentator and friendly neighborhood rabble-rouser. I should add I’m doubly thrilled to flee the darker corners of the newspaper business, which was reminding me of Marley the dog in his final days.