
That's funny. It's a running joke on Around the Horn that Mariotti is a big homer.
I always liked "The Fan" in NY when I lived in Jersey, but Atlanta's radio stations totally focus on the home teams. A few times they don't, but those times they focus on the home teams and the favorite teams of the radio guy whose show it is.
Mariotti was being an ass; perhaps not a WRONG ass, but an ass nonetheless, creating conflict where it didn't need to be - picture him as Asher and ESPN Radio as Urban Ranger. How long is he going to keep a job there ... 
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