Marty Brennaman is not shy. He says what he thinks. That’s one reason we love the Reds’ Hall of Fame broadcaster. It’s one reason Chicago Cubs fans are not all that fond of him, as Teddy Greenstein reports in the Chicago Tribune.
Cincinnati’s last trip to Wrigley Field, when Chicago supporters threw a dozen baseballs on to the field during the game, the Hall of Famer referred to Cubs’ fans as “the most obnoxious fans in baseball.”
Thom Brennaman, Marty’s son and sometimes broadcast partner, told Greenstein that his father has received e-mail that is “disgraceful, absolutely brutal.”
Wrote Teddy, “So in their attempt to protest being called “obnoxious,” some Cubs fans proved they are just that. Or even worse.”
“My dad is an emotional, passionate guy, and that’s one of the many reasons I love him,” Thom told the Tribune. “The Reds were getting pounded, and all of a sudden some fans did some stuff he thought was bogus, and I agree with him 100 percent that throwing balls on the field was bogus.”
Go get ‘em Marty.
John Clay is a sports columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader. A native of Central Kentucky and graduate of UK, he covered UK football for 13 seasons before being promoted to columnist in 2000. Born in Paris, he graduated from George Rogers Clark High School in Winchester in 1977. He lives in Lexington with his wife and two sons. You can e-mail him at jclay@herald-leader.com.
I agree with Marty. I wonder if those Cub fans would throw a Griffey homerun baseball back? But i wish Marty would call for the pitching and batting coaches to be be removed. The talent is there. Where are the results?
Marty could shoot my mother in her “pinky toe”, and he’d still be aces in my book.