rediculous is all i can say

That infuriating

quite unprofessional on his part

empty confines of “Great” American Corporate Park in Cincy…..if they ever fielded a team that won (yes…I know…Cubs NEVER win….BUT…3 more “post seasons” than the Reds since their last time).......they just have too much time on their hands…..and yes that broadcast INFURIATED me…

Cuz nobody ever sits in the outfield seats at Cincy or stands behind the stadium …cuz the REDS are BORING

sports central (the radio program from 7-9pm on wgn ?) played that rant a few times. When his buddy chirped in with his two cents worth… it went from bad to worse. wanting them to lose, never winning, worst fans, and then to bring up goats. That takes effort to fit that much bitterness in to that period of time.

was the goat remark. Last time I checked, it’s the media (read: Brennaman) that brings up the goat crap every time. I don’t know any Cub fans that mention it. Not to mention the blatant generalizations he makes (14 people threw balls on the field one time that weren’t supposed to, therefore Cub fans are horrible?) I’ll gladly make sure to avoid any game he’s calling in the future.

And am I the only one still watching this Rockies/Padres game? The third 7th inning stretch is coming up. This is honestly ridiculous. And there’s pitch #600 on the evening…

I wish I was…. maybe it’d put me to sleep. I wonder how many fans are left there.

gets to watch Dusty for the next few years.

but I viewed the throwing back of 15 balls as being sort of a tribute to Dunn’s monster HR.

That his one ball was equal to 15.

As Lou pointed out, people scramble like crazy to get those ball in the first place, so the HR must of meant something for people to throw theirs so easily.

This guy is a first class SOB. There is no defending that attack on our Cubs and US in general. It was way past the ball incident, he basically said he hopes we never win and that we are the most obnoxious fans in baseball.

I can understand detesting the ball throwing and some fans, but he starts ranting on the Cubs and how they’ll find “some way to screw this up”.

“is typical of Chicago Cubs fans.”

ever since they let his son go years ago. In the time that’s passed he’s obviously become a bitter, cranky old man.
it’s one thing to criticize fan’s actions, etc. but to turn it into such an angry rant-and to lump all Cubs fans, the team, the organization (I’m surprised he left the city out) goes way over the line and really just makes him look like an ass.

This guy went way over the line this time. This whole rant was just a frustrated clown venting about a incident that needed about a 30 second mention. To suggest that the Cubs would not win the division because of the fans was just plain stupid. I guess the division championship we won last year was a mirage because according to this boob the Cubs will never win anything.

...please retire and go away.

He comments show he has no class as a broadcaster. Period.

I mean, I really had no idea that the Cubs and the Cubs fans are apparently so universally hated outside of Chicago.

n/t

Next time Cincy is in town the Cubs should let him sing the 7th inning stretch so we can Boo him and let him know that 40,000 people have as much distaste for him as he does for us.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE4D7163FF930A35756C0A96E948260

... People here, Al included, are allowed to rail about the totally abhorrent behavior of the fans in the bleachers. We constantly talk about the mass of over served people out there, the unwillingness of security to do a thing, and the often times very uncomfortable atmosphere that is watching a game in the Wrigley bleachers. But then Marty Brennaman takes this behavior to task and we’re up in arms? Did Brennaman overreact by labling all Cub fans, yes. But this isn’t one isolated incident. I do believe he was a little harsh but I also would like to see the Cubs front office react to this and start taking some action. I imagine the infantile Cub fans who do this kind of thing lack the self insight to actually change their behavior, so it is up to the organization to change the culture in the bleachers and end this ridiculous behavior.

Like it or not, it does make us all look like jack asses!

DmL

comes out in the end of the tape – you can really hear the good ‘ol boys there at the end. Ohio is rapidly catching up with Texas in the race for my least favorite area of the universe.

“Cowboy” ? If I were a real cowboy I don’t think I would want to be calling him one of my bros.

I hadn’t heard this before today, and I am pissed. While the ball throwing was over the top, Brennaman and Brantley’s comments are flat out rude and ridiculously unnecessary.

If you would like to register a complaint with the Reds organization, you can email their media relations director, Rob Butcher, at rbutcher@cincinnatireds.com. You can also call (513) 765-7000 and use the directory to get straight to Mr. Butcher’s office.

I don’t think it is over the top to expect Brennaman to apologize for his comments.

I called and spoke to him and he said he would pass the comments on to CEO Phil Castellini.

reds

Is still po’d that we clinched down there at “Wrigley South”....jealousy and bitterness…bad combo..

Butcher’s email is:
‘rbutcher@reds.com’

I am guessing that it means that the CEO’s email is:
‘pcastellini@reds.com’

Neither has bounced back, unlike the first one (which I pulled off of an online press release.)

the guy probably didn’t have a parent who loved him enough as a kid, jerkoff!

at this number: (513) 765-7000 . He said they’ve been getting a “few” complaints. Call the number folks—make your opinions known.

Personally, I was very complimentary of GABP and it’s staff. They treated my wife and I with kindness, respect a and professionalism last September under less than ideal circunstances for a Red fan. But then I told them how unprofessional Marty is and how disappointing it is to see a HOF’er be so bitter and so blatantly grind his ax on air…..

Take the high road—but tell ‘em the way you feel. I even admitted that Wrigley has it’s share of drunken frat boy idiots..he laughed…the truth is funny!

I could see why Marty was frustrated. It was 12-3 in the 8th inning and balls came flying all over the field delaying the game more. Had it been a role reversal, I’m sure the Cubs and their announcers would not have appreciated it either. He may have been a bit extreme in calling out all cubs fans, but I think he was generally referring to those in the bleachers.

I know at games in Cincy, they have sometimes had trouble with unruly Cubs fans at games, more so than fans for other teams as well, so that is most likely what gave him his bias. However, he should have been more clear and not characterized the whole fan base.

very unprofessional.

Man! That guy didn’t jaw just those fans that through the baseballs back, he verbally squatted on ALL Cub fans. Off one listen, (im too disgusted to play it again), It also sounded like he blamed the fans as the reason the Cubs haven’t won in awhile. There was not one ounce of constructive announcing in that segment… and if MLB is seriously trying to “clean” up baseball, it needs to lay down some sort of fine, and public apology, because that announcing was ridiculous. It would be one thing to trash talk those fans who threw the balls back onto the field… but he didn’t do that. He used this as an opportunity to rip all Cub fans in general.

(on a lighter side)
How sad… . Maybe he’s mad that the reds just got stuck with Dusty and Patterson, and his bitter feelings rose from that?

Marty hates everything. He’s been coasting on his reputation since he became a Hall of Famer. Honestly, as a Reds fan, it’s refreshing to hear him spew hate about something other than the Reds players. Marty is the very definition of crotchety.

Who is blaming a goat. I spend all my time blaming the players for their bonehead play.

Alas, I’m so misunderstood.

I feel sorry for that guy and the Reds fans.

if Lee Elia had been in the booth with Marty..;)

think about all of this, check out the thread on Redleg Nation but, be warned, it’s probably going to really piss you off. I never realized how many bitter, jealous people live there.

Mariotti’s comments.

I sent my comments to the Daily Herald for consideration to print. I’ve been in their “readers have their say” section several times before and hope to do so again. If I’m quoted, I hope what I said would be somewhat representative of what many of us believe. Here it is:

“I am utterly disappointed Marty chose to take this route. I expect more from a HoF broadcaster than to impugn an entire fan base – a fan base larger than he could ever imagine the Reds having – for the actions of only a few people.

But I guess that’s only what he sees. And of course this sort of thing never happens anywhere else, especially Cincinnati.

To top it off, he feels he speaks for the rest of baseball’s fans. Usually arrogance such as that diminishes with age; it’s often called wisdom.

Marty like his son, is envious of a fan base that fills not only the North side shrine but their place as well.

Of course we won’t talk about how Cincinnati fans littered Riverfront Stadium with transistor radios and cigarette lighters after an episode Pete Rose was involved in years ago. The game was delayed 15 minutes by the Reds fans’ actions and Brennaman called out an umpire during his telecast. I guess Marty is above those petty things now; right Marty? Boy if that isn’t the pot calling the kettle black.”