CUBS IN BRIEF: Lou hardly seeing red over Brennaman tirade
Published 4/19/2008 by BY TONI GINNETTI tginnetti@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago Cubs ::
Cubs manager Lou Piniella on Friday brushed aside Cincinnati Reds broadcaster Marty Brennaman's biting criticism of Cubs fans, saying the Hall of Fame broadcaster ''is a Cincinnati guy. He's rooting for the Reds.''
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