Reds announcer rips Cubs fans? Listen to the rant

 
Cubs manager Lou Piniella may have been amused by all those balls flying back on to the field Wednesday after Adam Dunn's homer, but Reds broadcaster Marty Brennaman certainly wasn't. (link)

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