Cincinnati Reds broadcaster Marty Brennaman rants about Chicago Cubs fans

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Missed Chance
Published 4/18/2008 by crawlyscubs at Crawly's Cub Kingdom
... Marty Brennaman went off on Cubs fans after the ball throwing incident Wednesday night.  After Adam Dunn hit a homer, people started throwing balls onto the field.  I wasn't happy that Cubs fans did it, but Brennaman took it a step too far.   Brennaman said ; ...

Marty Brennaman: Cubs Fans Are the Most Obnoxious in Major League Baseball
Published 4/18/2008 by Eamonn Brennan at FanHouse
... (HT to my buddy Josh) -- which was funny until about the 10th ball made its way back on to the field -- Brennaman absolutely snapped. The Chicago Tribune has the audio, or you can jump for a transcript. Go on, listen. It's really choice stuff. ...

Marty Brennaman Hates Cubs Fans
Published 4/18/2008 by Chimpanzee Rage at Deuce of Davenport | Sports News, Commentary, Humor, Videos
... To say that Marty Brennaman doesn't like Chicago Cubs fans would be a bit of an understatement. Here's the audio from the Chicago Tribune of Marty Brennaman taking Cubs fans to task for throwing like 20 balls onto the field after a huge Adam Dunn home run at Wrigley Field. I'm not exactly sure what bug crawled up Brennaman's rear during the game, but he is appalled by that...very much so...and he wants you listeners out there to know it. Some people have no sense of humor I guess? ...

Morning Juice: Marty Brennaman sure hates Cubs fans
Published 4/18/2008 at Big League Stew
... But before we continue, you are implored take a listen to Brennaman's already legendary in St. Louis, Milwaukee and the Southside union halls rant against the fine sunshine-welcoming folks at Wrigley Field. Listen here. ...

Tell us how you feel Marty
Published 4/18/2008 by Chris W at Redleg Nation
I did not see this during the game, nor did I catch Marty’s comments on the radio when this happened.  But I believe Marty sums up how most of us feel about Chicago and Cubs fans. Listen

Friday's Frosty Mug
Published 4/18/2008 by KLSnow at Brew Crew Ball: Front Page Posts
... Al Reyes is on the DL with an impinged shoulder. Richie Sexson will miss a game or two with nagging shoulder and leg pain. Miguel Tejada isn't hurt, but he sure is aging fast. Speaking of things that'll make you age fast, the Rockies and Padres played 22 innings last night. Even Fangraphs gave up after 17. Two stories out there today showing Cub fans in a (well deserved?) negative light: First, via Redleg Nation, I found this clip of Marty Brennaman's reaction to Cub fans throwing dozens of balls on the field ...

Marty Brennaman, man of the people
Published 4/18/2008 by Andy Dolan at Desipio.com
... As for his old man, he went off on this senile tirade on Wednesday night when in a surprisingly funny show of solidarity, Cubs fans lobbed around 20 baseballs onto the field after Adam Dunn hit one onto Waveland.  Marty, who was in full red-ass mode all week because of the shoddy treatment he felt his beloved Dusty Baker was receiving from Cubs fans, went off. ...

When Old Men Attack!: Marty Brennaman
Published 4/18/2008 by Kyle at GoatRiders of the Apocalypse -
... One of my friends recently made me aware of an audio clip where Reds' broadcaster Marty Brennaman (radio, I believe) let's his emotions get the best of him at the Friendly Confines (Wrigley tends to have that affect on people). ...

Marty Brennaman Is Unlikely To Receive A Statue Outside Wrigley Field [Cubs Fans]
Published 4/18/2008 by Leitch at Deadspin
Marty Brennaman has been the voice of the Cincinnati Reds since 1974, taking over for, of all people, Al Michaels. He's a legacy broadcaster, like the Bucks and the Carays; his son Thom is a FOX broadcaster, works with him in Cincinnati and was once a Cubs broadcaster. Oh, yes, the Cubs: It appears Marty is no fan of Cubs fans. Wednesday, during the Cubs-Reds game, some Cubs fans threw some baseballs on the field after a Reds homer. Marty was not pleased. Full audio here. This is the kind of thing, quite honestly right now, is the type of ...

Marty Brennaman Hates the Cub Fans
Published 4/18/2008 by Nick Kendall at Bugs & Cranks
... out on to the street. It’s customary for the Cubs fans to throw a homer back but this ball obviously wasn’t coming back. Instead, about 40 baseballs from all parts of the stands came flowing on to the field. Here’s what Marty had to say: ...

For those that think we hate the Scrubs simply because we're from Wisconsin...
Published 4/18/2008 by South Side Rob at The Brewer Nation
Click Here for some comments from a Hall of Fame broadcaster Click here for an article in a Chicago newspaper that overviews more idiotic Scrub fans The "Comments" link is to an audio file, so make sure your sound it ready to go on your computer.

Trouble in Wrigleyville
Published 4/19/2008 by Bryan at The Worst Sports Blog Ever
... The first shot fired this week came from Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame broadcaster Marty Brennaman, who gave his two cents worth on what he thinks about Cubs fans at Wrigley Field during Wednesday night's game. ...

Cubs Sweep The Buccos
Published 4/21/2008 by crawlyscubs at Crawly's Cub Kingdom
... So, apparently Cubs fans are the most hated, obnoxious, and racist fans in baseball.  All week, Cubs fans have heard how horrible they are from all sides.From old man  Marty Brennaman's crabby rant, to ironically ...

Cub Town: On the Homefront 2008 - Week 3
Published 4/21/2008 at Baseball Toaster
... bomb. After the Reds had gone ahead two innings before, the blast gave the Cubs a lead they'd never relinquish. We'll talk about this game next year because: Here comes Peter Cottontail, hopping down the - owwww!!! Game 14 Opponent: Cincinnati Result: Win Score: 12-3 Big Play: The Cubs got the lead with Fukudome's first inning, two-run double, and never stopped piling on. We'll talk about this game next year because: Idiots threw balls on the field, then more idiots had to talk about it . Game 15 Opponent: Cincinnati Result: Loss Score: 9-2 Big Play: Ken ...

Cubs Host NY Metropolitans; No Cub Fans Arrested On Camera
Published 4/22/2008 by Ben Schwartz at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... Cub fans, maligned in this audio clip by Marty Brenneman, were on their best behavior last night after a scathing examination of Wrigleyville conduct here at CSTB. Except for two notable moments that brought fans to some unseemly boos, specifically when the night’s mvp, Aramis Ramirez, was hit by an Aaron Heilman pitch (after a Ramirez home run that brought in the only two runs the Cubs needed all night), and then when Lou Piniella jumped out of the dug out to accuse Heilman of a balk. I’m giving the crowd an 8 on etiquette for the evening. ...

Fuck Marty Brennaman
Published 4/22/2008 by Hick Flick at Rumors and Rants
... As you may have heard, Brennaman went off on Cubs fans last week when some merry pranksters responded to an Adam Dunn home run by supplementing the traditional "throw it back" ball with about 15 extra balls. (Which his retarded color commentator Jeff Brantley somehow interpreted as 40. But he's from Mississippi State, so I guess I can understand the numbers being off.) ...

Probably old news...
Published 4/25/2008 at Fire Dusty Baker
...but the first I heard about Marty Brennaman comments after a dozen or so balls came back on the field. The "homerun ball shower" came after Adam Dunn's monster home run onto Sheffield off Kevin Hart in the 8th inning of the Cubs' 12-3 win. ...