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Further the Marty Brennaman-is-a-hypocrite storyline...

Marty Brennaman in 2008, describing Cubs fans (unnecessarily) throwing a few baseballs on the field after a home run by the Reds:

"(This) makes you want to see this Chicago Cubs team lose." He called the fans "far and away the most obnoxious fans in baseball. ... Throwing 15 or 18 balls onto the field, there's absolutely no excuse for that," he said. "It's unbelievable. You simply root against them. They won't win [the division] because they still are the Chicago Cubs. And they will figure out a way to screw this whole thing up."

Marty Brennaman in 1988, commenting on Reds fans throwing all matter of things on the field after Saint Pete Rose was ejected by Frank Pallone (via Sports Illustrated in 1988):

In the meantime, the crowd of 41,032 became incensed. Fans began throwing all manner of things on the field: baseballs, golf balls, coins and at least one transistor radio. When a roll of toilet paper landed near Pallone, Reds radio announcer Marty Brennaman remarked about the appropriateness of the missile. His partner, Joe Nuxhall, called Pallone a "scab" and a "liar" on the air. Blaming them for "inciting the unacceptable behavior of some of the fans," Giamatti summoned the two broadcasters to a meeting in New York City on Tuesday.

Well, those two responses seem proportionate.

Labels: Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Hypocrites, Marty Brennaman