Marty Brennaman will be back.
The Reds Hall of Fame broadcaster made it official when he signed a three-year extension with the Reds through 2010. His current contract was to expire after this year.
Brennaman's matter-of-fact, tell-it-like-it-is approach is unique.
He has never been a team cheerleader. Instead, he offers a candid approach to what he sees.
This year, as bad as the Reds have floundered, he has been quite critical of the Reds' bullpen. And rightly so. It's the worst in the league.
This year, broadcasters Jeff Brantley and Brennaman's son, Thom, have jumped in and have also been very critical of the Reds.
I've always liked Brennaman and admired his approach. If you don't like it, you don't have to listen.
2 comments:
I'm glad to see Marty is going to be in the booth for a while.
thom and Jeff are growing on me, but there was nothing like listening to Marty and Joe call a game.
I love Marty's no-holds-barred approach and Joe's uniquely laid back manner.
Nothing like hearing Joe talk about a "long fly ball hit to right-left centerfield."
To me, summer time meant two things growing up. It meant hearing "And this one belongs to the Reds" and "this is the old left-hander rounding third and heading for home". Cincinnati Reds fans have been spoiled over the years.
I grew up listening to Marty and Joe with my dad on the front porch on a warm summer night. Thom and Jeff are very good, but Marty is a classic. Nux was great, too, hearing him yell, "GET OUT, GET OUT OF HERE," then having the ball caught in shallow center field.
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