HAHAHAHAHA MARTY .. Man Banana Phone .. a laugh a minute!!! Marty going off on Bonds!

[GOREDSGO32]

Hahahahahahahahahahaha

I love these friggin morons who call in to the Banana Phone ... this guy calls in like its late night talk radio yelling asking why Bonds is being bashed in the media, and Marty goes of on Bonds, then the guy tries to ask about what Marty thought of GW Bush's speech and Marty gives him the boot. LOL .. this is hilarious

[BoCcc2832]

that was great

[DropDocK]

omg, first that and now this guy going on about Jones in the booth. I bet Marty never wanted a game to start so badly

[GOREDSGO32]

LMAO .. Marty in the background ...

"Where the hell am I going???"

[Boston Red]

This Banana Phone is horrific.

[buckshotrod]

The Banana Phone is great..always good for a laugh if there has to be rain!

[reds44]

Marty says they shouldn't have built the park facing the river, but downtown.

[guttle11]

Marty says they shouldn't have built the park facing the river, but downtown.

And he's right.

Seriously, best banana phone ever.

[reds44]

Oy that last caller was painful.

[paintmered]

Marty is still stuck on the Reds not hitting with RISP. The disinformation speweth.

[flyer85]

Marty is still stuck on the Reds not hitting with RISP. The disinformation speweth.that's why there are in last place

[redsfanmia]

Marty knows all and if you dont believe me ask Marty.

[Matt700wlw]

omg, first that and now this guy going on about Jones in the booth. I bet Marty never wanted a game to start so badly

He wasn't alone

[buckshotrod]

Marty is still stuck on the Reds not hitting with RISP. The disinformation speweth.


And he is correct:

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/stats/byteam?cat=Situational&cut_type=39&conference=MLB&year=season_2006&sort=722

[flyer85]

And he is correct:

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/stats/byteam?cat=Situational&cut_type=39&conference=MLB&year=season_2006&sort=722
that's why they are at the bottom of the league in runs scored.

[Heath]

He wasn't alone

A good radio producer would have done his job by pressing the "wrong" button.

Obviously, there wasn't a good radio producer around. ;) *

(* - the last comment was tongue-in cheek. You can look it up)

[paintmered]

And he is correct:

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/stats/byteam?cat=Situational&cut_type=39&conference=MLB&year=season_2006&sort=722

And yet the Reds are third in the NL in runs scored. Perhaps batting average w/ RISP and runs scored are not as dependant on each other as Marty thinks?


2006 National League Standings
EAST W L PCT GB HOME ROAD RS RA STRK L10
Atlanta 18 20 .474 5.5 9-6 9-14 202 184 Won 1 6-4
NY Mets 23 14 .622 - 12-6 11-8 188 158 Lost 1 5-5
Philadelphia 22 15 .595 1 12-11 10-4 178 179 Won 4 9-1
Florida 11 25 .306 11.5 3-14 8-11 173 206 Lost 1 3-7
Washington 13 25 .342 10.5 3-10 10-15 170 193 Won 1 4-6
CENTRAL W L PCT GB HOME ROAD RS RA STRK L10
Cincinnati 23 15 .605 1 12-8 11-7 196 185 Lost 3 4-6
Milwaukee 19 19 .500 5 13-7 6-12 191 188 Won 1 4-6
St. Louis 24 14 .632 - 16-6 8-8 191 143 Lost 1 7-3
Houston 22 17 .564 2.5 16-6 6-11 190 183 Lost 1 3-7
Pittsburgh 11 27 .289 13 8-10 3-17 146 193 Lost 2 3-7
Chicago Cubs 15 22 .405 8.5 8-9 7-13 136 188 Lost 4 1-9
WEST W L PCT GB HOME ROAD RS RA STRK L10
LA Dodgers 20 19 .513 2 10-10 10-9 201 175 Won 2 8-2
Arizona 21 17 .553 .5 11-7 10-10 190 166 Won 2 6-4
San Francisco 19 20 .487 3 11-10 8-10 180 205 Won 1 5-5
Colorado 21 18 .538 1 9-9 12-9 180 185 Lost 2 5-5
San Diego 22 17 .564 - 10-12 12-5 177 158 Lost 1 8-2

[NatiRedGals]

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[BoydsOfSummer]

The banana phone makes my chest hurt.

[reds44]

:thumbdown


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[Matt700wlw]

A good radio producer would have done his job by pressing the "wrong" button.

Obviously, there wasn't a good radio producer around. ;) *

(* - the last comment was tongue-in cheek. You can look it up)

...oooh, that's not bad!

I should start blowing these people up

[Heath]

...oooh, that's not bad!

I should start blowing these people up

Go into Burbank's file and start stealing the phone blow-ups - also get the cheerleaders he had at one point from "Sports or Consequences"

[BUTLER REDSFAN]

sounds like a big supplosion

[Ron Madden]

This Banana Phone is horrific.

It sounds a whole lot like Andy Furmans Sportstalk Show.

[redsmetz]

I only listened to the first two callers mentioned above and aside from these folks being genuinely stupid, I also thought, "What is Steve? Chopped liver?"

Steve: Go ahead, you're on the Banana Phone
Caller: Marty?
[Silence]
Caller: Marty?
Marty: [Iritated, from background] Talk to Steve, go ahead.

Next caller...

Steve: Go ahead, you're on the Banana Phone
Caller: Marty?

Oy vey! And that caller went on about getting Tracy Jones in there, dancing around about three, but you knew he wanted Steve out.

And what is he talking about? Marty and Tracy? OMG! Please, no!

[REDREAD]

I only listened to the first two callers mentioned above and aside from these folks being genuinely stupid, I also thought, "What is Steve? Chopped liver?"


I know that's a sore spot for some people, but Marty is the celebrity. If I waited on hold for a long time, I'd rather talk to Marty than Vanillia Steve as well. Heck, there's a good portion of people that call in just to rile Marty up.

I know Marty hates the bannana phone, but instead of taking turns on calls with Steve, Marty should do the initial greeting, and then let Steve help fill in the conversation.

[smith288]

RISP might not be the "be all-end all" stat but I sure wish they would take the bat off their shoulders when there is men in scoring position.

[Hap]

I wonder what some of the city slickers in NY or LA or CHI who might have been listening on XM might have thought about some of these people. They probably think that they are a microcosm of all Reds fans and all Midwesterners in general.

[CTA513]

RISP might not be the "be all-end all" stat but I sure wish they would take the bat off their shoulders when there is men in scoring position.

maybe the bats are to heavy to lift? ;)

[redsmetz]

I wonder what some of the city slickers in NY or LA or CHI who might have been listening on XM might have thought about some of these people. They probably think that they are a microcosm of all Reds fans and all Midwesterners in general.

The first two callers last night give Rubes a bad name.

[KronoRed]

It sounds a whole lot like Andy Furmans Sportstalk Show.
Same callers

[2001MUgrad]

I wonder what some of the city slickers in NY or LA or CHI who might have been listening on XM might have thought about some of these people. They probably think that they are a microcosm of all Reds fans and all Midwesterners in general.

I was under the impression XM provided only the Home team calls?? Has this changed??

[KronoRed]

XM also carries 700 on its own, not sure if they blackout the banana phone or not.

[registerthis]

XM also carries 700 on its own, not sure if they blackout the banana phone or not.

Why would you blackout great entertainment like that?

[KronoRed]

Why would you blackout great entertainment like that?
I pity any poor XM listener who stumbles on to it, ears can only take so much ;)

[George Foster]

Marty says they shouldn't have built the park facing the river, but downtown.

This shows Marty does not know much. MLB mandates were home plate is related to east-west. The only place were the ballpark could be built and it face the city from homeplate was north of its current location.