Month of Marty

[westofyou]

I’m letting whatever frustrations I’ve had with Marty be bygones after his call of Lorenzen’s homer.

Missed that, but did hear Thom say there aren't five better hitters than him on the team. Which is laughable

[Ron Madden]

I have many fond memories of Marty and Joe.
I wish Marty all the best life has to offer.
Some will hate me saying this but I'm not going to miss Marty when he retires.

[KronoRed]

Missed that, but did hear Thom say there aren't five better hitters than him on the team. Which is laughable

He said that so the other guy would ask him who, probably got mad when the bait wasn't taken.

[Big Klu]

He said that so the other guy would ask him who, probably got mad when the bait wasn't taken.

Yeah, Lorenzen was put in an awkward position when Piecoro asked him that.

He handled it about as well as he could, saying something to the effect of, "Well, I don't know about that. I like to hit, but we have some real professional hitters on this club."

[westofyou]

I hope Marty takes the woman from Cincinnati USA with him when he leaves, she's a channel changer for sure

[cumberlandreds]

I hope Marty takes the woman from Cincinnati USA with him when he leaves, she's a channel changer for sure

I would hope whoever takes over for Marty would just refuse to talk to her.

[bm1475]

I hope Marty takes the woman from Cincinnati USA with him when he leaves, she's a channel changer for sure

How dare you besmirch the honor of the lovely Linda Antus

[RichRed]

Also, "things were better in the past" is rarely true, you just choose to remember it that way. As the Geto Boys said, your mind is playing tricks on you.

Or for a decidedly more un-hip reference:

“The good old days weren’t always good
And tomorrow ain’t as bad as it seems”

-William Joel, “Keeping the Faith”

Although it’s debatable how well that applies to Reds baseball.

[North]

Marty news from today's Chicago Tribune...hope the link isn't paywalled:

https://www.chicagotribune.com/sport...hj4-story.html

[Ron Madden]

Marty and Cowboy will call tonight’s game live from the stands, behind section 119.

[texasdave]

Month of Marty. Alson known as Marty Gras.

[KronoRed]

Marty and Cowboy will call tonight’s game live from the stands, behind section 119.

Wooers Unite.

[North]

Wooers Unite.

[GAC]

Looking forward to going down there next Thursday and just soak it all in. I hope it ain't rain.

I remember when they hired Marty and I said "No one can replace Michaels. And who is this Brennaman character?"

He was in the same job for 46 years. A helluva an accomplishment in and of itself. So there was plenty of room for the good, the bad, and the ugly. IMO, he was a master of his craft, the way he presented the game. He was no more opinionated then the rest of us IMO. He just had a mic.

Marty's "popularity" problem, IMO, was primarily with the younger generation (analytics). He was traditional old school. Not like those two haven't clashed before. Brennaman isn't the only sports broadcaster this younger generation would have had issues with. And if many of the ghosts of all-time greats could speak up about today's game (approach), they'd probably not be too popular with the analytics crowd either (LOL).

Thanks for the memories Marty. Yes, you will be missed.

[1thru5]

After Joe he didn't seem the same. That loss, frustration with perpetual team failure, or something else feeding an advanced cynicism, made him difficult for me personally, to listen to over the past few years.

That cynicism however, can't and won't erase the memories of years with an ear stuck close to an old AM radio 250 miles away, savoring every word about my team, too distant to travel to see, nor eclipse his legacy as a HOF announcer and longtime voice of the Reds.