Marty Brennaman: 2019 is my final year

[sdwagers]

Jim Day is 54. I 'm stunned.

[Always Red]

Here's how long Marty has been broadcasting: I was a 19 year old college student during his first season. I'm now a 64 year old grandfather.

[correcting word since Chip caught my error - I love being a grandpa]

Wow, that's a good way to think of it

I was a 13 year old grade schooler during Marty's first year, and I'm now a 58 year old grandfather as well.

It's the end of an era, for sure. I've loved Marty and I've been out of sorts with Marty, but that's how family is.

My favorite childhood memories with my late dad were sitting out in the yard on a soft summer night, listening to Marty and Joe call another Reds win.

[khunter2]

Whomever they choose, I hope they don't feel the need to talk incessantly. As my man Chris "Mad Dog" Russo says, "Let the game breath."
I enjoy the background noise and listening to the sounds of the game for a couple pitches in a row. Marty had a knack for that, IMO.

[westofyou]

Marty and Joe forever.

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[Chip R]

Wow. that's BIG. Thom could go all National with Fox and Big Ten work a limited schedule. I wonder if his wife Polly wants to go back to Arizona.

Marty said to Paul Daughterty that Tommy Thrall is coming up from Pensecola and could be " the guy"



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here's more from Marty

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/spo...ds/2582446002/

Who knows? I'm sure Marty loves having the grandkids around. Maybe the whole lot pulls up stakes and moves to Arizona.

If Marty does stay in town, his living specter is going to haunt his replacement. The Reds win a game and this new guy says something different that "And this one belongs to the Reds" people are going to whine and moan about how Marty was s much better than New Guy. With social media, there's a lot more opportunity for the people to complain - even if it's just to complain for complaining's sake.

[reds77]

Marty & Joe were the broadcasters of my youth -- the days where I collected baseball cards, went to autograph shows, read every baseball book I could get, played organized little league, and played backyard ball with my friends. They were the voices of baseball to me when I fell in love with the game. Just as it seemed strange to no longer hear Joe, it will equally feel odd to not hear Marty. For me, it doesn't get any better than Marty & Joe.

[TRF]

If Marty leaves, how will I know who to hate on the Reds?

[WrongVerb]

Whomever they choose, I hope they don't feel the need to talk incessantly. As my man Chris "Mad Dog" Russo says, "Let the game breath."
I enjoy the background noise and listening to the sounds of the game for a couple pitches in a row. Marty had a knack for that, IMO.

LOL Chris Russo saying not to talk incessantly is like telling the ocean not to get someone wet. He's the one guy I can't stand on MLB, mostly because he thinks "bar yell" is a normal voice volume for a TV show.

[westofyou]

Whomever they choose, I hope they don't feel the need to talk incessantly. As my man Chris "Mad Dog" Russo says, "Let the game breath."
I enjoy the background noise and listening to the sounds of the game for a couple pitches in a row. Marty had a knack for that, IMO.

Chris Russo endorses silence?

Could have fooled me

[Tracy Jones]

[redsmetz]

Chris Russo endorses silence?

Could have fooled me

The irony is I was watching MLB TV this morning and in a segment on the Hall of Fame chances of someone, he went into a loud rant that I just chose to switch from.

[Roy Tucker]

For reference:

http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/cin/h...oadcasters.jsp

[westofyou]

For reference:

http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/cin/h...oadcasters.jsp

I can't endorse this book enough

SABR Digital Library: Calling the Game: Baseball Broadcasting from 1920 to the Present

[goreds2]

I will miss him. Heard his first broadcast on the school bus announcing Hank Aaron’s homerun etc. Should be an interesting hot stove league tonight on 700wlw at 6pm est.

[klw]

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