Marty Brennaman: 2019 is my final year

[OGB]

Meh.

Tom, you're one of my favorite forum members and I feel like we are in agreement 9 times out of 10, but I can't support this one bit.
Like so many on this board, I went to sleep as a child hugging a radio listening to Reds games. As I got older it sat on my nightstand as I fell asleep to west coast games as a teen.
Marty was about as good as anyone who ever announced ballgames, period.
He embodied the franchise in many ways.
The last few years he definitely seemed disillusioned with a club that was horrible and had struggled to win for most of the last 20 years.
As self righteous as he often got, I can forgive that.
Reds baseball has been a huge part of my 36 year existence.
Memories of listening to Marty on a porch/patio on a starlit summer night with my Dad/Grandfathers/Uncle's/cousins/friends is the epitome of the love and nostalgia that makes MLB such a special experience for so many people.
I won't miss sarcastic, anti SABR Marty so much. Whoever replaces him, though, has a gigantic gap to fill.
I don't expect to be very pleased with what comes next, unfortunately.

[919191]

Like others I remember Marty's first broadcast. I was in 8th grade science and the teacher had it on the radio.I even remember his first spring training broadcast and how I thought he sounded alot like Al Michaels.

I am 58. There are few constants for someone my age that run through this much of life. Reds on the radio and Marty is one of the few. It's a love?hate with me. His voice takes me back. He paints a picture like an artist. He is also an arrogant man full of self-importance who feels he is bigger than the game. I still appreciate him.

I spend considerable time out on my deck listening to radio broadcasts while my wife watches it on TV. She kind of understands. I suspect I will do it more often this year. Maybe with a countdown on he will soften a bit. Who knows? This might be the last year I listen on the deck. Depends.

Tom is terrible.WOY speaks for me here.

Kind of feeling old right now

[Reds]

I'll sincerely miss Marty. I'm 32 and he's all I've ever known. My father passed when I was 9 and one of the few memories I have with him is listening to Marty and Joe on the the radio. I'll leave it at that.

[cincinnati chili]

I'm available.

[Ron Madden]

I was 20 yrs old in 1974, born and raised a Devout Reds Fan.

I can barely remember sitting on the living room floor watching the 1961 WS with my family.
My older brothers trying to keep me still and trying their best to teach me players names and positions.
My older sister used to have an old black and white picture of all of us on the floor around the TV, she had written all of our names and a full discription of the screen on the back of the photo.

I remember all of the radio pop announcers from the early 60’s till today.

I was shocked and a lil’ bit heartbroken when Al left for the west coast.
I thought the Reds would never have another announcer as good as Al.
I was wrong.. Marty turned out to be just as good, sometimes better.

There was nothing better than Marty and Joe on the radio.
Joe had a way about him that could keep Marty in check whenever he would start to lose his mind and go off on a pitcher for giving up a HR or on an infielder for committing an error.

Joe would say something like “baseball ain’t as easy as it looks Little Buddy” or “Ya gotta remember those other guys are getting paid to try and win the game too Little Buddy” and Marty would always calm down.

I will always remember and cherish the good old days with Marty and regret and try to forget the memory of the arrogant egotistical “Hall Of Famer” that Marty became once Joe left the radio booth.

[icehole3]

I teared up a little when I heard this.

[WildcatFan]

Ever since the Puig signing, I've kind of dreaded how Marty would react on the air. Now, in his last year, I could honestly see Marty embracing it. A Marty-Puig bromance could be a beautiful and hilarious thing. Here's hoping.

[Chip R]

Ever since the Puig signing, I've kind of dreaded how Marty would react on the air. Now, in his last year, I could honestly see Marty embracing it. A Marty-Puig bromance could be a beautiful and hilarious thing. Here's hoping.

Here's a video of Marty talking about the acquisitions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJgpYBzH3xo

[RedsManRick]

Marty has had one heck of a career. 45 years in a job is an incredible accomplishment. But fans will be treated to a better experience in his absence.

[Musketeer22]

Marty is the man. Period.

[Big Klu]

Ever since the Puig signing, I've kind of dreaded how Marty would react on the air. Now, in his last year, I could honestly see Marty embracing it. A Marty-Puig bromance could be a beautiful and hilarious thing. Here's hoping.

I see a Brennaman/Puig montage played out to the song "I'm Into Something Good", by Herman's Hermits.

Or maybe "I think I Love You", by David Cassidy.

[PuffyPig]

Tom, you're one of my favorite forum members and I feel like we are in agreement 9 times out of 10, but I can't support this one bit.
Like so many on this board, I went to sleep as a child hugging a radio listening to Reds games. As I got older it sat on my nightstand as I fell asleep to west coast games as a teen.
Marty was about as good as anyone who ever announced ballgames, period.
He embodied the franchise in many ways.
The last few years he definitely seemed disillusioned with a club that was horrible and had struggled to win for most of the last 20 years.
As self righteous as he often got, I can forgive that.
Reds baseball has been a huge part of my 36 year existence.
Memories of listening to Marty on a porch/patio on a starlit summer night with my Dad/Grandfathers/Uncle's/cousins/friends is the epitome of the love and nostalgia that makes MLB such a special experience for so many people.
I won't miss sarcastic, anti SABR Marty so much. Whoever replaces him, though, has a gigantic gap to fill.
I don't expect to be very pleased with what comes next, unfortunately.

What you say is all true, but Marty stayed on too long, and that will tarnish his ultimate legacy.

Marty simply didn't know when it was time to fold them.

[George Anderson]

I will miss Marty because when he wanted to be good, no one else was better. I just am not looking forward from now till October the nonstop references and stories about this being Martys last year. For the first time in many years I am excited for the upcoming year due to the recent transactions. I just wish Marty would of announced this sometime in July or August.

I just hope the focus of this year is on the field and not on Marty

Oh and Thom sucks.

[goreds2]

Some great podcasts on 700wlw from yesterday (Except for those who do not like Marty). Marty said in the early 80's, he was offered a five year deal from the Boston Redsox (And this one belongs to the BOSOX). Says he still has the contract details that were written down on a yellow pad hanging in his basement.

Also said in the 80's, he would have gotten fired after his contract expired but the general manager who was going to do that (Dick Wagner) was fired before that happened.

[Marsh15]

What you say is all true, but Marty stayed on too long, and that will tarnish his ultimate legacy.

Marty simply didn't know when it was time to fold them.

Arroyo
Griffey
Rolen


They stayed too long.

Marty has been fine