Comments on: Brennaman Buzz http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2007/04/11/brennaman-buzz/ It sounds like porn, but it's all about baseball. Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:59:22 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Joel http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2007/04/11/brennaman-buzz/comment-page-1/#comment-8429 Joel Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:29:19 +0000 http://www.red-hot-mama.com/wp/?p=237#comment-8429 Thom was much more restrained yesterday, though he did throw in a couple of unnecessary bitchy comments. I'm hoping that being in Arizona is what's causing all of this since he seems to really love the area and the Dbacks. Hopefully when he's not able to constantly juxtapose the Reds to the Dbacks or the Grand Canyon, then maybe he won't be so insufferable. Thom was much more restrained yesterday, though he did throw in a couple of unnecessary bitchy comments. I’m hoping that being in Arizona is what’s causing all of this since he seems to really love the area and the Dbacks. Hopefully when he’s not able to constantly juxtapose the Reds to the Dbacks or the Grand Canyon, then maybe he won’t be so insufferable.

]]> By: JinAZ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2007/04/11/brennaman-buzz/comment-page-1/#comment-8426 JinAZ Thu, 12 Apr 2007 06:38:19 +0000 http://www.red-hot-mama.com/wp/?p=237#comment-8426 I didn't hear Thom's comments, but my impressions of him when listening to him on the radio broadcasts thus far have been that he is much more upbeat than Marty. Thom was always a cheerleader out here in AZ, and was someone who got you excited about the Diamondbacks. I've had similar impressions of him this year, at least early on. And that's good, because to be perfectly frank, I'm getting really sick of Marty slagging the team. It's fine to critique a player when they screw up (e.g. Eddie needs to get that bunt down, dangit), but it seems like a large number of Reds players are guilty until proven innocent: Dunn, Encarnacion, Lohse, Belisle, Milton...the list goes on. And sometimes, Marty gets so dedicated to his rants that he barely remembers to call the ballgame. I've very frequently found myself having a hard time keeping track of what's going on down on the field when he's behind the microphone, usually because he's bitching about someone. They're our team. They're not perfect, and goodness knows they'll need a lot of breaks to win this year, but each player (except maybe Chad Moeller...at least Eric Milton is a lefty) has abilities that can help our team. Rather than focus on what they don't do well every time their name comes up, I'd kind of like to hear him hype up our players now and then. Being a pompous jerk doesn't make you a good announcer, no matter what your other skills happen to be (and I won't deny that he has great skills). Sometimes I wonder if Marty actually hurts our fanbase more than he helps it. -j I didn’t hear Thom’s comments, but my impressions of him when listening to him on the radio broadcasts thus far have been that he is much more upbeat than Marty. Thom was always a cheerleader out here in AZ, and was someone who got you excited about the Diamondbacks. I’ve had similar impressions of him this year, at least early on.

And that’s good, because to be perfectly frank, I’m getting really sick of Marty slagging the team. It’s fine to critique a player when they screw up (e.g. Eddie needs to get that bunt down, dangit), but it seems like a large number of Reds players are guilty until proven innocent: Dunn, Encarnacion, Lohse, Belisle, Milton…the list goes on. And sometimes, Marty gets so dedicated to his rants that he barely remembers to call the ballgame. I’ve very frequently found myself having a hard time keeping track of what’s going on down on the field when he’s behind the microphone, usually because he’s bitching about someone.

They’re our team. They’re not perfect, and goodness knows they’ll need a lot of breaks to win this year, but each player (except maybe Chad Moeller…at least Eric Milton is a lefty) has abilities that can help our team. Rather than focus on what they don’t do well every time their name comes up, I’d kind of like to hear him hype up our players now and then. Being a pompous jerk doesn’t make you a good announcer, no matter what your other skills happen to be (and I won’t deny that he has great skills).

Sometimes I wonder if Marty actually hurts our fanbase more than he helps it. -j

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