On this day in 2008, Hall of Fame broadcaster Marty Brennaman, father of former Cubs announcer Thom Brennaman, offended every Cubs fan in America when he said: "far and away the most obnoxious fans in baseball, in this league, are those that follow this team right here (the Cubs)."
Watch and listen...
Please accept our apologies, oh dainty one. We're still trying to raise ourselves to this Cincinnati level of classiness. Or the classiness of the "banned for life" not-at-all obnoxious Cincinnati icon Pete Rose. Or the classiness of pitcher Mario Soto, who was suspended for going into the stands with a baseball bat.
Someday, if we're lucky, we'll be that classy, and hopefully that will protect you from the incredibly damaging sight of our "unbelievably obnoxious" fans throwing a bunch of balls onto the field.
