Marty Brennaman gets Morbid on-air

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This is a few days old, and we originally heard of it on Hardball Talk. We weren’t listening to the 700 WLW telecast the night that it was said, and we’re still not sure if that’s something we’re disappointed about or relieved for.

The Reds have been playing A LOT better for the last ten or so days. That’s had the voice of the Reds in a rather pleasant mood (this will not last). While we’re holding our breath collectively about the play of the Reds holding up over any amount of time, take a listen to this:

WOW!

Nothing like when the usually relaxing act of listening to the ol’ ballgame on AM radio gets you thinking about your own mortality thanks to the aging and usually-crotchety play by play man eh?