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Of course, Brantley is not known for having a lot of finer moments...

Scene: The Reds trail the D-Backs by two runs in the bottom of the ninth. With runners on first and second and no outs, Cincinnati's Edwin Encarnacion strides to the plate. Dusty Baker orders him to bunt -- twice. He fails spectacularly twice.

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Thom Brennaman: See that’s the problem when you ask a guy who’s never bunted…

Jeff Brantley: Take him out of the game! Take him out of the game.

TB: Ok, but…

JB: If he can’t bunt take him out of the game. Put somebody else in there.

TB: Ok, but if you believe in the bunt in this situation…

JB: You’re at home. You have to tie the game.

TB: But that’s a by the book kind of thing. I don’t know if there’s anybody on that bench…that you’re going to bring in…

JB: This guy is NOT a clutch hitter.

TB: But his numbers are contrary to that…

JB: He’s not. He’s not…not…not a clutch hitter.

(Encarnacion hits 3-run HR to win game)

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Brantley subsequently brayed, "I stand corrected, my friend!"

the use of "brayed" is excellent here. i commend you

Kudos to a wonderfully oxymoronic title as well.

prehaps "oxenmoronic" in this case

Ahhh, there's a challenge. What would a list of Jeff Brantley's finest moments in broadcasting look like?




As Jack Benny would say, I'm thinking, I'm thinking.

Fayettewuf Wrote:Ahhh, there's a challenge. What would a list of Jeff Brantley's finest moments in broadcasting look like?

I'll vote this:

Any dude with a permed mullet is just one step away from Beelzebub at any rate