Marty Lives Large with Rupert Murdoch

Marty's been off all week, but he's back in the booth today for an epic battle against the Philadelphia Phillies. They're barely into the second inning when Thom baits his dad, "You’ve been living large because you have your Sunday New York Post ..."

To which Marty responds, "And again it’s not that liberal rag The New York Times. You will never see me buy that paper. Ever."

Thom innocently says, "If I’m not mistaken The New York Post is owned by Fox News Corp."

Thom, of course, is well aware that the mere mention of Fox makes Marty salivate and like Pavlov's dog, Marty does not disappoint: "Rupert Murdoch. All over it. I’ve been too busy reading up about your friend Elliott Spitzer."

Of course, as previously mentioned, it was the liberal rag The New York Times that broke the Spitzer story ...

An inning or so later, Marty asks about a conversation from yesterday's broadcast involving a tale of drunken beaver hunting on Jeff "The Cowboy" Brantley's farm. (Brantley is another Reds broadcaster and former major league pitcher.) Thom says, "I was very disturbed about it and basically I tuned out ... You might read about it if you keep flipping through that Post." Marty thinks that might not be such a bad idea: "They have all the stuff in there. Big headline: Elliott's Gal a Shared Asset."

What Marty Reads

When you're a Republican, it can be difficult to keep the lies straight. Rest assured, Marty Brennaman has it all figured out. He's dialed in to a strict regiment that insures his narrow views of the world are affirmed on a daily basis.

As the Reds battled the Rays today, Marty and his son Thom were discussing just how vicious the New York tabloids can be. Thom said, more as a statement than a question, "You read that trash every day."

To which Marty replied, "I read it every day, religiously. The Daily News and The New York Post. I’m all over it. I can tell you one thing … [taking a moment for some play by play] you won’t catch me reading that liberal rag The New York Times. You can book that."

[ed. note One day later The New York Times would break the news that the Democratic governor of New York has been using a high class prostitute ring, effectively ending his political career. I wonder if Marty read about it? I wonder if he was as up in arms with their coverage as he was when they reported John McCain's messy personal, entanglements with a female lobbyist ... We'll soon find out the next time the Reds are on the radio.]