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> This is the text from the article on MLB.com
>
> "CHICAGO -- Lou Piniella defended Wrigley Field fans in response to
> Cincinnati broadcaster Marty Brennaman's comments that Cubs fans are
> "obnoxious." Fans at Wrigley Field traditionally throw the opposing
> team's home runs back onto the field, but after Adam Dunn connected
> Wednesday in the eighth inning, they got carried away and tossed 15
> balls onto the field. Brennaman said the behavior was "obnoxious" and
> the type of action that "makes you want to see this Chicago Cubs team
> lose."
> "Marty's a Cincinnati guy, obviously, he's rooting for the Reds,"
> Piniella said Friday. "I don't think our fans are obnoxious. I think
> they get into the ballgame. They enjoy coming out to a ballgame and
> that's why they draw here the way they do. It's a fun environment and
> they get into it.
>
> "As far as winning the division -- hey, I like Marty Brennaman, I
> really do, I was over there for three years -- but he has nothing to
> do with the Cubs winning or losing, I can tell you that," Piniella
> said.
>
> Piniella had not heard a tape of Brennaman's comments.
>
> "Those are his opinions," said the Cubs manager, who managed the Reds
> from 1990-92. "Everybody's entitled to their opinions and, obviously,
> everybody's got opinions. I don't think that will have anything to do
> with us winning or losing this year."
>
> The Cubs players also defended their fans.
>
> "I don't want to get into a war of words with him," Chicago's Mark
> DeRosa said. "I respect how he handles his profession, but I didn't
> agree with what he said. I think he could've used different wording.
>
> "They're very passionate people and passionate fans," DeRosa said.
> "You're torn in situations like that [when they threw balls back] --
> you get a chuckle out of it, and at the same time, it wastes 10
> minutes of your life. I don't think he needed to go that far with the
> comments. Obviously, he has some deep-seated hatred for Chicago." "
>
> It isnt just Marty who thinks Cubs fans are obnoxious. I reckon any
> team that has regular dealings with the Cubs has a fan base that
> especially dislikes the Cubs fans. Of all the fans of teams that
> travel to Cinci, in my experience Cubs fans are the most annoying and
> immature, whether the Cubs are having a good year or not.
Agreed. Going to Reds games is painful when you have these derelicts
sitting everywhere, getting trashed and yelling and screaming about how
the
Cubs are better than your team. I grew up watching the Cubs on WGN in the
80s. Harry Caray was fun to listen to. I rooted for them in 2003 because
I
had not yet been exposed to the annoying Cub fan. Now I hate the Cubs.
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