BOB BRENLY

'Robert Earl Brenly' (born February 25, 1954 in Coshocton, Ohio) is a former catcher and manager in Major League Baseball and a current broadcaster for the Chicago Cubs alongside Len Kasper. Brenly is the Cubs "color commentator."
Bob Brenly attended Ohio University in Athens, Ohio and was a member of the Bobcat baseball team. By the time Brenly graduated in 1976, he had earned All-America honors and matched Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt's school-record 10 home runs in a single season.
Brenly had a major league career spent almost entirely with the San Francisco Giants from 1981 to 1989. He won the 1984 Willie Mac Award for his spirit and leadership.
Brenly served as a coach under manager Dusty Baker with the Giants. He replaced Buck Showalter as manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks after the 2000 season, and led the Diamondbacks to the 2001 World Series title in his first season as a manager. Although the team repeated as Western Division champions in 2002, a slide which left the team in last place in mid-2004 led to Brenly's dismissal. He later returned to being baseball analyst for Fox (where Brenly worked from 1996-2000), and was named in November 2004 as the TV game analyst in the Chicago Cubs' announcing booth, replacing Steve Stone. This is Brenly's second tour of duty as a Cubs broadcaster, as he was a radio analyst teamed with Harry Caray, Thom Brennaman, and Ron Santo during the 1990 and 1991 seasons. Is often referred to by his nickname, "BB". Brenly is rumored to be in the running for several managerial positions for the 2008 season, including the Cincinnati Reds, [1] though Brenly says he has not heard from any teams to date.

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★ Chicago Cubs Broadcasters at Comcastsportsnet.com

★ Ask Len and Bob at Comcastsportsnet.com

★ Chicago Cubs Broadcasters at Cubs.com

★ Len & Bob's baseball blog at WGN Sports.com