Choosing his words carefully to avoid a back-and-back forth with Cincinnati Reds broadcaster Marty Brennman, St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa offered a compliment with a caveat. During the broadcast of the Reds-Cubs game on Monday, Brennaman went on a brief rant that included desciptions of Cardinals starter Chris Carpenter as "a whiner" and pitching coach Dave Duncan as "infantile." La Russa said he had not heard the comments specifically, but he winced when told what Brennaman had said about Duncan. "I think the safest thing to say is that he's a Hall of Famer and he should get the respect that inclusion in that place deserves," La Russa said. "And he ought to earn it every day from his Hall of Fame induction forward. He ought to earn it and not abuse it." Brennaman, who is refreshingly candid and evenly critical for a home town play-by-play man, was inducted into the broadcasters' wing of the Hall of Fame. Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/sports/base...cle_d24df148-80de-11e0-86bb-001a4bcf6878.html
