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Bob Brenly is leaving the Cubs' television booth and
informed WGN-TV that he will not return for the 2013 season. Brenly, 58, just
finished his eighth season with the Cubs.
"Working here in Chicago was one of the most enjoyable
experiences of my professional career," Brenly told MLB.com Wednesday. "The
Ricketts family, everyone associated with the Cubs and WGN and, most
importantly, Cubs' fans everywhere, will always be in our hearts, and [my
wife,] Joan, and I wish nothing but the best for the organization moving
forward.
"I was very blessed to have the best play-by-play man
in the game as my partner for eight years and Cubs' fans are very fortunate to
have Len Kasper as the voice of the Cubs," Brenly said. "I'll miss
working with him, and we look fondly toward returning to Chicago in the
future."
Brenly could transition into the Arizona Diamondbacks'
broadcast booth. Arizona is looking for both a television play-by-play
broadcaster and an analyst to replace the team of Daron Sutton and Mark Grace.
The organization decided to not bring back Sutton, who was suspended for much
of the 2012 season, and Grace, a former Cubs first baseman, who was arrested
for his second DUI offense this past August.
"Obviously, I would be lying if I didn't say I reached
out to Bob Brenly right away," D-backs team president and CEO Derrick Hall
said last week. "Bob was my first call. We've had a few conversations. We
just have to see if we can get creative to get competitive."
Brenly was a television analyst for the D-backs from
1998-2000 and managed the team from 2001-04, leading Arizona to the World
Series in '01.
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