Thom Brennaman: Only jobless watch as games go late

There's a lot of time for MLB broadcasters to fill, especially in an extra-inning game. And most of what they say doesn't draw much of a reaction, but every once in a while they strike a little bit of a nerve like Thom Brennaman did in the 12th and final inning of the Reds' 4-3 loss Wednesday night against the Phillies.

Here's what Brennaman said on FOX Sports Ohio as he and Chris Welsh discussed the idea of starting extra innings with runners on base: "You look around this ballpark. There is nobody here. And this is supposed to be - theoretically - the most exciting part of a game. You're in extra innings of a tie game. Compare it to overtime of an NFL game. Overtime of a basketball game. A hockey game. Nobody's leaving those games. People pour out of here the longer you go in extra-inning games. All of a sudden, you start every half-inning with first and second and nobody out, people stick around a little bit."

Welsh agreed it would bring excitement. "Worth seeing ... What happens a lot of times, the energy of an extra-inning game is that it kind of goes into the favor of the pitcher after about the 12th inning. It just does that. And then all of a sudden you look up and you're in the 15th or 16th inning."

Brennaman: "And then there's literally nobody in the stands and nobody watching on TV unless they don't have a job."

Some of the better reactions via Twitter:

On nights like these, Brennaman might be particularly thankful he's not on Twitter.

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