I have 62 cards of Jeff Brantley. This one is from 1992 Ultra.
Playing career: Jeff Brantley pitched fourteen years in the
major leagues, mostly for the Giants and Reds. In 615 games he went 43-46 with
172 saves and a 3.39 ERA. In 1996 he led the national league with 44 saves for
the Reds.
Where he is now: A TV announcer for the Reds. He isgenerally
considered one of the worst announcers in baseball. His lowest moment was talking
about working on the World Baseball Classic, saying of pronouncing the players
on the Taiwan and China teams, “I was ching-chang-ing to death.”
My memories: I remember him vaguely as a pitcher for the
Giants. I had actually forgotten he was a reliever and not a starter. I think I
would confuse him with John Burkett.
Google Autocomplete results: He is ninth when you type Jeff
Bra, between Jeff Brameier, lacrosse coach at Darien High School in
Connecticut, and Jeff Brandes, a Florida state senator. Another Jeff Brantley
is a psychiatrist at the Duke Department of Psychiatry.
Coming up next: The next profile will be Michael Brantley.
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