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Brad Penny Doesn’t Like It When You Grunt His Grunt

by Eamonn Brennan

Apparently, Brad Penny is a fan of grunting. (I didn’t know this until now, but when the Internet tells you something, you listen.) What Brad Penny is not a fan of is opposing team dugout denizens making fun of his grunting. That’s downright boorish. Which is apparently part of the reason why he lost his cool last night.

↵I’m of the opinion that we should spend less time worrying why crazy people like Brad Penny do what they do, but oh well.

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