Marty Brennaman sounds off about Billy Hamilton's offensive struggles

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It's not the first time Cincinnati Reds longtime play-by-play announcer Marty Brennaman has been critical of a player's effort, and it's likely not the last.

Brennaman didn't hold back in discussing Billy Hamilton's struggles at the plate during the Reds outfielder's at-bat with runners in scoring position in the top of the 2nd inning of Monday's game in Arizona against the Diamondbacks.

"It's a large enough sample size (at this point of the season) that he's not going to hit," Brennaman said of Hamilton during the game broadcast on 700 WLW. Brennaman also criticized Hamilton for not putting in enough work to become…