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Coach Pants 08-27-2007 09:14 PM

Randy Moss seems like the kind of guy who likes smelling his own farts. Not that there's anything wrong with that...

Danzig 08-27-2007 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie
i thought by now you'd have figured out that balletto is hank goldberg.

where's the avatar??!

oh great, thanks so much for putting into my head a picture of hank goldberg going out a door with his ass cocked up towards the camera.

wonderful.

pmayjr 08-27-2007 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Travis Stone
The best ESPN line was when Mayne said to the Governor, "Your state still has the nations second tallest waterfall. What is your administration doing to get to number one?"

Or something like that -- hilarious!

My favorite:
"The horses are now loading into the 'Earthlink" Starting Gate. Earthlink... Fine maker of starting gates..."

As I said before, the thing ESPN needs to do is get rid of Hammerin' Hank, and find a way to get Durkin to break that exclusive contract with NBC. He should do every major race.

dylbert 08-27-2007 10:21 PM

Goldberg OUT... West IN?
 
Moss is solid racing journalist. I enjoyed his work at Oaklawn years ago.

Mayne is awesome! He knows horse racing and adds humor. Kenny reminds us that this is game and having fun should be part of your day at the track.

Edwards is excellent story teller. Her longer feature pieces have been outstanding this year. She is good, quick interviewer during post-race segment.

Goldberg -- if you think his horse picking is terrible; you'll love his NFL picks! I think we should dig up Pete Axthelm. He was true "man of the people" horseplayer.

I would replace Goldberg with Andy (Beyer), Little Andy (Serling), or Watchmaker. One of the best choices would be Gary West who works for Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He did fantastic job when he covered Louisiana Downs for defunct Shreveport Journal. He co-hosted weekly recap show for one local TV stations.

Slewbopper 08-28-2007 04:30 AM

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Originally Posted by deltagulf
me too moss and maine bailey is o.k.
for that matter where is kenny maine?

Northeast of Ralph Boston

Samarta 08-28-2007 07:01 AM

Replace Bailey with Stevens and find something for hammerin hank and it will be fine.

booner 08-28-2007 12:44 PM

I don't mind the crew too much. Hammerin' Hank has his moments. I like Chris Fowler hosting on Arlington Million day. He did a good job and would get my vote over Mayne....by a whisker.

SuffolkGirl 08-28-2007 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Slewbopper
Northeast of Ralph Boston



loved it!!

Thunder Gulch 08-29-2007 09:45 AM

I like the entire team except for Hank. How bad is that guy?

Mayne- better than some in the past and I like his dry humor.

Moss- a top notch public handicapper with good tv skills to boot.

Bailey- when he talks, people listen. I think he's better than Stevens because Bailey isn't afraid to step on some toes and question tactics.

Edwards- liking her more and more. Gets the story quickly after the races, handles longer pieces, and is easy on the eyes. Anyone remember how miserable Charlsie Canty was over at ABC?


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