Less of Kenny Mayne on ESPN racing this year
 

According to a interview with Randy Moss this morning on Trackfacts / Capital OTB, we will be seeing less of Kenny Mayne on their racing shows this year...he has been reassign to other events on the network. I think some people will be real happy with this. He was an "acquired" taste to say the least!

When Bailey retired, and was handed the new gig with ESPN's Moss and Mayne, three was a crowd. And, that was noticable quite often.

Bailey is the right man, along with Moss, to cover the sport. ESPN made a wise decision. One, that all three gentlemen, are probably comfortable with.

WTF?

While Moss is certainly my favorite to listen to as far as actual serious horse talk goes.....I love Kenny. :mad:

I think Bailey has made a great addition but cmon folks the levity...
Mayne was great. They put Fat Greenberg down in the paddock eating the dogs and Mayne made fun of him... and now I cant see that again?

Sports cant be funny here and there? I thought the trio did a great job, bad move imo.

Mayne is a funny man. The day that becomes a bad thing for television commentators on something as unimportant as sports is a sad day. Sports/horse racing is entertainment...we need levity to balance the overseriousness that people make of it...it ain't brain surgery. Mayne was THE breath of fresh air on ESPN...I guess he still will be...just not on horse racing however.

Mayne's wife was very unattractive when I saw them at the rail, the day after the Travers a few years ago. Thought Kenny had more pull than that. Obviously he is not a "Kev."

I enjoyed his dry,off beat brand of humor....breathe of fresh air sums it up perfectly.
At last years Haskell,his "TV" attire was tie and jacket,after the race it took him about 10 seconds to lose the tie(clip on ?) and get down to a casual T. When he stood up...shorts and sandals. I was not really surprised.

Good Luck..Good Health SWLY.

Chris Fowler will probably be the lead guy now.

He's no Brad Pitt either. :D

Yes bad move, he was everything you guys said, a breath of fresh air, an original. IN VA SOR!

Other sports broadcasts have a comedic element, why shouldn't horse racing?

Oh, I agree, but when you have cash and name recognition, you're looks seem to improve quite a bit.

I guess Mick Jagger is living proof! :D

sad day for horse racing, kenny mayne is big into promoting the sport. he always says that one thing he came to espn for was to do horse racing.
i enjoyed his dry humor.

i'd rather lose bailey than mayne, if that is the reason.

The best line he had, when paired with Bailey and Moss, was "you are now looking at the three stages of male pattern baldness."

They are obviously pushing him out to make room for the much awaited debut of Balletto.

Guys,
Here's the thing too. Don't just assume because Mayne won't be on as much that they won't have a different guy- Like Rece Davis, Chris Fowler, or Terry Gannon doing the MC duties while still making Moss and Bailey the experts. If they still have a 3 person crew, keep Mayne. He's funnier than ****!

Rumor is Ken Rudolph is on his way out at TVG and is in negotiations with ABC/ESPN.

Then explain Giuliani's mistress, later third wife, to me? (Though she got him to finally get rid of that combover, for which we are all grateful.)

I'm bummed about Kenny Mayne; I liked him a lot. I like anyone working in sports who understands it's entertainment; not a cure for cancer.

Great personality. LOL. You don't have to worry about that being as cute as you are Nicole.

Are you saying I don't have a good personality????? ;)

Yes! LOL, your looks make up for it....C'mon, you are the whole package. Except married, therefore baggage, otherwise Kev would be trying to date you no doubt.

:) (Notice how I turned a compliment into an insult in that last post? We women are born with the ability to do that. It's how we keep men terrified of talking to us, since everything becomes the wrong thing to say. Hee hee hee.)

I'll have to pass along the "baggage" comment to my husband (who has a sense of humor)- on our wedding day, the wife of his best friend came up to him after the ceremony, pointed to his new wedding band, and said, "World's tiniest handcuff." It still makes me laugh.

Now that's funny....A husband is like a handbag...Now if you had kids, you are talking U-Haul material. No dice.

Good for Ken.Hope he gets a job with them and gets away from the losers at TVG.

My sentiments exactly! As usual, ESPN finds a way to screw it up!:(

"world's tiniest handcuff" SO COMEDY;)

Rand...there is only 1 "Kev"...but you will get some serious training this summer my friend....there is hope, I promise:cool:

Im content with Nicole's and my phone chats every couple of weeks. Talked to her yesterday as a matter of fact....and it was pleasant as always.

"Pleasant?" "Pleasant?!" Is that what you're calling it now?

(See earlier post)

Seriously, thanks for calling, Kev. As always, I enjoy chatting with you and it's nice to talk to friends in the middle of a looooooong, not very relaxing weekend. Speaking of which... 'nother early day tomorrow... 'night all.

And I'm still mad about Kenny Mayne. Stupid ESPN.

you are a doll and I adore you...:D

Excellent point. Racing fans want ESPN to be another simulcast feed. It ain't gonna happen. ESPN's purpose is to on one hand provide the handicapping and betting information, and on the other entertain. I was one of those that liked Kenny, he at least knew the sport.

wonder if it had anything to do with his eclips performance......lol

I hear he's the front runner to host the '07 ESPY'S!

How do you get rid of Mayne??? He is the goods! As far as Bailey being on there, I don't think he should be allowed to have a microphone until he learns to pronounce Johnny V's last name....He screws it up everytime and everytime it's in an interview you can just see Johnny V whince......I can't stand Bailey.

Travis, I don't really think so, or at least I don't look at ESPN as my simo feed. I like Kenny a lot, I love the guy's sense of humor, his dry wit. And goodness knows, he can laugh at himself.

THIS was a money decision, a business decision on ESPN's part. When a corporation has put into racing what ESPN has committed, especially more recently, adding the BC, they want the very best, the most knowledgable in the broadcast booth. That's what they have in Moss and Bailey. As far as whether one likes or detest Bailey is irrelevant, and many feel--one way or the other. It's not possible to discount the knowledge of these two. And as far as Bailey, he is in an extremely unique situation knowing what no one else can provide from the riding standpoint. Discussing how the race may unfold.

ESPN offers entertainment in the pieces with Jeannine Edwards and Hank Goldberg. The stories put together in horses and owners like Barbaro, etc., etc.

Anchoring of any sport, be it horseracing, or football, or Nascar, or something else is based, first, on knowledge. When the cameras are turned on, those anchors are the first voices that one sees and hears. Those voices often keep one tuned in.

This decision was about ratings and money.

Plus, Kenny has a gig doing commercials. Plenty of exposure there. Bailey, on the other hand, has not yet been called to tout anything other than his own DVDs and his book. I imagine Kenny is still smiling.

me to like mayne was a breath of fresh air. the three was a good mix. sure hope that ken from tvg isn't coming over to be third person , ken m. is much better.

Hope? I'm doing just fine. :)

Replacing Kenny Mayne, the only humor on the program so that Jerry Bailey has more time to talk about himself? Just wonderful. I wouldn't think it would be possible for ESPN's horse racing ratings to go down even more but they may have found a way to do it. Mayne was the only one who non-racing fans might recognize and considering his humor I'm sure a few stuck around to see if he said anything funny.

yes, I am sure you are...but we ALL can be doing better:cool:

Kenny knows the sport though?