I think people should always try to be polite, even on a message board. Yet I still can't fault Vic in the least bit for his orginal response. I think the first post of this thread was way out of line and very mean spirited. I think Vic's response of "Bite me" was actually a tame response to a very personal attack.
I think it would have been fine if the original post was something to the effect of, "If you listen to Vic's calls very closely, you may be able to pick up that he is paying slightly more attention to Rosario's horses." That would have been fine. It wouldn't have been rude and it wouldn't have been a personal attack. It would have just been an observation. But that wasn't what happened. It was a personal attack and I don't blame Vic for responding, "Bite me."
I think Vic would have responded in a more respectful way if the criticism was given in a respectful way.
Vic is not "thin-skinned" in the least bit. He takes criticism extremely well and he is the first one to poke fun at himself.
Vic is one of the premiere racecallers in the country and Hollywood Park is lucky to have him. I don't care if he has a rooting interest in each race. As others have said, many racecallers are bettors so that means they have a rooting interest in races too. That's just reality. I think that all the racecallers I have heard do a very good job of staying objective in their calls. I think it is only on rare occasions when an announcer tips his hand as to who he is rooting for. Announcers are human. They try to stay objective but they are human. It's the same with newscasters. They try to stay objective but at times you can figure out what political party a newsman is affiliated with. That doesn't mean the newsman is not a great newsman.
By the way, I think the only reason that some people even think they notice a bias in Vic's calls is because they know that Vic is Rosario's agent and they are looking for a bias in his calls. If these people didn't know that Vic was Rosario's agent, I doubt they would notice any bias.
Anyway, I think Vic is doing a great job and it doesn't bother me in the least bit that he is wearing two hats. Vic is a true professional. Even though he doesn't take himself seriously, he takes his work extremely seriously and that is why he is so good at it. He bends over backwards to stay objective in his racecalls and I think he's doing a great job.
Keep up the great work Vic!
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