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Old 02-15-2014, 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by NTamm1215 View Post
He also was on the mic incessantly. There's no need for an announcer to get on the mic with 3-4 minutes to post and commentate as the field goes to the gate. I know that's quite a bit more popular with international racing, but those few moments here have always been quiet and I like it that way.
Interesting.
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Originally Posted by randallscott35 View Post
Unfortunately like everything else, this becomes an east coast west coast thing
Don't be an idiot.

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"Into the final furlong, ‘My Wife Knows Everything.’ ‘The Wife Doesn’t Know.’ They’re one, two. Of course they are,”

“To the outside, ‘The Wife Doesn’t Know. ‘My Wife Knows Everything.’ ‘The Wife Doesn’t Know.’ ‘My Wife Knows Everything’ more than ‘The Wife Doesn’t Know!”

Just reading this transcript alone, I couldnt tell who won the race.
This is Collmus career highlight. An obscure claiming race at Monmouth on a weekday. Yawn

Collmus sounds like he is on auto-pilot when he calls the races. There is no feel or emotion that Denman, Vic, Durkin, and Mark Johnson do when they call the races. Even Denman's Zenyatta! race you can sense the dissapointment and/or excitement from him.

If you want auto-pilot announcers....stick with Mike Battaglia
Loved this post. I am not in the Durkin-as-God camp at ALL but that aside, I agree.
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