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Old 03-24-2016, 05:32 PM
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Wow. Like every topic in society these days, expressing any opinion turns into a snarling, grandstanding opportunity for those with an alternative view. Congratulations to Michael Wrona on the Santa Anita gig. He'll do a fine job. I'd have preferred Frank Mirahmadi.
Mirahmadi also would have been an excellent choice, but your "opinion" that Wrona was becoming "less appealing" as a candidate suggests you didn't know what you were listening to. Just my opinion.
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Old 03-24-2016, 05:45 PM
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Mirahmadi also would have been an excellent choice, but your "opinion" that Wrona was becoming "less appealing" as a candidate suggests you didn't know what you were listening to. Just my opinion.
Not to be dismissive Peter, but, huh? It's all subjective. I really liked Michael's sound the first week and as the subsequent weeks followed, I was less enamoured. That's when the opinions at the start of the thread were being formed and expressed. Sorry that my comment was so direct. By the end of this (unfair to both candidates) process, I could sense there wouldn't be a 'bad' choice. But at no point are all horseplayers/race watchers going to be uniform in their preference for a caller in any job.
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Old 03-24-2016, 06:00 PM
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Not to be dismissive Peter, but, huh? It's all subjective. I really liked Michael's sound the first week and as the subsequent weeks followed, I was less enamoured. That's when the opinions at the start of the thread were being formed and expressed. Sorry that my comment was so direct. By the end of this (unfair to both candidates) process, I could sense there wouldn't be a 'bad' choice. But at no point are all horseplayers/race watchers going to be uniform in their preference for a caller in any job.
That's a fair response and assessment. As a close friend of both Michael and Frank, I was almost hoping an outsider would get the nod. In the end, it clearly came down to a beauty contest.
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I woukd hope one of my close friends got the job rather than an outsider. If you want to have a friend , you have to be a friend.
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Old 03-24-2016, 06:58 PM
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I woukd hope one of my close friends got the job rather than an outsider. If you want to have a friend , you have to be a friend.
I was speaking in the abstract.
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Old 03-24-2016, 06:31 PM
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Mirahmadi also would have been an excellent choice, but your "opinion" that Wrona was becoming "less appealing" as a candidate suggests you didn't know what you were listening to. Just my opinion.

How does that suggest that the boss doesn't know what he is listening to .
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Old 03-24-2016, 06:59 PM
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How does that suggest that the boss doesn't know what he is listening to .
I was speaking in the abstract.
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Old 03-24-2016, 11:07 PM
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Like if you abstract 5 from seven , You get a number 2 ?
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Like if you abstract 5 from seven , You get a number 2 ?
That's substract, duh....
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That's substract, duh....
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Like I started this thread with - WRONA IS RIGHTA !!! Glad to see him getit, no more cliched calls,but intelligent calls and accurate commentary. Good luck Michael !!! HURRAH.
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Old 03-25-2016, 08:09 AM
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What a crock.

I'm boycotting SA except for BCup. Enough of these foreigners.
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That's substract, duh....


Check title , combine with answer. ( the difference between 7(minuend) and 5 (subtrahend ) for the true meaning of the post
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