Frank Lyons Back From Suspension

Originally Posted by Cunningham Racing

If this is true, all I have to say is WOW....how could you be drunk on the set and not get fired?...I mean, they were representing TVG....crazy liability issues...I'm really surprised they got a free pass, especially if it was a second or even third offense..

are you kidding .he is a wealth of knowledge, loosing him would be stupid. he knows both american and european racing, an owner, trainer, analyst.

more importantly what happened to the blond ?

[Pedigree Ann]

Boy, I do miss things by going to bed early! (Hollywood racing at night lasts WAAAY after my Eastern time zone bedtime.)

[Gander]

Who is Frank Lyons and why should we care if he drinks?

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by Gander

Who is Frank Lyons and why should we care if he drinks?

Gander,he is a drunk ex-trainer.He trained the filly that won the B.C. Sprint back in the mid 90's.He co-owned the winner of the 2004 S.A. Derby(HORSE ALSO WON 2005 Shoemaker mile.)Can't remember the stupid name that starts with a C.ANYWAYS HE IS ON TVG(Which you must not get on your cable.)

[JJP]

Castledale

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by JJP

Castledale

Yeah,he picked out Castledale over in Ireland.Not saying the guy doesn't know a good horse.I'd let the drunk pick one out for me.

[Rupert Pupkin]

I'm not sure who you guys were talking about when you mentioned a blonde but if you were talking about Jessica York, she is gone. They did not renew her contract.

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

I'm not sure who you guys were talking about when you mentioned a blonde but if you were talking about Jessica York, she is gone. They did not renew her contract.

is that right, she was only there for a few months, must have been a short contract.

[Damascus '67]

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

Gander,he is a drunk ex-trainer.He trained the filly that won the B.C. Sprint back in the mid 90's.He co-owned the winner of the 2004 S.A. Derby(HORSE ALSO WON 2005 Shoemaker mile.)Can't remember the stupid name that starts with a C.ANYWAYS HE IS ON TVG(Which you must not get on your cable.)

Desert Stormer was her name.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by Damascus '67

Desert Stormer was her name.

See,people help you out on this board(when your memory is swiss cheese.)I am not saying the guy is a sidewalk drunk.He is a functioning drunk.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

I won't forget that filly's name again.I have made the cheat sheet in my head.Whenever I want to remember her name,I will picture Frank in a tank,and rolling across Southern Iraq (while mad drunk.)That will give me the name Desert Storm,and from there,I can conjure up Desert Stormer.Done deal.

[SentToStud]

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

Gander,he is a drunk ex-trainer.He trained the filly that won the B.C. Sprint back in the mid 90's.He co-owned the winner of the 2004 S.A. Derby(HORSE ALSO WON 2005 Shoemaker mile.)Can't remember the stupid name that starts with a C.ANYWAYS HE IS ON TVG(Which you must not get on your cable.)

Desert Stormer and Castledale. Doing well for a rummy ex-trainer. So the guy got a bit boozy on the air. It is cable, after all.

did the blonde speak w/ a slightly english accent?
now that's a star! forget about Frankie, lol
I did read that the NBA-TNT producers didn't mind
when Charles Barkley shows up hammered
because he was actually funnier on air
but it seems the FCC wouldn't like that one bit
Stevens is such a bad influence
personally I favor Ken Rudolph, Les Onaka
and the ever-so-droll, Gary Siebel
but BIG RED is right, bring back the blonde
if she drank on air as well,
I'd have to give her a firm spanking

Originally Posted by Secretariat

are you kidding .he is a wealth of knowledge, loosing him would be stupid. he knows both american and european racing, an owner, trainer, analyst.

more importantly what happened to the blond ?

I agree that he is the best they have, BUT NOBODY is bigger than the company and NOBODY is irreplaceable....maybe he displays this type of behavior because he thinks that he is indeed irreplaceable....people like that usually will derail themselves....As much as I like him, TVG would still be on the day after Frank Lyons leaves..I promise..and they wouldn't skip a beat..

Bottomline: He is represneting much more than himslef when he decides to get drunk and go on LIVE television....nobody is above the law when it comes to something like this, NOBODY.....I'm surprised that he has had the ordasity and disrespect to do this on multiple occasions....it is a derailer and he will be derailed soon if he doesn't change his attitude about his profession....Frankly, I'm actually a little surprised this is an on-going issue and they haven't fired him for it...it should not be tollerated..

[JJP]

Just what does Lyons contribute other than a "superior" attitude? I never seem to hear anything from him that I don't already know. Caruthers is twice the handicapper Lyons is; maybe more.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by JJP

Just what does Lyons contribute other than a "superior" attitude? I never seem to hear anything from him that I don't already know. Caruthers is twice the handicapper Lyons is; maybe more.

He is good at looking at the condition(and body language) of a horse.He is worth keeping around (if he is close to sober.)I will say that his time spot should be about 3-5 in the afternoon.Don't think he is up to par at the 12 noon,or the1 p.m. hour.

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

He is good at looking at the condition(and body language) of a horse.He is worth keeping around (if he is close to sober.)I will say that his time spot should be about 3-5 in the afternoon.Don't think he is up to par at the 12 noon,or the1 p.m. hour.

Frank doesnt have a care in the world. He doesnt need the money and he just loves horse racing. Out of all the TVG people, Frank really knows what to look for in a horse. His commentary is dead on accurate and he tells it like it is. He is funny, care-free and I think it adds a little flavor to the tele-cast. He is the type of man to sit in a bar and drink with on a Tuesday afternoon at 11am. The man is Irish, so of course he is going to drink morning, noon and night. Heck, baseball announcers drink all the time in the booth. Harry Carey, Marty Brennanan (spelling) to name a couple. BIG DEAL if Frank is drunk on TV. I love it.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by eurobounce

Frank doesnt have a care in the world. He doesnt need the money and he just loves horse racing. Out of all the TVG people, Frank really knows what to look for in a horse. His commentary is dead on accurate and he tells it like it is. He is funny, care-free and I think it adds a little flavor to the tele-cast. He is the type of man to sit in a bar and drink with on a Tuesday afternoon at 11am. The man is Irish, so of course he is going to drink morning, noon and night. Heck, baseball announcers drink all the time in the booth. Harry Carey, Marty Brennanan (spelling) to name a couple. BIG DEAL if Frank is drunk on TV. I love it.

Yeah,I agree,but I would make sure he has the 3-5 shift.

[Gander]

He cant be more annoying than Julie Krone. She does not belong on any TV show.