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Old 03-15-2010, 11:03 AM
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I mostly find Grunder comical but he has the reading skills of a 3rd grader.

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Old 03-15-2010, 11:07 AM
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I Don't blame him, even Byk could butcher a name like that.
You really think I would mispronounce 'ecclesiastic'?

One name I did botch recently was Jeranimo's as I heard him called Jerr-a-Nemo early on and can't get it out of my head.
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Old 03-15-2010, 11:12 AM
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You really think I would mispronounce 'ecclesiastic'?

One name I did botch recently was Jeranimo's as I heard him called Jerr-a-Nemo early on and can't get it out of my head.
That is kinda like Watchmaker always calling Barbaro...Bar-bear-o.
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Old 03-15-2010, 11:14 AM
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You really think I would mispronounce 'ecclesiastic'?

One name I did botch recently was Jeranimo's as I heard him called Jerr-a-Nemo early on and can't get it out of my head.
I once called Farasino farr-uh-see-no until I was informed that it's pronounced Far as I Know.

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Old 03-15-2010, 11:39 AM
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Then there's that horse that Rick and Sydney Dutrow had named Youbethecan. I always looked at him and thought "You be the can" when it's "You bet he can". Crist mentioned the same thing a while back in his blog and I laughed because I saw the name the way he did.

Sidebar: I just looked him up, and Youbethecan was last seen at Suffolk in October, trained by Marcus Vitali and running for a nickel...
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Old 03-15-2010, 11:41 AM
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Then there's that horse that Rick and Sydney Dutrow had named Youbethecan. I always looked at him and thought "You be the can" when it's "You bet he can". Crist mentioned the same thing a while back in his blog and I laughed because I saw the name the way he did.

Sidebar: I just looked him up, and Youbethecan was last seen at Suffolk in October, trained by Marcus Vitali and running for a nickel...
What about the newest Finger Lakes invader for the winter that's been scratched a number of times, Twnytonitonfrtyone?

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Old 03-15-2010, 11:41 AM
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That is kinda like Watchmaker always calling Barbaro...Bar-bear-o.
Dave Rodman (And/or Delaware guy) called him 'Bar-Bear-O' in his first two starts maybe... I have the audio here on a CD from the tribute we did with Matz after he was put to rest.
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Old 03-15-2010, 12:27 PM
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I feel that most announcers are worthless. But Grunder is totally worth it. He is pure comedy.
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Old 03-15-2010, 12:29 PM
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Dave Rodman (And/or Delaware guy) called him 'Bar-Bear-O' in his first two starts maybe... I have the audio here on a CD from the tribute we did with Matz after he was put to rest.
That's right....the Laurel Futurity. Rodman is very underated imo. Still love his 2007 Preakness call.
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Old 03-15-2010, 12:34 PM
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We all have our pet peeves I guess. Durkin used to drive me insane when would pronounce it Kia-a-wah Cat instead of Kee-a-wah Cat.
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Old 03-15-2010, 01:19 PM
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I once called Farasino farr-uh-see-no until I was informed that it's pronounced Far as I Know.

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That's because you're Italian. It's farr-uh-see-no to me, too. Like a guido last name.
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Old 03-15-2010, 02:41 PM
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Then there's that horse that Rick and Sydney Dutrow had named Youbethecan. I always looked at him and thought "You be the can" when it's "You bet he can". Crist mentioned the same thing a while back in his blog and I laughed because I saw the name the way he did.

Sidebar: I just looked him up, and Youbethecan was last seen at Suffolk in October, trained by Marcus Vitali and running for a nickel...

A recent entry at Ellis was "Callmeanicepick". My wife, who worked for an ice company at the time, bet it because she thought it was "Call me an ice pick".

She sure is purty, tho.
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Old 03-16-2010, 10:12 AM
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I disagree, Tampa guy is the worst.
battaglia gets my vote for worst announcer.

can you believe he did the k. derby?

was "nobody" else available?




.....and daniel centeno sets him down for the stretch drive....
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Old 03-16-2010, 10:26 AM
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battaglia gets my vote for worst announcer.

can you believe he did the k. derby?

was "nobody" else available?




.....and daniel centeno sets him down for the stretch drive....
Was I that drunk or that young? When was this?
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Old 03-16-2010, 10:33 AM
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Was I that drunk or that young? When was this?
I remember him doing the 1986 Derby call broadcast on ABC.
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Old 03-16-2010, 10:36 AM
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I'll have to look that one up...had to be brutal. That's a lot of "GAINING GROUND" with 20 horses.
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Old 03-16-2010, 10:38 AM
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"Odysseus will have to wait another day."

Grunder is a clown
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Old 03-16-2010, 10:43 AM
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I'll have to look that one up...had to be brutal. That's a lot of "GAINING GROUND" with 20 horses.

"GAINING GROUND"

it's more like....GAAAAIIINNNINNG GROUOUOUONNNNND.
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Old 03-16-2010, 10:49 AM
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Was I that drunk or that young? When was this?
I know he called 1995 for sure.
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Old 03-16-2010, 11:00 AM
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"Odysseus will have to wait another day."

Grunder is a clown

That is when I said to a friend, "he will win the race."
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