Cutbacks at TVG

The Devil · #1 03-24-2011, 05:18 AM

Mr. B. should have been kept and let Rudolph go.

Patrick333 · #2 03-24-2011, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by The Devil

Mr. B. should have been kept and let Rudolph go.

I'm not sure who they should have gotten rid of but Mr. B. wouldn't have been my choice. I really liked him. I thought he did a good job.

pweizer · #3 03-24-2011, 07:41 AM

Rich Perloff is the only one there with an opinion worth much. The rest are basically empty suits. Of course, the best way to watch TVG has always been with the mute button on...

Paul

geeker2 · #4 03-24-2011, 07:51 AM

DrugS & Ken R. that's a show I would watch

dalakhani · #5 03-24-2011, 08:51 AM

Mr. B needed a bump or a couple of adderall. Not saying anything about his handicapping prowess. It was just painful listening to him that's all. Tough economy...i hope he finds a job.

stonegossard · #6 03-24-2011, 08:58 AM

If they had to make cuts, then Mr. B, Kotulak, and Stauffer made the most sense. Those 3 were the weakest links of the show. While some of the others they kept on are annoying, they bring on entertainment value.

NTamm1215 · #7 03-24-2011, 09:03 AM

I have given up on TVG. HRTV has far less exposure but their programming is 1000x better. I think their analysts are better and they at least talk about racing.

Great example was last Saturday. I had bet a race from Tampa and needed to click over to TVG to watch it. I leave HRTV where Gary Mandella and Scott Hazelton, who are both very much adequate are discussing a claiming race at OP to click over to TVG where the three hosts are talking about Broadway shows. This went on for better than 5 minutes. There was even a delay at the gate and it barely broke their stride.

I understand that you need some filler for a lot of air time but for crying out loud you had a field of 11 with an extremely vulnerable favorite at one of the three major tracks you actually broadcast and you offer hardly any analysis on the race?

Indian Charlie · #8 03-24-2011, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by stonegossard

If they had to make cuts, then Mr. B, Kotulak, and Stauffer made the most sense. Those 3 were the weakest links of the show. While some of the others they kept on are annoying, they bring on entertainment value.

Perhaps, but Ken Rudolphs value as an unintentional entertainer wears thin really quick.