Great Piece: Equine Athlete Psychology

[clambeau]

We're ALL going to be suffering from depression if Doctor Ken-Doll Hansen wins....I can just see it...Accepting the trophy under the Twin Spires...Hansen and his Nurses ( or "Nieces") with their blue "tails" and Stilettoes....

Hansen's trying to be the derby god (small d small g)...but THE DERBY GOD ( BIG D...BIG G) will not be smiling

We can only hope one of the Nurses ( or "Nieces") has a wardrobe malfunction.....we'd all be winners then, right?

By the way.....How big is this guy's ego to name his horse after himself..unless he named it after Ronnie Hansen, the ol Oriole Shortstop from the 60's....poor Mike Maker...poor Mike Maker

[Port Conway Lane]

Originally Posted by clambeau

We're ALL going to be suffering from depression if Doctor Ken-Doll Hansen wins....I can just see it...Accepting the trophy under the Twin Spires...Hansen and his Nurses ( or "Nieces") with their blue "tails" and Stilettoes....

Hansen's trying to be the derby god (small d small g)...but THE DERBY GOD ( BIG D...BIG G) will not be smiling

We can only hope one of the Nurses ( or "Nieces") has a wardrobe malfunction.....we'd all be winners then, right?

By the way.....How big is this guy's ego to name his horse after himself..unless he named it after Ronnie Hansen, the ol Oriole Shortstop from the 60's....poor Mike Maker...poor Mike Maker

I was at RFK when Ron made an unassisted triple play for the Senators. Diving catch up the middle,doubled up the runner on second and tagged the runner coming from first. Awesome moment for a little leaguer !

[clambeau]

I had Hansen's (the shortstop, not the horse) Baseball Card the following year and yep, on the back of the card it said..."Ron made an unassisted triple play last year"...you know how nonchalant they wrote stuff on the back of the card...

Good field..no hit tho

[Port Conway Lane]

Originally Posted by clambeau

I had Hansen's (the shortstop, not the horse) Baseball Card the following year and yep, on the back of the card it said..."Ron made an unassisted triple play last year"...you know how nonchalant they wrote stuff on the back of the card...

Good field..no hit tho

Continuing off topic just once more I was always impressed with what a great teacher Ted Williams was. Ed Brinkman raised his batting ave. almost 80 points in his first year and had his two most productive seasons with him.

[clambeau]

Senator's thread cont....you must be from the D.C. area? I'm from da UP Mich and I got to see Eddie Brinkman regress with the Tiger's after he left the Senators cuz yeah, Teddy Ballgame didn't come with him

Williams put the fear of God into his players...they pretty much had to do it his way.........and getting back (sort of) on subject, Ted's ego makes
Hansen's (the doctor - not the SS) ego look like a homeless person's.

Didn't NASA launch William's brain into space or was that someone else...Timmy Leary's I think. I know Ted was in some sorta deep freezer for a few years as per his son's wishes....

K DERBY to Brain's in Space....pretty good thread eh?

[clambeau]

Kerry Thomas' analysis was pretty darn impressive...read Bodemeister & I'll Have Another

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by clambeau

Kerry Thomas' analysis was pretty darn impressive...read Bodemeister & I'll Have Another

You mean he somehow picked the winners of the two most impressive prep races?

woah.