Collmus to replace Durkin?

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

Durkin is not exactly what he once was either, while we are being critical.

Saw this and thought oh wow... someone finally said it.

Brave you (...and yes, I do agree).

Originally Posted by helicopter11

Are race callers even needed?

An interesting point / question and one I'm surprised I hadn't heard before.

[Frost King]

Announcers are only needed on track, and for simulcasts that don't have TRACKUS. Otherwise who listens? I just follow the chicklets. The chicklets will let you follow the complete trip of your horse. Who needs an announcer with TRACKUS.

[PatCummings]

Originally Posted by Frost King

Announcers are only needed on track, and for simulcasts that don't have TRACKUS. Otherwise who listens? I just follow the chicklets. The chicklets will let you follow the complete trip of your horse. Who needs an announcer with TRACKUS.

I work for Trakus, and love it.

But with any sport on TV, the cameras show you the action. It sure gets more exciting and enlivened with the play-by-play though. Vin Scully, the late Harry Kalas, the dulcet Pat Summerall, etc...some legendary voices made the pictures even better.

I haven't heard anyone in the US quite capture the race like the melody offered by Tom Durkin.

[tector]

Enough of Denman already. Whenever I hear his call of Blame (whose name somehow acquires two extra syllables at the wire) winning the BCC, I think "Jesus, this guy sounds like he had an impacted turd blocking his sphincter."

[TouchOfGrey]

Originally Posted by tector

Enough of Denman already. Whenever I hear his call of Blame (whose name somehow acquires two extra syllables at the wire) winning the BCC, I think "Jesus, this guy sounds like he had an impacted turd blocking his sphincter."

You mean his call of Zenyatta losing the BCC? He called her name more than Blame's the entire way.

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by TouchOfGrey

You mean his call of Zenyatta losing the BCC? He called her name more than Blame's the entire way.

This is dumb, national attention wise she was the star of the show coming into the race, not Blame, why wouldnt he call her out more?

People just are hell bent out of making something out of nothing.

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

This is dumb, national attention wise she was the star of the show coming into the race, not Blame, why wouldnt he call her out more?

People just are hell bent out of making something out of nothing.

The stretch of that BC Classic will not be on his highlight reel. The fact that he more or less rooted her home and barely gave the winner any mention is probably the biggest faux pas an announcer can commit.

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Saw this and thought oh wow... someone finally said it.

Brave you (...and yes, I do agree).


An interesting point / question and one I'm surprised I hadn't heard before.

If you take other sports for example Football, Basketball, Hockey, there are more color commentary and comedic relief than it is play by play calls in recent years.