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Old 03-08-2007, 07:15 PM
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hank always seems to be choking down a huge bite of twinkie without a drink to aid him when they cut to him. i keep thinking he's going to do a liz taylor w/ chicken bone impression or something. he just seems so uncomfortable.

i can't handle tom hammonds. he's always freaked me out a bit. maybe it's all the makeup. i think he cakes on more in a day then i've worn my entire life!

i always enjoyed jim mckay. now that guy did his job and did it well.
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Old 03-08-2007, 07:31 PM
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Nationally? Hammerin' Hank without a doubt...

Kevin Gorg, the Canterburry track analyst handicapper guy kinda sucks too... I mean he's well spoken, has a good camera presence, but his picks are lousy... But then again, so are the Beulah chicks lol.
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Old 03-08-2007, 07:55 PM
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What ever happen to Chris Lincoln?
Some of my buddy's from the "valley" really got on his case one year at Saratoga during an ESPN broadcast...
maybe you remember that incident (estreet)
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hank always seems to be choking down a huge bite of twinkie without a drink to aid him when they cut to him. i keep thinking he's going to do a liz taylor w/ chicken bone impression or something. he just seems so uncomfortable.

i can't handle tom hammonds. he's always freaked me out a bit. maybe it's all the makeup. i think he cakes on more in a day then i've worn my entire life!

i always enjoyed jim mckay. now that guy did his job and did it well.
Icky me too.....
Jeff Siegal irritates me greatly as well.
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I would have to go with Jerry Bailey...dont get me wrong...he was a great jockey and a great announcer but his voice is too squicky and it gets annoying to me ...thats just my opinion

if it wasnt Horse Racing I would have to say Randy Peterson (PBA announcer for ESPN)
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Old 03-08-2007, 08:41 PM
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I would have to go with Jerry Bailey...dont get me wrong...he was a great jockey and a great announcer but his voice is too squicky and it gets annoying to me ...thats just my opinion

if it wasnt Horse Racing I would have to say Randy Peterson (PBA announcer for ESPN)
i'm just in awe of jerrys head. it's different for sure.
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i'm just in awe of jerrys head. it's different for sure.
Its so big compaired to his body...
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Old 03-08-2007, 08:45 PM
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it's just an odd shape or something. maybe a combo of shape and hairline. but i don't think i'd miss him if he wasn't there. but the gate thing he did was informative.

another i can't deal with is that woman they have with the hat--she's ditzy. referred to the mannings as the peyton bros.
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it's just an odd shape or something. maybe a combo of shape and hairline. but i don't think i'd miss him if he wasn't there. but the gate thing he did was informative.
Wish they would have done some changes to it for Breeders Cup since they used the SAME exact on for the Derby...(they might have used it for all the Triple Crown races not sure though)
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I also cant stand Mike Battagelia... he can't handicap (unless the favorite wins), call races, or commentate for the life of him...they should send him to the pastor
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I also cant stand Mike Battagelia... he can't handicap (unless the favorite wins), call races, or commentate for the life of him...they should send him to the pastor
The Janis Joplin reference he made during this year's Sunshine Million broadcast was priceless, comparing the outside post at Gulfstream to bad acid trips.
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Old 03-08-2007, 09:52 PM
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Battaglia and Bailey are horrible....
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by vote goes to two people. hank goldberg and mike battagelia
both are bad in by book. enough said.
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Old 03-10-2007, 04:13 PM
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Battaglia... is... the... worst.

Bailey is good, why the protests?

The guy who does color analysis for bobsledding -- who you hear once every four years -- is absolutely insane. He is awesome!
Cuz Bailey is a pompus a$$......he reminds me a lot of Johnny Miller who does golf for NBC.....it's never insight, it's only criticism.....How someone should have done something......
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[quote=txshorns02]I also cant stand Mike Battagelia... he can't handicap (unless the favorite wins), call races, or commentate for the life of him...they should send him to the pastor[/QUOTE]

Perhaps counseling is in order here.
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But, the "old guys" like them!
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The most annoying next to Joanne Jones is Matt Carrothers.Have you ever watched him on Blinkers off? He CONSTANTLY is interrupting,constantly rude,thinks he knows everything,and if Watchmaker disagrees with him,he gets pissed off.He is such a Jackass!!
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i like joanne jones. she's sexy.
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The most annoying next to Joanne Jones is Matt Carrothers.Have you ever watched him on Blinkers off? He CONSTANTLY is interrupting,constantly rude,thinks he knows everything,and if Watchmaker disagrees with him,he gets pissed off.He is such a Jackass!!

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