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[Scav]

Originally Posted by docicu3

Andy because you seem to be a guy who says what you really think rather than what people want to hear I am going to tell you the truth as I see it about PTW.....

With the exception of the 2-3 minutes on hidden horses.

Show 1 of PTW was very average.....

The AS I have come to respect and learn this game from has stronger, well thought out messages that build concepts of fundamental handicapping for just about every play he makes. (eg the ticket structure and rationale of P3 or multirace wagering) You sounded so unAndy when co-host rudely challenged your P3 ticket scheme on your first show.

The surly Serling from DT would have singed his nostrils with a smart salty soliquy that would gelded Watchmaker with a rusty rumination on the spot after Mike essentially said your P3 ticket had "risk" without reward if Great Hunter and AGS win their races.

Andy your racing smart, funny and articulate when you just share your real thoughts on a subject. Dont cheat the public out of things like the thoughts you laid out here on DT relative to multirace wagering when we were all playing a SA carryover a few months back.

The show was very vanilla and you are anything but in your usual opinion delivery.


DrDave

Dude, it was his first show, he will get into all of that. Also, he can't go absolutely crazy on there, he has to have some restraint as he is representing alot of parties, not just himself

[blackthroatedwind]

No, that's cool, I appreciate everyone's comments. I don't totally disagree but it's a fine line and sometimes it's easier said than done. I think I did a reasonable job of getting my point across that you don't worry about the small payoffs as you are trying to hit the multi-race bets if your main opinion wins as if you play correctly you will get the big payoffs over time.

There is a difference between having the time to type thoughts as opposed to spontaneously reacting to situations. I also think my comments here are often taken as aggressive when they aren't meant to come across that way. Blunt is not necessarily aggressive.

I will definitely take Docicu's comments to heart but ultimately I have to make the decisions that I feel make the show work best. But, once again, even if I end up disagreeing ( which I am not saying I do or don't here ) I am very happy to hear anyone and everyone's thoughts.

[MaTH716]

Andy, I really enjoyed the a lot. I know that you are one of the biggest
proponents of watching every replay of every race that there is. The fact that you showed the replays of the horses that you were discussing was great. I really wasn't expecting much for the production side, but I was wrong. The whole show, in every aspect was very good. I have two suggestions, 1 - Maybe you should give the lesson before you do the handicapping. What I mean was that you talked horses getting bad trips on speed bias tracks, or tracks with golden rails. You gave the lesson about it after you handicapped them with Watch. If you gave the lesson first, than people could have applied the lesson to the replays that you showed during the handicapping section. 2- Keep the Handicapping segments together. You did the segment with Watch, then you went on another topic (maybe it was the explination was speed tracks) and then you went on to talk about your selections in other stakes races around the country. I just think that there are people that tune in just for your picks and analysis and after that they tune out. In this case they missed out on some good stuff. But overall it was a very good show. Can't wait for next week!

[SOREHOOF]

Very good show, looking forward to next week. Don't sweat the shuffling papers.
Thanks for the link Gator.

[Bigsmc]

Just watched it Andy and it was better than I expected.

The nitpicky criticisms here are just that, nitpicking.

Looking forward to next week.

[jman5581]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

There is a difference between having the time to type thoughts as opposed to spontaneously reacting to situations. I also think my comments here are often taken as aggressive when they aren't meant to come across that way. Blunt is not necessarily aggressive.

Speaking of this...I told a judge the other day I was drawing a blank. If it's any comfort. hahaha