Pletcher ... Same Old Story

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by philcski

Calvin isn't exactly a slouch when it comes to purse money, so yes.

To each his own. I would rather do great all the time rather than be mediocre most of the time and have one big moment.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

To each his own. I would rather do great all the time rather than be mediocre most of the time and have one big moment.

I wouldn't call Gomez's riding "great all the time." That's for sure...

Calvin is far from a mediocre jockey. Take away the woman problems he's had throughout his career and you could make a case that he's one of the top 20 jocks in the game.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

Calvin is far from a mediocre jockey. Take away the woman problems he's had throughout his career and you could make a case that he's one of the top 20 jocks in the game.

If he's Top 20, that is certainly very good. But there is still a huge difference between being #20 and being #1.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

I wouldn't call Gomez's riding "great all the time." That's for sure...

He's the leading rider in the country for the second year in a row. If he's not a great rider, I'd like to know who is. He is doing great all the time. He's winning millions in purses every single month. I bet he doesn't have a single month where his mounts earn less than $1 million.

You guys are a tough crowd. You guys are very hard to please. Even being the best in the country is not good enough for you. I hope you're not that hard on yourself. If you got an "A" on a test, would you be upset if you got 98% but not 100%?

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

He's the leading rider in the country for the second year in a row. If he's not a great rider, I'd like to know who is. He is doing great all the time. He's winning millions in purses every single month. I bet he doesn't have a single month where his mounts earn less than $1 million.

You guys are a tough crowd. You guys are very hard to please. Even being the best in the country is not good enough for you. I hope you're not that hard on yourself. If you got an "A" on a test, would you be upset if you got 98% but not 100%?

Yes.

With that said, not knocking Gomez, but he has had his fair share of questionable rides.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

Yes.

With that said, not knocking Gomez, but he has had his fair share of questionable rides.

Nobody is perfect. Tiger Woods has bad tournaments sometimes. But overall, these guys are the best. Over the course of the year, they are consistently the best. That's what it means to be the best. It doesn't mean that they are perfect. It doesn't mean that they don't make mistakes. It just means that over the course of the entire year, they are better than everyone else.

By the way, I find it hard to believe that you would be upset if you got 98% on a test in college.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

Nobody is perfect. Tiger Woods has bad tournaments sometimes. But overall, these guys are the best. Over the course of the year, they are consistently the best. That's what it means to be the best. It doesn't mean that they are perfect. It doesn't mean that they don't make mistakes. It just means that over the course of the entire year, they are better than everyone else.

By the way, I find it hard to believe that you would be upset if you got 98% on a test in college.

If I got a 98% on a test, the red sea usually parted at the exact same time and that meant I could take the next month off of school

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

To each his own. I would rather do great all the time rather than be mediocre most of the time and have one big moment.

Would you rather be Jeter or A-Rod?

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Would you rather be Jeter or A-Rod?

I used to be a huge baseball fan years ago but I'm really not any more. I know both of those guys are great players but I really don't know enough about their numbers to give an opinion. From what I do know, I would have to think that's it's a pretty close call.

I don't really think comparing those two guys is like comparing Pletcher to Shirreffs. Pletcher's horses are making over $20 million a year. Shireffs' horses probably make closer to $3 million a year. I think there is a much bigger gap between Pletcher and the other trainers than there is between Jeter and A-Rod.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Would you rather be Jeter or A-Rod?

Pujols