what is up with roman??

[ELA]

There is a big difference between getting publicity and making a bold statement -- or prediction -- that you are going to make your presence felt early on in a race that you don't expect to be around at the finish.

I am all for sportsmen and sportsmenship. However, this has nothing to do with that. Count me as the lone voice or the moral minority of one -- but Mr. Roman's statements concern me, and if he follows through this could be very regrettable. Personally I think the horse has no shot at running and gunning to lead and doing the mambo -- but if the connections try this, it's not sportsmenship -- it is far from it.

Aside from that, I also think the disparaging and insulting comments about, and directed at, Tafel are also not sportsmenship -- maybe some should check the other end of the extreme.

Eric

[blackthroatedwind]

I agree Eric. The whole thing is pathetic, at best, if you ask me.

[ELA]

I've got to be honest with you Andy, check out some of the other BB's. I thought everyone got together and said "let's play a joke and mess around with Eric"

The very large majority of the posts, comments, etc. I am hearing/reading are condemning and indicting Tafel as the enemy of the sport, spewing venom to a degree that seems to border hatred -- that he is ruining the game, etc.

Then I see posts applauding the sportsman Lawrence Roman, his enthusiasm for the game, etc. I see his friends defending him -- which I understand -- but defending this potential nightmare? Defending a friend, blindly is one thing, but it is another to ignore what could be a massive catastrophe.


Eric

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by ELA

I've got to be honest with you Andy, check out some of the other BB's. I thought everyone got together and said "let's play a joke and mess around with Eric"

The very large majority of the posts, comments, etc. I am hearing/reading are condemning and indicting Tafel as the enemy of the sport, spewing venom to a degree that seems to border hatred -- that he is ruining the game, etc.

Then I see posts applauding the sportsman Lawrence Roman, his enthusiasm for the game, etc. I see his friends defending him -- which I understand -- but defending this potential nightmare? Defending a friend, blindly is one thing, but it is another to ignore what could be a massive catastrophe.


Eric

I agree with everything you are saying relative to Roman, but I have to ask, what is the potential massive catastrophe here?

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

I agree with everything you are saying relative to Roman, but I have to ask, what is the potential massive catastrophe here?

He wins and blows me out of a potential Pick-4 score?

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

He wins and blows me out of a potential Pick-4 score?

[ELA]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

He wins and blows me out of a potential Pick-4 score?

LMAO.

Seriously, although it's unlikely he can hang, what happens if this guy runs, guns and is all out to make the lead? Maybe he runs another horse down, maybe he get another horse to hook up in a speed duel.

"Making your presence felt" might in and of itself be a catastrophe.

Eric

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by ELA

"Making your presence felt" might in and of itself be a catastrophe.

Eric

That's certainly true for more than a few people I know.

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by ELA

LMAO.

Seriously, although it's unlikely he can hang, what happens if this guy runs, guns and is all out to make the lead? Maybe he runs another horse down, maybe he get another horse to hook up in a speed duel.

"Making your presence felt" might in and of itself be a catastrophe.

Eric

Was it a catastrophe when Smarty chased Jerry Bailey and Eddington? I think the only one that can get hurt here is the horse. He is going to try to bottom out the field going in to the first turn of a mile an half race is a crazy idea. I just hope something bad doesn't happen to the horse. I also think that you are correct about anyone having anything negative to say about the Street Sense camp. I do not understand the whole dramatic story line about the big three running against each other in the Belmont. I guess that they are trying to keep the national audience captivated for one more race. But who are they fooling, the rest of the nation that watches a couple of races a year turned thier sets of after Curlin won by a nose and probably will not even watch the Belmont. If they need a story, why don't they just try to promote the rest of the races that day. The Belmont will probably be the worst betting race of the day. But there will be a load of talented horses and good racing that day which should be promoted, which would be good for the game. If that isn't the story they want, maybe they will get lucky and Pletcher will enter Rags into the Belmont.

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by ELA

LMAO.

Seriously, although it's unlikely he can hang, what happens if this guy runs, guns and is all out to make the lead? Maybe he runs another horse down, maybe he get another horse to hook up in a speed duel.

"Making your presence felt" might in and of itself be a catastrophe.

Eric

I think he'll be a non-factor in every sense. If he goes all of the main competitors will be aware of him. If he guns and is all out to make the lead no one will be running with him and Mr. Roman will end up looking foolish for running such a horse in the first place.