Poor Taste ESPN

[sumitas]

Please, ESPN made it clear the 2 scoundrels in jail are 20% owners of Curlin. I did not see a thing wrong with it, imo.

[Danzig]

and it's been mentioned elsewhere that the reason curlin has no stud deal, unlike the other 'big' colts, is because of those two yahoos.
so they mentioned where two of his owners are--so what? espn shouldn't be embarrassed about it, the two crooks should. it's a shame that curlin is with the group he's with, he's a sweet horse who doesn't get much press compared to the others because of his crappy connections.

[Fearless Leader]

If ESPN had any decency, they would have set up a live 2-way feed so the owners could watch and then be in the "virtual winners circle" in the visitors room. It would have been very classy for Randy Moss to interview the managing owners of Curlin via CELL phone.

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

It's ESPN... for christ sake!

Would you expect anything different with them?

Two days of Breeder's Cup coverage with them ought be a treat!

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by Danzig

and it's been mentioned elsewhere that the reason curlin has no stud deal, unlike the other 'big' colts, is because of those two yahoos.
so they mentioned where two of his owners are--so what? espn shouldn't be embarrassed about it, the two crooks should. it's a shame that curlin is with the group he's with, he's a sweet horse who doesn't get much press compared to the others because of his crappy connections.

On the bright side, the longer he goes with no stud deal, the longer he'll run, right?

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

On the bright side, the longer he goes with no stud deal, the longer he'll run, right?

he's not one i care about seeing run. his trainer puts me right off, no joy in seeing him run well. it always causes me to go 'i wonder if...'

[PPerfectfan]

Originally Posted by sumitas

Please, ESPN made it clear the 2 scoundrels in jail are 20% owners of Curlin. I did not see a thing wrong with it, imo.

I dont either, awwww they got their feelings hurt? poor them, I just cant seem to pull up any real sympanthy for them, I think I will save that for the people they screwed over for millions.

[blackthroatedwind]

If you want to complain about something you should complain about them making light of a situation where people were defrauded out of millions of dollars. I'm sorry for the victims....not the perpetrators of the crime.

[31lengths]

Originally Posted by PPerfectfan

I dont either, awwww they got their feelings hurt? poor them, I just cant seem to pull up any real sympanthy for them, I think I will save that for the people they screwed over for millions.

Me neither. In fact I doubt their feelings were hurt considering they probably had none in the first place. Not to mention they couldn't see the feed from ESPN. After all....it IS jail and SOME "privledges" should be held back anyway.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by 31lengths

Me neither. In fact I doubt their feelings were hurt considering they probably had none in the first place. Not to mention they couldn't see the feed from ESPN. After all....it IS jail and SOME "privledges" should be held back anyway.

I heard they are being punished severely today.....they were forced to watch the Mets game.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I heard they are being punished severely today.....they were forced to watch the Mets game.

OOOOOOOOOO

as a huge Met fan, I'm glad I chose to avoid the TV's that had it on today.

If they want to make light of something bad about Curlin, how about the fact that he's trained by a guy who has had 25 drug suspensions???

[Cannon Shell]

They didn't mention the fact that the fine gentlemen of Midnight Cry have transferred their horses including Einstein to Mr. Assmussen. Best wishes guys...

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Now that is truly in bad taste. I'm not sure what more Helen Pitts could have done with Einstein.

Given their current digs, maybe they wanted someone a little "dirtier" that they could identify with.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Now that is truly in bad taste. I'm not sure what more Helen Pitts could have done with Einstein.

I'm not so sure I agree. Didn't she run him right back at Pimlico after the Churchill debacle?

[Linny]

I was standing watching the winners' circle proceedings and my friend asked me if I heard a humming sound. I said "what humming?" and he replied: It's the sound of all those ankle bracelets going off in one place.

It's hard to get behind this horse (who I admit I love) when the owners have such a poor reputation. Jackson and Padua have been screaming about transparency and when asked about the details of their purchase of Curlin said "NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!" And they are the ones who are out.

[ArlJim78]

this sideshow with his connections takes the focus off of what an incredible performer Curlin is.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Linny

I was standing watching the winners' circle proceedings and my friend asked me if I heard a humming sound. I said "what humming?" and he replied: It's the sound of all those ankle bracelets going off in one place. It's hard to get behind this horse (who I admit I love) when the owners have such a poor reputation. Jackson and Padua have been screaming about transparency and when asked about the details of their purchase of Curlin said "NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!" And they are the ones who are out.

too funny!!!! your friend sounds like my kinda guy!

[SlewsMyHero]

I watched the coverage on TVG. Even if ESPN had an exclusive to show the race live, I would have waited and watched the delayed running on TVG. ESPN has become a monolithic network geared more toward covering and even creating controversy in the sports world. This is even beginning to infiltrate their Thoroughbred racing coverage. I refuse to watch anything on ESPN that I can watch elsewhere. I even find myself turning down the volume on their Monday Night Football broadcast. I just can't take it any more. I'd rather watch the game in silence while listening to the Monday ATR show on my MP3 player, than listen to the garble of the MNF crew. Tom Mees must be turning over in his grave.

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by SlewsMyHero

I watched the coverage on TVG. Even if ESPN had an exclusive to show the race live, I would have waited and watched the delayed running on TVG. ESPN has become a monolithic network geared more toward covering and even creating controversy in the sports world. This is even beginning to infiltrate their Thoroughbred racing coverage. I refuse to watch anything on ESPN that I can watch elsewhere. I even find myself turning down the volume on their Monday Night Football broadcast. I just can't take it any more. I'd rather watch the game in silence while listening to the Monday ATR show on my MP3 player, than listen to the garble of the MNF crew. Tom Mees must be turning over in his grave.

I had to laugh when the TVG hype machine called the Hard Spun-SS snooze fest equivelant to an "Ali-Frazier" bout....please