Lawyer Ron Goes to Pletcher..

Originally Posted by Gander

Mandella is the kind of guy a lot of people like to root for. Not saying Todd isnt a great human being, he probably is. But hes kind of like the Yankees of horse racing. People just are plain tired of him. Mandella is kind of like the Cubs or Caridnals. Hard to have any ill feelings against.

I'm a little surprised he wasn't considered, maybe he was.
The Strub Series that kicks off with the Malibu would make a hell of a lot of sense to me. And Mandella is out there. Dutrow has done great work as well and would have made a fine choice. Nick Zito always does great work, he woulda been a great choice as well, especially to get him to rate with his crack exercise riders Carlos and Maxine Correa. A lotta guys mighta been considered. I realize what you are saying about Todd, I really do.
I know its very bad to have an imbalance, BELIEVE me it affects a lotta people in this game from the bottom to the top very badly. I'm not arguing that. Hes like Microsoft, the product is great, but competitors have no chance.