The Derby Draw TV Coverage

[pointman]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

That is how they draw races there, don't know what would be considered weird or bush league?

Well, you know Chuck, there was a second shooter.

[Calzone Lord]

In past draws the papers were in a tall holder and the guy wasn't touching them at all -- let alone repeatedly thumbing through and reading them.

Obviously the draw was clean. The guy just looked bored out of his friggen mind.

[OldDog]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

I listened in the car on XM, and thought Asher did a pretty good job.

Same here, and late last night I watched the NBCSN coverage that I had DVR'd. They filled in the blanks pretty well between picks.

Originally Posted by fpsoxfan

I thought it lived up to my expectations. They drew numbers and names, the field was set, and morning lines were given out. How the hell do you make it exciting?

Exactly. Only pretty hard-core fans were watching, and there would be little that could be done to spice it up for anyone else.

On second thought, they could have had the Derby hat models doing the little pasting of the silks thing.