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[tector]

Enough of Denman already. Whenever I hear his call of Blame (whose name somehow acquires two extra syllables at the wire) winning the BCC, I think "Jesus, this guy sounds like he had an impacted turd blocking his sphincter."

[TouchOfGrey]

Originally Posted by tector

Enough of Denman already. Whenever I hear his call of Blame (whose name somehow acquires two extra syllables at the wire) winning the BCC, I think "Jesus, this guy sounds like he had an impacted turd blocking his sphincter."

You mean his call of Zenyatta losing the BCC? He called her name more than Blame's the entire way.

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by TouchOfGrey

You mean his call of Zenyatta losing the BCC? He called her name more than Blame's the entire way.

This is dumb, national attention wise she was the star of the show coming into the race, not Blame, why wouldnt he call her out more?

People just are hell bent out of making something out of nothing.

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

This is dumb, national attention wise she was the star of the show coming into the race, not Blame, why wouldnt he call her out more?

People just are hell bent out of making something out of nothing.

The stretch of that BC Classic will not be on his highlight reel. The fact that he more or less rooted her home and barely gave the winner any mention is probably the biggest faux pas an announcer can commit.

[TouchOfGrey]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

The stretch of that BC Classic will not be on his highlight reel. The fact that he more or less rooted her home and barely gave the winner any mention is probably the biggest faux pas an announcer can commit.

Yes, this exactly.

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

The stretch of that BC Classic will not be on his highlight reel. The fact that he more or less rooted her home and barely gave the winner any mention is probably the biggest faux pas an announcer can commit.

Yes, the millions and millions who were listening to the race on the Radio were upset.

Denman said his most upsetting race he had ever called was Zenyatta losing in that race. What you heard wasnt a faux pas, it was human emotion.

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by helicopter11

Yes, the millions and millions who were listening to the race on the Radio were upset.

Denman said his most upsetting race he had ever called was Zenyatta losing in that race. What you heard wasnt a faux pas, it was human emotion.

There's a way to accurately and fairly convey emotion, even negative feelings in a race call. The 2004 Belmont is a perfect example of that. The 2010 BC Classic is the definition of how not to do it.

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

There's a way to accurately and fairly convey emotion, even negative feelings in a race call. The 2004 Belmont is a perfect example of that. The 2010 BC Classic is the definition of how not to do it.

Is there a book on how to do that?

Seriously, that statement is absurd. There is no right or wrong method. People convey emotion in their own way. It is the way he chose to do it and you did not like it. Agreed?

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

There's a way to accurately and fairly convey emotion, even negative feelings in a race call. The 2004 Belmont is a perfect example of that. The 2010 BC Classic is the definition of how not to do it.

How many Smarty Jones races did he call before that one? Over how many years? And I thought there was plenty of let down in his call when the horse was being caught.

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

The stretch of that BC Classic will not be on his highlight reel. The fact that he more or less rooted her home and barely gave the winner any mention is probably the biggest faux pas an announcer can commit.

99% of the people watching that broadcast were as well. I don't understand this at all, when I watch the last Olympics didnt you think Dan Hicks was rooting for Micheal Phelps in his call in some of those close races? I am sure on some swimming board someone was critical but the rest of the people would not have seen it strange at all.

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

99% of the people watching that broadcast were as well. I don't understand this at all, when I watch the last Olympics didnt you think Dan Hicks was rooting for Micheal Phelps in his call in some of those close races? I am sure on some swimming board someone was critical but the rest of the people would not have seen it strange at all.

I think 99% of the people watching were focused on her jockey ruining the race for her.

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

I think 99% of the people watching were focused on her jockey ruining the race for her.

agree, horse never would have lost with a better rider that day. Glad you agree it was not the horse.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

The stretch of that BC Classic will not be on his highlight reel. The fact that he more or less rooted her home and barely gave the winner any mention is probably the biggest faux pas an announcer can commit.

Respectfully (and with lots of it too! ) I think it's really easy, years after the fact and not having been the one in the announcers booth, to forget that he's just a person. You know? It's not like they get to do it over.

Could you be at the BC watching the Classic go off and call it simultaneously?

Again, what 10 Point said. She was (not the only one, but...) the star of the day.