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Old 03-08-2007, 01:14 PM
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Default Worst TV racing commentator/analyst ever!

We have a worst Jockey thread,so as I was watching HRTV today,I thought I would start one for the analyst's.Mine is Joanne Jones.This woman annoys me like no other.If there is an analyst who handicaps after the fact and has the guts to CLAIM it was her pick,it is her.I think she is only hired in hopes of attracting viewers because she looks halfway decent.
While she was at TVG,And I have this on tape,She was asked by Greg Wolf about Funny cide and if she liked him for the derby.This woman claimed up and down that she was through with Funny Cide,that there was no way he would win the derby.After he won,and I also have this one on tape,she was out there tooting her horn that Funny Cide was her choice for the derby and Preakness.I bombarded TVG with emails about this ,and how I thought this woman was a complete fraud and informed them of the past shows and the statements she had made about Funny Cide with dates and times of the shows.I never heard anything back about it from TVG,but needless to say,she soon left TVG for where she is now.I can't stand her!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 03-08-2007, 08:17 PM
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Mike Battaglia on NBC wins with the phony Bob Costas a close second. Iggy whateshisname from TVG a distant third.
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Old 03-08-2007, 08:36 PM
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Mike Battaglia on NBC wins with the phony Bob Costas a close second. Iggy whateshisname from TVG a distant third.
You got that right!!!
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Old 03-08-2007, 08:38 PM
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The single worst interviewer on TV in any capacity is Leslie Stahl....There is no close second.
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Old 03-08-2007, 01:42 PM
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I do not know this man's name! Last year during Derby week, he was a commentator for ESPN. I think he is a regular with them, but I do not think it is with horses. His voice grates on me; it was so bad during that week that I kept skipping his sections. He is nice-looking, in his late thirties or early forties. I am probably the only person in the 50 states annoyed by him.
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Old 03-08-2007, 01:45 PM
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I do not know this man's name! Last year during Derby week, he was a commentator for ESPN. He is nice-looking, in his late thirties or early forties.
Rules out Hank Goldberg
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Old 03-08-2007, 01:46 PM
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Almost all of them are bad with a few exceptions.
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Old 03-08-2007, 01:55 PM
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Almost all of them are bad with a few exceptions.
An Anti-Media comment from a Conservative??........ What a shock.
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Old 03-08-2007, 02:08 PM
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An Anti-Media comment from a Conservative??........ What a shock.
Even a liberal wouldn't be satisfied with the current level of quality of racings TV commentators
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Old 03-08-2007, 02:51 PM
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I do not know this man's name! Last year during Derby week, he was a commentator for ESPN. I think he is a regular with them, but I do not think it is with horses. His voice grates on me; it was so bad during that week that I kept skipping his sections. He is nice-looking, in his late thirties or early forties. I am probably the only person in the 50 states annoyed by him.
Reece Davis?? or Kenny Mayne??
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Old 03-09-2007, 01:56 PM
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Reece Davis?? or Kenny Mayne??
No on Kenny Mayne, but I'm not sure on Reece Davis. I think he is the Quint guy mentioned, however. Thanks!
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Old 03-08-2007, 04:43 PM
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maybe chris fowler? he bumped kenny mane from behind the desk during the BC broadcast.
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Old 03-09-2007, 01:59 PM
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I suspect that it was Quint Kessenrich. He is a lacrosse guy who was detailed to the racing scene until he asked Harry Aleo to compare the feeling of owning Lost in the Fog to fighting in the Battle of the Bulge.
I think it is Quint! But I am still thinking Reece Davis. I think it is Quint, however. Thanks.
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Old 03-09-2007, 02:14 PM
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The twins are the best man. Come on, look at the posts, none of them are really very good so if you gotta listen to their dribble you might as well look at someone(s) who can make you dribble.

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Old 03-09-2007, 03:39 PM
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The twins are the best man. Come on, look at the posts, none of them are really very good so if you gotta listen to their dribble you might as well look at someone(s) who can make you dribble.

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Old 03-08-2007, 02:44 PM
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A few come to mind. Jan Rushton is awful.
yah but deep down you really like her hats don't cha...
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yah but deep down you really like her hats don't cha...
I for one appreciate her outfits.
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