Johnson and Durkin

[pointman]

Originally Posted by copying

All the people saying "Durkin is the best" -- you have low standards.

Please enlighten us as to who you think is better, or as you put it, for those with higher standards.

[the_fat_man]

Originally Posted by pointman

Please enlighten us as to who you think is better, or as you put it, for those with higher standards.

Right now, Vic is the best race caller in the country. And Wrona, up at GG, is 2nd best. Durkin excels in 'Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr' type calls, which keeps his fans very happy.

Vic is much more accurate and knowledgeable (when it comes setups) than Durkin and Wrona is much more entertaining. Wrona towers over all the other 'accent' announcers in the country.

[Sightseek]

The "Arrrrrrrrrr" call is the worst ever.

Durkin is Fur Elise to Stauffer's Cotton-Eyed Joe

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

Durkin is Fur Elise to Stauffer's Cotton-Eyed Joe

[alysheba4]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

The "Arrrrrrrrrr" call is the worst ever.

.....shut up....that ruled.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

The "Arrrrrrrrrr" call is the worst ever.

Toss up between that one and this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWmxWdHKS4Q

They both make me want to kill myself.

[Travis Stone]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

They both make me want to kill myself.

If race calls give you thoughts of suicide, you might have bigger fish to fry.

[copying]

Originally Posted by pointman

Please enlighten us as to who you think is better, or as you put it, for those with higher standards.

Trevor Denman is heads and shoulders above anyone else in the business if you want insight into how a race is being run, who's in trouble, where the danger is coming from.

Tom Durkin is the Harry Henson of the east - he tells you where the horses are (somewhat inaccurately - but I assign that to age), along the rail , 2 lengths back, etc., but little else.

Murray Johnson, and the Australian callers are very good.

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by copying

Trevor Denman is heads and shoulders above anyone else in the business if you want insight into how a race is being run, who's in trouble, where the danger is coming from.

Tom Durkin is the Harry Henson of the east - he tells you where the horses are (somewhat inaccurately - but I assign that to age), along the rail , 2 lengths back, etc., but little else.

Murray Johnson, and the Australian callers are very good.

Vic is just as good or better than Trevor with the insight.

They all pale in comparison to Richard Grunder.

[PeteMugg]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

Vic is just as good or better than Trevor with the insight.

They all pale in comparison to Richard Grunder.

Yeah, because getting the names right is so over rated.

[pointman]

Originally Posted by copying

Trevor Denman is heads and shoulders above anyone else in the business if you want insight into how a race is being run, who's in trouble, where the danger is coming from.

Tom Durkin is the Harry Henson of the east - he tells you where the horses are (somewhat inaccurately - but I assign that to age), along the rail , 2 lengths back, etc., but little else.

Murray Johnson, and the Australian callers are very good.

Vic is head and shoulders above Denman. Frankly, I don't know how Denman gets so many big gigs. Johnson is much better than him, but Durkin is easily still the tops IMO.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by copying

Murray Johnson, and the Australian callers are very good.

... and David Raphael as well as the current race caller at She Tin / Happy Valley (whose name I blanked out on).

[copying]

Tom Durkin is very old school. That style left SoCal 20 years ago when Trevor came to town. Vic and the new crop have all adopted Trevor's style of commentary. They are very good, but I'm partial to Trevor because he introduced the style of letting you know how the race is being run to this country. Watching international racing, I see they all call races in this style overseas.

When Durkin retires, and New Yawkers move into the modern era, boy are they in for a shock. They're like my father-in-law who use to say "I don't need no cable tv, rabbit ears are just fine!". Before that it was "This 1-speaker am radio sounds just fine. Who needs stereo?"

[pointman]

Originally Posted by copying

Tom Durkin is very old school. That style left SoCal 20 years ago when Trevor came to town. Vic and the new crop have all adopted Trevor's style of commentary. They are very good, but I'm partial to Trevor because he introduced the style of letting you know how the race is being run to this country. Watching international racing, I see they all call races in this style overseas.

When Durkin retires, and New Yawkers move into the modern era, boy are they in for a shock. They're like my father-in-law who use to say "I don't need no cable tv, rabbit ears are just fine!". Before that it was "This 1-speaker am radio sounds just fine. Who needs stereo?"

Yeah, New Yorkers are really known for being behind the times.

[eajinabi]

Mark Johnson from CD is the best announcer I have ever heard. He makes the stretch calls very dramatic.

[copying]

Originally Posted by pointman

Yeah, New Yorkers are really known for being behind the times.

You never know you are behind the times until you are caught up with the times. Is this my father-in-law?

[Gate Dancer]

I really think John Dooley (Arlington/Fairgrounds) is a very underated track announcer. His calls are accurate and pleasant to listen to. Not too much fluff but gets excited when he should.

[pointman]

Originally Posted by copying

You never know you are behind the times until you are caught up with the times. Is this my father-in-law?

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by copying

Tom Durkin is very old school. That style left SoCal 20 years ago when Trevor came to town. Vic and the new crop have all adopted Trevor's style of commentary. They are very good, but I'm partial to Trevor because he introduced the style of letting you know how the race is being run to this country. Watching international racing, I see they all call races in this style overseas.

When Durkin retires, and New Yawkers move into the modern era, boy are they in for a shock. They're like my father-in-law who use to say "I don't need no cable tv, rabbit ears are just fine!". Before that it was "This 1-speaker am radio sounds just fine. Who needs stereo?"

Being from the New York, I just pray to God that when Durkin does retire Denman comes nowhere near the East coast. I could give you a list of guys I would rather have doing the NYRA races AD (after Durkin).
I respect you opinion, but I personally think Denman is very overated and I also find him very annoying. As far as I'm concerned he isn't even the best caller on the left coast.