The Great Derby Paradox

[Calzone Lord]

I thought the NBC coverage was good.

The Human interest stories weren't annoying like they sometimes are. The girl who interviewed celebs and talked about fashion wasn't annoying. Her piece with Itsmyluckyday, Oxbow, and Lines Of Battle was cute.

The coverage by Randy Moss and Bailey was good.

Some of their announcers weren't on top of their game ... Rosie Naprovnik didn't give Bob Costas a pass when he told her she "would be riding Mylute in a race for the first time"

Bob Costas has huge prestige, but he always seems to bring his F game to the Derby telecast. Other than that, I think they did a fine job.

Donna Barton had a few good moments. They showed all of the right replays after the race. I'm not sure you could have asked for a lot better.