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Originally Posted by Sheffwed
Trevor likely could call some of the races but maybe not all, maybe they should have him just do some of them and someone else as well
Hoping the best for him, he is an all time great, and deserves to go out on his terms a la Vin Scully
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In the last year I faced a similar situation replacing someone (whose name shall go unmentioned) because it was becoming more difficult for him. As they were long races (2 miles to 4.5 miles) I suggested he calls the start and the finish and I will take the part of their race where they are furthest away, fallers usually happen and so on. (these were not one mile oval tracks) In the end we could not do that but I think it would have been nice to do.
Some of you may be familiar with the work of the late Cricket Commentator for the BBC/Channel 9 in Australia, Richie Benaud, who can rightly be called one of the best sports commentators of all time. In his latter years on Channel 9, they made him the "Skipper" of the Channel 9 team, always had him around in the broadcasts. Sometimes summarizing, presenting highlights of the day and doing enough play by play that he could be called into full action for the bigger occasions.
There may be a lot of merit to that idea. But I am just happy to hear Trevor back and undoubtedly he deserves to leave on his own terms but I hope we will hear some more of his brilliance very soon.
