Famous Feuds: Pricci versus Byk, Crist, TLG, et al. More HOY Controversy

[JustRalph]

Originally Posted by GatetoWire

CJ: I am new to this board and to the T-bred scene. I was a long time serious harness player that has switched thoroughbred racing in the last 6 months.
Why is Serling referred to as TLG in this thread?

his handle on this board is " the little guy"

[Cardus]

Originally Posted by GatetoWire

CJ: I am new to this board and to the T-bred scene. I was a long time serious harness player that has switched thoroughbred racing in the last 6 months.
Why is Serling referred to as TLG in this thread?

"TLG" refers to him as "The Last Guardian."

[Cardus]

Originally Posted by OTM Al

There has always seemed to me to be an arc that a sportswriter's career goes through. Genearlly when they start, they are fans of the sport, which gets them the extra drive to get through their early, shall we say, lean years. Eventually they become established and confident in their position. At some point during this state, they begin to think of themselves as experts in what they are covering. This then generally transforms into the writer thinking that he and his kind are the true guardians of the history and integrity of the sport. This is where the downward spiral begins. They act as if they are priviledged and that they are better than all the other new writers and even the fans themselves. Of course when they do this they become a pompous target for those they look down on and they start getting kicked more and more often. If they haven't drunk themselves to death by this point, they end up jaded and mean spirited, continually writing about how nothing now is any good and everything was so much better before, back when they were coming up. Eventually people forget who they even were...

Ring Lardner is one of my favorites, too.

[OTM Al]

Originally Posted by Cardus

Ring Lardner is one of my favorites, too.

He was good. Got a collection of his work around here somewhere. Black Sox Scandal supposedly was what soured him. I was actually thinking of someone else when I wrote that though.

[Cardus]

Originally Posted by OTM Al

He was good. Got a collection of his work around here somewhere. Black Sox Scandal supposedly was what soured him. I was actually thinking of someone else when I wrote that though.

Who is it? Not Jimmy Cannon, not Red Smith, not W.C. Heinz, but it has to be a New York guy, right?

[Stevie Belmont]

The only thing Serling knows is trips & traps.

[tribecaagent]

Originally Posted by Stevie Belmont

The only thing Serling knows is trips & traps.

I expected a bit more from you Stevie. You know what though, eventually, every cat shows their true spots.

[Stevie Belmont]

He picked a fight with me. He is a public figure and being open to criticism is part of the game, and that comment about Zenyatta is ridiculous.

This is a guy who has a Twitter account and blocks people? Do you think the NYRA would approve?

[Bullet Plane]

TLG knows his stuff. That's for sure! One of the top handicappers in the country. Hell, I thought everybody knew that.

[cj]

Originally Posted by Stevie Belmont

He picked a fight with me. He is a public figure and being open to criticism is part of the game, and that comment about Zenyatta is ridiculous.

This is a guy who has a Twitter account and blocks people? Do you think the NYRA would approve?

He blocks people with cause. Probably has to do with people posting things like you did about PA's Classic pick. Nice selections, by the way.

[Stevie Belmont]

Bullshit. Stay out of it. You were wrong on Zenyatta. Over and over again. Bashing the poor horse over and over.

I have never once in my life said anything negative on Twitter to anyone and you probably don't even know what it is. So you would not know, would you?

Originally Posted by cj

He blocks people with cause. Probably has to do with people posting things like you did about PA's Classic pick. Nice selections, by the way.

[cj]

Originally Posted by Stevie Belmont

Bullshit. Stay out of it. You were wrong on Zenyatta. Over and over again. Bashing the poor horse over and over.

I have never once in my life said anything negative on Twitter to anyone and you probably don't even know what it is. So you would not know, would you?

Sure I know. I never said it was you, I said something like what you posted.

I never bashed a horse...her connections, sure, and I was dead right about her like it or not. Dream trip and still lost despite running her fastest dirt race ever.

[Stevie Belmont]

Listen you have come at me before. I know your game.

Originally Posted by cj

Sure I know. I never said it was you, I said something like what you posted.

I never bashed a horse...her connections, sure, and I was dead right about her like it or not. Dream trip and still lost despite running her fastest dirt race ever.

[Stevie Belmont]

Dream trip. Horse altered course. Read the charts.

Originally Posted by cj

Sure I know. I never said it was you, I said something like what you posted.

I never bashed a horse...her connections, sure, and I was dead right about her like it or not. Dream trip and still lost despite running her fastest dirt race ever.

[cj]

Originally Posted by Stevie Belmont

Listen you have come at me before. I know your game.

What game is that, telling it like I see it? I thought that is what a message board was about.

Read the charts? Why? I've seen the race countless times and a few hundred thousand others.

Altered course? Stop making excuses for a horse that doesn't need one. She ran great. She was a tad not the best after a perfect setup. There is no shame in doing that as a 6yo mare.