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12-04-2017, 10:47 AM
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You have NO IDEA how wrong you are in both of these assumptions. Not...even...close.
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This is exactly why the Travis Stone, Matt Dinerman, Pete Aiello types keep catching the breaks they DO NOT deserve. It is all because they are in the good graces of the overrated Larry Collmus!
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I also wonder how Matt got to be on the airwaves ontrack at Del Mar during the BC races. Oh that's right, he knows the right weasels to get him in! All kinds of happy photos on Matt's twitter account with Larry and Trevor.
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12-04-2017, 10:59 AM
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If I had my druthers Mr. Berry would be calling both the Louisiana Downs meets. I'm sure Mr. McGary is a good guy, and once the race starts he's a good caller, but he begins every race with, "Ready. For a start." It's delivered in a monotone, and I've started hearing it in my sleep, lol.
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12-04-2017, 11:00 AM
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PA Steward
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Originally Posted by Mulerider
If I had my druthers Mr. Berry would be calling both the Louisiana Downs meets. I'm sure Mr. McGary is a good guy, and once the race starts he's a good caller, but he begins every race with, "Ready. For a start." It's delivered in a monotone, and I've started hearing it in my sleep, lol.
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I actually LOVE his "Ready. For a start." shtick...but I'm weird like that.
So weird in fact, you might catch me walking around my house saying "Ready. For a start!" I like it so much...
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12-04-2017, 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage
I actually LOVE his "Ready. For a start." shtick...but I'm weird like that.
So weird in fact, you might catch me walking around my house saying "Ready. For a start!" I like it so much...
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LOL! Different strokes, and all...
I'm actually looking forward to observing how Mr. McGary ad libs a late gate problem after he's already declared the race Ready. For a start.
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12-04-2017, 12:58 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage
I actually LOVE his "Ready. For a start." shtick...but I'm weird like that.
So weird in fact, you might catch me walking around my house saying "Ready. For a start!" I like it so much...
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I'm the same with the before the gate stuff. I love it. races imbriale or travis are calling when there's three left to load I always say "Waiiiiiting forrrr"
For years at Portland our equibase guy in the office next to mine would always says "All in....locked up" which is what Geller would say before races at emerald.
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12-04-2017, 04:28 PM
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Just another Facist
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Tony Calo
There they go!
My fav
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12-04-2017, 04:35 PM
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"The flag is up" , "And there they go" Harry Henson.
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12-04-2017, 04:58 PM
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For some reason I'm partial to the guy at Remington Park. I'm ashamed to say I don't know his name. He does his best work in the stretch, particularly in close finishes ("RACE ON!!!")
A typical example:
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12-04-2017, 05:42 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage
I actually LOVE his "Ready. For a start." shtick...but I'm weird like that.
So weird in fact, you might catch me walking around my house saying "Ready. For a start!" I like it so much...
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I found it works well to say it right before sex.
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12-04-2017, 05:44 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mulerider
For some reason I'm partial to the guy at Remington Park. I'm ashamed to say I don't know his name. He does his best work in the stretch, particularly in close finishes ("RACE ON!!!")
A typical example:
2016 Oklahoma Derby
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I hadn't heard that guy at all until my mother ran one of her horses down there. My mother's horse did nothing, but there was a horse who ran off to a big lead and then pooped out in the stretch. As he was being passed the announcer said "[so-and-so] is out of gas and isn't anywhere near a filling station".
I thought that was pretty good.
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12-04-2017, 08:00 PM
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Just another Facist
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dilanesp
I found it works well to say it right before sex.
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Thought for sure you were going to say
"There all .....…"
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12-05-2017, 09:01 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mulerider
For some reason I'm partial to the guy at Remington Park. I'm ashamed to say I don't know his name. He does his best work in the stretch, particularly in close finishes ("RACE ON!!!")
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Dale Day, really good guy.
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12-05-2017, 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage
I wanted to try and do something like this for Mr. Berry, but I then realized that the last people track management types are going to listen to are the fans. In fact, we might impede his goals further if we started meddling in all of this...it's a sad statement.
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Well said.
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12-24-2017, 09:09 AM
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Just a quick FYI:
I’m no longer on Facebook or Instant Messenger, just Twitter @peterberry57.
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12-26-2017, 10:01 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jeebus1083
Prior to Sam McKee, John Bothe and Warkentin split duties.
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After Ed Gorman, the original announcer at Meadowlands departed, Tom Durkin was hired. He worked solo. it was until Bothe was hired did the Meadowlands management use a two caller system.
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