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05-08-2018, 10:51 AM
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@TimeformUSfigs
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Moore, OK
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Travis was really good. I think he'll replace Larry once he retires.
I'm curious what was so bad about Larry's weekend specifically. I really haven't listened. Was watching in a sports book (Westgate) this weekend and couldn't really hear. Is it a style thing or actual errors?
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05-08-2018, 11:12 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 8,798
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cj
Travis was really good. I think he'll replace Larry once he retires.
I'm curious what was so bad about Larry's weekend specifically. I really haven't listened. Was watching in a sports book (Westgate) this weekend and couldn't really hear. Is it a style thing or actual errors?
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It is apparently a style thing.
Collmus was fine. He did something I loved- he got through the entire Derby field before the backstretch.
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05-08-2018, 03:50 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Austin, Tx
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cj
Travis was really good. I think he'll replace Larry once he retires.
I'm curious what was so bad about Larry's weekend specifically. I really haven't listened. Was watching in a sports book (Westgate) this weekend and couldn't really hear. Is it a style thing or actual errors?
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Wish I would have known you were in the Westgate this weekend. I was there for the Derby, as well. Let me know next time you plan on being in Vegas for Derby or Breeders' Cup.
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05-08-2018, 04:08 PM
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@TimeformUSfigs
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Moore, OK
Posts: 46,828
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Track Phantom
Wish I would have known you were in the Westgate this weekend. I was there for the Derby, as well. Let me know next time you plan on being in Vegas for Derby or Breeders' Cup.
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I saw your product 
Will do. Probably Derby next year is most likely. I had a great time this weekend.
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05-09-2018, 05:17 PM
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Veteran
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 248
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he scripts his calls too much,trying to make espn highlight films,give me john imbriales calls anyday.
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05-09-2018, 05:24 PM
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Registered Loser
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 2,633
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sour grapes
he scripts his calls too much,trying to make espn highlight films,give me john imbriales calls anyday.
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Imbriale goes to the other extreme... b-o-r-i-n-g . Travis hits the happy medium,a cool,crisp call. He's great.
Last edited by jk3521; 05-09-2018 at 05:28 PM.
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05-09-2018, 09:48 PM
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PA Steward
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Del Boca Vista
Posts: 88,646
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Peter Berry (MNR) is my favorite racecaller in the game at the moment...and has been since Durkin left.
It's an absolute travesty that the guy was almost pushed out of the game recently because he couldn't find work.
It's also an absolute travesty he's not calling at a major circuit.
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05-09-2018, 09:53 PM
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Registered Loser
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 2,633
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage
Peter Berry (MNR) is my favorite racecaller in the game at the moment...and has been since Durkin left.
It's an absolute travesty that the guy was almost pushed out of the game recently because he couldn't find work.
It's also an absolute travesty he's not calling at a major circuit.
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05-09-2018, 11:40 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Denver
Posts: 4,163
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sour grapes
he scripts his calls too much,trying to make espn highlight films,give me john imbriales calls anyday.
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I started out in Brooklyn and most of my relatives lived there. You can tell Imbriale is a native New Yorker after about 10 seconds. You'll see a horse named Southern Law and Imbriale will make it sound like Southern Lore. If he was from the Bronx I could use the Cologio's last line in the movie. Just another Bronx Tale.
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05-10-2018, 12:39 AM
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vaguely on topic...
Join Date: May 2016
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i prefer Collmus to Stone; when he's not butchering the spanish language, at least.
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05-10-2018, 01:07 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 65
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I think they both suck, they could not lace up Durkin, Trevor or Dan Loiselle's boots. The dude from Finger Lakes calls a better race or the guy from Fair Ground, Arlington. The back up guy in New York is better than all these guys. The guy from Laurel/Pimlico. Travis is not bad, do not get me wrong. Buddy from Gulfstream Park.. I agree Collmus goes over the top on the big race. His normal calls you can live with..
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05-10-2018, 10:33 AM
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Track Announcer
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 521
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage
Peter Berry (MNR) is my favorite racecaller in the game at the moment...and has been since Durkin left.
It's an absolute travesty that the guy was almost pushed out of the game recently because he couldn't find work.
It's also an absolute travesty he's not calling at a major circuit.
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Thank you so much for the high praise. I'd love to be calling at a major ($$$) track but right now I'd settle for another winter gig. Impossible to make ends meet working 123 days a year. The search continues.
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05-10-2018, 01:21 PM
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C'est Tout
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Cajunland
Posts: 13,272
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Collmus is a screamer and it's annoying.
I'll take Dave Rodman from the Maryland circuit over almost any race caller.
"Lights out Takarub! "
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05-10-2018, 02:07 PM
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PA Steward
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Del Boca Vista
Posts: 88,646
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PhantomOnTour
Collmus is a screamer and it's annoying.
I'll take Dave Rodman from the Maryland circuit over almost any race caller.
"Lights out Takarub! "
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Dave Rodman is definitely underrated and deserves more props than he usually gets among announcers...
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05-10-2018, 02:24 PM
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Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 621
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I always think of Durkin as having retired one year too soon.
He, and We, were deprived of his calling American Pharoah's Triple Crown.
(Not that Larry's call was bad)
Last edited by Denny; 05-10-2018 at 02:26 PM.
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