There can't be a worse announcer than the Tampa guy

[MightBeSosa]

Originally Posted by Dale Gribble

Indeed, and there can't be a worse bugler than the Keenland guy.

I'm no fan of the NY hornblower either

[Ocala Mike]

Getting back to Grunder, he called the third horse second under the wire in today's 8th race instead of giving it a "too close to call' or "in a photo" for second. Aggravating, although I knew he got it wrong; I needed the 5-6, not the 5-8. Don't know why an announcer feels he has to develop the film for you by "guessing" at the finish; the NYRA guys NEVER do this.

[cj]

Originally Posted by Ocala Mike

Getting back to Grunder, he called the third horse second under the wire in today's 8th race instead of giving it a "too close to call' or "in a photo" for second. Aggravating, although I knew he got it wrong; I needed the 5-6, not the 5-8. Don't know why an announcer feels he has to develop the film for you by "guessing" at the finish; the NYRA guys NEVER do this.

Yeah, he blew at least one name today that I heard after I posted, but it wasn't too bad. All in all, one wrong placing and a small number of name botches is a pretty solid Grunder day.

[Maximillion]

Originally Posted by Ocala Mike

Getting back to Grunder, he called the third horse second under the wire in today's 8th race instead of giving it a "too close to call' or "in a photo" for second. Aggravating, although I knew he got it wrong; I needed the 5-6, not the 5-8. Don't know why an announcer feels he has to develop the film for you by "guessing" at the finish; the NYRA guys NEVER do this.

You can never accuse the the Penn National announcer of this....if its at all close the judges will "examine the photograph".

[thaskalos]

I have recently started watching the races with the sound off...and find it quite a pleasant experience.

[Greyfox]

Originally Posted by thaskalos

I have recently started watching the races with the sound off...and find it quite a pleasant experience.

When I was a kid we used to sit by the old large radio in our living room and hear Clem McCarthy call the Kentucky Derby.
We thought he was wonderful.
However, I just listened to his call of the 1950 Kentucky Derby and it really wasn't that great.

Check it out for yourself at the following link:

http://archive.org/details/KentuckyDerbyBroadcasts

[wisconsin]

Originally Posted by Greyfox

When I was a kid we used to sit by the old large radio in our living room and hear Clem McCarthy call the Kentucky Derby.
We thought he was wonderful.
However, I just listened to his call of the 1950 Kentucky Derby and it really wasn't that great.

Check it out for yourself at the following link:

http://archive.org/details/KentuckyDerbyBroadcasts

That was pretty awful....

[Greyfox]

Originally Posted by wisconsin

That was pretty awful....

Yup. It was.

Yet Clem McCarthy is in the National Sports Writers and Sportscasters Hall of Fame and the American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame.

From Wikipedia:

"McCarthy is also known for having mis-called the 1947 Preakness Stakes when a crowd standing on a platform blocked his view of the far turn, just as two horses with similar silks switched places. (Chic Anderson, one of McCarthy's most famous descendants as a track announcer, made a similar mistake in the 1975 Kentucky Derby.) As with Anderson later, McCarthy's quick and humble admission of the mistake helped the criticism eventually blow over."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clem_McCarthy

[MightBeSosa]

Originally Posted by Greyfox

When I was a kid we used to sit by the old large radio in our living room and hear Clem McCarthy call the Kentucky Derby.
We thought he was wonderful.
However, I just listened to his call of the 1950 Kentucky Derby and it really wasn't that great.

Check it out for yourself at the following link:

http://archive.org/details/KentuckyDerbyBroadcasts

It's called any port in a storm. When all you had was a bad call on the radio, it was probably great.

[Greyfox]

Originally Posted by MightBeSosa

It's called any port in a storm. When all you had was a bad call on the radio, it was probably great.

Just an aside and not wishing to derail the thread, that's how several men I know who were working in remote locales where the male to female ratio was high married ugly women.

[craigbraddick]

I enjoyed listening to McCarthy's calls.

Very much of its time. I know he did a number of sports but was McCarthy ever a full time regular track announcer anywhere?

Craig

[MightBeSosa]

Originally Posted by Greyfox

Just an aside and not wishing to derail the thread, that's how several men I know who were working in remote locales where the male to female ratio was high married ugly women.

Yeah, but they were ugly, smart women who probably moved there on purpose. Shipped in for a softer spot so to speak.

[cj]

I like Mirimadi this year at Oaklawn, but he butchered a big part of the Ark Derby call. He missed the 2 pulling up originally, and I think it threw him and he paused for a few seconds. Then, he called the 2 making a move before realizing his mistake.

[johnhannibalsmith]

You misunderstood.

He was just doing one of his patented impressions...

...Grunder.

[Ocala Mike]

Liked when Miramadi announced to the crowd, "They're moving into the gate," only to correct himself with a "Well, they're almost moving into the gate."