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01-20-2023, 11:20 AM
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#331
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SaratogaFan1
Join Date: Mar 2022
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Originally Posted by Bustin Stones
Consider how many announcers that she leapfrogged for this gig. So many working at less prestigious tracks. So many working in other areas who would be happy to transition to race calling who are better seasoned. Does this woman have some special quality that better qualifies her to have this gig? Does she have a history of learning on the job extremely fast? She must have an incredibly long leash to be calling races the way she is and surviving it.
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Yep. Consider that her predecessor worked his way up to become the track announcer at a NYRA track - one of, if not, the most prestigious circuit in the country.
And they replaced him with someone with 1% the qualifications as Chris.
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02-07-2023, 12:19 PM
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#332
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 386
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she still needs to work at it-----she gets lost halfway through the race
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02-07-2023, 05:00 PM
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Just Deplorable
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lebanon, Ohio
Posts: 8,072
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I watched and listened to several Parx races today for the first time...not good, not good at all. If she is getting better, then she must have been really not good at the start.
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02-07-2023, 05:22 PM
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#334
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2020
Posts: 326
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I do not like to be down on race callers, but she just needs to slow down until she learns to get a rythym at the distances.. I tend to agree with u..
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02-07-2023, 05:46 PM
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#335
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Boston+Ocala
Posts: 23,769
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she's getting a lot better. she is probably trying to hard right now
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02-07-2023, 06:03 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2022
Posts: 81
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She is still bad. She was terrible in beginning so her improving was a very low bar.
I grew up on Tom Durkin so my standards on race callers was very high, but after listening to her makes me appreciate Imbriale and Griffin a lot more.
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02-07-2023, 06:50 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Beaverdam Virginia
Posts: 12,721
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She is a lot better, but of course has a long way to go.
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02-07-2023, 07:42 PM
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clean money
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Maryland
Posts: 23,559
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it's pretty much a mute point
some of the races, it sounds like she's talking matter-of-factly, rather than 'announcing' with timing/suspense/dramatic finish in a gambling game.
I then cynically wonder whether or not she spent thousands of hours emulating her idol race callers and practicing calls of imaginary or favorite races, or whether she just had an opportunity to try something and was given the job.
then I go pay more attention to others, and some other announcers (although their timing and portrayal of contention is better) don't try to, pump drama into every race, so maybe it's just a bias I have against her.
That's about all the thinking I devote to the subject. And it's wayyy too much (thanks guys, I blame you guys for your threads, and complaints, and praises, and moderate claims of mild improvement).
Mute or sometimes background music is fine while I am doing the race-watching stuff.
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02-07-2023, 08:42 PM
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#339
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Reno, NV
Posts: 16,921
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Robert Fischer
some of the races, it sounds like she's talking matter-of-factly, rather than 'announcing' with timing/suspense/dramatic finish in a gambling game.
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You mean like Marshall Cassidy?
I seriously wondered if he ever got excited.
But point taken.
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02-07-2023, 08:50 PM
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clean money
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Maryland
Posts: 23,559
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Schwartz
You mean like Marshall Cassidy?
I seriously wondered if he ever got excited.
But point taken.
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you are correct sir
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02-28-2023, 09:21 PM
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Beat up 💪
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Beach life in Fort Lauderdale
Posts: 11,938
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Had enuf , in a way can't blame her
Poor fellow got slaughtered for talking like he does w/2 impressions...2 views 😂
That was it, dragged and slaughtered in public to 180,000 views
Rude 😂. Thinking the abuse Andy Sterling gets on Twitter , anyway she's got experience at it i'd imagine.
I'll tell you where the real respect is! It's in the middle east, that's where america females get treated respectfully.. especially the professionals.
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02-28-2023, 10:08 PM
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#342
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 7,334
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I really do appreciate your support, but it's Serling, no T:-)
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02-28-2023, 10:10 PM
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#343
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Beat up 💪
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Beach life in Fort Lauderdale
Posts: 11,938
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Quote:
Originally Posted by the little guy
I really do appreciate your support, but it's Serling, no T:-)
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. I do that a lot too! Apologies, I'll tighten up.
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02-28-2023, 10:31 PM
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#344
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PA Steward
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Del Boca Vista
Posts: 88,657
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JP handled that superbly...just saying
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02-28-2023, 10:42 PM
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#345
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DJ M.Walk
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Compton, CA!
Posts: 2,073
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To be completely honest she's gotten a lot better! I'll take her over the guy at Penn National!
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