Live blogging the Cup, Day One

[ateamstupid]

In what's perhaps my most ridiculous blog idea yet, I've decided to do running commentary on an event whose real action lasts about a minute-and-a-half, maximum. Absurd? Yes. Pointless? No. In that I missed my chance to head out there today and I'm sure I'm not the only one bored off my ass on this miserable Friday afternoon, this will at least entertain me. Then maybe I can do one tomorrow, complete with my best impression of a member of the media.

4:22 - Not sure why the hell my windows are open or why it takes the jaws of life to close them, but anyway, I'm finally out of the can and ready to go. Looks nasty as hell at Monmouth. 21% of ESPN SportsNation, the bastion of reliable horse racing foresight, says Miss Macy Sue takes it. Jerry Bailey is asking Eibar Coa how he's going to handle the slop with Dream Rush. It's like Napoleon interviewing Stalin about an upcoming offensive. La Traviata is the chalk, which is no surprise. Her 5-2 morning line was ludicrous. Jeanine Edwards isn't home when she's called on for a report on Maryfield. That's it. I'm soured on ESPN's coverage. Oh, there she is. Whew. I'm slowly getting down from the ledge. We're supposed to be able to see a standing pool of water in front of the gate. I can't even see the gate. Loading. Trevor Denman, butcher it. I mean take it away.

Odds update with a minute to post:
Miss Macy Sue - 5/1
Miraculous Miss - 40/1
Dream Rush - 3/1
Maryfield - 9/1
Jazzy - 15/1
Oprah Winney - 6/1
La Traviata - 2/1
Wild Gams - 11/1
Shaggy Mane - 22/1
Baroness Thatcher - 21/1

[ALostTexan]

I need the updates. I am at work, meaning no "gambling" sites get through the firewall, and no TV for the ESPN coverage. I appreciate any updates...

[ateamstupid]

4:28 - Dream Rush goes :21 and :44 up front, leaving La Traviata in the dust, but buckles in the last 1/16, as Maryfield and Miraculous Miss both inhale her late. Maryfield, in the center of the track, bests Miraculous Miss by a head for the score. Miss Macy Sue third and Baroness Thatcher fourth. Denman screws up the call, but I'll cut him some slack, as I had no idea what the hell was going on either. Guess you can close on this track? Maybe?

[ateamstupid]

4:33 - Can't get that catchy Bessemer Trust instrumental out of my head, but Maryfield ($18) and the Rams silks are in the winner's circle with Doug O'Neill and Elvis Trujillo. Just about the only time this year you'll see "winner" and "Rams" in the same sentence, but hey, at least they got one. Let's hope Maryfield wasn't running with broken ribs. I love the arrow on Maryfield in the replay, as if that helps any. That arrow should be hired as a U.N. weapons inspector, because I couldn't tell Maryfield from a tire track until the last 100 yards.

[ateamstupid]

4:39 - Exacta was $374 and Trifecta paid $878. Full order of finish: Maryfield, Miraculous Miss, Miss Macy Sue, Baroness Thatcher, Dream Rush, La Traviata, Shaggy Mane, Oprah Winney, Jazzy, Wild Gams. Warning: That order of finish could be entirely wrong.

[ateamstupid]

4:43 - It's officially pouring, which means it's the perfect time to highlight the best of New Jersey! The mosquito is the state bird, it's got 108 toxic waste dumps according to native Tom Renaldi. The state motto: Liberty and Prosper. The best connections Renaldi could come up with were the Statue of Liberty for Liberty (in New York) and Atlantic City for Prosper (because that's the word that comes to mind when we think AC). Renaldi wraps up a sad puff piece by saying that tourism is second highest of any state in NJ. But not counting kidnappings, where are you ranked?

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Denman screws up the call, but I'll cut him some slack, as I had no idea what the hell was going on either.

I hope it's not this bad tomorrow -- I can't even tell who's who. It seems the only way to really know who anyone is, is if you're only following one horse the whole way around.