Early Present In My Stocking

[Bigsmc]

Parx, Race 2, 12-26-11, the track announcer just shoehorned this gem into his call:

"This race raises the question, will Jeff Fisher or Bill Cowher be the coach of the San Diego Chargers next year?"

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

Parx, Race 2, 12-26-11, the track announcer just shoehorned this gem into his call:

"This race raises the question, will Jeff Fisher or Bill Cowher be the coach of the San Diego Chargers next year?"

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by GPK

You, of all people, need to put that surprised look away.

Isn't that Lederman at Parx? I'm watching TVG today, and I'm impressed by the gal calling the races at Woodbine Harness. Pleasant voice with just a touch of a Canadian twang.


Ocala Mike

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by Ocala Mike

Isn't that Lederman at Parx? I'm watching TVG today, and I'm impressed by the gal calling the races at Woodbine Harness. Pleasant voice with just a touch of a Canadian twang.


Ocala Mike

No clue, but his cuteness with that comment was lost on me. I haven't watched any more from Parx today, maybe he's trying to be funny in every race and I'm missing the joke?

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Ocala Mike

Isn't that Lederman at Parx? I'm watching TVG today, and I'm impressed by the gal calling the races at Woodbine Harness. Pleasant voice with just a touch of a Canadian twang.


Ocala Mike

Really? She seems like a slighty less nasaly version of Battaglia to me.

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

No clue, but his cuteness with that comment was lost on me. I haven't watched any more from Parx today, maybe he's trying to be funny in every race and I'm missing the joke?

He injects some comedy into his calls. He's also dealing with brain cancer at the moment and his prognosis, at first, was very bad. I'm not sure what the situation is now.

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

You, of all people, need to put that surprised look away.

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

He injects some comedy into his calls. He's also dealing with brain cancer at the moment and his prognosis, at first, was very bad. I'm not sure what the situation is now.

I'm very sorry that he has cancer.

I don't mind announcers injecting humor if the humor has something to do with the horses names in the race or something that happened during the race. I do mind announcers forcing lines into a race that have no relevance to the race. Speaking of Bill Cowher and Jeff Fisher in the middle of the second race at Parx was at the very least, distracting.

[herkhorse]

I didn't hear it, but it has to be the guy that calls Freehold. He does stuff like that all the time.


..and for the record, I don't wager on Freehold. (or Parx)

[GPK]

Originally Posted by herkhorse

I didn't hear it, but it has to be the guy that calls Freehold. He does stuff like that all the time.


..and for the record, I don't wager on Freehold. (or Parx)

I don't wager on Parx, either

[Gate Dancer]

Originally Posted by Ocala Mike

Isn't that Lederman at Parx? I'm watching TVG today, and I'm impressed by the gal calling the races at Woodbine Harness. Pleasant voice with just a touch of a Canadian twang.

Ocala Mike

I believe it is Dawn Lupal calling the harness at Woodbine on Monday. She is one of the simulcast hosts for the Woodbine thoroughbreds and is a pretty sharp handicapper. She was in California a week or so ago and was on TVG. I thought she did pretty well also for what isn't her 'real' job.

[Oaklawnfan]

It's no secret that I truly enjoy Mr. Stauffer's calls. He uses his talents to call a less than hotly popular sport and make it understanding and entertaining. I must say I perfer it over "do re me fa sol la ti do" Mr. Durkin's colorful calls.

Originally Posted by Gate Dancer

She was in California a week or so ago and was on TVG.

OK; got it. She was the gal that Matt made an ass of himself over.


Ocala Mike

[Gate Dancer]

Originally Posted by Ocala Mike

OK; got it. She was the gal that Matt made an ass of himself over.


Ocala Mike

Bingo!