tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post2651723290536740572..comments2024-02-01T00:37:24.768-05:00Comments on PTP: Das Boots, Chapter 52Pull the Pockethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082676049275768769noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-26689115040052039052014-12-11T16:39:29.277-05:002014-12-11T16:39:29.277-05:00"when 95+% of the industry has no problem wha..."when 95+% of the industry has no problem whatsoever with allowing a horse to brush a hock against the driver's foot, maybe it's time to change the rule."<br /><br />That is wrong. When 95% of the industry has no problem with it, it is time to change the industry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-17664316489314387952014-12-11T13:16:54.898-05:002014-12-11T13:16:54.898-05:00Newsflash: the "public" doesn't thin...Newsflash: the "public" doesn't think it's "kicking", but a few blog authors don't seem to recognize that it isn't. The "public" that I know wants the horse they bet on to have every possible chance to win, and many couldn't care less if the driver used an icepick, as long as it made the horse go faster. <br /><br />Another Newsflash: when 95+% of the industry has no problem whatsoever with allowing a horse to brush a hock against the driver's foot, maybe it's time to change the rule. And maybe it's time for people that want to write about the industry to be better educated about some of the things they write about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-67458358007560232442014-12-11T11:12:47.598-05:002014-12-11T11:12:47.598-05:00How did Walter Case get kicked out of racing for k...How did Walter Case get kicked out of racing for kicking if it's not kicking?<br /><br />Newsflash: The Public thinks it's kicking. So it's kicking. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-29864412580099214532014-12-11T07:42:09.908-05:002014-12-11T07:42:09.908-05:00Hopefully the "response" will be to alte...Hopefully the "response" will be to alter the ridiculous "kicking" rules, since there is no actual "kicking" involved. And hopefully a bunch of blog writers will stop using that inappropriate term, which implies that the driver is "doing" something that he really is not. I doubt 1% of horsemen/drivers are opposed to a driver allowing a horse to bump into his foot in order to encourage him to try his best, and that clearly implies that the problem lies with the RULE, and not with the participants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-12972564804610175462014-12-10T02:27:01.897-05:002014-12-10T02:27:01.897-05:00Maybe on Friday's interview before the races a...Maybe on Friday's interview before the races at The Meadowlands, Sam McKee can defend David Miller and explain how it's not kicking, it's harmless nudging while David can just nod his head and agree with Sam.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-40689841273427749982014-12-09T15:34:14.326-05:002014-12-09T15:34:14.326-05:00Miller's comments make harness racing look mor...Miller's comments make harness racing look more hick than it already looksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-36660268488747197122014-12-09T15:08:25.702-05:002014-12-09T15:08:25.702-05:00Miller should be sanctioned further as should Tetr...Miller should be sanctioned further as should Tetrick for his previous comments about this issue. If this were a professional sports league (NFL, MLB, NBA) what do you think would happen to the player or coach? Fine his arrogant butt 10x the original amount for conduct detrimental to the sport and it will stop in a heartbeat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com