Mr. Danica Patrick

I watched the end of the Indy 500 on TV today. At least I thought it was the Indy 500 but apparently ABC thought it was covering the Danica Patrick 500. Nothing against Miss Patrick. From all reports, she's a fine racer.

When I first tuned in, the race was under yellow. ABC was giving us the recap of how Danica had bravely struggled back into 8th place. They did not mention that she started the race in 4th place.

With only a few laps to go, Dan Wheldon passed Danica to take the lead. Whose car did ABC choose to show close-ups of? Not Mr. Wheldon's.

The main announcer Todd Harris was great to listen to because he was so terrible. "50 years from now you will remember where you were..." "All the stars are lined up, blue skies are out ..." I thought that if Danica had won the race, ABC would have been fined by the FCC for having had him simultaneously broadcast both the race's climax and his own.

I looked up Mr. Harris after the race to find out who this extraordinarily bad announcer was. He is best known for his work on ESPN's Strongest Man competitions. I wonder if he ever got so excited by Magnus Ver Magnusson.