tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post1468450886512411255..comments2024-03-05T06:32:37.180-05:00Comments on The Daly Planet: Friday TV From Loudon, NH (ESPN2 And SPEED)Daly Planet Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-27870065524119839712008-09-13T21:58:00.000-04:002008-09-13T21:58:00.000-04:00LEE Spencer on Paint!!!!!!!!!! Boring..........LEE Spencer on Paint!!!!!!!!!! Boring..........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-44166278817001614872008-09-12T23:47:00.000-04:002008-09-12T23:47:00.000-04:00ESPN has the worst practice coverage.ESPN has the worst practice coverage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-27850028502627546702008-09-12T23:02:00.000-04:002008-09-12T23:02:00.000-04:00majorshouse said... and I too would not mind se...majorshouse said...<BR/><BR/> and I too would not mind seeing someone like David Reagan win at least one race during the chase to show you all up.<BR/><BR/>Me and you both. I like him and happy that UPS does, too. I was afraid he might be one of the five drivers to go when Roush has to downsize.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03138762423112575914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-60272599897992032312008-09-12T22:44:00.000-04:002008-09-12T22:44:00.000-04:00Thanks Gymmie. The only weather I've heard about a...Thanks Gymmie. The only weather I've heard about all week is Ike.Dothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15701502016993312530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-48354440393965725292008-09-12T22:39:00.000-04:002008-09-12T22:39:00.000-04:00@dot--What I heard was that the weather forecast s...@dot--What I heard was that the weather forecast stated that there may be rain this weekend. So they did the number switchero to be on the safe side.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-12395997011455805082008-09-12T21:41:00.000-04:002008-09-12T21:41:00.000-04:00I am so glad that I had to work later than usual t...I am so glad that I had to work later than usual today. I didn't miss a thing on ESPN. Thank you all for commenting.<BR/><BR/>I liked the exploding head comment. That is my hope, too. That, and JoLo taking out a chaser.<BR/><BR/>Sadly, NASCAR will not fire ESPN. <BR/><BR/>I have a question. Who at Gibbs knew qual was going to be rained out to put JoLo in the 96?Dothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15701502016993312530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-81856557562912121962008-09-12T20:18:00.000-04:002008-09-12T20:18:00.000-04:00I started to watch qualifying, but when I saw that...I started to watch qualifying, but when I saw that it was raining, I turned it off and went to NASCAR Now at 5:00, but it was such a bore I turned on MASH instead. NASCAR are you listening to your fans, you are letting ESPN ruin racing for us and I too would not mind seeing someone like David Reagan win at least one race during the chase to show you all up.majorshousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01061887437257431963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-53344382843442150632008-09-12T19:43:00.000-04:002008-09-12T19:43:00.000-04:00Anon 6:15PM,The original point of Tradin' Paint wa...Anon 6:15PM,<BR/><BR/>The original point of Tradin' Paint was to bring up subjects that often put the reporter on the spot as well as the driver panelist.<BR/><BR/>It resulted in a good variety of reporters trying to dig their way out of all kinds of topics.<BR/><BR/>Every top national reporter should appear on this show, which is often the only place they will every be seen and not just read.<BR/><BR/>JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-19381799925475659292008-09-12T18:27:00.000-04:002008-09-12T18:27:00.000-04:00I slept on the couch and due to SP settings it fli...I slept on the couch and due to SP settings it flipped over to ESPN so I'm glad I was sleeping through it. I woke up on and off but sadly it seems that I wasn't dreaming that each time I woke up they were yammering on with interviews.<BR/><BR/>@anon 1:13--sadly that's how it would be :(<BR/><BR/>@vicky--if you see this stay safe! We might get the remnants of it depending on the direction and final category it hits down there at. <BR/><BR/>@stricklan--that's funny, sad and embarrassing all a the same time! No they don't have to be "experts" but at least get the information right! When I went to Sears Point a few years ago the guys on the PA system were "arguing" how OP worked for the last few spots for the "ringers". They didn't know how it worked. I was in line waiting for Herman to show up when some folks brought it up and how embarrassing it was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-64594365174683480152008-09-12T18:15:00.000-04:002008-09-12T18:15:00.000-04:00JD- I cannot imagine what Lee Spencer could add to...JD- I cannot imagine what Lee Spencer could add to Tradin' Paint since objectivity is not in her vocabulary. I can imagine that she might not want to have to publicly defend some of what she has written since moving to FOX Sports website from Sporting News. Now I would really love to see Bob Margolis on TP as he is one of about 3 writers I check for daily. At the same time, I wonder whether ESPN would blackball from appearing on ESPN any writer who appears on TP. Jenna Fryer is the only writer I can recall being on TP after appearing on NASCAR Now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-39381579027158405402008-09-12T17:40:00.000-04:002008-09-12T17:40:00.000-04:00I've wanted to point this out for a while and now ...I've wanted to point this out for a while and now seems like as good a time as any. <BR/><BR/>Ask yourself if you have honestly EVER heard Doc, Shannon, Jamie, Mike Messero, Dave Burns, Nicole Manskey or Ryan Burr say the phrase 'our sport' when discussing something within NASCAR?<BR/><BR/>Every other on air personality from every network from SPEED to the late NBC; from booth guys to pit reporters to regular journalists all use this phrase in reference to our sport. As do the on air personalities at ESPN who were a part of our sport before they were a part of ESPN. It is not my contention that they all SHOULD do this, I just find it very telling and relevent that they don't.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps ESPN does not have the capacity as a network to fully participate in our sport. NASCAR are you listening?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-54257586509971521792008-09-12T17:14:00.000-04:002008-09-12T17:14:00.000-04:00ESPN's laughable weekend continues....ESPNEWS's ha...ESPN's laughable weekend continues....<BR/><BR/>ESPNEWS's handling of the reporting of Cup qualifying being rained out (4:40 PM Eastern, long after the rain-out announcement and with plenty of time available to gather all the facts):<BR/><BR/>"Qualifying for the first race of the Chase has been rained out.... this means for a third straight week Joey Logano will not be able to make his Sprint Cup debut. He needs to qualify for a position and since there was no qualifying, no newcomers are allowed."<BR/><BR/>That's it. No mention of Kyle Busch getting the pole based on points or the 12 Chasers starting in the top 12 spots. They only made sure to let everyone know the "major news story" that Joey Logano will not race and moved on.<BR/><BR/>The biggest blunder of course is that Joey Logano is in fact in the race because he's driving the #96 car this week. And of course this is his second Cup attempt, not his third. Seriously, did some intern just throw darts and randomly guess the facts when putting together that 'report'? How hard would it be to check with some ESPN worker on-site in Loudon or even make a simple check with NASCAR.com to confirm the "Logano misses the field!" story? I now definitely worry about the accuracy of the information this network gives me about sports I don't follow as closely as this one when I watch stuff like this reach the air.<BR/><BR/>I didn't bother with the last 80 minutes of Cup practice or the Cup qualifying show but based on the reports I'm reading I didn't miss anything but garbage. No surprise there. Completely typical of an ESPN NASCAR production. Good luck to those of you that try to tough things out and find tape-delayed Happy Hour coverage some time tomorrow night. Maybe you'll get lucky and it will fit perfectly in-between football games and you won't have to wait until 1 or 2 AM to see if the miracle happens and ESPN actually covers the on-track session they are there to televise.<BR/><BR/>NASCAR. Please buy out this waste of a TV network.stricklinfan82https://www.blogger.com/profile/01808897974344304657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-74389321815714057672008-09-12T17:01:00.000-04:002008-09-12T17:01:00.000-04:00I can see I didn't miss nothin'I agree with Red, a...I can see I didn't miss nothin'<BR/><BR/>I agree with Red, are you listening NASCAR? Remember the word of the week, LEADERSHIP from someone, anyone, please!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-27734308907834359382008-09-12T15:39:00.000-04:002008-09-12T15:39:00.000-04:00Shannone and Jamie both continue to ask questions ...Shannone and Jamie both continue to ask questions that make me embarrassed for them. They come across as clueless the majority of the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-40745451314706355962008-09-12T15:38:00.000-04:002008-09-12T15:38:00.000-04:00quals cancelled - so TV is off till later. Have a ...quals cancelled - so TV is off till later. Have a great day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-79910837145747122008-09-12T15:29:00.000-04:002008-09-12T15:29:00.000-04:00Someone should tell Shannon qualifying isn't cance...Someone should tell Shannon qualifying isn't cancelled yet. That was embarassing to have Joey Lagano answer questions about how it feels to know he's in the race and how it will be starting in the back. It doesn't look good but it's still very bad reporting to already assume it's a rashout and congratulate a guy that's not in yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-24488465455386409072008-09-12T15:27:00.000-04:002008-09-12T15:27:00.000-04:00Hopefully we'll have electricity after early tomor...Hopefully we'll have electricity after early tomorrow morning. We'll probably lose our satellite but might be able to watch local channels on our battery operated tv. Yep ESPN is having a lovefest with Harvick today.Vicky Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13084198036514255332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-34876718230588518102008-09-12T15:13:00.000-04:002008-09-12T15:13:00.000-04:00Well its raining, hopefully quals get run. Not bec...Well its raining, hopefully quals get run. Not because I want to see JoLo make the race just so the others get a chance to race Sunday.<BR/><BR/>TV is on, FoxTrax is waiting, PRN net is good to go! At the 1st sign of usual 4letter non coverage of action on the track, off goes the TV.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-9039943667322217452008-09-12T15:12:00.000-04:002008-09-12T15:12:00.000-04:00LOL Haus, I was just thinking that they covered so...LOL Haus, I was just thinking that they covered so little of the actual practice that they were probably wishing they hadn't used all their canned "features" during the practice telecast. Now all those are reruns. <BR/><BR/>Well, those that weren't reruns already. ;)Labbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920519648518535191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-54251319924392174132008-09-12T15:02:00.000-04:002008-09-12T15:02:00.000-04:00Well, the rain shouldn't make much of a difference...Well, the rain shouldn't make much of a difference to the ESPN programming, they don't show much of the action on the track anyway.Haus14https://www.blogger.com/profile/06348382223779617438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-51176253017790279062008-09-12T15:00:00.000-04:002008-09-12T15:00:00.000-04:00Well, I just got home and watched the recored prac...Well, I just got home and watched the recored practice, skipping thru anything that wasn't live on track action and finished in 30 minutes.<BR/><BR/>One third of the 90 minute practice telecast was actual practice, the other two thirds was crap.Labbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920519648518535191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-9177923805578891032008-09-12T14:25:00.000-04:002008-09-12T14:25:00.000-04:00I have often prayed a non chase driver would win a...I have often prayed a non chase driver would win all the races during the "Chase"!!<BR/><BR/>:-)<BR/><BR/>A girl can still dream.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789033556426951026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-10978704831426805842008-09-12T13:59:00.000-04:002008-09-12T13:59:00.000-04:00I've been watching quite awhile and they are conce...I've been watching quite awhile and they are concentrating on the chasers but I think the storyline this weekend will be Harvick. They seem to have been on him all practice.Vicky Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13084198036514255332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-63347807939510449222008-09-12T13:57:00.000-04:002008-09-12T13:57:00.000-04:00Anonymous said... The best way to totally destr...Anonymous said...<BR/><BR/> The best way to totally destroy ESPN's coverage of the enxt 10 races would be for a non-Chase driver to dominate and win each one.<BR/><BR/> The ESPN Producers' heads would explode.<BR/><BR/> September 12, 2008 1:33 PM<BR/>------<BR/>We can only hope!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-45642513885547428922008-09-12T13:56:00.000-04:002008-09-12T13:56:00.000-04:00for those who are turning espn off in frustation a...for those who are turning espn off in frustation and anger, i can tell you that there is light at the end of that tunnel! i have stayed away from all-things espn for 3 weeks now and i still feel that i'm informed as to what's going on in our sport. the folks who have commented on this site have repeatedly and clearly stated multiple objections to the way espn handles broadcasts of nascar events. clearly, today in loudon is more of the same.<BR/><BR/>(in the interest of full disclosure, i have finally had to click to the espn website so i could read the hornaday article. but the entirety of the article isn't likely to show up anywhere BUT espn so i'm stuck.)<BR/><BR/>there are a series of significant issues with how espn presents nascar to the fan base and public at large. they aren't going to go away if dr punch is moved to another job or if rusty is gagged and brad tossed. the attitude that comes across the screen --either tv or computer -- is one of disdain and arrogance and i can live without espn in my sports life going forward.<BR/><BR/>nascar: are YOU listening? do you care? the cot has already caused me to cancel going to dover next week, now espn has me turning off the tv. mike helton et al: what are YOU going to do about this for next season? more of the same? or actually look carefully and seriously at what fans are saying and think about how to provide a much better "product" to the consuming fan.<BR/><BR/>remember at the very beginning of this season, jd asked a simple question: are you going to watch nascar on tv this season? i wonder what answers that question would bring forth today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com