tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post2196343501435365848..comments2024-03-05T06:32:37.180-05:00Comments on The Daly Planet: TV Police: NASCAR On FOX From Dover, DEDaly Planet Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-24493016046340454072011-05-18T19:39:14.625-04:002011-05-18T19:39:14.625-04:00Ryan from May 16, at age 19 you probably don't...Ryan from May 16, at age 19 you probably don't remember, but AB used to do play by play. Many of us regarded him as the finest to ever cover a race from the booth and wish he would resume doing it immediately.Palmettonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-14789064451333382352011-05-16T15:01:34.810-04:002011-05-16T15:01:34.810-04:00On Saturday, before the Dover race, we bought our ...On Saturday, before the Dover race, we bought our first flat screen TV to replace our small 15+ year tuber, so Sunday's race was going to be a special treat.<br /><br />Ooo boy howdy, near perfect moving images plus superb sound on a wide HD screen brought a smile to one long time NASCAR guy. Nice production work from FOX on those two fronts. While preferring to have somewhat of a self-directorial option via a RaceBuddy style online app, FOX's shortcomings of on-air talent and super tight, rapid cutting shooting techniques will not be missed after TNT takes over in a few weeks.<br /><br />FOX's overall race coverage was a bit on the plus side of average, with somewhat limited bits that were best described by SweetHeart as: "Why are they babbling on about that crap?" The answer remains a mystery. But things picked up nicely near the end of the race.<br /><br />And suddenly there it was for all the world to see: side by side, race broadcast with commercials . . . see what can happen when a mouse roars.<br /><br />Cheers!longtimeracefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03867593056745774242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-47363876950824284022011-05-16T14:23:06.801-04:002011-05-16T14:23:06.801-04:00Michael Waltrip replacing Larry Mac? Might make m...Michael Waltrip replacing Larry Mac? Might make me pull an Elvis. I'd have to shoot my TV to put it out of it's misery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-42009559692746888912011-05-16T13:54:02.705-04:002011-05-16T13:54:02.705-04:00I truly hope that FOX does not push Larry Mac out ...I truly hope that FOX does not push Larry Mac out of the booth. I'm still upset that they cut him from Trackside. I still haven't seen an entire Trackside all year, and that used to be a must-see for me. Larry was the one guy on that panel who you could tell was well-prepared and eager to focus on the guests. Whenever DW, Hammond & Byrnes would be off giggling amongst themselves over some private joke, Larry Mac would seem to roll his eyes, turn to his meticulously prepared notes, and get the show back on track. And I would silently cheer.<br /><br />You also have to respect his commitment to bringing the spotlight to the role of crew chief. He will never mention a driver or team without, in the same breath, naming their crew chief. It's not "the 48 team is still a top contender for...", It's "the 48 team, Chad Knaus and those boys, are still..."<br /><br />Out of all the talking heads that you see on FOX/SPEED, he's probably the only one that hasn't worn out his welcome with me.allisongnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-68042226087055208572011-05-16T13:26:31.198-04:002011-05-16T13:26:31.198-04:00JD, they were Tweets yesterday by Jenna and one ot...JD, they were Tweets yesterday by Jenna and one other who said the side by side were all because of Sprint and their new phone. That's where the information came from yesterday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-43427654248687898542011-05-16T10:41:52.156-04:002011-05-16T10:41:52.156-04:00We have had a significant number of comments on th...We have had a significant number of comments on this topic that could not be posted.<br /><br />Please keep in mind that all views are welcome and have been on NASCAR and TV/media topics since 2007.<br /><br />Posts with profanity, hateful speech or those that call other readers or me foul names will not be posted.<br /><br />Why waste the energy and have a comment deleted just for one sentence or even a word?<br /><br />This is a crucial time for the sport where TV and media are concerned. Take advantage of this opportunity and get in on the discussion.<br /><br />Hope to hear your opinion on the NASCAR on FOX telecast of the Sprint Cup Series race from Dover!Daly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-50893583266766105862011-05-16T10:11:10.959-04:002011-05-16T10:11:10.959-04:00Long Time Follower. 1st time comententing: What wo...Long Time Follower. 1st time comententing: What would you think of Alan Bestwick going to play by play on fox? Also it would be real sad to see Mike Joy. I am19 years old and began following the sport because of his brodcaste. Will never forget some of his memmerable calls. Like engin engin number 9 coming across the finsh line. Would love to see hime go to radio. As for DW when he is contained his is great. When he is not then it goes down hill. Larry Mac is good on tech stuff but feel like he thinks he is better than he is. I just pray they do not take Mike Joy out though. Without him i may have never became a nascar fan in the 1st placeRyannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-7074692711364761212011-05-16T09:57:24.883-04:002011-05-16T09:57:24.883-04:00We fully expect D Hill/FOX/ and company to take cr...We fully expect D Hill/FOX/ and company to take credit for "creating the side by side commercial format"<br /><br />Like their tread cam, just another idea created by the folks who produced motorsport on ESPN in the 1980'sAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-75530744907640084922011-05-16T09:45:38.346-04:002011-05-16T09:45:38.346-04:00JD, I didn't see an announcement -- did DW mak...JD, I didn't see an announcement -- did DW make the HoF class for this year? When we were at Darlington, they announced Pearson & Bud Moore's names and wondered then.<br /><br />I figured if DW was going to be inducted, we'd have heard it endlessly so silence I assume means "no".<br /><br />The reason I bring this up is because if Fox thinks that making DW their "face" will make people vote for his induction, I think it may be having an opposite effect.GinaV24https://www.blogger.com/profile/10828669350024430018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-23996174327478141912011-05-16T09:11:28.339-04:002011-05-16T09:11:28.339-04:00Hey guys. I don't think I ever commented befor...Hey guys. I don't think I ever commented before, but I've been following this blog forever. Just wanted basically to echo everyone's comments about Fox's inability to present the race to me in a way that I can actually understand what's going on, who's where and why, and actually remember what happened the next day. <br /><br />The side-by-side commercials were nice and unexpected, although I know FedEx and Pizza Hut and Sprint were three of the commercials, all Nascar "partners" I guess, so they would be more likely to go along with it. <br /><br />I too, like Larry Mac and don't want to see him replaced with another Waltrip. One is one too many.<br /><br />By the way, am I the only person in the world that doesn't get Speed? I have Dish, with America's Top 120 package. Oh well, at least I won't have to listen to Micheal Waltrip next week.Andy K. Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685191593328743157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-21489781552960837162011-05-16T08:38:47.411-04:002011-05-16T08:38:47.411-04:00Is it me or does most of the Fox crew seem like th...Is it me or does most of the Fox crew seem like they're mailing it in this year? The pit road reporters are rarely used, especially in stragedy situations like the final pit stop when many teams opted for two tires. Most of the season has reeked of a lazy effort.<br /><br />The side-by-side commercial break was a pleasant surprise. That seemed to come up out of the blue and no mention of it.MRM4https://www.blogger.com/profile/04045747192945960087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-61413167163491524702011-05-16T07:00:06.040-04:002011-05-16T07:00:06.040-04:00Sad to see the FOX credo "take it or leave it...Sad to see the FOX credo "take it or leave it" still applies to the racing broadcasts. On the brighter side I noticed FOX was annoyed by this blog or postings. To that I say, find out what they don't like and give them plenty of it!<br />The s by s Sprint commercial was a nice touch, but don't expect it to last. BZF has told us the sponsors won't allow it. Didn't seem to bother Sprint too much, the sanctioning bodies primary sponsor!<br />Don't want to see Larry Mac go, but just like DW, too much of him is not a good thing. FOX really dropped the ball putting all their apples in DW's basket. Their broadcast booth needs a strong p by p anchor who can snap all the mindless babbling and give it a sense of direction. I truly believe Mike Joy is fed up with it and that is a shame.<br />I still believe without a major shake up in Daytona starting at the top, we've already seen the best days in Nascar.<br />The COT, the Chase, Goodyear's inadequacies, the networks unwavering stance on how they do it, have turned Dover and Bristol into a shell of what they once were. What track is going to lose a date in favor of another mile & a half down force track?<br />The thing that is most aggravating is the one simple fact that people want to be treated like people. Not like mushrooms with the old feed em s@#% and keep em in the dark routine.Mulehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01787057678322863151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-16513502525267505102011-05-15T22:47:29.428-04:002011-05-15T22:47:29.428-04:00Sorry to all that I waste your time saying I can&#...Sorry to all that I waste your time saying I can't watch much less listen to Nascrap anymore.<br />But I watched GOLF today! It was much more interesting than what I am used to from anything nascar.<br />I did flip to the race (on mute of course, during golf commercials, which were life givingly short)and the video just sucked! <br />And I loved nascrap from the 70's.<br />Damn I'm old!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-25160921057683265202011-05-15T22:38:14.571-04:002011-05-15T22:38:14.571-04:00No quality of coverage could have saved that race....No quality of coverage could have saved that race. Dover has become one of the dullest races on the schedule. Almost impossible to pull up along side someone, and if you couldn't pull off the pass right away the guy behind you would pounce. This is at least the third straight year when I tuned out for large chunks of the broadcast and played video games or watched something else.<br /><br />The usual camera work and focus only on the sharp end of the field, et cetera. The side-by-side commercial was a pleasant surprise. Like last week, the camera zoomed out near the end of the race, begging the question of why the rest of the race isn't shown the same way. <br /><br />As for DW and Mikey in the booth: DW's personal motivations are obvious, but he's been saying so many dumb things recently (especially last weekend) that Mikey will show him to be obsolete. Or vice versa. They weren't too bad at Richmond though, were they? Though that was without the FOX directive to have Mike Joy say something and then let DW elaborate on it.Zetonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15019200559798764852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-34386989671880522552011-05-15T20:57:46.606-04:002011-05-15T20:57:46.606-04:00Today, I was treated to an exemplary broadcast whe...Today, I was treated to an exemplary broadcast where the entire crew kept me informed about all of the action happening on the track plus periodic updates on every single driver still running.<br /><br />Yes...the return to Sunday racing means I returned to the competent radio coverage.<br /><br />I'm just slightly sorry I did that because I just finished reviewing all of the TDP live blogging and Twitter tweets and it seemed like many were at the top of their game today in poking at the atrocious Fox coverage. It was also cool to see the collective jaw-dropping the NASCAR online community had when the side-by-side happened.<br /><br />That being said, I saw nothing in todays comments that makes me want to go back to watching a Fox NASCAR telecast even off of my DVR except when I have to because my local MRN/PRN affiliate won't run the Saturday night races (and I like to be mobile when listening to the radio, so I can't tie myself to a computer stream).<br /><br />As for the other big story that TDP will probably be covering later this week...I am almost drooling in anticipation.KoHoSohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457687879505057220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-77929450362515392172011-05-15T19:26:00.809-04:002011-05-15T19:26:00.809-04:00I saw a glimmer of home with the side by side and ...I saw a glimmer of home with the side by side and the finish. If DW is trying to get a switch from Larry to little brother, I hope he overplays his hand and it backfires. As I previously said, I think DW is in the Championship Provisional part of his broadcasting career and hopefully he will be switched to a smaller role that will be unacceptable to him (and he will quit).<br /><br />As has been suggested, the tight shots must be for the paid ads on the rolling billboards. Fox is being paid for their product placement camera shots and the bean counters don't care what we think. I think they might change their mind when they see how poorly their strategy has been working with the drop in ratings. Drops in ratings directly impacts the amount they receive for commercials.OSBORNKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265276174788619591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-42286610324724475932011-05-15T19:09:18.263-04:002011-05-15T19:09:18.263-04:00Isn't it sad that the highlight of a broadcast...Isn't it sad that the highlight of a broadcast was the side x side commercial spot? It speaks volumes to how far the coverage has fallen. Fox needs a revamp for sure but NO, two Waltrips are not better than one.RWar24https://www.blogger.com/profile/14350150050412689611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-31680357505795258352011-05-15T19:07:42.462-04:002011-05-15T19:07:42.462-04:00Vicky, I will deal with the Larry Mac item during ...Vicky, I will deal with the Larry Mac item during the week. Trying to keep this post for race wrap-up stuff. <br /><br />If you want more details, review the comments from the live race post!<br /><br />Thanks.<br /><br />JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-89959057909145320872011-05-15T19:03:04.817-04:002011-05-15T19:03:04.817-04:00I watched a little bit of the race and liked the s...I watched a little bit of the race and liked the side by side commercials. Missed a lot of the race so therefore, I missed a lot of DW's yaks! I saw the attendance at Dover at 82,000 that is less than half the capacity. Glad my man won, though. JD love the pic of McGarrett! What's the rumor about McReynolds I haven't seen anything on it.Vicky Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13084198036514255332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-25215121577718055332011-05-15T18:55:48.258-04:002011-05-15T18:55:48.258-04:00The side-by-side caught me totally flat-footed. O...The side-by-side caught me totally flat-footed. On nice days I watch the race in the garage and do yard work during the commercials. That late in the race I began bringing tools in for the day and was surprised to find the SxS. I don't know what motivated Fox to try unannounced something we've wanted since the technology made it available. Maybe it was a trial balloon? Regardless, I hope they repeat it regularly. I may have enjoyed listening to the commercials more than the booth crew, and I knew Digger wasn't going to raise his useless head.Palmettonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-14602887235736008432011-05-15T18:53:31.128-04:002011-05-15T18:53:31.128-04:00Thank you JD, and all the Planeteers for keeping m...Thank you JD, and all the Planeteers for keeping me sane every week. Watching without you all was mindnumbing.<br /><br />Thanks Fox for the side by side commercial. We spent the afternoon with friends (at their house) So while the race was on I had no access to the Net, this blog or MRN.<br />What a mess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-67840254032857806682011-05-15T18:47:53.764-04:002011-05-15T18:47:53.764-04:00Watched this one from the garage while trying to f...Watched this one from the garage while trying to finish putting my motorcycle back together. So I had MRN on all day (much like yesterday when I was *at* the N'wide race). <br /><br />If you only watched TV, there was a great swap from Johnson to Edwards back Johnson and I think back to Edwards for the lead. You missed it since the TV was on a commercial. Then again, even MRN goes to break. <br /><br />It's a real treat listening to the radio when you're at the race, you can follow the action, figure out why someone has dropped out, etc. even if you're not listening to them on the scanner. There's no substitute for listening to Elliot Sadler beat himself up over speeding on pit road and then trying to figure out does he line up behind the the wave around cars, or in front of them. Then trying to figure if they are going to make a stop in that last 50 laps sprint. Or Carl Edwards talking about the 81 that was loping along and in the way all the time. Or Kyle Busch pitching a fit about hitting Logano. Or Edwards' reaction with that wild ending. I tried listening in on Jennifer Jo Cobb to figure out why she was so slow, but couldn't sort it out.<br /><br />Anyway, about today's race. I came in an watched the last 30 laps in HD with just the TV sound. OK, I get the tight shots, they actually could have a purpose. Say you don't know who "Mark Martin" is when they are discussing him. But do that stuff at the beginning of the race. By the end, we have invested 3 hours into it...we know he's in the green car. The end of the race, if camerapeople/directors are tired, the wide shots would be easier! You'd think. <br /><br />What amazes me are the MRN guys, esp during the N'wide race, they can track 43 cars with multiple rotating drivers from week to week, constantly changing sponsors and schemes and still refer to them only by name. The TV guys get lazy and say "the 5", "the 48", etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-31665952301361425422011-05-15T18:43:21.376-04:002011-05-15T18:43:21.376-04:00As far as DW goes, I think they should...."bo...As far as DW goes, I think they should...."book him Dano!".... I appreciated all the post race interviews. DW dominated again today. Chris Myers is useless. They need to dump the entire Booth and Hotel. Better use of pit reporters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-54411880796802251982011-05-15T17:59:23.612-04:002011-05-15T17:59:23.612-04:00Good postrace coverage. To me the story was again ...Good postrace coverage. To me the story was again the attendence (or lack of fans) It will be interesting to see the TV ratings this week - if NASCAR interest continues to spiral downward.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-69456171250113916562011-05-15T17:37:36.752-04:002011-05-15T17:37:36.752-04:00Watched about 10 laps today, none yesterday (natio...Watched about 10 laps today, none yesterday (nationwide) nor Fridays truck race. Getting worse by the day and I think my feelings on NASCAR are probably felt by many.<br /><br />Bill H NYWilliamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09593912976233593640noreply@blogger.com