tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post3363222473888199735..comments2024-03-05T06:32:37.180-05:00Comments on The Daly Planet: Excitement Tough To Find At MIS For ESPNDaly Planet Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-3615788532416595852008-08-20T11:48:00.000-04:002008-08-20T11:48:00.000-04:00If I knew what a talking point was I might even ag...If I knew what a talking point was I might even agree with you.Daly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-760368151230803892008-08-20T09:59:00.000-04:002008-08-20T09:59:00.000-04:00"billy delyon said... Dr. (yep PHD) Jerry Punch"Wo..."billy delyon said... <BR/>Dr. (yep PHD) Jerry Punch"<BR/><BR/>Wouldn't he have an MD, not a PhD?<BR/><BR/>Where I come from, the only useful PhD is a <B>p</B>ost <B>h</B>ole <B>d</B>igger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-88211713824449333462008-08-20T04:19:00.000-04:002008-08-20T04:19:00.000-04:00He is a trained reporter who has been working in c...<I>He is a trained reporter who has been working in college football for years and was nowhere near NASCAR. </I><BR/><BR/>Sure JD, <BR/>Why then did you feel the need to use this talking point to rebut one of my questions?<BR/>It was false, and IMO it was just another 'jab-snipe' at Punch. These are not necessary to get your point across that Dr Punch doesn't get excited when you'd like him to. <BR/>I get it, you do not like and do not think Dr. (yep PHD) Jerry Punch has the 'skill set' to be the play by play man in the booth, you'd rather have AB in there. We disagree. <BR/><BR/>Sounds like it may be a tough job for any of them when you've got the producer screaming at em as the try to do their jobs, as one of your posters mentioned above.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-37972841744241883762008-08-19T21:04:00.000-04:002008-08-19T21:04:00.000-04:00billy,I did the first season of NASCAR on cable TV...billy,<BR/><BR/>I did the first season of NASCAR on cable TV with ESPN and Jerry Punch. He was a pit reporter who was an Emergency Room doctor. <BR/><BR/>Got any more snappy questions?<BR/><BR/>JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-2181758640980959752008-08-19T21:00:00.000-04:002008-08-19T21:00:00.000-04:00He is a trained reporter who has been working in c...<I>He is a trained reporter who has been working in college football for years and was nowhere near NASCAR. </I><BR/><BR/><I>My issue is the skill set, not the person. I don't know how many times I can say that.</I><BR/><BR/>Right. <BR/>Then don't use bullsh*t points like the first one to make your point. You know Dr Jerry Punch has been around this sport for longer than YOU or I. So enough with the "He was just a college football announcer".<BR/><BR/>You seem to get pretty snappy when you're called out. Another reason I pretty much no longer read here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-90621546037280921232008-08-19T12:44:00.000-04:002008-08-19T12:44:00.000-04:00MIS can be a boring race and TV does not help but ...MIS can be a boring race and TV does not help but I was there and it was an excellent race. Many of the reasons have been mentioned but what I liked was all the racin' going on behind the leaders. When the 18 or the 99 got way out there the rest of the filed was really getting to it. Watching MW55 make up all that ground riding tight against the wall was a blast! the 3 and 4 wide into turn 3! All the lines the drivers were able to take etc. TV has been brutal for a while now, they treat every broadcast like it is the 1st race for everyone. THE CHASE angle is BS, show the whole race, follow up with the stories in the race, if it's single file up front watch the race I saw!motorheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13718701466626274432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-34606203147677992682008-08-19T09:50:00.000-04:002008-08-19T09:50:00.000-04:00billy,Just because you are an outstanding carpente...billy,<BR/><BR/>Just because you are an outstanding carpenter does not mean you will be an outstanding electrician. Sure, they both work in the same house and work side-by-side but they are two different skills.<BR/><BR/>My issue is the skill set, not the person. I don't know how many times I can say that.<BR/><BR/>JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-18856401775987026872008-08-19T00:45:00.000-04:002008-08-19T00:45:00.000-04:00oh and,Thats all there is to it....:~Poh and,<BR/><BR/>Thats all there is to it....<BR/><BR/>:~PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-19017273788401895412008-08-19T00:44:00.000-04:002008-08-19T00:44:00.000-04:00Everyone has strengths and weaknesses in different...<B>Everyone has strengths and weaknesses in different areas, that's all there is to it.</B><BR/><BR/>Couldn't have said it better myself, and when I read your words, I thought of your writing about Dr Punch and thought, yep, definite weakness.... <BR/><BR/>Cheers. <BR/><BR/>(Back in to the ether)Billy Delyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09389929419040073264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-52192714721019707522008-08-19T00:21:00.000-04:002008-08-19T00:21:00.000-04:00Billy,From what I've been reading, no one here dis...Billy,<BR/><BR/>From what I've been reading, <I>no one</I> here dislikes Dr. Punch personaly, but many here would prefer a PxP man with a different style. <BR/><BR/>Also I think your math may be a bit off. The 15 you brought up is in this thread, which has 115 posts. The 1000 topics are about a wide variety of television issues, and of the 10,000 comments on the blog, many of them across dozens of posts are about Dr. Punch's announcing issues. <BR/><BR/>Like I said, everyone here respects him as a reporter, but we think that as a play by play man, perhaps he isn't the best man for a job. Everyone has strengths and weaknesses in different areas, that's all there is to it.alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12233729764999778397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-46747699225515733562008-08-18T23:07:00.000-04:002008-08-18T23:07:00.000-04:00Can't wait for the NFL to start.Can't wait for the NFL to start.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-16903485575465593702008-08-18T22:53:00.000-04:002008-08-18T22:53:00.000-04:00@ Sophia,I'm with you girlfriend. I did not DVR NN...@ Sophia,<BR/>I'm with you girlfriend. I did not DVR NN today and in fact I have erased it from the DVR for future taping. That's how done I am with ESPN. <BR/><BR/>JD,<BR/>Thanks for this forum for us fans to vent. I'd like to tell that butthead in the truck a thing or two, with my hands around his neck.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad DJ is in the booth. He of all people know what it's like not being mentioned during a race. Especially in the later years. How nice of him to try to mention the no namers and their invisible cars.Dothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15701502016993312530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-91076016065990401652008-08-18T22:25:00.000-04:002008-08-18T22:25:00.000-04:00He is a trained reporter who has been working in c...<I>He is a trained reporter who has been working in college football for years and was nowhere near NASCAR. </I><BR/><BR/>Yeah, back in the late 80’s he may have not been working NASCAR yet. But gimme a fricken break JD. I just went through the posts in this thread and counted no more than 15 people complaining about Punch. Out of 1,000 post (I'm going by your numbers, you mentioned 1,000 posts back up there a ways, of 15 at least half were anon. so who knows how many are of those are the same person) that’s not a huge percentage judging by those numbers. <BR/><BR/>Dr. Jerry was a personal friend of Dale Sr.'s. He's got a rich history in this sport, yes he'd done collage football, but he's been around this sport for 35+ years.<BR/><BR/>Again, I long ago realized that you're never going to like him in the booth, your reply to me was typical of your replies every time someone calls you out on your dislike of Punch in the booth, you post about how we've missed the good you wrote about him (far and few between, and mostly in reply to criticism, but no, I’ve not missed them I’ve seen them, they just don’t come often) heck, even the second person who posted in this thread has seen your bias. <BR/>They wrote; <I>Why do you seem to be so hard on Jerry? Its like you have some sort a grudge against him. Cut him some slack dude.</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-90186622683625709442008-08-18T21:58:00.000-04:002008-08-18T21:58:00.000-04:00I will add to my post and agree with what others h...I will add to my post and agree with what others have said with the following:<BR/><BR/>John has been keeping track of the car counts for each race and if the tv producers and announcers and the whole broadcast partners don't get it that ALL the drivers then the counts will not satisfy the tv contracts. What I meant is that if tv doesn't cover all the drivers then sponsors are not going to be willing to pony up the money that it takes to field a team. When that happens, you will have cars not showing up and it will be a field of less than 43.<BR/><BR/>I wonder what will happen if/when that happens. Will the tv cover the event or will they walk out? Will they fine Nascar for not getting 43 cars to show up? Will Nascar fine the tv broadcast partner if the cars don't show up because they didn't care to cover ALL the cars and drivers?<BR/><BR/>So many questions and probably no answers.<BR/><BR/>Again, thanks John for this blog. I love that we have a place to be able to share our pleasures and displeasures and that the tv folks are reading and hopefully listening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-88568240574319443412008-08-18T21:53:00.000-04:002008-08-18T21:53:00.000-04:00Billy,Thanks for your opinion. What you missed was...Billy,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your opinion. What you missed was my constant praise for Punch as a top reporter and anchor in any type of NASCAR TV program or series. The Ultimate NASCAR programs that he hosted may have been some of the best NASCAR TV programs ever made.<BR/><BR/>If this person was in the booth and was not Jerry Punch with a long history in the sport, they would have been long gone with Rusty.<BR/><BR/>Fans need information and it is the role of the play-by-play guy to supply it whether it is on TV or radio. Punch cannot perform that simple duty.<BR/><BR/>He is a trained reporter who has been working in college football for years and was nowhere near NASCAR. The fact that ESPN put him as the PXP announcer was shocking to many.<BR/><BR/>The only reason Bestwick has been mentioned is because he is right there in the infield and has been involved in a swap of positions before.<BR/><BR/>Many fans have good memories of AB with the late Benny Parsons, working in NASCAR while Punch was patrolling the sidelines asking about injured players. <BR/><BR/>I have no relationship with Punch or Bestwick. Never seen either in over a decade. Just like you voiced your opinion, I voiced mine. If you took it as sniping that is your right.<BR/><BR/>I think over 100 comments from all kinds of people from all over the country do not exactly fit the description of "piling on."<BR/><BR/>Silence may be golden, but when it comes to NASCAR fans want the information and they want the focus of the telecast to be on the racing, not the network TV agenda.<BR/><BR/>Bristol may be the toughest test yet for this crew, and hopefully things go well for Punch and company for the rest of the season. <BR/><BR/>Totally agree on Bob Jenkins, he has been voicing the IRL support series for the last several years for ESPN2 and still sounds great.<BR/><BR/>JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-51203978686507206482008-08-18T21:38:00.000-04:002008-08-18T21:38:00.000-04:00I read this blog religiously last season, most of ...I read this blog religiously last season, most of what I read I agreed with, and enjoyed immensely. <BR/>But when it came to ESPN’s coverage, I noticed that for whatever reason, the writer of this blog didn't like Dr. Jerry Punch in the booth. It was mentioned in posts about the job he’d done during the Busch Series Coverage before ESPN took over Cup coverage. Once they did that at Indy, the complaints only got worse, and IMO increased as the season came to an end. <BR/><BR/> IMO, Dr. Jerry was the least of ESPN’s problems during their Cup coverage last season. If Dr. Punch seemed to be worn out by the end of the season (How many races did Dr Jerry call last season?), think of having to sit next to Rusty all season long, HOLY CRIPES that would wear anyone out. As far as there being any problems in the booth for ESPN’s coverage last year, well its pretty obvious who the problem was since he’s not around in the booth any longer.<BR/>Anyway, back to my point, for whatever reason, I don’t think your mind will ever be changed on Dr. Jerry in the booth JD, you continue to jab & snipe at him in most posts (I can’t vouch for the past say 3 months, I only pop in once every couple weeks these days) regarding ESPN’s coverage where the booth is concerned. And of course, the folks that agree with you pile on, and it starts to get negative and repetitive and I start yawning then moving on and not showing up to read much any longer. <BR/>I’ve pretty much disagreed with your many critiques of the job Dr. Jerry did in the booth last season and this season, I enjoyed him when he used to call Truck & Busch races back in the ‘old’ ESPN days, I enjoyed him last year, and I enjoy the job he does now. I tried last year to read your complaints, and then watch for them, and started to get the feeling we were listening to 2 different Dr. Jerry’s, or maybe it was just, that the writer was never (sorry to be repetitive) going to like Dr. Jerry no matter what Punch did to ‘sound more exciting’ when you’d like him to. I see you reply to most who call you out on this. Like them, I think we’re just calling it as we see it. It was noticeable enough that I stopped reading here on a daily basis. I’m not surprised that it continues. <BR/>I enjoyed this blog last season and think it was very responsible for the major changes we’ve seen in TNT and ESPN’s coverage this season. So cheers for that. I just think you should cut Dr Jerry a break, he’s doing more lead-booth work than any other cat in racing on TV today. I personally think he’s getting better all the time and does and has done a damn fine job, the history of the sport that man holds in his head dwarf’s many of us long time fans. I know you enjoy AB in the booth and would like to see him there on ESPN, but AB bored me big time at NBC in the booth, I know he broke his leg playing hockey, and was temporarily replaced, but that wasn’t the reason he never returned to the booth. I enjoy what he’s doing now much more than the work he did in the booth. I’d be bummed if he replaced Doc up there and would probably head to radio coverage forever I believe. <BR/>This is just my critique and opinion, that being said, I don’t think I’m alone. Now if Bob Jenkins were to come back........hmmmmm......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-31148652483302508742008-08-18T20:45:00.000-04:002008-08-18T20:45:00.000-04:00From one of your responses, JD:'Trust me, you are ...From one of your responses, JD:<BR/><BR/>'Trust me, you are teaching some folks who were in the race what was going on with the race on TV.'<BR/><BR/>This is sad. Sad that the guys involved with the race at the track don't even know what's happening due to the pitiful coverage. Sad that they have to utilize various sources to get their information. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad that they DO have fans out here who are able to post information for them but geez, c'mon ESPN. Enough, already. <BR/><BR/>ESPN just doesn't give a rats a**. They don't care enough to educate themselves about the sport-about the teams, the fans and the technical aspects. If they did care, we wouldn't have those 'reporters' asking the same questions every weekend. I have yet to hear Spake, Little and the others ask more than their usual two or three questions during an interview. The technical explanations would be correct instead of having to be corrected by someone in the booth, too. <BR/><BR/>ESPN is only interested in trying to stir up cr@p and create controversy. Oh, yeah, and 'Bubble Boys' are the only other important item on their list. <BR/><BR/>As I always say, if it weren't for TrackPass, I wouldn't survive the season because I sure as heck can't stomach E$PN's coverage, if you can all it that. ESPN is nothing but a big joke but the really cr@ppy thing is that they are the ones laughing all the way to the bank. The commercials are paid for so why do they need to bother giving the fans what they want?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-5503555527247775542008-08-18T20:21:00.000-04:002008-08-18T20:21:00.000-04:00As I and others have said before, would it be so h...As I and others have said before, would it be so hard to mention when anyone makes an unscheduled stop, who the Lucky Dog is on a caution, and when a driver either goes to or returns from the garage?<BR/><BR/>On another note, I was listening to Tim Brewer's explanation about weight shifting when the fuel burns off, and I commented to my son that he really didn't seem to know what he was talking about. The block of metal didn't make much sense, and the car doesn't acutally get heavier in front - the weight distribution shifts. I was stunned when the Dr. actually corrected him after the piece.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-70233899458789859292008-08-18T20:12:00.000-04:002008-08-18T20:12:00.000-04:00I'm glad to see the teams may get involved, perhap...I'm glad to see the teams may get involved, perhaps there unwillingness to talk to ESPN and talk a lot to everyone else might help or better yet get those sponsors involved.Newracefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16324764517098771035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-37329992646737263092008-08-18T19:54:00.000-04:002008-08-18T19:54:00.000-04:00It would be hilarious if one of the guys on TWIN s...It would be hilarious if one of the guys on TWIN said something to the effect of, "I'm glad I was in the race, so I didn't have to watch it on ESPN".alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12233729764999778397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-34837874336158956702008-08-18T19:53:00.000-04:002008-08-18T19:53:00.000-04:00ESPN has to realize we want the whole package, not...<B>ESPN has to realize we want the whole package, not just cars going in circles. <BR/><BR/>If that was all we wanted to see we would just put lawn chairs next to the freeway every Sunday afternoon and watch the cars go by.</B><BR/>And we have a winner!<BR/><BR/>I don't know who the EP of this coverage is, but it clearly isn't someone who knows racing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-21863079822275552482008-08-18T19:39:00.000-04:002008-08-18T19:39:00.000-04:00We switched her to decaf a while back, maybe she i...We switched her to decaf a while back, maybe she is hitting the Folgers again!Daly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-36019586033451119702008-08-18T19:26:00.000-04:002008-08-18T19:26:00.000-04:00Well, I shall not be watching anymore NN Monday sh...<B>Well, I shall not be watching anymore NN Monday shows..AB can NOT say three sentences without saying "Bubble boy".<BR/><BR/>ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>I hope to God TWIN mentions Blaney's hard hit?!</B><BR/><BR/>Sophia. You seem easily irritated by simple things. Take a chill. You never seem happy about anything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-45234612583000194092008-08-18T18:44:00.001-04:002008-08-18T18:44:00.001-04:00Great comments my friends and I have a lot of emai...Great comments my friends and I have a lot of email from TV folks and NASCAR teams who also appreciate you guys taking the time to voice your concerns as fans.<BR/><BR/>Trust me, you are teaching some folks who were in the race what was going on with the race on TV.<BR/><BR/>JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-7239166589529420412008-08-18T18:44:00.000-04:002008-08-18T18:44:00.000-04:00Anon August 18, 2008 6:26 PMJust so happens that t...Anon August 18, 2008 6:26 PM<BR/><BR/>Just so happens that the missed incident on pit road was Sorensen going into his pit when Blaney was coming out. That's what got the 22 in the position he was on the track. Before that, he was running 21st.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com