tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post5998833787387590837..comments2024-03-05T06:32:37.180-05:00Comments on The Daly Planet: ABC Continues To Tweak NEXTEL Cup TelecastsDaly Planet Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-26756087348288928992007-09-25T05:15:00.000-04:002007-09-25T05:15:00.000-04:00I completely agree with all of the comments here a...I completely agree with all of the comments here about Punch and Wallace. Those two need to get the boot ASAP! I definitely don't want to see either one of them back next year.<BR/><BR/><BR/>PUNCH - <BR/><BR/>Seems tired, or maybe this is just how he normally is when he has to speak for more than a minute at a time?<BR/><BR/>Speaks so slowly and deliberately that he can't keep up with the action.<BR/><BR/>Seems more interested in getting all of his catch phrases in than actually calling the race accurately.<BR/><BR/>His strange intonations and odd cadences are repetitive and distracting: "SAILS BY", "NASCAR NEXTEL CUP" (notice how he unnecessarily draws it out each time he says it), "CONtact" (with hard emphasis on the first syllable, and frequently without an accompanying mention of what with), BEING SHOWN IN (xx position), etc...<BR/><BR/><BR/>WALLACE - <BR/><BR/>Can't Speak Coherently<BR/><BR/>Extremely Limited Vocabulary<BR/><BR/>Generally doesn't interact well with others.<BR/><BR/>Aero Obsession<BR/><BR/>Can't stop saying "RIGHT NOW". Sometimes, he uses it 3 or 4 times within the space of 2 sentences! I haven't seen anyone else mention this, but I find it extremely distracting! Here's a paraphrased example: "RIGHT NOW, he's having problems RIGHT NOW. He's starting to lose positions RIGHT NOW."<BR/><BR/>Never blames the 66 or 7 car for accidents in the Busch races.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I could go on, and on, and on, and on...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-42339950725387440552007-09-24T23:42:00.000-04:002007-09-24T23:42:00.000-04:00Did anyone else notice Monday night that Suzy Kolb...Did anyone else notice Monday night that Suzy Kolber can talk to the camera when reporting on football instead of looking down and talking to the pieces of paper that she is pulling every word off of? She does a great job with the football job, it's just a shame that ESPN has to go through the ridiculous expense of flying her to the NASCAR race to work on Sunday. Use one of your dozen NASCAR announcers that actually spends all weekend at the race track and knows what's going on.<BR/><BR/>If ESPN is going to insist on shoving football announcers down our throats they should be consistent and replace Ron Jaworski with Rusty Wallace in the Monday Night Football booth and Michelle Tafoya with Andy Petree on the sidelines.<BR/><BR/>Do you think football fans would be happy having NASCAR announcers attempting to cover a sport they know next to nothing about? I don't think so.stricklinfan82https://www.blogger.com/profile/01808897974344304657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-11048508403930505612007-09-24T20:43:00.000-04:002007-09-24T20:43:00.000-04:00I will personally give Rusty Wallace one million d...I will personally give Rusty Wallace one million dollars if he can say "Gilliland" correctly. Heck, I'll throw in another $500,000 for a "Kenseth". <BR/><BR/>And, yes, it is CarS of Tomorrow, not Car of TomorrowS.<BR/><BR/>God, make it all stop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-89787929366410971962007-09-24T20:25:00.000-04:002007-09-24T20:25:00.000-04:00I thought putting Rusty in the booth was a bad ide...I thought putting Rusty in the booth was a bad idea from the beginning. He was brash, arrogant and obnoxious as a driver and he hasn't changed much. His butchering of the English language is one for the books. He does show genuine emotion, but is not a quick thinker and has a problem saying what he is feeling and seeing. I like others here, would love to see AB, DJ and Andy in the booth next year. I think there would be instant chemistry between those three. But to the poster that suggested Boris Said, great idea! I think he'd be great in the booth also, but I don't see him giving up racing any time soon. <BR/><BR/>I did something novel this weekend. I went to my local short track, Berlin Raceway in Marne Mich, and watched some great racing there on Saturday night. Then I turned the TV on Sunday afternoon for the race and it was so exciting I promptly fell asleep! I urge all of you to support your local short tracks no matter what sanctioning body. You'll see some great racing up close and personal. <BR/><BR/>Like so many others have said here. My Sundays are usually watching the broadcast with the sound muted and listening to MRN. Those guys are the pros.Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530553847645526841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-29740159642873827732007-09-24T19:49:00.000-04:002007-09-24T19:49:00.000-04:00Add me to the list of those who would like to see ...Add me to the list of those who would like to see Doc and Rusty move to the pit studio. AB does belong in the booth, but I don't think that DJ is retiring just yet so there is still a void...maybe ESPN can make him a nice offer to lure him away from another year of disappointment. <BR/><BR/>ESPN needs to save some money in plane tickets and keep Suzy confined to the NFL sidelines.Haus14https://www.blogger.com/profile/06348382223779617438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-39619515606723650372007-09-24T19:23:00.000-04:002007-09-24T19:23:00.000-04:00How can you say ESPN/ABC is getting better? The a...How can you say ESPN/ABC is getting better? The announcers are clearly watching the race from a television screen in the booth - if at all. They don't notice wrecks until we see it on TV. AND it takes forever for them to show them on TV. I timed how long it took them to show the 70s wreck (7 seconds after it started) and the 11/45 wreck (10, yes 10, seconds after it started). And they both happened on the front stretch! It was absolutely ridiculous. <BR/><BR/>And speaking of their pit stop boxes - they had Kenseth in a box for the lap 227 caution and he didn't even pit and apparently no one in the booth noticed. Which brings up something else - why don't they talk about pit stops? Who's gonna pit, who's gonna take 4, who's gonna take 2? The FOX and TNT guys are always wondering these things. <BR/><BR/>I found myself wondering (dreading) how many races are left this year. That is horrible! I NEVER wanted the racing season to end before! Never! They are ruining NASCAR for me. <BR/><BR/>My husband keeps asking me why I continue to watch if I hate it so much, but I want to see the race. I'm going to have to look into this MRN thing. Hopefully it will allow me to continue to love NASCAR.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-72227552328790879452007-09-24T19:16:00.000-04:002007-09-24T19:16:00.000-04:00Thank you for that comment that the rebroadcast of...Thank you for that comment that the rebroadcast of NASCAR Countdown also happened in the Mountain Time Zone. <BR/><BR/>NASCAR fans are awesome. <BR/><BR/>JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-73773515229579524972007-09-24T18:12:00.000-04:002007-09-24T18:12:00.000-04:00The countdown incident also happened in my mountai...The countdown incident also happened in my mountain time zone market.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-61509872592831531392007-09-24T17:26:00.000-04:002007-09-24T17:26:00.000-04:00Anonymous' post at 4:42pm is on target. While I ma...Anonymous' post at 4:42pm is on target. While I may differ on small points you are on the money. I believe Petree actually has more potential than Rusty. Rusty has just blowed up. He gone in turn ! wide friggin open like he has in the 2 car but this time his stuff ain't stickin. You do have to think on your feet. And you are correct Larry mac is tops. I do have a problem with his grammar but as I understand it he does a grammar coach thing so I am not too hard on him. My point about Larry Mac is that he has a responsibility to be better--not to lose who he is (a guy from the South), but he should work his grammar better so folks outside the South don't think that we are total idiots. Other than that he is tops. But something has to give in the booth. The thing now is driving away viewers. <BR/><BR/>I have said enough on this subject but there have been many good posts by others on this. It's real. It ain't a bunch of gripes. They have problems in Wonderland and they need to make adjustments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-3217030201045194882007-09-24T17:22:00.000-04:002007-09-24T17:22:00.000-04:00I guess I've never caught onto the fact the finish...I guess I've never caught onto the fact the finishing order drop down is limited to the lead lap cars.<BR/><BR/>Probably because there's always been more than 6 before. <BR/><BR/>What I've noticed is that ESPN will show the top 10 or so, then the graphic shows the next 2 or 3 more finishers but it bounces back up into itself and disappears from the screen so quickly that it's impossible to see who finished where. It always gives me the impression of "yeah we'll show you who finished outside the top 10, because you've all bitched about it, but we don't care about them so it won't be on the screen for very long. Good luck trying to figure it out with super slo-mo on your DVR."<BR/><BR/>The other networks that use that same graphic manage to keep it on screen for longer than the blink of an eye, so why can't ESPN?JHDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09520556026815084964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-47069388143175621022007-09-24T17:14:00.000-04:002007-09-24T17:14:00.000-04:00How can they be so good with ball sports and be so...How can they be so good with ball sports and be so bad at racing. Its always something wrong every sunday. Rusty has got to go....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-89167199633541609032007-09-24T16:42:00.000-04:002007-09-24T16:42:00.000-04:00Rusty Wallace was an intriguing pick-up by ESPN be...Rusty Wallace was an intriguing pick-up by ESPN because of his penchant for controversy as a driver. I imagined his role on these telecasts as one similar to Jummy Spencer's on SPEED--hard-hitting, controversial and occasionally getting in hot water because of his mouth. Put simply, Rusty was only interesting because he was opinionated. However, Rusty clearly is not adept at thinking on his feet (which is a requisite to make a 4-hour broadcast work), and does not have enough technical knowledge to explain things in terms other than "aero loose." He is simply terrible when he gets excited and tries to string together a complete sentence on the fly. As rough-around-the-edges as Larry Mac, DW and Hammond are, they do not have this problem. For my part, Rusty ruins these broadcasts. At least I will be at the track next weekend and will not have to listen to his "expert analysis."<BR/><BR/>Petree has been dwarfed by the specter of Larry Mac, perhaps the best analyst the sport has ever seen on the airwaves. But his poor performances are overshadowed by the comedy of Rusty playing out every weekend. Petree's less-than-stellar work is magnified by his co-analyst's stunning incapacity.<BR/><BR/>And as J.D. correctly pointed out, the Doc is cooked. He was a tremendous pit reporter for ESPN for many years, and I think his style could even be suited to a pit studio host. But what ESPN doesn't realize is this: Racing is exciting! I, for one, have been put to sleep by the Doc. As woeful as Rusty's attempts at correct sentence construction can be, give the man credit for showing emotion. <BR/><BR/>The solution? ESPN has the requisite personnel in house. Flip Bestwick and Dale Jarrett over to the booth (assuming DJ hangs it up after this season), and Rusty and the Doc over to the infield studio. Perhaps having articulate, excitable compatriots will allow Petree to settle into his role easier. Simply stated, a race telecast should be exciting, and the announcers need to have the capacity to convey this. The Doc can't do it anymore, and Rusty's mindless blather drives viewers away. <BR/><BR/>The reason ESPN's coverage hasn't worked? The guys in the booth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-4648490926967333452007-09-24T16:36:00.000-04:002007-09-24T16:36:00.000-04:00The graphic only showed the top 6 finishers becaus...The graphic only showed the top 6 finishers because their graphic shows the lead lap cars trip the line in their order of finish. That graphic should show more than the top 10 and they should re-write the program to show the lapped cars' finishing position as they cross the line, even if they're a lap down. Things might get a little messy if the cars cross the line in an order like: 1st, 2nd, 7th (1 lap down), 3rd, 8th (1 lap down), 14th (2 laps down), 4th, 5th, (30th, 4 laps down), 6th so that's probably why they don't do it that way. In most cases where half of the field is on the lead lap at the end of the day it's no big deal to write the program that way, but they definitely got caught with their pants down when only 6 cars were left on the lead lap.stricklinfan82https://www.blogger.com/profile/01808897974344304657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-62987332515622272712007-09-24T16:23:00.000-04:002007-09-24T16:23:00.000-04:00I love the DrafTrax it is awesome how the air move...I love the DrafTrax it is awesome how the air moves over the car. and they should get rid of the dish tech center. they tell you the same thing over and over every week. Get rid of Rusty put him in the one booth with Suzie. and Put Brad up with Andy, Doc Jerry Punch. i think brad had much more enthusiasm when he did the busch race on Saturday then rusty didAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-41701289505291032792007-09-24T16:10:00.000-04:002007-09-24T16:10:00.000-04:00I was one of the viewers that got treated to the p...I was one of the viewers that got treated to the pre-race show during the race. I was behind and was fast forwarding through the commercials when the pre race came on about lap 59. I couldn't wait to read the Daly Planet to find out what happened. Thanks John. I guess ESPU knew I had watched Raceday on SPEED and wanted me to catch what I missed on the pre-race.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-24281839306520178302007-09-24T15:53:00.000-04:002007-09-24T15:53:00.000-04:00So it was ABC that inserted the Nascar Countdown! ...So it was ABC that inserted the Nascar Countdown! I thought something went wrong with my DVR because I was recording the race as well as watching it. Thanks for clearing that up John, seeing as how they were to stubborn to admit their mistake! And thank God for MRN, and the computer scoring and scanner! With those I hardly missed ABC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-71539050164055609312007-09-24T15:52:00.000-04:002007-09-24T15:52:00.000-04:00That's a good point about the finishing order. I t...That's a good point about the finishing order. I think they got surprised that there were so few cars registering on the electronic scoring and then bailed. <BR/><BR/>With The Chase underway, I think seeing the top twenty finish is a lot more important that the fist pumping and crew jumping festival we saw earlier this season.Daly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-40636412165370181152007-09-24T15:40:00.000-04:002007-09-24T15:40:00.000-04:00wrt to showing the finishing order--it's not just ...wrt to showing the finishing order--it's not just this week. it seems as if ESPN has yet to show at least a complete list of the top 10 finishers at any race, even those where there were 20+ cars on the lead lap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-81284138367853263222007-09-24T15:29:00.000-04:002007-09-24T15:29:00.000-04:00This is what we get when producers who don't know ...This is what we get when producers who don't know racing work with directors who jump up and point when there's a wreck and the network sees fit to use talent who doesn't know NASCAR (and in some cases, admit as much on the air).<BR/><BR/>Talk about the blind leding the blind...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-14082250286030404152007-09-24T14:58:00.000-04:002007-09-24T14:58:00.000-04:00Amen to Cars of Tomorrow!!! If we could just get ...Amen to Cars of Tomorrow!!! If we could just get them all to quit saying "between he and whomever" or "with he and whomever" or "for he and whomever," it'd make my day. If you drop the words "and whomever," and say with he or for he, that is gramatically incorrect. Should be between him, with him, for him. Sorry but sends chills up my spine.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03138762423112575914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-4612762213166972622007-09-24T14:27:00.000-04:002007-09-24T14:27:00.000-04:00I have been a long time fan of NASCAR for four dec...I have been a long time fan of NASCAR for four decades. I have all kinds of horror stories from the old days when races were on Wild World of Sports. Back then if during a race there were 30 laps to go and time came for the 6 o'clock news that was it. They went to the news and you never new who won the race until maybe the 11 o'clock news came on or if you were lucky you could read about it in the Monday newspaper. (IF your town had a daily paper, most didn't) Or they were in the heat of a race, three wide with tires sliding and smoking and then all the sudden "and now back to ice skating" or whatever track and field sport and they would hardly ever go back to the end of a race. I remember once there was two laps to go at either Daytona or Talladega and the show ended. Period, nothing. It was a brutal time for fans.<BR/><BR/>That's why when ESPN started covering the races we fans were in heaven. No one had covered the races this good. They stayed with a race until it was over. And they were good for the most part. They covered the race. A small banner at the top of the screen showed us all the positions with no frilly graphics, sports updates, races centers, just the race at hand. ESPN got better and better and no one could even compare to the quality of the race coverage.<BR/><BR/>When ESPN bailed on us, (yes, we fans felt betrayed) we thought it was the most horrible thing that ever happened. ESPN was the leader in motorsports, the best and to just leave us, well, it was really hard to say goodby.<BR/><BR/>You know how things evolved over the years and when we heard they were coming back we thought how good it will be to get our old friend back covering our sport.<BR/><BR/>We have tried all year to accept ESPN and I feel we gave them plenty of chances, but they have really blown it. <BR/><BR/>Everyone was excited over last Saturdays Busch race and it was good, almost like the old days, but then Sunday it was right back to what we have all been complaining about. Like they turned a deaf ear to us. One good broadcast out of the whole year? That's it?<BR/><BR/>I said in a post yesterday, that if NASCAR was paying ESPN to cover a race that they would be out of a job by now. NASCAR would have fired them by now. Well folks, in a way WE ARE paying for ESPN to cover OUR races and they have failed terribly. It's time for NASCAR to stand up for us fans and demand a better job of covering the races or terminate their contract and give it back to the networks that did a far supieror job giving us, the fans, what we want. JUST COVER THE DARN RACES. That's why we are watching in the first place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-28103736685253743992007-09-24T14:18:00.000-04:002007-09-24T14:18:00.000-04:00They only showed six cars crossing the line becaus...They only showed six cars crossing the line because that's all the cars that were on the lead lap. <BR/>Since cars don't keep going around the track, that's about all you were going to get.Bill Ricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05331418114008617236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-52971698956216614202007-09-24T13:49:00.000-04:002007-09-24T13:49:00.000-04:00Many of the comments here reflect many of the same...Many of the comments here reflect many of the same items. Maybe someone will listen and tidy up this shop and make it the show it once was when we had Jenkins, Ned Jarrett and BP in the booth. I am not sure what has changed in recent years to get just plain ole good coverage of a Cup race on the boob tube. Pardon me for not knowing and asking but does anyone out there know this: what happened to the continuity of production teams? Wasn't this Cup coverage done by the same crews most of the times and just the booth personalities and logos changed? I thought that was the case for several years. Didn't a guy by the name of Neil Goldberg do most of the stuff or am I wrong?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I tellya ole Boris Said Head has a lot going on to maybe get a chance in the booth. Seen him lately? he seems to have a knack for the camera and can talk without saying 'car of tomorrows.' I guess Rusty hasn't had "Attorneys General " after him to be able to get that. Of course the tobacco companies know what attorneys general are. If Boris Said could get the "driver" thing out his head he would be a great on-air personality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-75764368761491586782007-09-24T13:21:00.000-04:002007-09-24T13:21:00.000-04:00I must say I have been very frustrated with the co...I must say I have been very frustrated with the coverage too. Although I can usually sit back and wait till they get their legs under them again, there is no excuses for the announcers. All three guys need to be replaced. Not once I have I seen where they have actually commented correctly on what is taking place on the track. I can think of at least three times when either the caution came out, or did not for something on the track, and the announcers were quick to call it, only to get it wrong. There was the one where Hamlin spun going into the pits, and I think it was Rusty said, "caution is out", only to retract it after he realized it did not. There was another one when someone lost a motor and they commented that the caution was not out, yet the ticker at the top of my TV SCREEN showed it had come out. <BR/>Again, I can understand the growing pains of production, and finding what works for them, but when your commentators cannot even call the race as it happens, it is just stupid. I am yet another fan that has to mute the TV and listen on the radio. I get SOOOOO upset and the stupidity of the commentators and I truly believe I can do better in the booth. <BR/>Said ESPN can cover the NFL so great, yet have no one that can come close for NASCAR. I really hope they do something fast, otherwise my two races a year I attend may be the only NASCAR I see all year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-31029464349221013592007-09-24T12:57:00.000-04:002007-09-24T12:57:00.000-04:00It does appear that the race coverage in ABC has g...It does appear that the race coverage in ABC has gotten better but it still has issues. <BR/>I agree with all the other posts about Rusty and the "aero loose" comments. There are times when it does happen but it's not every time. I have to give alot of credit to his crew chiefs if that was all he could tell them was wrong with his car. <BR/>The tech center is a good thing but they need to make sure that what they are trying to show us can be seen. It was hard to see the gas pedal release when they were showing it and there was something behind the wheel they were trying to show that I never saw.<BR/>As far as the commercials during the red flags go I don't think that they are a bad thing but maybe they should use that time to give us a complete "through the field". I saw that Mikey was running in the top 15 then all of a sudden he was 28th, I would like to know what happened. I am a fan of many drivers and not all of them are in the top 12 or run well every week, I would like to know more about whats going on with them and during the red flag would be the perfect time.<BR/>One last thing, now that they used up some extra commercial inventory does that mean that we will see less commercial next race?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com