tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post6282708480841745893..comments2024-03-05T06:32:37.180-05:00Comments on The Daly Planet: Darrell Waltrip "Gives Us The Business"Daly Planet Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-73079156457146227062008-01-14T11:49:00.000-05:002008-01-14T11:49:00.000-05:00but I would like to see him lose the "I don't know...<B>but I would like to see him lose the "I don't know anything about NASCAR". After 7 years around the sport, if he doesn't, well, that's his own fault.<BR/></B><BR/><BR/>Who told these guys that there has to be a idiot on the broadcst to represent the "fans"?<BR/><BR/>Does someone play this role on NFL broadcasts? ("I don't know much about football, so...") <BR/><BR/>How about baseball?<BR/><BR/>No.<BR/><BR/>So stop insulting NASCAR fans. Myers should be an expert by now, and if he isn't, then he should go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-22528359681732309192008-01-14T09:28:00.000-05:002008-01-14T09:28:00.000-05:00It figures that DW would jump in and jump on the f...It figures that DW would jump in and jump on the fans about a fellow broadcaster. Instead of taking that point of view, he would have been better to read what was written and understand where the fans are coming from on these issues. I was watching the Fox broadcast of the football game over the weekend and Chris Myers was on the sideline there and guess what? He didn't try to be "funny" there, he just did his job. That's what I want in a NASCAR broadcast too. Do your job. It can be informative and entertaining without trying to be a clown -- that goes for DW, too because he can get on my last nerve with his cheerleading during a race, too. Be professional. As one other poster said -- it's not a circus, we don't need clowns. I like the analogy of the cartoon beartrap in front of the upcoming season. From my perspective that is very accurate because, in my opinion, Fox and TNT have had since 2001 to get it right so they should be improving the broadcasts, not dumbing them down. Personally, I don't mind Chris Myers, but I would like to see him lose the "I don't know anything about NASCAR". After 7 years around the sport, if he doesn't, well, that's his own fault.GinaV24https://www.blogger.com/profile/10828669350024430018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-78390387549486022322008-01-13T20:16:00.000-05:002008-01-13T20:16:00.000-05:00The first thing many of us did when Speed's covera...<B>The first thing many of us did when Speed's coverage started this week was to complain about logos, picture quality etc.</B><BR/><BR/>Yes.<BR/><BR/>And the next day, SPEED fixed those problems.<BR/><BR/>Talk about great customer service! <BR/><BR/>Of course, not every TV network is that responsive to complaints....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-19959165772540818982008-01-13T20:07:00.000-05:002008-01-13T20:07:00.000-05:00First of all thanks DW for reading this blog, now ...First of all thanks DW for reading this blog, now I know you are hearing what Nascar fans want and I respect your need to defend Chris Myers just like Steve Byrnes defended Carl Edwards. I would expect nothing less. I do not have a problem with Chris Myers or any of the Fox crew and I voted to keep BBB. I also think because of such awful coverage by TNT and ESPN we are remembering Fox as being better than they were and will be very critial when they start. The first thing many of us did when Speed's coverage started this week was to complain about logos, picture quality etc. Fox has got their work cut out for them, living up our ever increasing expectations, We'll will need to be careful not to be so critical that those that can affect change will no longer listen.Newracefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16324764517098771035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-37337100805660134192008-01-13T17:28:00.000-05:002008-01-13T17:28:00.000-05:00I am just a bit excited that we appear to be getti...I am just a bit excited that we appear to be getting responses. We have a voice!!!<BR/><BR/>I believe this year, we will be saying one of two things.<BR/>1. Hey, Fox does a pretty fine job. I want them so much more than TNT or ESPN.<BR/>or 2. Hey, Fox really isn't that much better than TNT or ESPN.<BR/>None of us has had such a focus on the TV coverage in previous years, and this time, we may be more critical than previously.<BR/><BR/>I wish Myers would not play the fool so much. He is a decent broadcaster, and is better than that. <BR/>I wish Hammond was better used, and I hope Fox think it out.<BR/>We need more Joy. Mike Joy that is. He is by far the best of the Fox bunch, and needs to be more involved in the other parts of the Telecast. (Like Bestwick should be for ESPN)<BR/><BR/>Fox need to pull out all the stops, and make this years Nascar on Fox the best ever. That would really put TNT and ESPN under pressure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-7784481538114289192008-01-13T13:25:00.000-05:002008-01-13T13:25:00.000-05:00Wow JD, what goes around comes around. Again than...Wow JD, what goes around comes around. Again thank you for this. <BR/>Yes I did read DW's post and voted on the BBB.(its tired, i voted no more of it) and don't you know, they have a tech problem with it right now. We(the silent majority) love what you do. And are so happy that you and those of us who express ourselves here just may have a chance at letting NASCAR get with the program. <BR/><BR/>Lou<BR/>Kingston, NYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-27334826917084865572008-01-13T08:42:00.000-05:002008-01-13T08:42:00.000-05:00Tabula Rasa wrote at 3:17 pm:--I believe that this...Tabula Rasa wrote at 3:17 pm:<BR/>--I believe that this blog is putting an undo amount of focus on the role of the broadcast coverage, rather than the larger problems with the sport and governing body.<BR/><BR/>While TV is and should be the focus of this blog, since no one else covers it this closely, I agree that that NASCAR itself is coming up against some big trouble this season.<BR/><BR/>Think of how many big team Sprint Cup cars have no sponsor announced for the 2008 season or, at minimum, Daytona: #s 01,40, 27, 28, 38,00, 70. The #4 shop closed down last Friday. The #6 sponsor, AAA already announced they aren't coming back next year, so the #6 and #31 sponsors (because of AT&T) won't be back in 2009. And that's just so far in 2008. Frankly I find this extremely disturbing and a bad omen to start the season. <BR/><BR/>Craftsman Trucks and Nationwide Series. Are they going to be able to have full fields at most races this year? I'm not sure.<BR/><BR/>So there may be factors beyond the TV coverage which affect how fans feel about watching - supporting NASCAR this season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-48037290522200196262008-01-12T23:39:00.000-05:002008-01-12T23:39:00.000-05:00Rick said... Also, how freakin dumb is it to take ...<I>Rick said...<BR/> Also, how freakin dumb is it to take the week AFTER Daytona OFF after having been off for three months? It is as if Daytona really is not a part of the real season, its just a crapshoot of who will manage to finish the race with most of their car intact.</I><BR/><BR/>Ummm...Rick. Have you checked out the 2008 schedule? First off weekend isn't until Easter. <BR/><BR/>http://www.jayski.com/pages/2008cup_sched.htmAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13041747993443843505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-19316168544363335882008-01-12T22:46:00.000-05:002008-01-12T22:46:00.000-05:00I have been very interested in reading all the com...I have been very interested in reading all the comments on this thread. I come away realizing that like DW says, you cannot please everyone all the time. <BR/><BR/>Many write and complain that drivers cannot be themselves, and yet those same people want everyone to be like Benny or JD or whoever. <BR/><BR/>Many write that the old fans are not being conisdered. Well, many of the old fans just want to live in the past. That is not what the industry wants. It's obvious why if we read some of the comments. Advertizers want younger fans because they are NOT SET IN THEIR WAYS. <BR/><BR/>I'm glad to hear from JD that there are going to be some improvements in NASCAR TV this season. That's a good thing, but fans cannot run an industry. I hear all these sugestions on how to run the NFL, NASCAR, MLB, etc. These are billion dollar industries. Of course they want to succeed, but they cannot consider every suggestion--and some suggestions are just plain crazy. <BR/><BR/>I hope some fans can overlook some of the distractions they don't like, and enjoy the races.elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13307257449151940082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-66733605574087044412008-01-12T21:56:00.000-05:002008-01-12T21:56:00.000-05:00You have a terrific column JD, I have enjoyed read...You have a terrific column JD, I have enjoyed reading it and have never before posted. I agree with the folks that the entire pre-race silliness is so dumb to watch. I no longer watch the pre-race shows as they are rediculously long, and redundant. We have learned that if the race schedule says it will start at 1 p.m., they really mean the comedy clowns will be on for at least 90 minutes. We get to know what color underwear Kasey Kane has on this week and we wonder what psychotic event Tony Stewart will have. We will have an explanation for the one millionth time of how the lug nuts are glued on the wheels..wowie zowie...really? We then start checking the TV after about 90 minutes to hear Doofus Waltrip go boogity-boogity...actually, anymore, we turn on PRN and turn off the TV sound. The last two years, we bought the Nascar raceview so that we could try to enjoy the race, but even it bored us as much as restrictor plate racing...yes, I said it...boring. We no longer go to Daytona as we did for many years and this year we have planned a trip away and will not bother with Daytona cause the real racing starts after that. Also, how freakin dumb is it to take the week AFTER Daytona OFF after having been off for three months? It is as if Daytona really is not a part of the real season, its just a crapshoot of who will manage to finish the race with most of their car intact. If I were an owner and had all this money poured into a race car that is likely to be destroyed, I would sit this one out. Frankly, I blame restrictor plate racing for the death of Dale Earnhardt. These drivers are the best in the world but it is unthinkable that Nascar does not WANT "the big one" to happen. Everyone knows it is going to happen. How can it not happen, even several times usually. What possible explanation could there be for making the cars so exactly alike that they MUST run like this? The "room of doom" inspection seems like an appropriate name to me. Is this really Nascar racing? THESE are STOCK cars? Okay, tell you what, make the Fords, and Chevys, and Toyotas run the same engines they sell us and we will see how they build OUR cars. I know it would take all day to go 500 miles, make them 200 mile races with bodies like the stuff they sell the public, with those engines....Stock cars? Gimmee a break...hey, does anyone know when the Pro Bowling season begins? Nothing against Myers, but can someone tell him to lose the suit for goodness sakes? And that dumb Hollywood Hotel...I never thought I would say it, but the fun races are now the short tracks and the road racing tracks. Okay, I feel better now...God Bless all the fans that keep waiting for our beloved sport to come back to us. ZenriderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-60914969787284642082008-01-12T19:49:00.000-05:002008-01-12T19:49:00.000-05:00I remember about 8 Years ago Mike Joy covered play...I remember about 8 Years ago Mike Joy covered play by play for a College Football game for CBS. As did Eli Gould.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-87621900185786702032008-01-12T19:39:00.000-05:002008-01-12T19:39:00.000-05:00Would love to see Buddy Baker on FOX!!!Would love to see Buddy Baker on FOX!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-5718500359854303172008-01-12T19:16:00.000-05:002008-01-12T19:16:00.000-05:00A big problem Nascar (and other motorsports) has i...A big problem Nascar (and other motorsports) has is acceptance from the other major sports (stick-and-ball). For years, the national reporters ignored Nascar, usually putting it down as "redneck" etc. So hating on the on air talent that doesn't have a Nascar or motorsports background simply hinders the sport.<BR/><BR/>The networks are not going to target long time Nascar fans -- they wouldn't survive. They need new fans, fans that might recognize a Meyers or Zelasko on a football or baseball telecast and maybe watch a bit of the racing coverage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-41216580583303761962008-01-12T18:56:00.000-05:002008-01-12T18:56:00.000-05:00When I posted on the original blog, my comments we...When I posted on the original blog, my comments were about the TV race coverage on all networks, not an individual announcer. In my mind, DW, Jeff, and that other guy that says, "Boys, tighten those belts one more time" need to go. Michael Waltrip (used car saleman) needs to go too. All of them have big mouths, not professional broadcasting abilities. Being in or having been in the sport does not breed broadcasting ability. I remember when these guys use to sit on the hood of their race cars at the Twin City Motel prior to the Bristol Races, begging for fans to talk to them. Let's get some professional announcers who know the sport, and will cover the entire field, not just JR, Gordon, Jimmy, and Tony.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-73347958384416065022008-01-12T18:36:00.000-05:002008-01-12T18:36:00.000-05:00Meyers is an excellent sports broadcaster who actu...Meyers is an excellent sports broadcaster who actually seems to like covering Nascar. Imagine that! His knowledge increases as time goes on because the guy actually seems to want to know this stuff. Having seen Meyers covering other sports, I have to say that he seems happiest covering Nascar. Sure, he can get a bit annoying at times, but he isn't annoying all the time. That makes him the best of the bunch for the "odd men out" as you put it. Kolber and Musberger are both clearly so far out of their element that they flail about like a fish out of water. I'd much rather have TNT and ESPN work something out to have Meyers as infield host throughout the entire season rather than to endure another partial season of half hearted coverage by people who neither know the sport nor really wish to be covering it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-23075554721111030522008-01-12T17:47:00.000-05:002008-01-12T17:47:00.000-05:00Here is my problem with Chris Meyers: When I watch...Here is my problem with Chris Meyers: When I watch his interviews on the Tennis Channel he is great. The interviews are intelligent, well thought out and highly entertaining. When he does Nascar coverage he seems to be assuming that people are morons and enjoy humor at the level of a six year old kid. Maybe there is a difference in the average education of a tennis fan vs Nascar fan, but I am both, I have a graduate degree and don't like being talked to as if I am functionally retarded. Chris Meyers is capable of intelligent coverage and that is what I want to see from him this year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-61567731377904447852008-01-12T16:44:00.000-05:002008-01-12T16:44:00.000-05:00Nice try, I am talking to a lot of folks about wha...Nice try, I am talking to a lot of folks about what to do. Luckily for me, there are a lot of options. It would be great to continue, but the time and labor took a lot of energy and other things.<BR/><BR/>In the meantime, keep a good thought.<BR/><BR/>JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-51326586061134152122008-01-12T16:35:00.000-05:002008-01-12T16:35:00.000-05:00Just wait until Daytona, and then I promise to re-...<B>Just wait until Daytona, and then I promise to re-visit this topic.</B><BR/>So then you've decided to continue doing this blog, then?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-8892305354894430052008-01-12T16:27:00.000-05:002008-01-12T16:27:00.000-05:00Bravo to Amen about the idiotic clowning around. J...Bravo to Amen about the idiotic clowning around. Just broadcast the race, learn your job better, take the lead from Mike Joy who is(Professional) as good as it gets. Drop the idiotic boogity s--t.Poor Mike must cringe at some of the idiotic comments DW says during the broadcasts.Please show us you can get better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-41946599403149704552008-01-12T16:16:00.000-05:002008-01-12T16:16:00.000-05:00I am no Chris Meyers fan, but I do prefer him to D...I am no Chris Meyers fan, but I do prefer him to DW any day.I think Meyers spends more time preparing for broadcasts than DW does.Lack of preparation REALLY SHOWS on DW's part, also give him a monitor so he can see what we see. Plus that REAL DOPEY demeanor that he and his brother Michael put on has gotten SOOO OLD.Hopefully DW will prepare this year, and both of them will stop trying to be funny, AS THEY ARE NOT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-16300714067140113122008-01-12T16:07:00.000-05:002008-01-12T16:07:00.000-05:00I have been a long time watcher of NAscar along wi...I have been a long time watcher of NAscar along with other main stream sports. I agree that a person does not need to be a one sport announcer but the issue to me really seems to be with the silly and inane antics that the prerace shows and during the race that accompany the real action. <BR/> What drew people to the sport was the action not the staged theatrics. The focus should be on the racing and the pre race shows need to be giving us info that is pertinent to the race and the season. Finding people that work well in the booth nad trackside is critical but their talents get muddied and obscured by the networks senseless ideas of entertainment. THE RACE IS THE ENTERTAINMENT NOT THE ANNOUNCERS PERSONALITIES. <BR/> The best part at times is watching the interactions by those racing and those reporting. Focus on that more with meaningful dialogue. <BR/> I have been reading your site for some time and find it engaging and thoughtful. You bring up many good points that need to be discussed. I only wish that the networks and the NASCAR heads would join the discussion so they can truly grow the sport along without losing the core of their fan base. Thanks for having this forum and please do not stop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-78645538063086563622008-01-12T15:40:00.000-05:002008-01-12T15:40:00.000-05:00This has made interesting reading. I understood t...This has made interesting reading. I understood the point, JD. As for me, I just want to see cars on the track. Any interruption to green-flag racing is not going to make me happy.<BR/><BR/>As for Chris Myers, I’m sure that he is a nice guy, hard working, and doesn’t kick his dog. I just don’t enjoy his act. For someone who has earned a paycheck for all these seasons, why is he still the “Gee, what’s this all about?” guy. Sorry Myers fans, I just don’t enjoy fake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-31923598792786741782008-01-12T15:17:00.000-05:002008-01-12T15:17:00.000-05:00Even if ratings slide again this year, I don't see...Even if ratings slide again this year, I don't see FOX changing the format. FOX has hit on a successful formula since their entrance into the sport, and I certainly don't see the talent taking the hit for sliding ratings. The FOX execs are smarter than that. After all, Murdoch doesn't suffer fools.<BR/><BR/>The sports landscape is an increasingly fractured, landscape. One only has to look at the other sports ratings to see that NASCAR is not the only sport taking a hit. <BR/><BR/>Let's be honest here, as far as TV is concerned, it's possible that NASCAR has simply peaked in terms of audience. They've attempted to grow the sport to a mainstream audience while avoiding alienating their core fan base. That's a tough line to walk, and they haven't been particularly successful at either. I believe that this blog is putting an undo amount of focus on the role of the broadcast coverage, rather than the larger problems with the sport and governing body.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13041747993443843505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-52639268929074399602008-01-12T15:14:00.000-05:002008-01-12T15:14:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Daly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-55319478589380640412008-01-12T15:00:00.000-05:002008-01-12T15:00:00.000-05:00Why do we need a Hollywood Hotel? What is the poi...Why do we need a Hollywood Hotel? What is the point? Somebody please tell me. The whole concept was stupid from the start. I personally have nothing against Myers. I'm sure he's a nice guy and all that. But the fact is, he's not needed. Nor is Brad or Suzy on ESPN/ABC. Somebody tell me what other sport has something like the HH? Or has so called hosts who don't know the sport. <BR/><BR/>What I want to see and hear when I turn on to watch the race, is the race! DUH! How hard is that? I don't want clowns yucking it up in the booth or in the HH. I want the commentators to be experienced racing professionals. I've heard arguements here that because Myers has been around for 7 years, he's basically paid his dues. That's a crock! Jerry Springer's been around for years too, does that make his show good tv? Just because someone has longivity in what they do, doesn't mean they are good at it. <BR/><BR/>We do not need "hosts". What other sport has them? None! If I was a new fan and turned on the prerace for the first time and saw Myers, DW and Hammond and their circus; I'd turn to something else. Fast. <BR/><BR/>Of course DW is going to defend Myers. It's his coworker. But DW is another of the many people in the media and in Nascar who think things are all rosy and fans are not leaving the sport in droves and the racing is great. They are not in the real world. Fans are not happy with a multitude of things going on in Nascar and instead of criticizing the fan, they should be looking at solutions.Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530553847645526841noreply@blogger.com