tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post6683032968591625416..comments2024-03-05T06:32:37.180-05:00Comments on The Daly Planet: Put Marty Reid's Name In The ESPN Rumor MillDaly Planet Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-25966495635038715852008-12-12T00:19:00.000-05:002008-12-12T00:19:00.000-05:00"The pre-race host stands alone with one camera to..."The pre-race host stands alone with one camera to set-up the race."<BR/><BR/>JD, not to nitpick on the subject but I swear I have seen the SPEED pre-race show use at least 2 or more cameras. One jib and one on a tripod.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-74698465169181391772008-12-11T09:51:00.000-05:002008-12-11T09:51:00.000-05:00Honestly, if ESPN wanted to save TONS of money, th...Honestly, if ESPN wanted to save TONS of money, they would put AB in the booth and Punch in the pits.<BR/><BR/>The prerace show could either be trimmed back to 30 minutes and operated like NBC's "Countdown to Green" used to be, OR ESPN could have Punch and Wallace and/or Evernham stand along the pits for the "infield studio" coverage.<BR/><BR/>The Tech Center can be shelved OR just originate out of Bristol, CT. No need to have it at every race, especially the N'wide races. That's a waste of money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-68881472582709189212008-12-11T09:39:00.000-05:002008-12-11T09:39:00.000-05:00I still think that AB should do the Cup races. The...I still think that AB should do the Cup races. The ESPN season is so long that they could use Reid and (if they really must) Punch during the N'wide races. Otherwise, I won't be happy unless AB is in the announce booth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-34849092839332414602008-12-11T00:37:00.000-05:002008-12-11T00:37:00.000-05:00" Anonymous said... Espn needs to bite the bull..." Anonymous said...<BR/><BR/> Espn needs to bite the bullet and do the right thing: Put AB in the booth to run the show, Move Dr Punch to the infield.<BR/><BR/> Marty Reid is not a NASCAR guy the move with him should be: Paul Page out to pasture and Marty back to NHRA coverage.<BR/><BR/> December 10, 2008 12:20 PM<BR/>"<BR/><BR/>Agree. Plus, can we get good PxP and eliminate all the infield centers that add NOTHING?<BR/><BR/>I just want to see the racing. Not infield analysts or tech centers.<BR/><BR/>We just need pit reporters, GOOD booth announcers, and great camera people.<BR/><BR/>No wonder why my friends see why I'm fed up with NASCAR and other auto racing coverage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-50306579257220233412008-12-10T21:57:00.000-05:002008-12-10T21:57:00.000-05:00@ Broomfield CO & Anon 7:00pm,Good points abou...@ Broomfield CO & Anon 7:00pm,<BR/><BR/>Good points about AB. We have never heard what happened to his booth days after he broke his leg. And that was years ago. How has this story never been broken after all this time? It's one of the best kept secrets in NASCAR. This has been bugging me for years.Dothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15701502016993312530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-45322691624391810052008-12-10T20:44:00.000-05:002008-12-10T20:44:00.000-05:00Cost savings for ESPN. The Tech Center travels to ...Cost savings for ESPN. The Tech Center travels to every race. It should simply stay home! It can accomplish the same tasks while not being at the track. It has no need to be at the race track, just ask Feinberg or Fredrickson. They will tell you, it is so Brewer can check things out around the garage, then report on it. He never has used that option. Or that it needs to be there so driver's or crew chiefs may stop by, hasn't happened. Oh yeah, they give tours to executives in it, and sometimes hold meetings in it when it is parked beside the T.V. compound. Expensive tour if you ask me. It could be in the ESPN Studio's in Bristol, Conn. The cost savings from it not traveling would be immeasureable. Now there's some cost savings for you ESPN.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-4441771074389845262008-12-10T19:42:00.000-05:002008-12-10T19:42:00.000-05:00I would be happy with AB in the Booth for cup and ...I would be happy with AB in the Booth for cup and Marty for NW if AB doesn't want to do it but I NEED AB in the booth for cup races.Newracefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16324764517098771035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-45618270539382284402008-12-10T19:00:00.000-05:002008-12-10T19:00:00.000-05:00Does anyone know if Bestwick even wants to be the ...Does anyone know if Bestwick even wants to be the play-by-play announcer? I mean, he is there, he is under contract, he can do it, he has done it before, it is so obvious. I think there must be a reason Bestwick isn't in the booth otherwise he'd be there already. Maybe he doesn't want the job. Maybe someone else doesn't want him to have the job. But there has to be a reason. I've read over and over and over and over in this forum "Just swap Punch and Bestwick". Well, there must be a reason it hasn't happened. Which means I don't think it's going to happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-16422678831441863732008-12-10T18:00:00.000-05:002008-12-10T18:00:00.000-05:00I say swap Bestwick and Punch. Put Reid back with ...I say swap Bestwick and Punch. Put Reid back with the NHRA and send paul Paige to the open wheel guys he likes so damn muchUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16360374187096864502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-1333566982120566282008-12-10T17:27:00.000-05:002008-12-10T17:27:00.000-05:00Your comment regarding next year's productions hav...Your comment regarding next year's productions having fewer 'bells and whistles' sure rings my bell.<BR/><BR/>More 'racing' on screen and fewer bells and whistles is definitely the way to go. If it saves money too, even better; then cut back on some commercials while you're at it.BToS JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07006493796055867710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-71945110707519717892008-12-10T16:38:00.000-05:002008-12-10T16:38:00.000-05:00Now that all the HotPass guys are unemployed, why ...Now that all the HotPass guys are unemployed, why doesn't ESPN pick some of these guys up on the cheap? Anyone who has listened to HotPass, even for a minute, knows that these announcers bring 20-times the excitement as Jerry Punch and Marty Reid combined. <BR/><BR/>I am tired of announcers who make an adrenaline-filled sport something you can nap to on the couch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-85176799814133561152008-12-10T15:31:00.000-05:002008-12-10T15:31:00.000-05:00Robin's quote is "I believe Marty Reid and Scott G...Robin's quote is "I believe Marty Reid and Scott Goodyear will still call the five shows on ABC."<BR/><BR/>These five events do not prohibit Reid from being the primary play-by-play announcer on the NASCAR package, but we are all waiting to hear what ESPN has to say about their motorsports talent line-ups for next season.<BR/><BR/>JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-24179139760159588872008-12-10T15:21:00.000-05:002008-12-10T15:21:00.000-05:00I just read on SPEEDTV.Com that Marty Reid and Sco...I just read on SPEEDTV.Com that Marty Reid and Scott Goodyear are most likely sticking with the five IRL races on ABC. So I dont see Marty moving over to ESPN for NASCAR as the main announcer. This is being reported by Robin Miller who is usually very credable. He broke the IRL / Champ Car merger.<BR/><BR/>Intersting enough he reported Bob Jenkins, Robbie Buhl and Jon Beekhuis in the booth for VERSUS. So dont expect Bob Jenkins back at NASCAR either :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-51700014613242062142008-12-10T14:18:00.000-05:002008-12-10T14:18:00.000-05:00Cutting costs to cover Nascar on TV should be easy...Cutting costs to cover Nascar on TV should be easy. Get rid of half the useless talking heads and pit reporters.Leave the cutaway cars at home along with some of the cameras. When they show all the monitors in the control booth,its easy to see how they miss so many key moments. It takes them forever to find the action. I can recall one wreck where the damaged car was coming down pit road before the booth could find it on the race track!Bestwick is head and shoulders abouve Reid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-11248817995550349662008-12-10T12:20:00.000-05:002008-12-10T12:20:00.000-05:00Espn needs to bite the bullet and do the right thi...Espn needs to bite the bullet and do the right thing: Put AB in the booth to run the show, Move Dr Punch to the infield. <BR/><BR/>Marty Reid is not a NASCAR guy the move with him should be: Paul Page out to pasture and Marty back to NHRA coverage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-10972236283946234802008-12-10T12:10:00.000-05:002008-12-10T12:10:00.000-05:00West Coast Diane said:Hmmm. So where is Ray E. in ...West Coast Diane said:<BR/><BR/>Hmmm. So where is Ray E. in the discussion? Maybe Marty and Ray for Nationwide. Marty isn't the greatest, but NW & Cup announcing should be 2 different sets of announcers. Switch JP with AB for Cup.<BR/><BR/>And, most important....no bells and whistles...save your money....just racing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-75403600670380273162008-12-10T11:58:00.000-05:002008-12-10T11:58:00.000-05:00Eh, I'm not a big Marty Reid fan. Sorry, but if yo...Eh, I'm not a big Marty Reid fan. Sorry, but if you are going to switch out Punch, it had better be for an announcer that brings an entirely new dynamic and style to the booth. Reid is just Punch with two cups of coffee. I hope ESPN puts someone else in the lead play-by-play role, but I doubt it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-87835048158001565202008-12-10T09:58:00.000-05:002008-12-10T09:58:00.000-05:00I have spoke about this before, and I will again: ...I have spoke about this before, and I will again: There has to be a back story with Allen Bestwick. When he broke his leg playing hockey off the clock at NBC, they pulled him altogether. I'm wondering if there is still some backlash of sorts that came from his former employer, as to why he is still the odd man out as far as play by play. What does anyone else think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-39366268690649558702008-12-10T08:59:00.000-05:002008-12-10T08:59:00.000-05:00All of the comments have pretty much covered every...All of the comments have pretty much covered everything but Mike WAltrip in the truck booth.I can't stand him.He talks (screams)to loud and talks over the other guys plus he continually touts the Toyotas.When he is in the booth I mute the TV and just watch the picture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-33629063450664652872008-12-10T08:07:00.000-05:002008-12-10T08:07:00.000-05:00I enjoy Jerry Punch. I was very happy when ESPN sa...I enjoy Jerry Punch. I was very happy when ESPN said he would be on their broadcast team when they started back last year. But for some reason Jerry was much better at the Play-by-play when he filled in for Bob Jenkins back in the late 90's. <BR/><BR/>I agree... put Bestwick in the booth and Jerry in the infield.Statboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02934932569438588673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-44624342103481563822008-12-10T07:34:00.000-05:002008-12-10T07:34:00.000-05:00If Mr Feinberg cant clearly see the qualitative di...If Mr Feinberg cant clearly see the qualitative difference that Bestwick has over Reid and Puncg, then feinberrg should be moved out of HIS job!!<BR/>For crissake, this is so freakin obvious!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-374712892546478012008-12-10T00:38:00.000-05:002008-12-10T00:38:00.000-05:00BTW, since IndyCar broadcast teams were mentioned,...BTW, since IndyCar broadcast teams were mentioned, the rumored team for Versus is Bob Jenkins, Jon Beekhuis, and Jack Arute.SonicADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06647057393154203533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-20857024793433916272008-12-10T00:37:00.000-05:002008-12-10T00:37:00.000-05:00I am with Lisa...Reid is barely a notch above...i ...I am with Lisa...Reid is barely a notch above...i have not thoroughly enjoyed him on the IRL races.<BR/><BR/>but BSPN cares not what we want.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789033556426951026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-27997831782322392032008-12-09T23:49:00.000-05:002008-12-09T23:49:00.000-05:00Why hire a new guy when you can just swap Allen an...Why hire a new guy when you can just swap Allen and Jerry?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-74034996891892146002008-12-09T23:46:00.000-05:002008-12-09T23:46:00.000-05:00Cut back on the BS centers. Have one place that ha...Cut back on the BS centers. Have one place that has announcers. You don't need analysts to analyze the ongoing race that will be analyzed at the end of the race etc. The tech center to reinforce the explanatino of the explanation is a little over the top. Nascar coverage grew from the racing and coverage. Now both are overbloated and painful to watch.<BR/><BR/>And one HUGE pet peeve that has risen during the ESPN coverage. What is the point of opening up ALL the radios on a restart???? What is the point? Its just awful. I can't find the mute button fast enough.<BR/><BR/>Again watch the trucks to learn what people want. Their coverage increased throughout the years. Can't say that about the cars. Something to be said there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com