tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post7456014326812646959..comments2024-03-05T06:32:37.180-05:00Comments on The Daly Planet: Rusty Wallace Leads Montreal MessDaly Planet Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-21453388905408499272011-08-22T13:08:05.646-04:002011-08-22T13:08:05.646-04:00Does ESPN realize just how controversial Rusty is ...Does ESPN realize just how controversial Rusty is and THAT is why he gets a contract extension? <br /><br />You know, any publicity is good publicity?<br /><br />I don't expect perfection from anyone in the booth, but I expect quick reflexes and the ability to describe, quickly and without editorializing, (a) strategies and (b) what is happening, in as much of the field as is possible to cover.<br /><br />I do expect professionalism. This is not a high school football game. <br /><br />Know the names of the drivers (forget French, learn that it is not Eric Amarola!). <br /><br />And at the end of the race, EVERYBODY BUT THE PLAY BY PLAY ANNOUNCER SHUT UP!<br /><br />What I'm hearing here is that Ned Jarrett was the Master; and that Mike Joy and Ricky Craven are rare gems.<br /><br />I am not going to blast Rusty Wallace here. The man is passionate, intense, you KNOW he loves his son. Steven is the age of my kids - I'd do anything for them, put them in a car if I owned a team - give them every chance I could to be successful and be as defensive as hell if anyone attacked them.<br /><br />But I'm not covering them on national television, and no one is asking me to be impartial.<br /><br />Rusty has the looks for on-camera work, the charisma - there is a place for him at ESPN. Let him cover NASCAR in general on another show. Let him do a commentary spot. <br /><br />Heck, get him out of race analysis and into color commentary. Then he won't have to worry about fuel strategy! Or, give him lessons on how to call a race, and how to (at least outwardly) remain impartial when your son is on the track. <br /><br />Does Rusty even KNOW he is perceived this way???? Maybe he is so insulated from social media he has no CLUE!Kimhttp://www.emergiblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-21305360925659682012011-08-22T11:06:18.248-04:002011-08-22T11:06:18.248-04:00Don't understand ESPN extending Rusty's co...Don't understand ESPN extending Rusty's contract. He hasn't improved. All he does is repeat what someone has just said seconds before. And he does a poor job of that! <br /><br />I shouldn't admit it but I do enjoy when his cars are involved in incidents on the track. His awkwardness seems like some sort of payback for all the misery he puts us through.<br /><br />I like Marty but being a play-by-play announcer is not his thing. I'd keep Craven, though.<br /><br />We had the same camera direction problems as we always do. Too many tight shots. In car shots when racing is happening all around and you can't see it. Too many low angle shots where it was difficult to see what was really happening.<br /><br />There were a couple of good angles on a couple of the corners and they did let the cameras linger on those for an extended period which was good.<br /><br />Felt bad for Maryeve Dufault and the drivers that narrowly (or almost) missed her. Bayne was rather animated on the radio after that.<br /><br />I will say this. I find the racing on the Montreal track to be VERY entertaining. I'd love to see NASCAR keep it on their schedule.Floofloxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-33925483017300274142011-08-21T23:14:58.531-04:002011-08-21T23:14:58.531-04:00As the broadcast of the race was an unorganized me...As the broadcast of the race was an unorganized mess, it doesn’t surprise me hearing Marty Reid’s comment after the Steven Wallace hair-pulling video that ESPN didn’t have any film of the incident Wallace was referring to when he got into Jason Leffler. With 15 laps to go in the race, Leffler was running in 7th place when the incident with Wallace occurred and with 14 laps to go the tracker showed Leffler was in 27th place. A Nationwide regular driver loses 20 positions late in the race and no one in the booth says anything—and if they didn’t know about it, shame on them for not doing their job. They seem to have no problem keeping tabs on Carl Edwards. Gee, I wonder why? With all the cameras on the cars (and the 66 even had an in-car camera) was everyone asleep in the production truck? Were the cameras busy showing Carpentier sitting in the scaffolding? Or riding around in the pace car? <br /><br />Rusty Wallace as an analyst has got to go. Right off the bat early in the race with cars pitting on different laps for gas, Rusty threw in the fuel strategy towel. Said he couldn’t keep up with it. Where’s Larry Mac when we need him? I guess since Rusty wasn’t going to keep us informed on the various fuel strategies, that would leave him plenty of time to comment on his son in the race, except of course when he was involved in an incident and there was dead silence in the booth or Rusty would simply declare it “aggressive driving”. Since there always seems to be a camera on the #66, it just amazes me there is no film footage of the incident with Leffler. <br /><br />As for the mispronunciation of driver's names, there is simply no excuse. It's a case of not doing one's homework. I'd rather hear Rusty call a driver a "cat" than hear him butcher pronouncing a name. Then again, I'd rather not hear Rusty at all.NorCalFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00373612307351787221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-18811267424576794302011-08-21T23:14:21.145-04:002011-08-21T23:14:21.145-04:00People hate.... FOX, can't stand DW, Larry, Mi...People hate.... FOX, can't stand DW, Larry, Mike, etc. Can't wait for TNT, then... KP, Larry(again), Wally__, just shoot'em. Finally.... ESPN, OMG__, Can we get any worse. Geesh__ PEOPLE what does it take to make you hApPy ??<br />lovingnascarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-38707800007966072742011-08-21T23:06:43.628-04:002011-08-21T23:06:43.628-04:00"sbtf,
What you find out quickly in TV is th..."sbtf,<br /><br />What you find out quickly in TV is that the only law you need to understand is the one that keeps your employer happy.<br /><br />ESPN is very happy with Rusty Wallace and recently signed him to a multi-year extension through the 2014 season.<br /><br />JD"<br /><br />Who gives a rats behind JD. Credibility is what matters. ESPN will continue to have no credibility if RW is still hangin around. My main man Vince says Rusty was arrogant as a driver and his arrogance still shows through on TV. His butchering of the english language is one for the ages. Very similar to Rebecca Black's Friday video.saltsburgtrojanfannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-57534344355188413322011-08-21T20:29:19.486-04:002011-08-21T20:29:19.486-04:00obviously the apple that is Steven didn't fall...obviously the apple that is Steven didn't fall too far from the tree - although he has less talent for driving than his father does. Stupid is as stupid does.<br /><br />I cannot believe that the booth guys continue to screw up people's names week after week and I've said before that the conflict of interest of having anyone with ownership or a financial interest in the booth bothers me.<br /><br />it gets worse and worse with rusty and brad. Marty has no excuse - he's supposed to be a professional. Rusty and Brad are untalented amateurs.<br /><br />But as you said, apparently ESPN loves rusty just like fox loves DW since both entities extended their contracts.GinaV24https://www.blogger.com/profile/08428501118097469128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-55231259564071084982011-08-21T13:25:03.180-04:002011-08-21T13:25:03.180-04:00It's simple, really. R. Wallace is not suited ...It's simple, really. R. Wallace is not suited to the task of professional announcer. I would think that one should improve at one's chosen occupation as time goes by, but R. Wallace is just more sorry by the year. Even Ricky Craven, the rookie is trying to bail out R. Wallace, to no avail<br />For me, R. Wallace he has surpassed San Posey as the worst automotive commentator evah.sbaker17https://www.blogger.com/profile/10234130094477084972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-80118293796152609742011-08-21T13:22:46.878-04:002011-08-21T13:22:46.878-04:00wORSTwICK CHECKS In with his
way too loud voice. ...wORSTwICK CHECKS In with his <br />way too loud voice. Things never<br />change with Alan dotheyworstwickwaytoo loudnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-32329966570745758412011-08-21T12:17:33.357-04:002011-08-21T12:17:33.357-04:00Perhaps S. Wallace needs to see Leffler and get a ...Perhaps S. Wallace needs to see Leffler and get a deal with Super Cuts. <br /><br />OOPS. S. Wallace has ruined that option a few weeks agosbaker17https://www.blogger.com/profile/10234130094477084972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-76674040433592196012011-08-21T12:10:17.335-04:002011-08-21T12:10:17.335-04:00I guess now we know why Steve Wallace has an in ca...I guess now we know why Steve Wallace has an in car camera!!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02769361363305418620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-1510348805605603712011-08-21T11:56:28.231-04:002011-08-21T11:56:28.231-04:00JD:
R. Wallace has a signed contract with ESPN thr...JD:<br />R. Wallace has a signed contract with ESPN through 2014. Is the contract exclusive to R. Wallace doing NASCAR, or could he be reassigned to another sport? Lawn Bowling, perhapssbaker17https://www.blogger.com/profile/10234130094477084972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-83855916964869955452011-08-21T11:51:22.093-04:002011-08-21T11:51:22.093-04:00Everyone check you DVR listings again. Yesterday m...Everyone check you DVR listings again. Yesterday my Cox ESPN listings were wrong and today that is the case again. The non HD channels show the Nascar listing but the HD channels shows Indycar and Rugby, which I have now set up to record.dianenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-13471885825998590232011-08-21T11:09:01.253-04:002011-08-21T11:09:01.253-04:00Brian, try your comment again please and focus on ...Brian, try your comment again please and focus on this specific topic. Thanks.Daly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-11216989736781512232011-08-21T10:37:27.542-04:002011-08-21T10:37:27.542-04:00Mr Editor -
Re: Rusty - 'nuff said; with this ...Mr Editor -<br />Re: Rusty - 'nuff said; with this performance Rusty has joined DW in the gutter with ever-present ego-rants and shameless shilling at the expense of informing and educating the fans ...Randy LaJoie has earned re-instatement by NASCAR ...that should satisfy ESPN to return him to ghe booth ...he worked with Craven previously and their chemistry was obvious ...but I guess that's too much to expect<br />Walterw17scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13587322614416999020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-90601698473886470522011-08-21T10:15:22.075-04:002011-08-21T10:15:22.075-04:00In fairness I must add that ESPN showed Carpentier...In fairness I must add that ESPN showed Carpentier's interview before the final green.<br /><br />I know they have to fit more than 2 hours of the event into a 2 hour window, but as ESPN adds hundreds of on-air personalities, they need to do something to improve their editing room.bowlalponoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-86738098859836238702011-08-21T10:07:57.779-04:002011-08-21T10:07:57.779-04:00I also had issues with recording on Direct (set it...I also had issues with recording on Direct (set it Friday night along with CWTS and Grand-Am but only got 2 of the 3), so I recorded the NNS re-air and...guess what?<br /><br />I know ESPN goes "Cheap Charlie" (no reference to fellow commenter!) for their re-air editing, and in this case, they completely cut out laps 38-53 (which included the 66 and 99 tangle) and showed 20 minutes of action-free caution laps at the end.<br /><br />OT; another better example of "Cheap" editing; try watching a 2-hour college FB re-air. They have 40 minutes of commercials, and for the other 80, they spend 20 minutes telling us that "due to time constraints, we must move ahead."<br /><br />In the re-air of 66 vs. 99, ESPN only showed via post race, the hair-pulling and Steve Wallace interview. They obviously and egregiously protected Rusty. It's inexcusable.bowlalponoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-88233670810547921022011-08-21T08:43:37.149-04:002011-08-21T08:43:37.149-04:00Running joke pretty much sums it up perfectly. A W...Running joke pretty much sums it up perfectly. A Wallace in the booth and a Wallace on the track just keeps getting worse and worse broadcast integritywise.<br /><br />Also think it has to handcuff Craven a bit in the booth, especially given the fact that Ricky is a pretty new t.v. presence. Just out of human nature, would be hard to go off honestly on mistakes of the guy sitting next to you's son.<br /><br />Heavy, heavy sighOrangeTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00646201922534161236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-84221932532264600132011-08-21T07:22:55.824-04:002011-08-21T07:22:55.824-04:00Wow. Remember when so many of actually missed ESPN...Wow. Remember when so many of actually missed ESPN covering our beloved NASCAR? This is a classic example of "Be careful what you wish for"........Bud Selecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12242074152431135593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-26000143361341416572011-08-21T07:21:31.384-04:002011-08-21T07:21:31.384-04:00@Roadgeek....how about Kenny Schrader as a replace...@Roadgeek....how about Kenny Schrader as a replacement? He has the knowledge, and a sense of humor. And he still occasionally drives the current cars.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03233133246348697023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-86402307228613090922011-08-21T06:37:58.867-04:002011-08-21T06:37:58.867-04:00CRUSTY OWNED THREE CARS IN FIELD (caps on purpose)...CRUSTY OWNED THREE CARS IN FIELD (caps on purpose)- that is so unethical for a broadcaster. And we complain about the Waltrips and Dougherty? That would be like Jerry Jones broadcasting Cowboy games. I do no always agree with Sophia but she is on the money with the pronunciation of names comment and how other sports announcers write it down phoenetically.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-19796426175642969112011-08-21T06:13:59.760-04:002011-08-21T06:13:59.760-04:00Espn has created a real mess. With a new contract,...Espn has created a real mess. With a new contract, Rusty's not going anywhere. Worse, Espn by paying Rusty, is really financially subsidizing Steven Wallace and the entire team. Rusty and his son are a total embarassment to the sport. Other then Craven, the entire broadcast was a joke. Marty Reid is hopelss! Get him off the air. There are countless fans in the stands that could do much better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-9791280507927630202011-08-21T02:10:32.335-04:002011-08-21T02:10:32.335-04:00I come to believe Marty has room to improve, but I...I come to believe Marty has room to improve, but I know a weak point he has got to work on. <br /><br />Mike Joy, Rick Allen and Allen Bestwick have this down to a T (as did Ken Squier and Bob Jenkins). Even Adam Alexander is good enough at it (not perfect, but better than Marty.) The last lap, especially if its an important or amazing finish, you want to sound legitimate, show some excitement, but not get overhyped. I come to believe Marty gets so "amazed" that he overthrows the finish.<br /><br />Look at the finish at the US Cellular 250 in Iowa with Stenhouse and Edwards:<br /><br />"AND GUESS WHO WINS THE RACE? STENHOUSE!"<br /><br />That's a lousy finishing call and definitely one that could've been improved. A lot of finishes are based on the call of the last lap at the finish (1998 Daytona 500, 1994 Brickyard 400, the 2011 Brickyard 400 for that matter are just examples). <br /><br />That's my main peeve with Marty. <br /><br />Rusty, I think what has been said has been said. The problem question here is, even if you could get him out, who the hell do you replace him with? As JD mentioned a few days ago, there aren't many people open for Marty's spot, Rusty's even harder, because some are just not made for TV. <br /><br />As for Pit Road, I can say this, Shannon Spake needs to go, she is really bad at what she does, I get more enjoyment in hearing Jamie Little do pit reporting. Is it something with the networks specifically that they must have at least one female on the cast? TNT runs 4 men (Sheheen, Snyder, Yocum and Neville) and all work pretty well. (Of course if I had the choice in the replacement for Shannon Spake, its John Kernan all the way. That or hire Bill Weber back for the job, but that ain't happening.)<br /><br />Honestly, I don't know, I mostly try to ignore the talking head known as Rusty Wallace and Brad Daughtery, the bad camera angles (this applies for all 4 of them) and the "agendas". That's just me though. I get a chuckle out of Rusty being a big failure though.Roadgeek Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06680361652819842398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-19834370514082939752011-08-21T00:43:13.014-04:002011-08-21T00:43:13.014-04:00sbtf,
What you find out quickly in TV is that the...sbtf,<br /><br />What you find out quickly in TV is that the only law you need to understand is the one that keeps your employer happy.<br /><br />ESPN is very happy with Rusty Wallace and recently signed him to a multi-year extension through the 2014 season.<br /><br />JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-38192000642625998712011-08-21T00:19:11.456-04:002011-08-21T00:19:11.456-04:00JD
Isn't there any laws for conflict of inte...JD<br /><br /><br />Isn't there any laws for conflict of interest?saltsburgtrojanfannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-62449833495165755242011-08-20T23:21:26.613-04:002011-08-20T23:21:26.613-04:00As much knowledge and insight as Rusty and DW may ...As much knowledge and insight as Rusty and DW may have, neither of them should be involved in broadcasting races. I now appreciate just how skilled Ned Jarrett was, announcing races without pandering to his son on the track. He did such a good job that it was apparently assumed that anyone else could do the same. No one with a vested interest in any driver or team should be involved in the PxP in the booth. It says something when Leigh Diffey, someone not involved with stock car racing on a regular basis, can do a better, more informed broadcast than the 'regulars'. It has to be hard on Rusty, trying to either ignore or explain incidents involving his son on the track. Not an enviable position. I don't 'hate' Rusty, DW, or Michael, I just don't think they belong in the booth during a race. "Personality" is not a substitute for competence.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03233133246348697023noreply@blogger.com