tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post7931189800635971490..comments2024-03-05T06:32:37.180-05:00Comments on The Daly Planet: TNT Catches An Early Flight OutDaly Planet Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-52703583065411090392008-06-17T22:26:00.000-04:002008-06-17T22:26:00.000-04:00Richard,They wanted to get to the special presenta...Richard,<BR/><BR/>They wanted to get to the special presentation of the Bill Engvall show on TNT. The show actually airs on sister network TBS.<BR/><BR/>If you watched it, you may have suggested that TNT extend the post-race show next year on this weekend.<BR/><BR/>JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-92028067268910979012008-06-17T18:00:00.000-04:002008-06-17T18:00:00.000-04:00JD- I apologize if I have overlooked it, but why d...JD- I apologize if I have overlooked it, but why does TNT say they left the air early?<BR/><BR/>Since they are going to be "broadcasting" post-race over the internet, I don't understand why the first 10 minutes of it could not have been shown on TNT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-48431217578959836292008-06-17T12:44:00.000-04:002008-06-17T12:44:00.000-04:00Guess I was wrong about what they would say about ...Guess I was wrong about what they would say about Vickers. I have more information on that post.<BR/><BR/>I forgot to mention that TNT could easily have updated who was in or out of the top 35 after the race in the time they instead showed the sitcom. (For the record, the #55 team is back in the top 35, and the #66 team is out.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-31897247000436417322008-06-17T10:17:00.000-04:002008-06-17T10:17:00.000-04:00chase,The big problem is that the post-race shows ...chase,<BR/><BR/>The big problem is that the post-race shows cannot be scheduled. There is absolutely no way to know when the race will end. <BR/><BR/>One sprinkle of rain or a red flag or even a big oil-down can delay the finish by thirty minutes or even an hour. <BR/><BR/>This has been the classic problem for NASCAR TV folks since they started to cover the sport.<BR/><BR/>The two best alternatives are ESPNEWS and the Internet. Unfortunately, ESPNEWS is sometimes in the middle of another breaking story or live on another issue when the race is over. <BR/><BR/>The post-race show on NASCAR.com during the TNT run features Larry McReynolds and the TNT reporters, but the "show" is hosted from a studio in Atlanta and once TNT is done there will be nothing live from the track once again.<BR/><BR/>If NASCAR ever gets its act together and puts a NASCAR TV network on the air, this is exactly the type of programming that would put the channel on the map. <BR/><BR/>The Golf Channel does not carry The Masters or the US Open, but fans know to turn there for preview and review coverage that is outstanding. <BR/><BR/>Not to hard to see that NASCAR would really be served by a cable network that could service the niche areas the mainstream event networks will not.<BR/><BR/>JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-16559532438688428712008-06-17T10:06:00.000-04:002008-06-17T10:06:00.000-04:00John: After reading all the comments on this matte...John: After reading all the comments on this matter, I wish to amend my earlier comment and question why the networks who broadcast NASCAR races do not take some of the pre-race time away and tack it on to the end of the races so everyone can see the finish, the comments from both drivers and NASCAR officials, crew chiefs, owners, etc. and not just necessarily those of the winner! There are so many stories after a race that are not covered that it handicaps the various networks' coverage. Wonder why this hasn't been thought about let alone discussed? Thanks John!chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10751889821381250237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-41812711462225231252008-06-17T01:33:00.000-04:002008-06-17T01:33:00.000-04:00TSN alt is not available in a huge part of western...TSN alt is not available in a huge part of western canada for subscribers of shaw cable. They continue to ignore TSN alt feed even though they air the NFL network on two channels and do not have a bandwidth issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-13717273299814517212008-06-16T23:07:00.000-04:002008-06-16T23:07:00.000-04:00NRFNo did not notice but RB t shirts but find the ...NRF<BR/><BR/>No did not notice but RB t shirts but find the character too ugly and stereo typical...course i did not buy the "cute" digger stuff either. I hope they do not go overboard during the race with hype...so far, I have not found the RB cartoon graphic too intrusive but if they used it more it would be as it takes up lots of racing space in the ;ower rt corner.<BR/><BR/>But I hardly go to NASCAR.com unless somebody suggests it. :-) Or now for RB.<BR/><BR/>I am still honked off TNT LEFT EARLY when I think about it..not like they went OVER TIME. ANd even the US OPEN had, hello, another 19 holes to play today..(or waas it 20...just caught a few off and on) And they had interviews and video of Tiger with his little girl and interview with Rocco and then a few minutes with Tiger...during soaps and apparently Dr. Phil according to the crawl I kept seeing (Had no clue Dr. P was so popular!!)<BR/><BR/>But back to the race, YES more POST RACE, less PRE...not everybody HAS ACCESS to computer..or sometimes server is slow with issues (Mine was today for 8 hours with major ROUTER ISSUES..took 5 minutes for certain sites to load..)<BR/><BR/>TV folks should also get to hear Jr's interviews without sitting thru so much ESPN NEWS...but they did give a good bit of time this week but I usually do NOT turn in anymore after the race.<BR/><BR/>Jr is a hoot and a half and so is his cousin..not having access to a scanner I enjoy the bits the media shares with us on normal TV.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789033556426951026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-13337846897241246292008-06-16T21:32:00.000-04:002008-06-16T21:32:00.000-04:00Anyone notice that you can now buy a RB tshirt on ...Anyone notice that you can now buy a RB tshirt on Nascar.com, hopefully they won't hype them on the air too.Newracefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16324764517098771035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-77243215017098498422008-06-16T20:04:00.000-04:002008-06-16T20:04:00.000-04:00ttc,The difference was that there was still ten mi...ttc,<BR/><BR/>The difference was that there was still ten minutes left in the scheduled time for NASCAR on TNT.<BR/><BR/>JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-76806243084515221012008-06-16T19:59:00.000-04:002008-06-16T19:59:00.000-04:00Leaving the air early and no graphics at the finis...<I>Leaving the air early and no graphics at the finish did not play well</I> <BR/><BR/>Although I agree with the basic premise, the same early exit occurred on the other two big Sunday sporting events.<BR/><BR/>When the US Open ended in a tie, there were two quick interviews with Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate and then NBC made a hasty goodbye. And After the Lakers beat the Celtics, Michelle Tafoya had a very fast chat with Kobe Bryant and as ABC couldn't wait to get off the air, viewers were advised to turn to ESPN Sportscenter for post-race coverage.<BR/><BR/>Overall my only complaint with TNT is Wally Dallenbach's often choppy delivery. There must have been at least a half-dozen times where he took so long to complete a thought that Weber had to cut him off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-57209627568138566442008-06-16T19:05:00.000-04:002008-06-16T19:05:00.000-04:00Racing on TNT is ok. One thing that bothers me is...Racing on TNT is ok. One thing that bothers me is the way Weber pronounces Marty Sniders' name as Schneider. Bill, please correct yourself.<BR/><BR/>Regarding Race Buddy, how does the sound work? I can hear the track sounds just fine. Does one have to subscribe to get the drivers scanners? I clicked on that, but still got the track sounds.<BR/><BR/>I agree with some of the commenters about the length of the prerace and pretty much nothing afterwards. Can't they balance that somehow?<BR/>DotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-66960965279966203042008-06-16T17:26:00.000-04:002008-06-16T17:26:00.000-04:00flee,Thanks for the TSN info. I was hoping TNT wou...flee,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the TSN info. I was hoping TNT would insert a pop-up graphic at the finish like last week. Maybe they lost all the graphics again for a bit. It happens.<BR/><BR/>JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-54985634716851724892008-06-16T17:22:00.000-04:002008-06-16T17:22:00.000-04:00In reply to Midge@11:10, I live in Canada and I wa...In reply to Midge@11:10, I live in Canada and I watch every race. I have just seen your last post JD, and would like to elaborate. A couple of years ago TSN signed a contract with NASCAR to broadcast the Cup races. This year they expanded this to cover the Nationwide races, meaning they MUST broadcast all the races. If they are previously committed to another event, the race will be on their alternate feed (TSN-A) which is carried by cable companies and satellite providers. It may take some searching to find the channel, depending on the company you are with, but it's there. We don't always get all the pre-race coverage and ESPN is not available in Canada so we miss shows like Nascar Now but we DO get the races.<BR/><BR/>I heard Bill Weber apologize that they lost the ticker at the end of the race which was why we didn't get the finishing order but they did run it when they got the ticker back.fleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04727552436648221609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-65028206766132660092008-06-16T17:15:00.000-04:002008-06-16T17:15:00.000-04:00This was one weekend where TNT's race coverage fai...This was one weekend where TNT's race coverage failed to impress me like it did last weekend. <BR/><BR/>They did leave a lot of stories unfinished and their camera coverage was not all that great this time. The replay of Bobby Labonte getting spun out was from the camera view/angle waaaaaay down at the other end of the track!!! A magnifying glass would've been required to make the cars out as they came out of the turn. It would've helped if the commentators had been able to relay that information to the viewers but nooooooo. (Per Bobby's awesome spotter Eddie D'Hondt, he WAS spun out by whoever was behind him-it was not Bobby doing it on his own.)<BR/><BR/>Like many others, I was shocked that TNT packed it in so early. The post-race coverage on the Internet didn't start until 16:30 CST, either, so I was left with ten or fifteen minutes of nothing. By then, I really didn't care anymore so I just switched over to the U.S. Open and watched some of the best golf ever. <BR/><BR/>I never tried opening Race Buddy, either as it seems to mess with Firefox and I wasn't in the mood to deal with that. I'm glad to know that they added a mute button, though. Hopefully they can get all of the kinks worked out of RB before this weekend. <BR/><BR/>C'mon, TNT. This is your chance to really shine and set the standard. You started off so well last weekend at Pocono, too. What happened with Michigan? You can do it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-4276912714208872612008-06-16T16:53:00.000-04:002008-06-16T16:53:00.000-04:00I thought the coverage was pretty good, but I agre...I thought the coverage was pretty good, but I agree that the ending was poorly done. I had no idea why Waltrip was spinning down the infield and I was curious where he ended up after a great day for him.<BR/><BR/>The thing that bugged me most was not showing the end of pit stops. They would show the first 10-12 seconds of a stop and switch to a different pit to show their stop. I really wanted to see how long the stops were taking, more than seeing each car for a few seconds.<BR/><BR/>...MichaelUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13512819928783843410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-59604143180725660242008-06-16T16:51:00.000-04:002008-06-16T16:51:00.000-04:00midge,TSN in Canada says the Sprint Cup races was ...midge,<BR/><BR/>TSN in Canada says the Sprint Cup races was live on the Alternate Feed due to US Open golf.<BR/><BR/>You should check your cable system or satellite provider to see if they offer this second channel of TSN. <BR/><BR/>The company also says it was listed as being on the "other" TSN for some time now. I guess they run two feeds when they have a programming conflict.<BR/><BR/>Does that help?<BR/><BR/>JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-57025747780450412502008-06-16T15:10:00.000-04:002008-06-16T15:10:00.000-04:00Anon at 3 p.m.: Matt Kenseth had quite a lot to sa...Anon at 3 p.m.: Matt Kenseth had quite a lot to say about the passing of the pace car by the 88 car(see nascar.com), and NASCAR ignoring it twice before warning the 88 car, so I don't think Gary's the only one. By a long shot.<BR/><BR/>Totally different from Tony playfully bumping the pace car FROM BEHIND -when he has lots of gas, by the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-67847647656475558932008-06-16T15:06:00.000-04:002008-06-16T15:06:00.000-04:00glen,Marty Snider said in conversation on-the-set ...glen,<BR/><BR/>Marty Snider said in conversation on-the-set after the feature was over the words Charleston and retired. What I was trying to address is fans who were not into the sport when Irvan was active.<BR/><BR/>gary,<BR/><BR/>In most oval or road course races, there are several reasons to pass the pace car. Most involve trading off the penalty of the longest line or back of the pack with making repairs in the pits.<BR/><BR/>Others involve being waved by to correct scoring or even be NASCAR's Lucky Dog.<BR/><BR/>In this race, all the cars low on fuel were starting and cutting engines. The network feed did not show the big picture, only Jr. because he was the leader. <BR/><BR/>I think he did what a lot of guys do, push it right up to the point of getting a penalty. In the past, we have seen guys push each other and even coast downhill on the road courses for a long way.<BR/><BR/>It makes a good issue for the mainsteam media, but it is not much of an issue in reality.<BR/><BR/>JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-40389262154418762692008-06-16T15:00:00.000-04:002008-06-16T15:00:00.000-04:00Am I the only person on this planet who thinks tha...<B>Am I the only person on this planet who thinks that passing the safety car at ANY level of racing is an automatic DQ and that this should be looked into? </B><BR/><BR/>Yes. Yes, you are.<BR/><BR/>While you're at it. why not suggest that Tony Stewart be penalized for all those times he intentionally ran into the pace car just because Brett Bodine, his friend, was driving it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-60602159434411079992008-06-16T14:40:00.000-04:002008-06-16T14:40:00.000-04:00I think a lot of people here are confused about Vi...I think a lot of people here are confused about Vickers' statement. He was not referring to being told to "move over" for anyone UNDER GREEN. He was complaining because he didn't agree with the order of the restart. He thought he was ahead of the 8 before the caution came out. NASCAR was telling him otherwise. Nothing sinister there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-323406516957551102008-06-16T14:36:00.000-04:002008-06-16T14:36:00.000-04:00Am I the only person on this planet who thinks tha...Am I the only person on this planet who thinks that passing the safety car at ANY level of racing is an automatic DQ and that this should be looked into? I realize that getting a copy of the NASCAR rule book is like getting plans from the Pentagon, but that's the story TNT should look into instead of telling us how great it is that Danica . . . I mean Junior (I get them confused) . . . won a race.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-78908778355486402622008-06-16T14:29:00.000-04:002008-06-16T14:29:00.000-04:00The opening pit reports that showed the pit road m...The opening pit reports that showed the pit road map and which drivers each reporter was going to cover was good, but its not new.<BR/><BR/>They did the same thing last week and in all six races last year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-40283436734996152702008-06-16T14:08:00.000-04:002008-06-16T14:08:00.000-04:00This was a great broadcast, until the very end.Ins...This was a great broadcast, until the very end.<BR/><BR/>Instead, we're left with a single focus on Dale Jr., which I feared, and a huge unanswered question about the orders given to Brian Vickers. And, oh yes, most of the post-race show is online because TNT chose to air a sitcom.<BR/><BR/>For some reason, I am not optimistic that the Monday shows will discuss Vickers' comments. Maybe that's his little secret to take to the grave with him.:(<BR/><BR/>But give Bill Weber credit for remembering Tim Russert. For the first time, we all knew that he was a "NASCAR dad."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-15464375933317536222008-06-16T14:01:00.000-04:002008-06-16T14:01:00.000-04:00I only recorded the race and didn’t see any of the...I only recorded the race and didn’t see any of the pre-race programming.<BR/><BR/>I want to commend TNT for the efforts to better their race coverage. As a whole, I enjoyed the race. The camera shot choices were great. I find that I yell at my TV less than usual. I enjoy Kyle and Larry Mac and their contributions to the program.<BR/><BR/>I have made no secret that I am not a Mr. Weber fan. I give credit where it is due and he has made improvements to his race coverage performance.<BR/><BR/>I didn’t mind the ending camera shots chosen. I was so busy laughing at how excited Jr. and team were that I enjoyed it. <BR/><BR/>I found the early cut off strange. I didn’t watch after the race coverage ended.Lisa Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816899271672467136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-13553140400490159262008-06-16T13:57:00.000-04:002008-06-16T13:57:00.000-04:00BV's issue was that if the 8 was between him and t...BV's issue was that if the 8 was between him and the 17 the 17 would not have passed him and if the 17 didn't pass him he could possible have gotten to JR and therefore won. Nascar's say will be that they go back to the previous scoring loop when a caution is thrown and at that loop the 83 was behind the 8. I know BV is upset he really wants a win and won't be getting it on a road course but with that last caution it sort of made it a moot point.Newracefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16324764517098771035noreply@blogger.com