tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post8186790018310851342..comments2024-03-05T06:32:37.180-05:00Comments on The Daly Planet: What A Week Of StoriesDaly Planet Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-80829452604054117402008-12-14T20:08:00.000-05:002008-12-14T20:08:00.000-05:00Since there is nothing going on, it appears that T...Since there is nothing going on, it appears that THE SPEED REPORT will not be on again this year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-66822882068212332008-12-13T21:25:00.000-05:002008-12-13T21:25:00.000-05:00Both GEM and PE have not returned calls or been "a...Both GEM and PE have not returned calls or been "available" for comment. <BR/><BR/>I have no faith/respect for the press--what I have is respect for individuals to talk on their own terms and in their own time. <BR/><BR/>Jr talked about how exhausting it was when he was making a change. He wanted to make the announcement and the media/fans would not leave him alone.<BR/><BR/>I say people out to quit hounding the principals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-7215361638902900762008-12-13T19:56:00.000-05:002008-12-13T19:56:00.000-05:00Anon 7:15PM, yes, you are correct about the possib...Anon 7:15PM, yes, you are correct about the possible merger, etc of PE and GEM. However, there are many aspects of what else may or may not be going on at PE and GEM that the press has ignored. <BR/><BR/>Does GEM have a sponsor for the 10 car? Will the 10 car run in 2009, at least at the beginning, if it does not have sponsorship lined up?<BR/><BR/>Jenna Fryer's AP article keeps floating around entitled "Cash-strapped Petty Enterprises....." - but whether or not PE really is cash-strapped is never discussed in the article.<BR/><BR/>The lack of news does not mean there is none to be learned. I believe you have more faith in the press than I do. Given all the possible sources for leaks, it does fascinate me that no sources have been quoted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-88754929655831514922008-12-13T19:15:00.000-05:002008-12-13T19:15:00.000-05:00There is no news, because there is no news. We see...There is no news, because there is no news. <BR/><BR/>We seem to live in an era where the public demands that reporters "give" them news.<BR/><BR/>These are trying times. All negotiations are sensitive and any mistep can cause problems in the contract. Zucker and Petty are both trying to keep the value of PE as high as possible. <BR/><BR/>No news is not a bad rap on reporters, it's a signal how close to the vest these negotiationa are.<BR/><BR/>I think that Richard Petty deserves the respect of all to be able to announce the news when he is good and ready. I personally thought it was a disgrace when SI blindsided him in NY and demanded answers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-57041222740654300562008-12-13T18:25:00.000-05:002008-12-13T18:25:00.000-05:00With maybe 1 exception, the reporting on the Petty...With maybe 1 exception, the reporting on the Petty Enterprises situation has been so uniformly mediocre that it is not clear to me whether there will or will not be a "Petty 43" racing in 2009. In fact the most recent statements I have seen attributed to Boston Ventures indicated to me that there would be a Petty car racing in 2009, even if just a 1 car team. I certainly could have missed it, but I've heard nothing on ESPN on TV about PE at all and, thru Friday, I found nothing really informative on EESPN's web site. I wonder whether the reporting about PE has been so sparse because the parties involved (Boston Ventures & Gillett) are "outsiders" and relatively new to the sport - and thus are not likely to speak to the media off the record.<BR/><BR/>I do doubt he could have found out anything, but unfortunate timing for Mulhern to be off the beat, since W-S is maybe 40-45 minutes from Level Cross.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-37014091376864114082008-12-13T13:03:00.000-05:002008-12-13T13:03:00.000-05:00Anon 12:54PM,ESPN has traditionally waited until a...Anon 12:54PM,<BR/><BR/>ESPN has traditionally waited until a February press conference in the Infield Media Center at Daytona to announce the NASCAR on-air line-ups.<BR/><BR/>Last season, we reported Rusty Wallace was out well before Christmas. No doubt we will be told soon who will be returning for next season shortly.<BR/><BR/>JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-66059924589223412012008-12-13T12:54:00.000-05:002008-12-13T12:54:00.000-05:00I agree with Dot. I like you JD, but I hope your w...I agree with Dot. I like you JD, but I hope your wrong about the whole Marty Reid thing. ESPN should havre snagged Bob Jenkins while they still had him. It appeas hes going to VERSUS. If ESPN moves Marty Reid to the booth, it will be the same outcome as when they put Todd Harris in the IRL booth in place of Paul Page. You have to use someone already in the NASCAR family, like Allen Bestwick.<BR/><BR/>P.S. - Do we know when ESPN usually makes announcements about next season?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-34597821639268221612008-12-13T10:32:00.000-05:002008-12-13T10:32:00.000-05:00Vicky,Rowdy is one of the Top 100 Podcasts on iTun...Vicky,<BR/><BR/>Rowdy is one of the Top 100 Podcasts on iTunes.<BR/><BR/>If you want to hear it every day, just got to iTunes and it will download to your iPod automatically and you can take it anywhere and listen anytime.<BR/><BR/>Buck and Bass are always good for a little fun.<BR/><BR/>JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-58486171017472967162008-12-13T10:11:00.000-05:002008-12-13T10:11:00.000-05:00JD - your interview was super. I had never heard ...JD - your interview was super. I had never heard those CRAZY guys before. Reading the Houston Chronicle we never find out any news about Nascar so these websites are really needed. Even when David Starr, a Houston racer, wins a race the Chronicle never prints one word about it. Keep up the good work.Vicky Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13084198036514255332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-22889944138168206582008-12-12T23:29:00.000-05:002008-12-12T23:29:00.000-05:00JD,I just listened to you on Rowdy. As much as I l...JD,<BR/><BR/>I just listened to you on Rowdy. As much as I like you JD, I hope you're wrong about Marty Reid. I want AB to be in the booth. I think AB would mesh better with DJ & AP. Plus, how many more years is Allen going to be punished and not be in the booth? Does he not want the job? Inquiring minds want to know.<BR/><BR/>I have a question for you. Now that Petty Ent is no longer racing, are you going to change your background color? Or keep it blue in his honor? One more thing, post a picture of yourself, please? I need a visual to go with your voice. Thanks.Dothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15701502016993312530noreply@blogger.com