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Sunday, August 10, 2008
TV Viewers Get The Post-Race Blues
There has been one subject that has been hotly debated by the fans since the new NASCAR TV contract began in 2007.
Over the years, NASCAR has tried bending to serve the needs of the television networks as the amount of money paid for NASCAR TV rights has risen. This season in particular, fans are being hit hard as the result of one of those concessions.
The start times of the NASCAR races have been pushed back for TV. The classic 1PM Eastern Time start is now a thing of the past. Fans reading NASCAR.com may tune-in at the time listed only to be met by an hour-long pre-race show and then another twenty minutes of pre-event coverage before the start of the actual race.
Normally, this type of issue does not affect the general sports fans because they can adjust their viewing habits or even commit to recording the event and watching it later. NASCAR's problem does not fit that pattern. The TV viewers watching the entire race are helpless when it comes to solving this one issue.
Fans are offered four hours of live pre-race programming on national TV for each Sprint Cup Series race. Shows like NASCAR Now, RaceDay and NASCAR Countdown repeat the same stories on different networks with different reporters three times before the green flag falls.
This extended pre-race programming is done for only one reason. The TV networks can schedule it. They know it will be on-the-air at a designated time. What none of the NASCAR TV partners can figure out is how to make sure that NASCAR fans who have watched the four hours of pre-race TV and then the four hours of racing get to hear from the athletes after the event.
It is the lack of guaranteed post-race coverage that is driving fans crazy. This is not NFL football, so just interviewing the "player of the game" will not work. NASCAR fans do not change their loyalty depending on where their favorite driver finished.
There is an entire story to tell that features teams that finished well outside of the top ten. There are issues between drivers, incidents during the race and questions asked during the live TV coverage that are still unresolved. The whole story is not being told once the race itself is over. There is no time.
Once again at Watkins Glen, the post-race was abbreviated because of the clock on the wall. ESPN has SportsCenter and they were going in that direction right away. The ESPN gang hustled through interviews with the winning crew chief, the second and third place finishers and then the winner. It was a good effort. Unfortunately, that was a drop-in-the-bucket where the story of the race was concerned.
Let's say it very clearly. NASCAR fans deserve a live dedicated post-race show on TV of one hour in length. It is the only way to tell-the-tale of what actually happened during the previous three or four hours of racing to each fan's favorite team.
NASCAR.com offers an online post-race show hosted from the Atlanta, GA studios of Turner Broadcasting. While there is some limited content from the track, this is primarily an interactive show where viewer comments are read and opinions are voiced.
SPEED offers Victory Lane, which is a tape-delayed one hour show that usually airs at 8PM. While the network hosts the winning driver, crew chief and owner on the show, it is only reporter Bob Dillner who chases down additional interviews.
Right now, this show is the closest thing to a live post-race program that fans get. When the Cup Series races on Saturday, Victory Lane is held and only airs on Sunday night. Same problem as before, a guaranteed timeslot on the TV schedule.
ESPN2 offers a Sunday night NASCAR Now at 10PM, but it only airs during the seventeen Cup races on the ESPN networks. While SPEED's Victory Lane is the most timely, the Sunday night hour of NASCAR Now is the most polished. Unfortunately, neither is live.
The biggest issue in dealing with this subject is that the Sprint Cup Series is cut into three pieces where TV is concerned. Fox, TNT and ESPN all originate their own broadcasts on their own networks and have their own clear-cut agendas.
When the race is over, fans begin the process of looking at Internet websites to try and figure-out what really happened to their driver and his team. They use radio reports and posts made to other websites to gather information. Television is long gone and Victory Lane is hours away from air time.
This problem has been aggravated by the fact that today's TV coverage focuses on the leaders of the race. Because all three Sprint Cup TV networks have a continual ticker updating the field during the race, it has taken away the former mandate of the TV play-by-play announcer to do it manually.
Watching older NASCAR races on ESPN Classic or FoxSportsNet brings a very different style of broadcast. Those announcers tell the whole story and treat the 35th place car just like the leader. My, how times have changed.
Next week the Sprint Cup Series moves to Michigan. NASCAR.com lists the start time on ESPN as 1PM. Actually, there will be a one hour pre-race show and then fifteen more minutes of pre-event coverage. The race should begin around 2:15PM ET. Once again, ESPN has SportsCenter scheduled for 5:30PM.
As the NASCAR season hits crunch time and the final races tick away before The Chase, fans may once again be seeing baseball highlights and the continuing Brett Farve saga instead of learning what happened to their driver in the Cup race at MIS.
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34 comments:
- PT said...
Total Disdain is the term we are looking for. Total Disdain for the lifelong fans, not just of NASCAR, but of all motor contests. For all of my fifty years of living, my interests in baseball, football and basketball have been fulfilled by the media. Saturation by print, broadcast and internet has never been a problem for media companies seeking to sell advertising. But the same for fans of motor contests? Ha! What we get from major media is Total Disdain. The same five commercials ran fifty times during a broadcast? Never see that anywhere else, do we? I am not just a motor contest fan, I am a fan of all contests, athletic or otherwise, and I am here to tell you I know and see the difference in the treatment we get from the media depending on just what kind of contest we are viewing.
Total Disdain.
- August 10, 2008 at 10:56 PM
- SonicAD said...
But during SportsCenter after the end of ESPN Cup races, they have more, extra post-race coverage. So sure, they went off the air, but they still went back to the pit studio for an extended period during SportsCenter.
- August 10, 2008 at 10:56 PM
- Adam T. Martin said...
I've been watching NASCAR Winston Cup racing since 1991 (I was 5) and now I shake my head on the extra pre-race fluff and the total lack of post race coverage. It disgusts me.
Throughout the 1990s, there wasn't a silly pre-race show that lasted an hour or more. Usually, once TV coverage began, we get a few words from the commentators(Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, Ned Jarrett) and then off to the starting command and the starting lineup with the play by play folks naming most of the field.
Later, we got RPM2Night.
Is anybody listening?
(I agree with you PT. Somedays, I fell like wanting to kick something because we've seen the same ad for TGI Fridays or some 2nd rate sitcom.)
- August 10, 2008 at 11:01 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
I am not saying there are not some good shows out there.
Just making the point that regardless of whether the Sprint Cup Series race is on a Saturday night or Sunday afternoon, regardless of how long it takes or what happens, there should be an immediate one hour live post-race show.
With the emerging TV technology becoming available, this may be a concept that is here before too much longer. This program does not have to be slaved to a big network like ESPN or SPEED.
It only needs to be live when the NASCAR TV partner signs-off and tell the whole story of the race.
This column was brought-on by the slew of issues left on the table by ESPN at the close of the Watkins Glen broadcast even though there was an extended red flag period.
- August 10, 2008 at 11:40 PM
- Anonymous said...
I certainly agree that NASCAR TV has too many prerace shows focusing on the same thing, but a LIVE one hour program immediately postrace is too much to ask for.
What other sport gets one hour LIVE devoted to post game, unless it's the Super Bowl or the World Series? None of them! The NFL is either rushing to go to another game or getting off the air for already delayed primetime programming. They also focus on pregame shows, though not to the crazy extent of NASCAR.
Take the MLB games of the week last week, one on TBS and one on ESPN. The TBS game didn't interview any players after the game, and the ESPN game only interviewed one player. They didn't go through the dugout finding guys to talk to, either then or on SportsCenter and Baseball Tonight later. Baseball and football fans have favorites who never get interviewed, just like NASCAR fans.
If the ESPN News cable channel won't take care of live postrace to everyone's satisfaction, I don't see anywhere else it will fit in a live situation. NASCAR will someday have its own cable channel, but until then? No way a live, extended postrace on NASCAR TV partners networks makes sense. Especially not for an hour. Too many other sports going on that need to be shown, live or taped, and primetime regular TV will start its season in the fall, as many of the ads during the race let us know.
- August 11, 2008 at 12:03 AM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Anon 12:03AM,
I am really glad you posted that because it makes some great points.
The big difference between baseball and NASCAR is that in baseball you are a fan of the team. In NASCAR, you are a fan of one driver. There are 43 of those in every race.
After the race, it may be important to tell us how Robby Gordon slammed Jeff Gordon off the track or why Sam Hornish went after PJ Jones again from an incident in the Saturday Nationwide Series race.
It would allow a follow-up on Bobby Labonte, soundbites with the guys called to the trailer and interviews with top stars like Kasey Kahne who was profiled in the pre-race show.
One hour on TV is only 44 minutes of content and 16 minutes of commercials. 44 min would allow for a bit over one minute on each car that started the race. That is without any race highlights.
I think if we are going to debate this point about NASCAR, we are going to have to stick to this "different animal" as being just that way...different.
- August 11, 2008 at 12:12 AM
- Anonymous said...
JD, I think this is a case of you wanting the cake and a slice of pie, when in fact you cant have both.
You say NASCAR is different from other sports, which is why NASCAR deserves a better post-event show. Yet at other times, you point out many similarities between NASCAR and other sports when trying to prove your other points. And you just cant have both.
NASCAR gets post coverage during Sportscenter and 2 full hours of coverage on SPEED and ESPN2. and that's not counting the reports during WindTunnel and Speed Report. I think that should cover all the big stories if not more.
- August 11, 2008 at 12:37 AM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Anon 12:37AM,
I don't think those two things are mutually exclusive. NASCAR's problem is stories in-progress get cut-off because of time.
It is not like the baseball game is over or the field goal guy just kicked a field goal. Its not simple and easy. Its 43 stories.
NASCAR has an entirely different post-event dynamic. Those shows you mentioned are great, but they are not live and are hours after the race is over. The TV viewers who were watching the race are long gone.
The way to keep viewers and pay-off the race is to take a Victory Lane or NASCAR Now and stick it on the end of the live races.
Even if it starts on ESPN Classic, who cares? Just try it to see if fans go there. The spike in traffic on websites after the race is huge, fans often have no info on their driver other than where he finished the race. That is a crime.
- August 11, 2008 at 12:46 AM
- Anonymous said...
I agree with JD, a one hour post race show would most certainly appropriate for all the reasons JD pointed out. I have a several suggestions for the the three Networks televising the NASCAR races to improve thier telecasts. First, charge the Advertisers 1/3 more for the commercial time and cut the commercials by a third, resulting in more live On Track action being shown and time for a Post Race Show. Second, cut the Pre-Race Shows to 30 minutes, there by also giving 30 minutes for a Post Race Show. Third, eliminate Driver Pre-packaged driver comments/ interviews during live On Track action, We tune in to see Live On Track action.
- August 11, 2008 at 1:07 AM
- Anonymous said...
The big difference between baseball and NASCAR is that in baseball you are a fan of the team. In NASCAR, you are a fan of one driver. There are 43 of those in every race.
You think fans of baseball and football and basketball don't care about the individual athletes, including some who don't get much playing time (like JJ Redick of the Orlando Magic, the benchwarmer who still sells massive amounts of jerseys)? Come on. They're fans of the teams and also devoted fans of many athletes.
Why did the Jets sell 20,000 Favre jerseys this week? Why are the LA Dodgers selling baseball caps with sewn-on Manny Ramirez dreadlocks? Why does every kid in Beijing China appear to know the name Kobe Bryant? Because people identify with individual players, just like NASCAR fans identify with drivers. Sports TV is star driven - even the star teams have star players. NASCAR is no different, depsite those who insist it is.
Victory Lane and NASCAR Now could talk to/show all 43 drivers right now if they wanted to - and they don't. Doesn't matter if it's presented live or taped for later broadcast, they could do it now, every week, but they don't. What makes you think they would feature 43 "stories" in a live 60 minute program?
- August 11, 2008 at 2:04 AM
- Dot said...
Here's an idea.
Take 45 minutes from the pre race cr** and move it to the end. Instead of making drama, they could show actual drama. They already have a block of time for pre race and the race. If there's a red flag that causes the race to run longer, that's just less of the post race show. Woulda got screwed today.
I'm curious to know what would've happened today without the 45 min r/f. The race would've been over way early. Would we have seen a 30 minute post race show?
- August 11, 2008 at 2:05 AM
- Anonymous said...
Race coverage is horrible. If a sponsor did not pay extra, that car is not shown unless it wrecks or wins. The camera-coverage leaves a lot to be desired.
I've solved the problem. I DVR the race and listen on the radio. If something happens that I want to see, I forward to it watch it and then delete it.
When at the race, we have extended cautions so the network can get the commercials in and then we get back to racing.
Like I said, I've been a fan since the very early 60s and don't watch anymore.
- August 11, 2008 at 2:08 AM
- Anonymous said...
I thought ESPNews was supposed to be the postrace live coverage destination for NASCAR, all season long.
At least that's what their anchors keep telling me, they have theme music when they announce it...So why isn't this one hour of live postrace there? Seems like the logical place for it...
But then you're going to have people upset who don't get ESPNews or Classic and won't be able to change channels to see postrace.
- August 11, 2008 at 2:24 AM
- Anonymous said...
I agree. Endless,repetitive pre race cr**p and almost no post race coverage. ESPN even botched the start. As they were approaching the Start/Finish line, the camera panned way back?? VL is often a disappointment with those idiots Wallace/Spencer. Kenny was on a real roll yesterday. He said that 'We give it to you straight'. He must not remember Indy. Then,despite that Kyle is on VL almost weekly, he can't remember how many wins he has or how old the kid is. Then Kenny says what a clean driver Ambrose is. Maybe Kenny should talk to Boris Said. Or maybe Burton who got moved over this weekend or Stan Hornish who got spun out yesterday by Ambrose. A lot of network Nascar coverage isn't ready for prime time. I get sick just hearing the voices of Punch and the two Wallaces.I've even been puzzled by Tim Brewer. Tim's accomplishments go back decades but I think he's lost touch with today's technology. This weekend,after Kyle Busch missed a shift, they showed Nascar officials and the #18 team looking at the screen of a borescope. The booth asked Tim if he could explain what they were doing. Tim said "Sure. They probably have the valve covers off and are taking a close look at the lifters,etc". Nonsense. I'll bet all the money I have that they were looking at the tops of the pistons to see if the valves made contact with the pistons. Last year,Rusty had to correct Tim after the #48 hit the wall on the right front and burst into flames. This happened right in the middle of the move to the R07 engine and Waterman cable driven fuel pumps at the rear of the car. Tim said that the fire was caused by the fuel pump getting broken off the engine by impact with the wall which used to be true. When they tossed to the booth,Rusty corrected the situation by stating that the R07 doesn't have provision for mounting a fuel pump at the right front. All this may sound like nit picking, but you'd like to believe the people talking non stop actually have some knowkedge about the topic they're discussing???
- August 11, 2008 at 5:21 AM
- GinaV24 said...
My personal saturation point has been reached with the endless pre-race hype and production stuff and then to have the bare minimum coverage at the end of each race just makes me angry. And I would really like to see the ACTUAL race start time posted. Quite honestly, by 2:15 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, I'm already out with friends enjoying the summer weather. If I don't watch the race, I'd like to be able to come home and get caught up on the big stories from the race. I tried watching that stupid post-race stuff on nascar.com, but that isn't worth anything at all, so I wind up waiting for info on the net. I can't handle watching VL with Wallace and Spencer -- their credibility isn't too high right now after Indy.
- August 11, 2008 at 9:17 AM
- Anonymous said...
To discover how many pre race shows are really needed try this . Don't watch any pre race shows at all . Not one minute . Then watch the race and afterward watch only Windtunnel . What you will quickly realize is you haven't missed anything at at all . Windtunnel covers all of the important news , gossip , results , etc in a matter of a few minutes . Does Dave have endless, long winded reports about things the fans really don't care about . No . The point is , the silly pre race shows are paid for by NASCAR . They are infomercials . NASCAR feels that to be taken seriously in the world of sports they have to make it appear that the networks and fans can't get enough of stock car racing . Hence the long drawn out embaressment of Kenny and John and Jimmy and friends .
The ESPN Sportcenter debate has gone on for many years . The truth is , ESPN makes alot of money from Sportcenter . Not many people watch it compared to NASCAR for example , but Sportcenter is the cash cow . So there have never been long post race interviews when Sportcenter is in the wings . And there never will be . And ESPN as well as most of the other networks that broadcast NASCAR feel that NASCAR is entertainment , not a sport . So it gets treated as such .
- August 11, 2008 at 9:42 AM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Anon 2:04AM,
I would maintain that is different because they are all part of one team and all of them are seen on-camera as the game progresses.
We now have multi-million dollar high-profile NASCAR teams that never appear on the TV screen for four hours simply because they are not in the top ten.
One of the biggest email themes I get is fans asking how and why over the course of an entire Cup race their driver was never mentioned.
At the close of these events, there are fans who have no idea what happened to their driver. That is not the case in a football or basketball game.
As we have said many times over the past 17 months, stick-and-ball sports have nothing to do with NASCAR in terms of trying to tell the story of the event.
Imagine watching a football game and never seeing the quarterback. Better yet, having him throw the ball and the camera stays on the passer. The frustration of fans is that TV handcuffs them. They are slaved to the agenda of the TV network and that is a big problem.
- August 11, 2008 at 10:14 AM
- TexasRaceLady said...
Anon, 9:42 ---
That's what I've started doing --- not ONE MINUTE of the pre-race BS.
The hubby and I go out for a leisurely Sunday b'fast. I take care of any house chores.
I look the race guide online and usually turn on just as the anthem is being sung(although at times I wonder if it's singing).
- August 11, 2008 at 10:15 AM
- chase said...
JD: For the last two weeks I have not watched one minute of pre-race coverage -- here I am experimenting! And wonders of wonders, I'm fine with it! Thus, wouldn't it behoove the networks to have a 'mandatory' one hour of post-race coverage? As a poster said above, the drama is the race - and what would make the most sense is to have an hour of post-race coverage discussing with the drivers involved the 'drama' that had just played out on the track during the race. I think I shall continue to not watch the pre-race coverage until the end of the season! Now, wouldn't it be nice for the networks that cover NASCAR to figure this out too?????? PT also has a point in the sickening repetition of the commercials during a race - if I see oil dumped on those two addlepated dunderheads one more time I shall scream! Sponsors must know that overkill kills a product faster than anything else! Thanks JD as always!
- August 11, 2008 at 10:45 AM
- Mich. Mike said...
If NASCAR and commerical interest want viewers why is it so hard to understand this torture fest called pre race is nothing but a waste of viewers time. My take move the start time to 1:00 pm get rid of pre race and use the time for post race.
Victory lane should be nixed as well, Wallace/Spencer gone!! I wish someone would tell Kenny Wallace that his finger pointing is not only bad manners but if he were to do that to me on the street he would have that finger shoved down that big mouth!! His constant banter about the fans booing Kyle Bush is also getting old. Kenny, Bush can take it he doesnt need the help of a second rate driver/broadcaster.
The whole NASCAR scene is losing lots more interest than they will ever admit to. They can blame the economy all they want but as a fan for over 30 years believe me continue down this path and the fans will just quit showing up.
Ive attended at least four races a year for years but not anymore. To bad I love this sport and feel bad about the direction its heading.
- August 11, 2008 at 11:05 AM
- Anonymous said...
This is what happens when you sell your soul to the devil. As cheeky as FOX is as far as it's announcers are concerned, it's a hell of a lot better than ESPN will ever be. I've said it before and I'll say it again. ESPN is nothing more and nothing less than the popparizi (pardon my spelling) of sports. It's all about glitz and glitter. As a diehard race fan, it would be nice to know where my driver finished when the race is over. Not ten m inutes later. If your driver is not among the favorite sons, you're screwed. Thanks for listening to me rant. Midas Micah
- August 11, 2008 at 11:57 AM
- Tracy said...
Anon at 9:42 and Gina - right you are! I'm oversaturated with prerace hype and don't watch any of it. Not a minute, and I did, once upon a time, enjoy Speed's prerace show.
- August 11, 2008 at 12:01 PM
- Anonymous said...
Since the races have been on TNT and ESPN, I have been able to get a lot more done around the house on the weekends, as I don't subscribe to cable. And, you know what...I haven't really missed watching!
In my head, I can imagine that every other lap, the annoucers would give a Dale Jr. update, even if he was laps down, while totally ignoring the other drivers outside the top 5.
NASCAR returns to the regular networks in a few weeks, if I'm not too busy...I may find time to watch!
- August 11, 2008 at 12:29 PM
- Anonymous said...
West Coast Diane said:
Regarding "they don't interview every baseball player on a team". The difference between stick and ball sports and racing is a "team" is from a geographical area. That means I can read about them in the local newspaper and hear about them on the local TV channels. There are pre and post game shows, be it radio or tv where the focus is on that team and its players. In my area there is even a sports radio station...all day sports focused on the local teams with national info thrown in. Our local papers (live in Calif Bay Area...6 million people), have almost zero coverage of any racing. Maybe a short column, unless it is at Sears Point (don't use new name :)). Yes, there is the internet, but it really isn't the equivalent of having "local" news everyday about racing and your favorite drivers. I decided to take a few racing magazines, but the info is so after the fact that I probably will not renew. After recaps on Monday, I am ready to move on from the previous race.
If ESPN would just come out and tell us why they think how the race is televised is the best way, or why the various personalities they use are best suited for their roles, then maybe I would think it's not just arrogance preventing them from making changes.
I am sure they must never rewatch and critique the broadcasts. How could they and not cringe?
- August 11, 2008 at 2:11 PM
- Anonymous said...
Ratings are up for NASCAR RaceDay as well as Victory Lane and the races themselves ... which means that people ARE watching ...
SPEED has Jimmy Spencer and Kenny Wallace on NRD & NVL for a reason ... It's to get people to talk about the show, whether they like it or hate it ... People talking about the show gets more people to check it out ... Some people claim they hate the shows, but yet they're watching it every week just to see WHAT Jimmy & Kenny will say ...
It's easy for people who live in the Eastern time zone to say that they want NASCAR to switch the start times back to 1pm eastern ... But, that screws over the people in the Pacific / Mountain time zones ... It's bad enough when we have to watch practice or qualifying sessions live at 6am/7am ...
Disney not showing a long enough post race show is not really any different than the Disney affiliates who decide to dump the pre-race shows in favor of children's programming ... If the race is on ESPN or ESPN2 with Sports Center to follow, they should just cut back on SC as it seems like they air it a hundred times a day ...
The last few days the CBC has had an interesting coverage of the swimming competitions at the Olympics ... They show one race, then show 1 (maybe 2) commercials, then come back to see the next set of swimmers come out & get introduced and then show the swim race ... Then they go to another commercial ... Granted when there's a longer break in between swim races or if they're going to another sport, they'll throw in a longer commercial break as well as pre-recorded pieces & in-studio live shots ... They'll even throw in interviews with the swimmers ... Then again, that's the Canadian Broadcasting as opposed to NBC who doesn't think people on the West Coast can handle watching the Olympics LIVE ...
- August 11, 2008 at 2:19 PM
- Karen said...
Watched OTL all the way through, then RDay and Countdown shows last night and stopped FF'ing one time during those two shows to watch the Steve Park interview. All the rest was the same ol' song and dance. Tired of it really. Took me 15 minutes to get through 3 hours of prerace after the Olympics last night. Watched some postrace on ESPN News, but don't care for the repeated news stories with a little NASCAR thrown in.
- August 11, 2008 at 2:58 PM
- HarpAmy/Amy in FL said...
My take on the post-race coverage is the following: If I am at home and not having to be back at church, then I would like to have a somewhat decent postrace show. I usually have to be back at church before the race is over and therefore don't know much of what goes on after the race.
Those of you who compare the stick and ball sports to Nascar in their coverage, the NFL does have a post game show but it gets nixed if they run overtime and have to get to another game. I would like to at least have something like that that happens.
Here are some suggestions for a post race show.
1. Show the race results and maybe a short discussion.
2. Show the drivers' points and maybe a short discussion.
3. Show the owner's points and discuss how that affects the next race. I am a fan of a driver who spent last year outside the top 35 and learned to really appreciate any discussion of those points positions.
4. Maybe interview some drivers.
5. Wrap up the drama that was the race and all the stories and subplots involved.
Those are just my suggestions. I agree about the stick and ball sports being a local sport and you can get alot of information on your local tv coverage. Nascar just doesn't have that.
Go Mikey and Go Gators!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- August 11, 2008 at 3:16 PM
- majors house said...
I am prety sick of the pre-race and would love to see a really good post race show that was live instead of the garbage we are getting now and would love to see the races all on one network. I was really impressed by the Speed crew calling the truck race on Saturday night and think that they would do a great job calling the Cup races and frankly would be much better than what we have beenseeing out of ESPN lately. I watched the old Watkins Glen race the other day with Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons and was blown away and forgotten how good those guys really were.
- August 11, 2008 at 3:56 PM
- Newracefan said...
Ditto what Amy @ 3:16 said.
With 43 drivers/teams who's finishing order impacts the points location of the other 43 teams/drivers not to mention 2 sets of points driver and owner it can get confusing. Let's face it when watching stick and ball you pretty much know ahead of time where a team stands with a win or loss even factoring in another team or two. That's still 2-3 to keep track of not 43 on 2 different lists. Yes there are probably people who are fans of a team that is not local but that is somewhat of an exception. For race fans no team is local and when the race is over you have no idea where your driver/team stands unless the are part of the elite 12-14 and if you do not know about Jayski you may have to wait until Tuesday to find out.
- August 11, 2008 at 4:07 PM
- red said...
i decided at the beginning of this season to eliminate pre-race from my nascar viewing. the sole exception is when there is to be a special segment which interests me and those are few and far between. my feeling is that i have missed nothing at all in not watching pre-race, not one single piece of valuable RACE information. i highly recommend it to everyone!
reducing some portion of pre-race and wrapping into a post-race show isn't that simple, tho'. realistically, the race start time would have to be moved back in order to make that work and that runs into the east coast/west coast conundrum. starting at 1pm eastern equals a 10 am start on the west coast: at 10 am eastern, i'm in church and i don't finish with my various responsibilties there until noon or so. so, if i lived on the west coast, i'd be missing 2 hours or more of actual racing. that would be a very bad event in my life!
and yes, folks can dvr -- but i don't have one and don't expect to be adding one anytime soon. it's a financial decision and renting/buying unit solely to dvr racing is not a solid ROI in my household.
what about "time shifting" the racing? start the race at 1 pm eastern and then begin to show it at noon or so pacific time? of course, that assumes that west coast fans aren't also using other non-tv technologies during the race so that's a glitch as well.
for me: reduce pre-race to no more than 60 minutes, altho' 30 would be better. then, let the race run to completion and do a 30 minute post-race immediately after the race on some channel that is one of the broadcast partners. if nascar truly wants to keep existing fans as well as entice new fans to the sport, then they need to create a solution to the issue of no post-race broadcast.
- August 11, 2008 at 5:52 PM
- Anonymous said...
Pre-race junk is almost as long each week than the Super Bowl which occurs 1 time a year.
My idea is
Raceday with or without the 2 idiots (Kenny & Jimmy) cut to 1 hour.
Pre race on whatever network 15 mins ( Start it on the hour go till prayer & anthem)
Race showing the race on the track, lose the ticker on the bottom, no points updates during the race - no one cares at that point.
Post race show 1 hour, wrap it up
update us on the drivers, teams the points now we care the race is over. Its not that hard.
As far as pre race goes this week it was outside the lines & NN then the TV was background noise while I got stuff done.
Next week - off completely for pre race. Its just too much of yapping repeated reheated & served up as "news" junk
- August 11, 2008 at 6:10 PM
- Richard in N.C. said...
I do enjoy watching parts of the pre-race shows, but I never feel compelled to watch all of any of them - but I do miss Wendy's pre-race walk arounds. It's sort of like being in the infield - walk over here and talk for awhile and then over to another Rv and talk for awhile. If I'm not mistaken, there are 4 hours of NFL pre-game shows, although they do overlap most of the time - and I do watch some of both FOX and CBS most Sundays.
As to post-race, I believe there is a change underway in the print media - some mid-sized newspapers are cutting back on sending reporters to every race. I believe both David Poole and Mulhern were absent from the Glen and it appears Mulhern has been absent from others this summer. Thus, there seem to be fewer eyewitness accounts of what took place at the track.
- August 11, 2008 at 9:52 PM
- HarpAmy/Amy in FL said...
I will add that I do like the ticker at the bottom of the ESPN broadcasts because it can help me keep updated on what is going on in other sports in order to keep me informed to let my hubby know while he is working. He will call me and ask me how a team is doing and I would be able to tell him from the ticker at the bottom. That ticker saves me from having to turn to a different channel to check for him. I have to do that when the race coverage is on the other networks.
That is just my humble opinion.
One other thing that I will add is that I do know some people that don't have cable or satellite and only get what comes with rabbit ears. They have said that they enjoy their 12 race early season of Nascar and then in the fall Nascar competes with the Bucs for watching enjoyment. They lose interest in Nascar during the summer. I would hope that Nascar would be aware of that fact. Some people just can't afford cable/satellite
I also don't own a dvr and as of the end of May don't own a DVD/VCR player. My DVD/VCR got taken when I was robbed then. That being said, I have no way to record races or any coverage and play it back. I have to rely on catching it when it airs. That affects my tv viewing.
- August 11, 2008 at 10:29 PM
- Fred said...
I'm in the middle of burning my races to DVD, so I'm going through the mid-1990s when there was little pre-race, but seemingly more post race. Like a previous poster said, it's still very watchable.
How about splitting the difference? Schedule a half-hour pre-race and a half-hour post race? Granted, the race length will vary from week to week, which makes scheduling post-race coverage very hard, especially if there is a red flag like Sunday.
Personally, I don't have time for an hour of pre-race, a 400-500 mile race and an hour of post-race on Sunday afternoon. Kinda kills the whole day. An hour of pre-race is too much for my taste. Chris Myers doesn't need more time for his lame jokes and Rusty certainly doesn't need more time to beat everyone else over the head.
I love NASCAR, but I can't devote every waking moment to the present situations and watch every single NASCAR show on the planet.
- August 12, 2008 at 11:04 AM


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Saturday, November 8, 2008
In-Progress From Phoenix: Saturday Practice And Qualifying
Things get underway at Noon Eastern Time on Saturday from PIR with SPEED hosting Nationwide Series qualifying. Steve Byrnes, Jeff Hammond and Larry McReynolds will be along to call the action. Down on the grid will be Wendy Venturini and Bob Dillner.
This same TV crew will hang around once qualifying is over to watch the early practice of the Sprint Cup Series cars. This is one of those sessions that was added late in the season after a lot of fans (TDP readers) made a lot of noise about ESPN not covering early practice. This sessions runs from 1:30 to 2:30PM.
John Roberts is up next with SPEED's NASCAR Live. This little show, originally designed to fill time from the tracks, has taken on a life of its own. Roberts was paired this season with two very unlikely TV reporters, Hermie Sadler and Randy Pemberton.
Instead of giving fans more of the same talking heads, both Sadler and Pemberton have embraced this show and made it fun to watch. Sadler has fun teasing the drivers about college football or their bad golf game while he gets the standard information about how things are going for the race.
Pemberton has been stellar on DirecTV's Hot Pass and his name has been bounced around for all kinds of roles in 2009. In the garage, he is a focused reporter who asks the tough questions with such sincerity that no one gets offended. He has pushed his way back into NASCAR with a lot of hard work this season.
The final pre-pre-race show will be ESPN2's coverage of Happy Hour for the Sprint Cup teams. Starting at 3PM, it will be Dr. Jerry Punch hosting the telecast. Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree will be along as the analysts. Shannon Spake, Jamie Little, Dave Burns and Mike Massaro will be handling the driver interviews from the garage.
There will be a new post up for NASCAR Countdown and the Nationwide Series race on ESPN2 later this afternoon. Countdown starts at 4PM and the race coverage begins thirty minutes later. Please feel free to add your TV-related opinions on the daytime Saturday coverage to this post.
To add your comments, just click on the COMMENTS button below and follow the easy instructions. The rules for posting are located on the right side of the main page. Thank you for taking the time to stop by The Daly Planet.
31 comments:
- Anonymous said...
Hi all! Just getting started on the day here. Coffee'd up & watching Speed Nwide Qualifying.
Thanks JD for the schedule on the front page! DVR is set for day, I'll probably watch it later for the parts I miss.
- November 8, 2008 at 12:24 PM
- Lou said...
JD, As usual enjoying the coverage with Larry Mac and SPEED. SPEED has stepped up as usual. If only ESPN could do as well.
Yes, as a HotPass customer I so enjoy Mr.Pemberton.(Probably why I do not comment during the race as much, HotPass is that good to me.) Would hate to lose him on HotPass, but he is an asset to the TV coverage of the sport. And in the paragraph you mentioned him in is so true.
- November 8, 2008 at 1:12 PM
- Sean said...
Nationwide Qualifying has once again been excellent on Speed. There's no comparison
- November 8, 2008 at 1:17 PM
- bevo said...
Hope you have some inside info about Pemberton you're not disclosing yet. He has been stellar on HotPass this season and he deserves to move up to a more prominent position in NASCAR coverage.
Any word on the horrible attendance at the truck race last night? Does it look like it will carry over to the NW and Cup races this weekend?
- November 8, 2008 at 2:01 PM
- ri88girl said...
Well, they seem to have gathered it back up, they was gettin' a little loose last night by trackside. Another enjoyable, fun and information filled day. What a nice treat it would be if they let AB audition over at ESPN. Note to management. The muffeling of Doc during quals, is not a substitute for good PXP. Nothing against DJ and AP but they should not be relied upon to do this, it wasn't why they were hired.
- November 8, 2008 at 2:04 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
NASCAR is in shock after last night. There had better be some fannies in the stands for the Nationwide race this afternoon.
I can't even get an estimation of the crowd from last night. This race is on the sched for next season but no fans until Sunday is ridiculous.
- November 8, 2008 at 2:10 PM
- Anonymous said...
Last night it was empty! I was shocked. And today I hope it fills for this afternoons race. The hill is pretty empty from what I saw. This is not good.
- November 8, 2008 at 2:15 PM
- ri88girl said...
This is a tad off topic, but I'm wondering if the tv partners are sending any vibes that there will be layoffs or other cost cutting measures coming in the off season?
If you look at the general economy, one of the areas that has got to be really scaring NASCAR is the poor health of SPRINT as a company. The lack of attendence I can't see getting better and I wonder what NASCAR would do if they couldn't support three top series. Would this alter their contraces to the point where ESPN might walk away instead of having to be pushed?
My feeling is that for any of the entities in racing to servive and trive, they are going to have to be small and nimble. Somthing the bloat of ESPN and ISC, SMI don't seem to have.
- November 8, 2008 at 2:21 PM
- Lou said...
TDP @ 1410hrs. Thank you for the update. I watched the race also. I would have thought more fans from the west coast would have been at the race. It was good racing. And the announce booth was good also for the tv coverage of the race on SPEED.
Not to mention, if you were on the hill where Krista was, what I great view. I envy those who had that and someday hope I will.
- November 8, 2008 at 2:22 PM
- Geeze said...
Friday night truck race's rarely have a good crowd. At least none of the one's I've been to. Partly due to the fact that they aren't getting the word out about how good the racing is.
Also, most people who are coming to town for Sunday aren't in town yet. As far as track's in the west goes, the locals have a tough time making a 5:00pm local start time on a Friday.
- November 8, 2008 at 2:26 PM
- Anonymous said...
Not to mention, if you were on the hill where Krista was, what I great view. I envy those who had that and someday hope I will.
It is a great view and the "seats" are pretty cheap. (I think they were $30 the last time I checked.) Then again, PIR is the best value in NASCAR, or maybe second to LMS.
After seeing several races at both of those tracks for reasonable prices, I almost fell over when I learned what it costs to see NASCAR races at Chicagoland. I feel bad for people who live there but can't afford to go to their home track.
- November 8, 2008 at 2:29 PM
- Anonymous said...
Last night it was empty! I was shocked. And today I hope it fills for this afternoons race. The hill is pretty empty from what I saw. This is not good.
Yeah, but track races and even NNS races don't usually sell well. They never have.
This tells me that a lot of people aren't "racing fans," but fans of drivers.
If they really wanted to see good racing, they'd go to truck races.
- November 8, 2008 at 2:32 PM
- Anonymous said...
That was "truck" races, sorry!
- November 8, 2008 at 2:32 PM
- ri88girl said...
did Kasry just throw GEM under the bus and drive over them?
- November 8, 2008 at 2:35 PM
- Newracefan said...
I thought Kasey threw Dodge under the bus
- November 8, 2008 at 2:37 PM
- bevo said...
I was at the truck race last Friday night at Texas and I'd estimate the attendance around 75,000.
I realize the race started kind of early for them and traffic might have been a problem but I always thought Phoenix attracted a lot of campers from Southern California. Maybe Las Vegas just cannibalizes the crowd.
- November 8, 2008 at 2:37 PM
- majorshouse said...
I know that Spring lost another 1.3 million subscribers last quarter and it makes me wonder if they are going to have the finances to continue with the Spring cup and also makes me wonder about the television contract too. I still say I would love to see all three series on Speed because of the great coverage that they give us.
- November 8, 2008 at 2:43 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
There is some GEM stuff going on, I will have a column about it on Monday. This should be a wild off-season in many ways.
- November 8, 2008 at 2:55 PM
- Lou said...
Thank you JD. It just keeps me coming back for more. Look forward to it, thanks
- November 8, 2008 at 3:17 PM
- Anonymous said...
ESPN and Punch going all out to hype the fact that if Johnson has trouble "it could make Homestead really exciting".
Hey Jerry, Johnson won the pole, has the first pit position, had the fastest car in the first practice, and here you go trying to make that THE only story for the Sunday race.
ESPN followed up with a graphic showing polesitters at Phoenix who had bad races, showing about six different times in the past 20 years where that happened. The graphic actually showed Rusty Wallace with poor finishes from the first spot back in 1990 and 1992.
Nice try, Jerry.
- November 8, 2008 at 3:29 PM
- Dot said...
I was shocked to see Cup practice being shown on time @ noon. How/why did the football game end early or on time? I would've bet that we weren't going to see practice at all based on prior experiences.
- November 8, 2008 at 3:32 PM
- ri88girl said...
What propagandist BS is this?
- November 8, 2008 at 3:55 PM
- PammH said...
I let the dog out & come back to this crap? What happened to practice, ie. cars on the track! God this channel sucks!
- November 8, 2008 at 3:58 PM
- Rick said...
Just got home and turn on the tube and what do I find? The tech center promo they've been running all season.
Are there cars on the track?
- November 8, 2008 at 3:58 PM
- Newracefan said...
I hope all the cars are off the track, not real sure that is the case. First its the pit studio then the tech center. While I think its cool, it doesn't belong here if the cars are still practicing
- November 8, 2008 at 3:59 PM
- Rick said...
I guess practice was over, but wouldn't that time be better spent reviewing the practice rather than shilling for themselves?
- November 8, 2008 at 4:01 PM
- Anonymous said...
Shilling for themselves LOL accurate & sad.
Heaven forbid they give a re cap of the practice or preview Nwides later. Nope not espu
Chit chat now in matching suits.
- November 8, 2008 at 4:06 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
There is a new post up for the Nationwide Series coverage on ESPN2 from Phoenix.
- November 8, 2008 at 4:08 PM
- Anonymous said...
Yes practice was over, but I do agree *that* wasn't the place for it. What they *should* have done was to recap what happened DURING practice!
People tuned in late/had a phone call/etc. and may have missed things.
- November 8, 2008 at 4:54 PM
- Anonymous said...
How can you find out which announcers will be on Hot Pass each week? I don't want to mess up and plan on watching when Rice is announcing again. I can't stand listening to him there or on PRN.
- November 8, 2008 at 8:08 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
We will have the DirecTV info posted on the race page tomorrow.
DirecTV is still a mess where Internet info and PR stuff is concerned.
I am going to talk to them about it next week. Hopefully, we can get things sorted out.
- November 8, 2008 at 8:16 PM


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A March Daring Baker's Challenge: Dorie Greenspan's Perfect Party Cake
The hostess for this month's challenge is the lovely Morven from Food Art and Random Thoughts, she chose the Perfect Party Cake from Dorie Greenspan's book From My Home To Yours. The original recipe for the Perfect Party Cake was given to Dorie by her good friend Nick Malgieri. This is a versatile cake that has a tight crumb and a light fluffy frosting. Dorie's version of this cake is lemon, but it can easily be made in any other flavor that you like.
A week into the challenge, Carrie of Ginger Lemon Girl and I decided to bake together with Esther of The Lilac Kitchen hanging out with us on email. Esther is the proud new Mama of a healthy baby boy and she wasn't up to hours on her feet in the kitchen baking. When I was choosing from the gluten free flours, I wanted the cake to be white so I selected coconut flour as the base and I chose white chocolate for the buttercream. My goal was to create a white cake that was flavorful for my son, who is a huge fan of all things flavored vanilla and white chocolate.
The cake went together easily and rose beautifully while it baked. The frosting whipped up to a frothy foam. I made two smaller cakes and filled one with mixed berry preserves. The recipe made a large quantity of frosting that I swirled around the cake in fluffy peaks.
How did the cakes taste? Overall my family thought the cake was very sweet. Their favorite bites were of the cake without the frosting. They thought that the frosting tasted good, but was way too sweet. My children weren't crazy about the fluffiness of the frosting, they prefer a stiffer frosting.
Since I felt the same way, I decided to bake this cake again and use a different sweetener and make the cake without any dairy as well. Since I had recently gotten an order from Barry Farms that contained some sweet potato flour and sorghum syrup, I decided to use these ingredients as part of my recipe.
I made the second version of the cake for Easter Supper and my family thought it tasted like a mild brownie or chocolate muffin. They enjoyed the texture and flavor of the frosting, it was firmer and lightly sweet. We had agreed that I would only frost the top of the cake, so that there was only a touch of frosting. They liked the flavor of the cake and frosting. My daughter wants me to make this frosting again, since it isn't too sweet.
1 cup brown rice flour
1/2 cup coconut flour
1/2 cup sweet rice flour
1/2 cup arrowroot starch
2 tsp chia seed meal
1 Tb baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/4 cup almond milk
4 large egg whites
1 1/2 cup cane sugar
4 Tb vegetable shortening
4 Tb coconut oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
Buttercream Frosting
1 cup cane sugar
4 large egg whites
8 Tb vegetable shortening
8 Tb coconut oil
8 Tb ghee
1 oz white chocolate, melted
1 tsp vanilla extract
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a low sided pan with parchment paper and set out 4 - 5 inch cake rings. Line the cake ring sides with parchment paper for 2 smaller cakes. Or line two 9 inch cake pans with parchment paper for 1 larger cake.
2. In a large bowl, dump in the flours, baking powder, sea salt and chia seed. Stir the mixture, until the baking powder is well incorporated.
3. In a medium bowl, pour in the almond milk and egg whites, then whisk them together.
4. In a mixing bowl, plop in the vegetable shortening, coconut oil and sugar. Then beat for 3 minutes on medium speed until the mixture is light and fluffy.
5. Pour in the vanilla extract and one third of the flour mixture, continue beating.
6. Beat in half of the almond milk mixture. Next, beat in half of the remaining flour mixture and until it is incorporated.
7. Add the rest of the almond milk mixture until blended and then pour in the rest of the flour mixture. Then beat for 2 minutes on medium speed to make sure the cake batter is well aerated.
8. Divide the batter between the cake rings or the 9 inch cake pans and smooth the tops.
9. Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
10. Place the cookie sheet or cake pans on a cake rack and cool for 5 minutes. Slip the cake rings off the cakes and peel off the liner. Place right side up on a cake rack until they are room temperature. (Dorie notes that the cooled cake layers can be wrapped airtight and stored at room temperature overnight or frozen for up to two months.)
1. Place the sugar and egg whites into a heat proof bowl. Place the bowl over a pan of simmering water. Begin to whisk constantly, making sure to keep the mixture over the heat for 3 minutes. The sugar should be dissolved and it will look like shiny marshmallow cream. Remove the bowl from the heat.
2. Using the mixer, beat the meringue on medium speed until it has cooled, approximately 5 minutes.
3. Add the vegetable shortening, coconut oil, ghee and then beat until smooth.
4. Once the oils are beaten in, beat the buttercream on medium high speed until it is thick and smooth, approximately 6 - 10 minutes.
Dorie's Note: During this time the buttercream may curdle or separate - just keep beating and it will come together again.
5. Then add the vanilla and white chocolate and continue to beat on medium high speed until the frosting is shiny and smooth. Press a piece of plastic on the surface of the buttercream and set aside until you are ready to use it.
Assembling the Cake:
1. Place the first layer of the cake on a cake plate or a cake round. Spread the top of the layer with the Buttercream. If you would like to use a layer of preserves, spread the preserves on first and then gently spread the Buttercream on top.
2. Place the second layer on top of the Buttercream covered first layer.
3. Use the remaining Buttercream to cover the top and sides of the cake. Top with coconut or tiny curls of white chocolate.
Storing the Cake:
1. The cake is best the day it is made, but will store in the refrigerator. Cover it very well and bring to room temperature before serving.
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Sorghum Cake with Kahlua Sorghum Syrup Buttercream
1/3 cup sorghum flour
1/4 cup sweet potato flour*
1/4 cup carob
1/4 cup + 2 Tb arrowroot starch
1/4 tsp sea salt
1 Tb flax seed meal
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
2 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
1/2 cup sorghum syrup**
2 Tb vegetable shortening, melted
2 Tb cocoa butter, melted
1/2 tsp Kahlua
1/2 cup + 2 Tb almond milk
2 Tb sorghum syrup
2 Tb agave syrup
1 egg white
2 Tb vegetable shortening, melted
2 Tb cocoa butter, melted
2 Tb coconut oil, melted
1/2 oz Enjoy Life! chocolate chips, melted
1/2 tsp Kahlua
Recipe Variation Notes: Cake - I used a 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 loaf pan. Buttercream - Step 1: The egg white, sorghum and agave syrup when cooked over the water bath will look like maple syrup and will not thicken. Once it has cooked for 3 minutes, transfer to the mixing bowl and continue with the recipe. Step 4: Beat the frosting for 10 minutes. Then continue with the recipe.
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Brewers - 202 000 000 - 4 8 1 Red Sox - 220 012 30x - 10 14 0Adrian Gonzalez singled, doubled, and homered in his first three at-bats, David Ortiz chipped in with three hits, and John Lackey (8-8-4-0-5, 111) found his bearings after two rough innings, setting down 15 straight Brewers as the Red Sox pulled away for an easy victory.
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Evil Bert broke the tie with a dong (#15) in the fifth. Jason Varitek and Pedroia had RBIs in the sixth and J.D. Drew drove in two runs in the seventh.
The Cubs beat the Yankees 3-1 this afternoon, so Boston's lead is back to 2.5.
The scourge of inter-league play is upon us again. The Red Sox's slate (through July 3) is Brewers (3) and Padres (3) at home, then on the road for the Pirates (3), Phillies (3), and Astros (3). Then it's back to Fenway, where the Blue Jays (3) and Orioles (4) will take us to the All-Star break.
The Brewers lead the NL Central with a 39-31 record, 1 GA of the Cardinals, 2 GA of the Reds, and 3 GA of the Pirates. Milwaukee is 5th in the NL is R/G (4.39), 6th in OBP (.322) and 2nd in SLG (.421). They are 7th in team ERA (3.70) and 3rd in WHIP (1.252).
Boston and Milwaukee have played only six games against each other since 1997:
June 6-8, 2003 (Boston won 2 of 3: 3-9, 11-10, 9-1)AL East: Yankees/Cubs at 2:15 PM and Marlins/Rays, Blue Jays/Reds, and Orioles/Nationals at 7 PM.
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Friday, October 2, 2009
Friday TV Comments
Getting a lot of email on all kinds of Friday topics from John Roberts' hair to the Hendrick team having some cars excluded from competition.
Let's focus all the comments on this post as the remaining NASCAR TV partners go through the day. Both ESPN and SPEED have a variety of live and same day delay programs running through 8PM ET. The complete schedule is on the right side of the TDP main page.
To add your NASCAR TV related opinion, just click on the comments button below. This is a family-friendly website, please keep that in mind when posting.
43 comments:
- Anonymous said...
I just want to say Happy Birthday to John Roberts!
- October 2, 2009 at 2:14 PM
- Anonymous said...
It's Mad Max's birfdate this weekend too :)
From coverage of the action on the track to covering the action on the track with graphics and full screen nonsense! :(
- October 2, 2009 at 4:37 PM
- David said...
Gymmie, I concur.
Back in the day LOVED ESPN's graphics package, since they came back I HATE it more than any of the networks.
- October 2, 2009 at 4:53 PM
- Anonymous said...
Is it my imagination ... Or are the girls of the Deuce MORE annoying today than usual??
SPEED's coverage is so much easier on the eyes / ears compared to the Disney kids ...
- October 2, 2009 at 5:03 PM
- Anonymous said...
The tv networks need on-screen translations for some of the drivers ... Vickers / Ragan / Joey ... I just can't understand what they're trying to say ...
- October 2, 2009 at 5:16 PM
- Dot said...
I'm cheating at work. What happened to Kurt in qual?
Happy Bday John Roberts.
- October 2, 2009 at 5:25 PM
- David said...
just slow.
Dot it was windy when everyone ran except Tony, it got calm now everyone after Jr is running in calm conditions so the laps are really picking up
- October 2, 2009 at 5:31 PM
- Dot said...
Thanks David. I wondered how Jr got the pole so far. So out of character for him. Any rain issues on the way?
Sorry to bug you guys for this info.
- October 2, 2009 at 5:33 PM
- Dot said...
Well so much for Jr. If MM stays there, he'll have something to talk about on TS.
- October 2, 2009 at 5:34 PM
- David said...
Wind is back, times falling off big off 4 again.
No rain, overcast and cool but no rain.
- October 2, 2009 at 5:37 PM
- Anonymous said...
Dot - There's a storm north of the track ... moving south ... They might get hit about 9-10pm ...
- October 2, 2009 at 5:44 PM
- Vicky D said...
JP already mentioned MM's age. Guess it'll be a long weekend.
- October 2, 2009 at 5:49 PM
- David said...
SPEED is just so much more fun compared to ESPN.
- October 2, 2009 at 5:52 PM
- Martin Vincent said...
What was that pouty face on Scott Speed after his interview?... He goes from a smiley face to a pouty face as he's giving the thumbs up. I swear this guy is like a real-life Derek Zoolander!
- October 2, 2009 at 5:54 PM
- Dot said...
I'm watching qual via Jayski. There's an ad with Rusty about donating your car to the Natl Kidney Found. I guess if US Fidelis can't fix it, you can donate it.
Did ESad push his car around the track?
- October 2, 2009 at 6:00 PM
- David said...
Dot, he had a decent first lap going then lost a ton of time in center of 1-2, ESPN wasnt showing him until off 2 and never mentioned what happened. Lap 2 just sucked.
Car looked loose
04, 36, 37 go home.
Kez timed in 3rd, Nemecheck 7th! Wow!
- October 2, 2009 at 6:03 PM
- Dot said...
Thank you Planeteers for your commentary regarding qualifying. Glad I was spared BSPNs coverage.
@ Gymmie, Max is in. Good for you.
- October 2, 2009 at 6:07 PM
- Anonymous said...
YUP! YUP! So happy for Mad Max!
- October 2, 2009 at 6:22 PM
- Anonymous said...
Dot - Wind @ track like Dorothy & Toto's wild ride ... LOL The guys couldn't figure out which direction it was coming from as it kept shifting ...
- October 2, 2009 at 6:23 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Wow, a Zoolander mention!
- October 2, 2009 at 6:31 PM
- Martin Vincent said...
@JD - I guess I'm not the first one to notice Speed's expressions are very Zoolander-ish! :)
- October 2, 2009 at 6:39 PM
- David said...
So DJ and AP seem to be clicking better with Marty today...
- October 2, 2009 at 6:39 PM
- hotaru-raganbaby_6 said...
6- HEY! I love David's accent, it's cute!
David interview aside, same ol' BORING coverage. zzzzzzzz...
- October 2, 2009 at 6:42 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Nice to hear DJ and Andy working better with Marty. The team thing might work out yet.
Now, as for the TV pictures they had to talk over...that's another issue.
- October 2, 2009 at 7:13 PM
- Sam said...
I loved the canned applause when the 88 had the pole.
- October 2, 2009 at 7:14 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Just like Letterman last night!
Did I say that?
- October 2, 2009 at 7:18 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
How about those Elliott Sadler sunglasses? Pink?
- October 2, 2009 at 7:22 PM
- Vicky D said...
I missed the pink sunglasses but they couldn't be any worse than TJ Bell's from last week.
- October 2, 2009 at 7:35 PM
- Richard in N.C. said...
JD- Thank you. I always enjoy TDP and the thoughtful comments here. I also never cease to be amazed and entertained by the pictures. I really appreciate the time and insight you apply in choosing them - and you never can have too many pictures of Carolina fan DJ in a Duke blue shirt.
- October 2, 2009 at 7:36 PM
- Anonymous said...
Wow, the website has never looked gayer.
- October 2, 2009 at 7:43 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Supporting Breast Cancer Awareness and the Susan G. Komen Foundation this weekend.
Google it for more info.
- October 2, 2009 at 7:47 PM
- Smokey_14 said...
Here's my overview of this weekend's on-track coverage:
No, ESPN absolutely does not deserve to cover either qualifying or final practice, just like they don't deserve to cover NASCAR Sprint Cup Racing, especially when final practice is going to be tape-delayed in favor of college football when final practice should be covered live! SPEED, who has covered final practice live and as it happens all season long, should have all practice sessions and qualifying, since they are stellar at covering on track activities and have a good balance at covering most of the drivers on the racetrack (not just the Top 12 in points), while ESPN (or should I say BSPN!) continues to just be Top 12 in points only and singing their praises for Jimmie Johnson (I respect the guy, but ENOUGH WITH THE WORSHIPPING BSPN!) WHICH IS GOING TO DRIVE EVERYONE AWAY FROM THE SPORT! As a matter of fact, since the Brickyard, I have not even bothered to tune to ESPN's lackluster Sprint Cup coverage not one single bit. Why? BECAUSE THE IDIOTS OF ESPN WERE PUTTING ME TO SLEEP AND HAD ME YELLING AT MY TV WITH THEIR SAME NONSENSE LAST YEAR!!!!!!
There's no excuse for it! How many on-track activities should ESPN cover? None! How many on-track activities should SPEED cover? ALL OF THEM! While SPEED continues to be coverage of the action on the track, ESPN continues to covering the action on the track with graphics and full screen nonsense! It really is obvious that the clear favorite to cover all on-track activities for Sprint Cup is NASACR on SPEED!
P.S. The reason I put capital letters (yelling) was to show my frustration and hatred towards, and how mad and angry I am at ESPN/ABC, especially after last year. I made a very good decision for myself to turn away from my TV (except for SPEED) after Chicago, being the absolute disrespect ESPN/ABC shows towards NASCAR, with the crap that they have and refuse to fix. Unless something changes with this TV coverage before the year's over (not next year, not during the offseason, not after the contract expires, now!), I refuse to turn to my TV, except SPEED, for the toilet network that is ESPN. There's no room for stupid, and stupid is who ESPN is. ESPN = The Worldwide Leader in Sports? More like:
- October 2, 2009 at 7:48 PM
- darbar said...
Dot, you're cheating at work? Are you sure your name isn't Knaus? LOL
I cannot stand when ESPN handles qualifying. Since it's obvious they really don't care much about Nascar, why not let Speed handle all the pre-race activities?
And another question: Why, oh why, can't ESPN get their stuff together and start programs when they're supposed to? I come home wanting to see Tivo'd shows, but wind up with God knows what because ESPN can't schedule properly.
- October 2, 2009 at 8:08 PM
- Dot said...
@ dar, Yep, just call me Dot Knaus.
I hope ESad had the glasses on on TS. I recorded it. Will watch when I gain control of the remote.
JD, I like the pink. Good for you to support such a worthy cause.
- October 2, 2009 at 8:45 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Whew Smokey! I feel your pain and well said, no probs with the caps.
- October 2, 2009 at 8:50 PM
- Anonymous said...
Agreed and well said Smokey!
- October 2, 2009 at 9:00 PM
- Anonymous said...
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- October 2, 2009 at 9:06 PM
- Karen said...
Kudos to you, JD, for breast cancer awareness. I love it.
- October 2, 2009 at 9:21 PM
- rich said...
Wow, Smokey14, dittos
- October 2, 2009 at 9:30 PM
- PammH said...
okay, I understand why you deleted anon 9:06, but it still made me LOL! Smokey, good job-what alot of us feel here.
- October 2, 2009 at 9:38 PM
- Sophia said...
Smokey 14
I think a few of us have felt the way you do and SOMETIMES caps are the only way to emphasize things..but now it's obvious BalognaSPN ain't listening.
thus, i've given up being angry.
They've given up caring about the sport. :(
- October 2, 2009 at 10:23 PM
- Anonymous said...
Yes they have Sophia and it's truly sad :(
We suffer in the end because we can't enjoy the "coverage". We either give up or search for a radio broadcast.
- October 2, 2009 at 10:54 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Thanks for the comments, join us to live blog the Nationwide Series race on Saturday afternoon.
- October 3, 2009 at 12:43 AM


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When BioWare revealed day-one single player DLC for Mass Effect 3, players were up-in-arms about how content had been cut for the sole purpose of making more money. But is that really true? Christina Norman, former designer and programmer of the Mass Effect franchise (currently at Riot Games), presented a one minute rant at Game Developers Conference, asking consumers to simply "judge our games based on what they are."
"There's no point in releasing DLC a year after your game has come out when most people have already sold your game back to GameStop three times," she told the audience. "That means getting it out early; that means even day-one DLC. That is a terrible thing to some players. Players rant--they know nothing about this DLC that's coming out except its name. But then it's 'oh this game must be incomplete, the game must be ruined.' Game developers are not evil. (Some are evil.) But most are not evil."
"We just want to release awesome stuff. Players please, give us a chance. Judge our games based on what they are. Judge the DLC based on what it is. Stop thinking you're a producer and telling us when and where we should be building our content."


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Sunday, October 18, 2009
Vegan Mofo: My Birthday, Part One
Yes, those are Christmas cupcake wrappers ... she ran out of regular ones. But who cares? After all, these babies were stuffed with a peanut butter cream cheese filling! They were so good, my grandpa ate four of them!
My Granny was also there, and she brought me a Pineapple Pie:
She invented this for my cookbook, and I'm so glad she did. Crushed pineapple meets walnuts and buttery goodness inside a flaky crust. Delish! It's very similar to her coconut pie, but with pineapple instead.
I had a party with my friends on Friday night (the actual birthday), but there's a ton of pictures to sort through. So I'm saving that for tomorrow night's post. I really need to get to bed early tonight as I have a long day ahead of me at work tomorrow. Be sure to check back though because the birthday party was filled with colorful hair and delicious goodies!
35 comments:
- Amey said...
oh wow! how did I miss your big day? Happy Birthday! Looks like you had lots of fun! :)
- October 19, 2009 at 12:07 AM
- Trinity (of haiku tofu) said...
happy birthday! it's amazing that your family makes you so many vegan treats! (though to be fair, my mom can't really cook anything- vegan or not! but i love her anyways!)
- October 19, 2009 at 12:30 AM
- Averie (LoveVeggiesAndYoga) said...
Happy Bday!!!! I just made PB Banana Bread. I didn't chocolate-ize it because I wanted it really full of nanna flavor, but that cupcake you just posted looks awesome!!!!
- October 19, 2009 at 12:34 AM
Happy Birthday!!!
- October 19, 2009 at 1:12 AM
Happy Birthday!!!
- October 19, 2009 at 1:12 AM
- Kelly said...
Your family is awesome.
- October 19, 2009 at 1:17 AM
- The Voracious Vegan said...
Your family is so wonderful, and I think your grandma must be a saint! It is so cool how she is always veganizing these amazing desserts for you. My grandma still isn't quite sure what vegan is. She always asks me if I can eat potato chips for some reason...
- October 19, 2009 at 1:24 AM
- Jeni Treehugger said...
Ha ha rightly so you should make your birthday last as long as possible. Your mom and grandma are too awesome beyond words. That pineapple pie looks divine!
- October 19, 2009 at 3:25 AM
- VeggieGirl said...
- October 19, 2009 at 4:02 AM
- JohnP said...
That pie is amazing!!
- October 19, 2009 at 6:20 AM
- Gina said...
Those desserts look awesome!!! Yummy birthday treats :) Keep on celebrating!
- October 19, 2009 at 6:34 AM
- chocolate-covered Katie said...
Happy Birthday, Bianca!!!
Man, for a cupcake that delicious-looking (pb and chocolate = best combo ever), I'd even eat out of a Barney-the-purple-dinosaur wrapper ;)
- October 19, 2009 at 7:41 AM
- T said...
Oh my goodness, those both look so decadent and delicious! Perfect birthday treats.
- October 19, 2009 at 7:51 AM
- Knit-Picky Veganista said...
Too Funny - I stretch my birthday festivities out for a week or more - I love my birthday! I'm glad you had a great time and may the joy never end! The cupcakes and the pineapple fabuloso cake look delicious.
Only 3 more days & it's me & Memphis, all the way!
- October 19, 2009 at 7:56 AM
- pixiepine said...
Happy Birthday some more!!
- October 19, 2009 at 8:44 AM
- Sal said...
happy belated birthday!!! I like to drag mine out as much as possible too.
those cupcakes sound amazing.
- October 19, 2009 at 8:56 AM
Happy Be-Lated Birthday! wow your treats look amazing
- October 19, 2009 at 9:37 AM
- Debra said...
Happy Birthday.. And it looks delish!
Debra @ Vegan Family Style
- October 19, 2009 at 11:18 AM
- A said...
Happy (Belated) B-day!!!!!!!!!!
- October 19, 2009 at 1:15 PM
- Mihl said...
Happy belated birthday, Bianca! That looks like the perfect birthday food. I wish I was a part of your family so I could try all the amazing foods your grandmother creates.
- October 19, 2009 at 1:55 PM
- nora said...
YAY! your family is so sweet (and so are their desserts!)
happy bday girlll
- October 19, 2009 at 3:02 PM
Happy birthday!
- October 19, 2009 at 3:55 PM
- vegan.in.brighton said...
Happy Birthday! Hope you had an awesome day & that pineapple tart looks rad!
- October 19, 2009 at 4:02 PM
- Jen said...
i'm glad you had a good birthday. and i love that grammy of yours. btw--guess which lame ass didn't get your cd out this weekend? me. it'll go out tomorrow, k?
xo jewy
- October 19, 2009 at 4:08 PM
- Jess of Veg Out! said...
Happy birthday, Bianca!!! Looks like a delicious day!
- October 19, 2009 at 6:01 PM
- Chelsea said...
Happy Birthday! You have the coolest family!
- October 19, 2009 at 8:15 PM
- aTxVegn said...
Happy Birthday, Bianca! Your family treated you right!
- October 19, 2009 at 8:16 PM
- Devan Geselle. N said...
love the christmas wrappers :) hehe
- October 19, 2009 at 9:25 PM
- jessy said...
those cuppies! that pie!!! hooray for all kinds of yummy birthday treats, & such a cool family who creates such yumminesses for you to enjoy. chocolate & pb = the best combination!
looking forward to seeing more birthday posts of fun! superw00t!
- October 19, 2009 at 10:08 PM
- Mike K said...
Happy birthday! The cupcakes and that cake look awesome.
- October 19, 2009 at 11:17 PM
- The Shenandoah Vegan said...
Happy Belated Birthday!
- October 20, 2009 at 7:43 AM
- Cyn said...
Awwwwww, that's so sweet! Happy birthday and yay for awesome family!
- October 21, 2009 at 12:54 PM
- Erin said...
Happy Belated Birthday!
- November 2, 2009 at 9:20 PM
- Melisser; the Urban Housewife said...
I can't believe I'm a month late for your birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
- November 12, 2009 at 4:02 AM
- Monique a.k.a. Mo said...
That pie is perfection! I can't wait until your book comes out.
- November 22, 2009 at 12:36 PM


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Speaking at Activision's earnings conference call last night, Blizzard president Mike Morhaime revealed that the developer is planning to hasten development on World of Warcraft expansions to reduce the amount of subscribers lost--the "churn" rate--once the new content has been exhausted.
"What we have seen so far is that people have been consuming this content very quickly and so the subscriber levels have decreased faster than in previous expansions," Morhaime said, speaking about WoW's latest expansion Cataclysm, which was released in December 2010.
Morhaime noted that WoW now has "more than 11.4 million subscribers worldwide," down slightly from 12 million in October 2010. As ever with these figures, do bear in mind that Blizzard's definition of a "subscriber" isn't strictly limited to people who themselves pay subscription fees, also covering active accounts in Internet cafes and the like.
"As our players have become more experienced playing World of Warcraft over the many years, they have become much better and much faster at consuming content. And so I think with Cataclysm, they were able to consume the content faster than with previous expansions," Morhaime explained. "But that's why we're working on developing more content. We launched our first update last week and we have another update that's already in test."
"The response that we've gotten so far from players has been very positive and we really think that we need to be faster at delivering content to players. And so that's one of the reasons why we're looking to decrease the amount of time in between expansions."
Morhaime noted that "we're not ready to talk about the content expansions at this stage but we are looking at ways to speed up the development process."
WoW's first expansion, The Burning Crusade, was released 26 months after the MMORPG launched. Wrath of the Lich King followed 22 months later, then Cataclysm arrived 23 months after that.
Morhaime also addressed the effect WoW latest competitors, which include DC Universe Online and Rift, have had on subscriptions.
"We knew that this year was going to be a year where we faced new competitors. It isn't the first time, though, that we have strong competitors enter the MMO market," he said. "What we have seen in the past is, we tend to see our players leave for some period of time, perhaps try out the new MMOs, and then good percentage of them historically have returned to World of Warcraft. And so, so far I haven't seen anything to indicate that this will be different."
For the distant future, Blizzard's also working on a new, unannounced MMORPG codenamed Titan, based upon a new IP.


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I still can't quite believe that it ever happened. I kind of remember the flight to JFK, and walking around New York, and taking my shirt off a couple of times in what they assured me was a photographer's studio.
My surreal memories notwithstanding I have confirmation that I really did go to New York one weekend in the fall of 2008. And I don't just mean my annoying Tweeting about it. No, the Hot Blogger Calendar (2009) is shipping out and you can order yours now!
There is a calendar full of crazy Hot Ladies, like Amy (Permission to Peruse), Jill Notkin (The Daily Grind), Miss Britt, Chic Shopper Chick, Katja Presnal, and Casey (Moosh in Indy), to name just a few of the ladies I know in real life.
But the one you'll be wanting to get your squeeing little hands on (because I know who reads this y'ere blog) is the one full of crazy Hot Guys, like Jim (Busy Dad), Peter Shankman, and NYC Watchdog (again, namedropping people I've met in real life, although I've also met Wil Wheaton in real life and he totally isn't in the calendar).
Oh, and me. I'm heating up September. My number is 9, folks, and 9 is the number of the month whence I'll be staring at you. And my page is special, because it comes with a tiny, tiny, tiny webcam that will let me see into whatever room my page is in. That's right. Just as your dog is staring at me, I'll be staring right back. It's a special feature only available to the calendars purchased by first clicking on the link over on the right where it says "Click Here". (Editor's Note: None of that is true. There is no camera. Relax and/or stop posing in front of the picture and/or stop trying to make me look at what your kid threw up into that cup.)
I think I'll donate all proceeds from this to charity. Because that's what you do with this sort of thing, right? So here I'm accepting nominations for charities to donate the money to (I'm going to make you do-gooders fight it out over who dos the goodest). I'll decide by this Saturday at 11:59pm PST which charity/cause the money will go to (and I may trump all of you and pick one on my own).
Further, I will be using the calendars as a giveaway. I don't know how many I'll give away, but I'll do at least one, starting right now!
What the hell does the title of this post mean/refer to?
Answer that question in the comments (in the same comment you recommend a charity or in a different one; your choice) and you will be entered into a random drawing for your very own 2009 Hot Blogger Calendar (The Guys). And I'll autograph it for you if you want. Or write a poem for you. Or draw a moustache on Jim's picture. Whatever you want to have happen (within reason, of course). Contest ends on Saturday December 6th at 11:59pm PST.


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