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Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Check Out My Cool New Stuff
I got one each of the four Go Max Go Candy Bars. There's the Jokerz Bar, which tastes like a Snickers:
This is the only one I've opened so far, and it does taste very much like a Snickers. That was always one of my favorite candy bars. It doesn't have quite the peanut content that Snickers does, but it's still delish. The caramel is amazing! Before trying these bars, the only vegan candy bars I've had were the Crispy Cat bars and they really didn't impress ... too health-foody. Go Max Go bars taste like real junk food candy bars, but they still contain decent ingredients.
I also got the Buccaneer (like a 3 Muskateers):
The Twilight (like a Milky Way):
And the Mahalo (like a Mounds Bar ... I'll probably be opening this one next):
And I couldn't resist these Sjaak's vegan Miniature Peanut Butter Cups:
Sexy inside shot:
These little guys have a creamier center than a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, and honestly, I think they taste even better.
Bought some more Soy Curls for stir-fries, cheezesteak sammiches, and such:
And some more of my favorite snack — Eco-planet Non-Dairy Cheddar Crackers:
I also ordered a few new products, like this We Can't Say Its Cheese Spread, Cheddar-style:
This stuff has an oatmeal base, and it tastes very much like real cheese spread. It's ridiculously creamy, the perfect topping for my "Triscit-style" Kashi Heart-to-Heart Crackers.
And finally I couldn't resist these Upton's Naturals Chorizo Tamales:
I haven't had a tamale since before going vegetarian in 1994! So you can imagine the magic that happened in my mouth when I bit into these babies. You simply steam them in their husks and un-wrap:
I served mine with loads of jalapeno sauce and a giant salad. I ordered two more products from Vegan Essentials, but they deserve a post of their own. So Thursday night, I'll share my favorite Vegan Essentials scores. And be sure to come back because I'll also be hosting an awesome giveaway.
33 comments:
First of all, you are SO not almost 30. I don't believe it for a second. Lies.
Second, I love Go Max Go bars! You'll love the coconut one. Jokerz was my favorite I think.
- February 3, 2010 at 11:03 PM
- nora said...
such fun products! esp the tamales! i'd love to try that cheese spread too.
- February 3, 2010 at 11:23 PM
- dining table said...
I like the peanut butter cups. They are my favorites. I would also go for the Go Max Go bars!
- February 4, 2010 at 12:45 AM
- Gina said...
Wow...I just remembered a dream I had last night.
I ordered some stuff from veganessentials the other day also (mine isn't here yet, boo), because I wanted some white chocolate I also got some soy curls which is what made me think of it. Anyway I had a dream last night that I got the chocolate and had a piece and it was delicious.
..kind of mundane, but I can think of worse dreams to have, hahaa.
- February 4, 2010 at 4:29 AM
- vegan.in.brighton said...
Awesome, I also put in a huge vegan essentials order around xmas! I got loads of Go Max bars, I still can't decide on a favourite flavour! I also got the Eco Planet Cheese Crackers - I love those things and am almost glad they don't sell the in the UK as I'd probably go through a box a day!
- February 4, 2010 at 4:56 AM
You got some awesome products! I never ate candy bars very often, but I really want to try the Go Max bars. I hope you enjoy all your goodies!
- February 4, 2010 at 5:51 AM
If it makes you feel any better, I still call my parents Mama & Daddy, and I'm 32. I am from Mississippi, so we can blame it on that. :)
- February 4, 2010 at 7:31 AM
- kirsten said...
human..those peanut butter cups look freakin gooood!
- February 4, 2010 at 7:35 AM
- Mihl said...
Oh, wow! Bianca, that's some awesome stuff! I am so happy I can get GoMaxGo bars in Germany, too. Enjoy them all!
- February 4, 2010 at 8:37 AM
I want those PB cups!
- February 4, 2010 at 9:03 AM
- The Ordinary Vegetarian said...
Mucho tamale envy!!
- February 4, 2010 at 9:29 AM
- Shannon-Rabbit Food said...
What great loot! I've been wanting to try the Go Max Go bars for a long time. Thanks for the review, now I know they are truly legit.
- February 4, 2010 at 9:51 AM
- Jess - The Domestic Vegan said...
Those tamales look amazing! I have some of that Wayfare Cheese in my fridge that I can't wait to try. Love those Go Max bars, and the Eco Cheddar crackers! Now I'm hungry...
- February 4, 2010 at 11:12 AM
- pixiepine said...
Yum yum yum!!
- February 4, 2010 at 11:36 AM
- Jennifer said...
I still call my parents Mommy and Daddy. :] So do both my brother and sister, who are 29 and 31. You are not alone! Also, I REALLY want to try those candy bars but haven't yet been able to convince my wallet!
- February 4, 2010 at 11:37 AM
- Jem09 said...
That Tamale looks AMAZING. ::drools:: I have to get some of those.
- February 4, 2010 at 12:07 PM
- miss v said...
yum, i'm totally craving tamales and snickers now. i never thought i'd say those two things in the same sentence!
- February 4, 2010 at 12:08 PM
- Sheridanna said...
WOW! All of your new vegan loot looks amazing! I want to try those tamales for sure! I love all of the names of the candy bars too! Ha!
- February 4, 2010 at 12:52 PM
- Trinity (of haiku tofu) said...
YUM! I've got to check out that website! The twilight is calling my name.
- February 4, 2010 at 1:36 PM
- The Shenandoah Vegan said...
I still haven't tried Soy Curls. I hope you post what you do with them.
- February 4, 2010 at 1:48 PM
- Cole said...
That tamale looks rockin'.
- February 4, 2010 at 2:15 PM
- celine said...
I had a twilight straight from the fridge today and I just about lost it. except...it made me crash and burn barely an hour later. love them so, but the sugar is killer!
- February 4, 2010 at 3:50 PM
- Alice said...
I'd love to try the vegan peanut butter cups...I remember I liked Reese's PB cups a lot when I lived in the US for a while quite a few years ago (and wasn't even vegetarian at the time)...I used to eat so many I gained about 10 kilos in 6 months!
- February 4, 2010 at 3:52 PM
- Vegan Fox said...
That's awesome. I can't wait to hear about the other candy bars (I've really wanted to try these)!
- February 4, 2010 at 4:26 PM
- Mary said...
Oh my god, what a haul! I used to looooooove Mounds. What an awesome belated Christmas gift!
- February 4, 2010 at 7:21 PM
- flamencokitty said...
Jokerz is definitely my favorite Go Max Go bar so far. I didn't like the brown one and I haven't tried Mahalo, but I've never been a Mounds fan anyway. Your mom and dad are awesome. There's a gift I'd love to receive!
- February 4, 2010 at 7:52 PM
- aTxVegn said...
Oooh, I'm dying to try the snickerslike candy bar! And I'm so glad you found some tamales. We have some locally made ones here that are pretty good and I buy on occasion.
- February 4, 2010 at 7:58 PM
- Melisser; the Urban Housewife said...
Mmm, Go Max Go bars! I LOVE Upton's Seitan, but I haven't tried the tamales.
- February 5, 2010 at 3:56 AM
- Michal said...
Wow your almost thirty! From your picture i thought you were like 24. That is so nice of your parents to order that stuff for you. I am very interestead in those tamales.
- February 5, 2010 at 5:57 AM
- thedalyn said...
There's an excellent taco recipe in Vegan Brunch that uses Soy Curlz. It's actually my new favorite Isa recipe and it was the best thing I'd made in months. You should try it! And don't skip the grilled pineapple. It makes the dish.
- February 5, 2010 at 12:38 PM
- Amy said...
I have to have more Dr. Cow nut cheese and try Daiya.
- February 5, 2010 at 2:06 PM
- Kristen said...
my favorite was the mahalo!!
- February 5, 2010 at 6:58 PM
- Erin said...
Your favorites are my favorites too! I also recently tried the Jokerz bar for the first time, as a former Snickers lover. I too was hoping for more peanuts and thought the texture was a little squishy, but beggars can't be choosers :) I've heard they're really good frozen.
- February 9, 2010 at 1:16 PM

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This week's theme prompted this story of my Great Aunt Jennie Danson who worked in Poulton Post Office, Lancashire.
I love this photo below of Jennie with the "modern" hairstyle of the 1920's. She was determined to lead her own life, much to the dismay of her five unmarried brothers who were used to her running the home after the death of their mother (Maria) in 1919. Jennie married Beadnell (Bill) Stemp in 1929 and died in 1985 aged 88 years old.


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Psalm 2 Why do the nations rage, And the people plot a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying, "Let us break Their bonds in pieces And cast away Their cords from us." He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; The Lord shall hold them in derision. Then He shall speak to them in His wrath, And distress them in His deep displeasure:


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Monday, October 8, 2007
Petty And Fryer Square-Off On "Tradin' Paint"
In an attempt to get this show back on track after two weeks of cream puff NASCAR owner "interviews," Tradin' Paint on SPEED welcomed AP reporter Jenna Fryer alongside host John Roberts and resident analyst Kyle Petty.
One of the first sentences out of Fryer's mouth was "when does Jenna get to talk?" This set the tone for the rest of the program, and focused once again on Kyle Petty's growing anger with the mainstream NASCAR print and Internet media.
Petty responded "with the stuff you write, go ahead and talk." What he was saying very clearly is that he believes many of the NASCAR media stories are simply made-up. He has said before many times on this show "I don't know where you guys get this stuff."
The topic of discussion was Kansas, and who won the NEXTEL Cup race. Petty had already explained the NASCAR line, and Fryer was trying compare NASCAR's Montreal ruling about Robby Gordon to the "non-ruling" of Greg Biffle. She started by saying she personally was in Montreal for the race. Petty broke-in with his temper already getting hot.
"Then you have no right to comment on it (Kansas)" said Petty. "Let's move along to the next topic." Fryer looked over at host John Roberts and said "I'm just going to go, I am going to leave." Roberts finally stepped-in and took control. He asked for her opinion, which is basically the format of the show...and key to its success.
Fryer's point was that both Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson, two past champions, had both complained that Biffle did not maintain a reasonable speed behind the pace car, and had in fact, run out of gas. In a rare moment, host John Roberts departed from his assigned role and began to lecture Ms. Fryer.
"That's because they didn't understand the rule" said Roberts. "Its like Kyle said" continued Roberts. This outburst was a mistake. It took the neutral party out of the mix, and painted the normally dependable Roberts as "taking a side."
Fryer's point was that its time for NASCAR to make the rules a bit clearer, so that veterans like Gordon and Johnson are not confused about simple issues like reasonable speed. This did not sit well with Petty once again.
"I don't care if ten guys with twenty championships are arguing about it, that's irrelevant" said Petty. Roberts continued to side with Petty, and abandon his host role. "Should NASCAR then penalize Johnson and Clint Bowyer for passing Biffle?" he asked Fryer. When she took a deep breath and paused, Petty said "come on Jenna, let's go!" This two-against-one twist really threw the show off track.
Bruton Smith's anger over a failed drag strip and his threat to move the Lowes Motor Speedway was the next topic. Fryer called Smith out as simply grandstanding and trying to leverage his financial impact on the area against his continuing wishes to host an NHRA event. Petty showed his political correctness by promoting the fact that a drag strip in the area would be beneficial. There was no real information about how many racing weekends, of both national and regional action, would be hosted at the track.
Fryer was asked about the COT, and expressed the normal concerns about visibility and bump drafting. Petty voiced his concerns about how and why Jacques Villeneuve and Sam Hornish were simply allowed by NASCAR to jump in the middle of The Chase with little Talladega experience. On these points, the panelists agreed and things returned to a discussion about NASCAR topics.
Petty dominates this show, and is allowed by Roberts to have the vast majority of the time. In the last two Tradin' Paint shows, the third "media" panelist consisted of a NEXTEL Cup owner. On both of these shows, Kyle was the star and the owner simply agreed with him and occasionally added-on a point or two. The return to dealing with an intelligent media personality was tough.
"You talk a lot" said Fryer after an extended Petty monologue on the state of the sport. "Yes, I know" said Petty. Roberts immediately stepped-in and said "but Jenna, you write a lot." He then switched the topic to Kyle Busch.
Finally, Fryer was given her opportunity to shine. Her frank words about Kyle Busch and the changes in both his maturity and his driving since losing his ride were outstanding. It also showed the power of her national reporting in that her original column suggested Rick Hendrick move Kyle along and hire Dale Earnhardt Jr. Almost all NASCAR fans know that is exactly what happened.
The closing segment of this show really pointed out the need for Roberts and the show Producer to agree on a tighter time format and that fact that Roberts needs to "move things along" when Petty begins to expound. Roberts final topic was the NEXTEL Cup race at Talladega.
Both panelists showed why they are in the national spotlight with their knowledge. Fryer predicted Dale Junior having a strong run in his final DEI race with Tony Eury Jr. Petty believed this was Toyota's best chance for a strong performance, and possibly a redemption of a bad season for Michael Waltrip. Fryer suggested The Chase standings would continue to flip and flop like Kansas. Petty closed the show by suggesting that Talladega has seen many first time winners, and this time there might be a first time win for a manufacturer.
As a first attempt at returning this show to a "journalistic forum," SPEED did the right thing by inviting a tough veteran reporter who simply does not take any grief from anyone. Fryer has been on this beat for a long time, and her work speaks volumes for her ability to keep racing in perspective, and yet push the issues that NASCAR is sometimes hesitant to deal with. She would be a perfect guest for the final show in Homestead.
In replacing Michael Waltrip this season, Petty has been on a TV journey of his own that has included his stint as a race analyst on TNT. He is working to re-define his own personality so that it "fits" on the TV screen, and Tradin' Paint is a good place for him to learn. Watching him control his temper and learn "TV patience" with some of the media guests has been fun this season.
Unfortunately, this show really took a step back when they changed from a media guest to a couple of owners right in the heart of the season. Why this was done, SPEED will not say. It really took the wind out of the Tradin' Paint sails that Roberts and Petty had worked so hard to build-up.
With the success of shows like Trackside and RaceDay, there has to be some feeling in the SPEED camp that with only one more guest, Tradin' Paint could easily fill the forty-three minutes of content that make a one hour TV talk show.
With the "media" changing as quickly as the COT rules, perhaps one TV/Radio and one Print/Internet guest along with Petty and Roberts might make a solid hour that SPEED can replay on Monday nights.
It is curious as to why Barney Hall, Dave Moody, Allen Bestwick, Mark Garrow, or even Brad Daugherty have not appeared on this show as the electronic media guest. On the print side, we have not had a David Poole sighting recently, and featured reporters like Marty Smith, Terry Blount, and Angelique Chengelis have never appeared. If there is an ESPN issue, then tell us. If there is not, then invite them on this SPEED show and let it fly.
As The Daly Planet has said many times this year, Tradin' Paint has the potential to be just as big a franchise program for SPEED as RaceDay. Fans are absolutely starved for independent media opinions and debate in a TV setting. Simply by adding a follow-up link on the SPEEDtv.com message boards, the network would finally be able to integrate the two pieces that have never come together for SPEED, their TV network and their Internet site.
After the qualifying fiasco, the DEI/RCR engine issues, and the lack of any racing until the final lap, the next edition of Tradin' Paint is going to be very interesting. Who the network selects to be the media guest could make the difference between inspiring debate or continued media bashing. Petty has made it quite clear that he is capable of both.
UPDATE: SPEED has just informed The Daly Planet that Thomas Pope, the longtime Motor Sports Editor of the Fayettteville Observer, will be the media guest. Pope has covered motorsports since 1978 for the same newspaper. You can read his columns in advance of the show at FayObserver.com and there is no sign-up requirement.
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39 comments:
- Anonymous said...
Were I Fryer, I'd have walked off the set.
There's no call for two-vs-one attacks during a show that's intended to present two sides to each issue.
Unless they change the title of the show to "Beat the Press," which might be want Kyle wants, the show's supposed to be a discussion, not a shout-down.
And maybe it's getting tougher to find guests when they're treated this way.
Kyle had better tread carefully. Between things like the Hamlin incident and shows like this, he is going to use up his store of goodwill among the fans.
- October 9, 2007 at 10:02 PM
- Anonymous said...
great web site. haven't found anything i don't agree with.
- October 9, 2007 at 10:03 PM
- Anonymous said...
This was certainly a more entertaining show than the last two snoozefests. Although I think Kyle's take on the finish at Kansas was more correct, JR needed to maintain the neutral host's role. Kyle certainly appears to be completely capable of taking care of himself.
- October 9, 2007 at 10:11 PM
- Anonymous said...
Great suggestions for future guests, John. I would also like to see David Cariavello from NASCAR.com in the pool for this show. His columns are usually excellent and don't always toe the NASCAR line.
**TV ALERT**: John, I was going to put this in your Q&A but that may not be until tomorrow. So sorry to go off the Tradin Paint subject, but I wanted to ask you why ESPN2 is not promoting their NASCAR: Chasing Glory series? I saw a report about it on That's Racin.com over the weekend and apparently I have already missed an episode. I didn't even know it existed!! I don't remember hearing it being promoted during the race, do you?
It's coming on tomorrow at 5:30 PM Eastern, which means many people like me will have to set the recorder for it tonight. No repeats except for the finale, either, which makes no sense- but it's ESPN, so I guess that's business as usual.
Here is a little bit from the report on That's Racin, if that's OK to list here:
The half-hour series documents the drivers' preparation, as well as their teams', for each race in the Chase.
"This program gives NASCAR fans new insight and information from their favorite drivers as they deal with the rigors and stress of competing for the championship," said Julie Sobieski, ESPN vice president, programming and acquisitions. "It provides a very in-depth look into the life of a top NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver."
The program airs Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2 through Nov. 14, and switches to Tuesdays at either 5:30 p.m. or 6 p.m. for the remaining episodes, with the finale scheduled for Dec. 4. The final two episodes re-air Dec. 11 at 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. on ESPN2.
- October 9, 2007 at 10:32 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
In the ESPN weekly media release, they only have one line about the series. I have no idea what they are thinking.
- October 9, 2007 at 10:57 PM
- Anonymous said...
NASCAR: Chasing Glory has been on the air for two weeks already. Tomorrow is the third episode.
- October 9, 2007 at 11:50 PM
- AndyPandy said...
I do agree that John should make it a point to try to stay neutral and move the show along, but Kyle is being Kyle and should continue to do so.
I don't buy the "using up his store of goodwill" argument since (here we go again) Hamlin invited Petty to his garage to discuss the incident, Kyle was steamed about getting dumped, and let Hamlin know. That is the traditional way that drivers have always discussed things - one on one. If a little slap at the visor set off Hamlin, how do you think Kyle should feel about getting sent into the outside wall?
I didn't see Denny's guys make any attempt to stop Kyle, and if Kyle wanted to actually get physical, he would have come out in a lot better shape than Hamlin.
Bottom line - I wouldn't be surprised to learn that there aree MORE Petty fans after Dover, and this show shouldn't hurt him either. The old guy has still got the fire, and now he's showing it on TV and maybe, along with Bobby, it's going to start to show in the race results, too.
- October 10, 2007 at 12:06 AM
- Anonymous said...
Anonymous 11:50 wrote:
NASCAR: Chasing Glory has been on the air for two weeks already. Tomorrow is the third episode.
Wow. A network group paying to show the Chase creates a documentary series about the drivers in the Chase... and doesn't bother to publicize it during Chase races. It would be mind-boggling if it wasn't so sad.
Regarding Jenna Fryer, she has a good TV presence and can verbalize her views, but if the talk on Tradin' Paint gets into detail of racing instead of contracts or scandals, she fades out.
I'll never forget when Jeff Gordon was a guest (now that was a great guest! Mr. Daly, I think you wrote a column about it) and he gave such great detail about the COT, even bringing a part from the COT car to explain his issues with it. When he was finished Jenna Fryer (rather rudely) dismissed his information by saying she wasn't interested in technical stuff.
Kyle was there on TP that day, maybe he remembers that and dismisses Jenna Fryer the way she did Jeff Gordon.
- October 10, 2007 at 1:29 AM
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- October 10, 2007 at 5:51 AM
- Lisa Hogan said...
Petty responded "with the stuff you write, go ahead and talk."
I do think that this statement explains a lot. I don't read her columns. I did try a few times; but, didn't enjoy them. If she wrote a column saying the same things she was saying on the show, I understand why this particular show was different.
She seemed to have based her views on what other people told her, not what she saw herself. When she kept insisting that Biffle had stopped on the track, I could only shake my head. It was funny watching the clip and Kyle asking her, "where did he stop?"
I understood NASCAR's decisions during this race and I don't think that Gordon and Johnson were confused. If either one had been in Biffle's place, they would have defended the decision.
I was surprised at John Roberts (one of my favorites) during this show. I really enjoy Kyle on the show. I think that there was a whole "back story" going on here that the viewers will probably never hear about.
- October 10, 2007 at 9:05 AM
- Maria said...
I have lost all respect for Kyle Petty now!! What a horrible thing to do to Jenna! There was no reason to attack Jenna for telling the truth! She is 100% right. Robby was told over and over by NA$CAR he did not maintain "PACECAR SPEED"! Now all of a sudden NA$CAR changes the rules and all of a sudden, it's no longer "PACECAR SPEED" It's "REASONALBE SPEED"! Jenn was tell the truth and pointing it out! Kyle did not like hearing the truth so he attacks this woman! What a jerk Kyle was! He is losing many manu fans all over the place! Many people have lost all respect for him now! Give it up Kyle you have no clue what you are talking about! Jenna is right, you are wrong!
- October 10, 2007 at 9:27 AM
- Anonymous said...
"When he was finished Jenna Fryer (rather rudely) dismissed his information by saying she wasn't interested in technical stuff."
Hey, I remember that. She said that Gordon's explanation was over her head, something like that. She was probably just joking, but it was awkward and I agree it was a little rude, because Jeff Gordon is Jeff Gordon.
He didn't have to take the time to prepare for and take an interest in Tradin' Paint subjects, because it was a big deal that he showed up anyway. He could have just rolled over there from practice and said "I agree with Kyle" the whole show, like the owners do.
- October 10, 2007 at 10:42 AM
- Anonymous said...
I think the show should be an hour, it seems to be fifteen minutes of commercials. Let's put the Biffle thing to rest, he won, end of story.
- October 10, 2007 at 11:04 AM
- Anonymous said...
T o respond to several writers in today's column- Kyle is wrong and Jenna is right???? Since when did Jenna drive a NASCAR Nextel Cup car? Where is her vast 30 plus years of driving in the sport?
Also, the one reader that responded about "between things like the Hamlin incident, he is going to use up his store of goodwill among the fans."? Your'e kidding right? Hamlin was at fault, and he so much as said so two days later. His store of goodwill? When Hamlin loses a son, and starts up a camp for sick children, then maybe you can complain. Kyle Petty and his family have done more for NASCAR, and more for families then Denny Hamlin will ever do in 1000 years.
- October 10, 2007 at 11:32 AM
- Anonymous said...
Where is her vast 30 plus years of driving in the sport?
When was his last win?
By your standard--only those with actual experience can comment on NASCAR--your comments don't matter either, since YOU don't have a "vast 30 plus years of driving in the sport."
- October 10, 2007 at 11:51 AM
- sbundy said...
I think it comes down to the fact that Kyle Petty is not the show. It is tradin' paint, it should be a back and forth debate, not Kyle's views and the rest take a hike. Jenna Fryer is knowledgeable in nascar and has credibility, but Kyle has an issue with her personally, that is obvious. I don't think its a macho male thing. Kyle is just rude. He doesnt treat any of the beat writers with respect. It is okay to have an opinion that doesn't align with Petty's. I would like to see more debate, not Kyle's way or the highway mentality
- October 10, 2007 at 11:52 AM
- Anonymous said...
My vast 30 plus years ARE in the sport. And it doesn't take wins to truly be a remarkable person. Media reports on the story-Drivers and crew ARE the story.
- October 10, 2007 at 12:02 PM
- bevo said...
Moody was on Tradin'Paint last season and let's just say he wasn't in his natural environment and I think he would be the first one to agree with that :) I love the job he does calling the race and his radio show is great (though it was more fun and interesting in the 123 days when he talked NHRA, IRL, F1 and Champ Car) but tv is not his strong suit.
- October 10, 2007 at 12:43 PM
- Anonymous said...
But you aren't a driver.
So your comments don't matter.
That's your standard.
- October 10, 2007 at 12:44 PM
- Anonymous said...
Both Kyle Petty and Dale Jr. are in racing for only one reason---DADDY was a great driver. Kyle has worn thin but I solved the problem for me...CLICK.
- October 10, 2007 at 1:03 PM
- Anonymous said...
I'm confused JD.
Why was qualifying a 'fiasco'??
Can't figure that one out....
- October 10, 2007 at 3:14 PM
- Anonymous said...
I know this post is not concerning the TV aspect of this column, but rather to clarify the argument between Petty, Roberts and Fryer.
I've pulled out my NASCAR Nextel Cup rulebook for "07 and the following is exactly the rule:
10-7A..White Flag
"When the white flag is displayed, it signifies the leader has started his/her last lap. When the yellow flag is displayed during the white flag lap, cars will be scored on the basis of their respective track position. NO PASSING WILL BE PERMITTED as long as cars maintain a reasonable speed considering the conditions that exist on the track. The determination of respective track position and reasonable speed are judgment calls that will be made by NASCAR officials."
Just thought I'd put this entry in so each can see what the rule states and make their own judgment on the outcome at Kansas.
- October 10, 2007 at 3:57 PM
- Anonymous said...
How do you have a copy of the rulebook?
- October 10, 2007 at 4:52 PM
- Anonymous said...
It seems like Kyle Petty is the kind of person who is almost incapable of having a calm and reasonable discussion, especially with someone who he considers to be "inferior". Instead of methodically debating the issue at hand, he takes every little disagreement as some sort of attack on his personal integrity, and he responds with over-the-top harangues. It's getting old...
- October 10, 2007 at 4:57 PM
- Anonymous said...
Kyle petty is one of the best people in the garage and he has fun with the media. Lighten up already would ya.
- October 10, 2007 at 5:11 PM
- Anonymous said...
Hmmmm. When you say "he has fun with the media" are you referring to his incessent on-air bullying of the guest journalists on TP?
It didn't seem like Jenna Fryer or the previous two guest reporters (not counting Evernham & Childress) where having much fun at all. In fact, they were noticeably cringing away from him!
- October 10, 2007 at 5:22 PM
- Richard in N.C. said...
JOHN, I have watched the last 1/2 or 2/3 of the show and I did not think Kyle was mad - just passionate. At least down here, there is a lot written by the media that has to be pure imagination- and what is really commentary is presented as fact. It seems to me that one purpose of TRADIN' PAINT is to make the media back up what they write. The racing print media, especially newspapers, has become increasingly outlandish and anti-NASCAR since the consolidation of the NASCAR TV contract - which, with the Internet, has diminished the importance of the print media as a source of racing news and information. TRADIN' PAINT implies a 2-way street, not just 1-way. The media can be asked to support their opinions - and often they do not really know what they are talking about, such as in February when the common, print media line was that Toyota was going to overwhelm the other teams in NASCAR.
- October 10, 2007 at 6:12 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Great post, that is exactly the kind of opinion we are looking for. I hope you watch the show this weekend and comment again next week. Thanks.
- October 10, 2007 at 7:05 PM
- Julie said...
I agree that John Roberts needs to try and stay out of it... or he needs to be apart of it and comment on every subject, but he can't have it both ways.
I also think that this show could be great if they added another personality and expanded it. I don't know if they're afraid to do that after the demise of Pit Bulls or what, but there is a need for this type of program.
As an aside, I cringed when Jenna said they had to stop to get behind Biffle. That was Jeff Gordon's comment, and she remembered it out of context. It's unfortunate because she had been doing a great job up until that point.
- October 11, 2007 at 8:12 AM
- Anonymous said...
First, Fryer is the "Paris Hilton of NASCAR reporters." Blond, nasaled "like wow." Not very insightful and very little to offer other than spreading unconfirmed rumors from some person in a startched twill shirt and slick, spiked hair.
Kyle Petty has been around and knows this sport. I, too, thought he was passionate. "Reporters" (there are some outstanding ones in the sport, she is not one of them) should independently confirm stories. I've read hers, there is a tremendous amount of rumor in them. That can cause potential sponsor problems.
Actually, I thought Kyle was a bit easy on her.
Maybe instead of walking off she should have not been invited.
Have you listened to her attempt at radio?
- October 11, 2007 at 8:34 AM
- Anonymous said...
Actually, David Newton is the Paris Hilton of NASCAR reporters.
Seriously. Read his articles.
But I enjoy his somewhat rare appearances on NASCAR Now - his irreverence is refreshing yet he delivers hard news there, unlike in many of his articles, which tend to obsess on the celebrity aspects of NASCAR drivers. I've not seen him on Tradin' Paint before but I'd be interested to see him as a panelist if he sticks to the hard news.
- October 11, 2007 at 9:38 AM
- Anonymous said...
First, Fryer is the "Paris Hilton of NASCAR reporters." Blond, nasaled "like wow." Not very insightful and very little to offer other than spreading unconfirmed rumors from some person in a startched twill shirt and slick, spiked hair.
She is an AP print reporter, and a very good one. Perhaps you don't like her on-air performance, but she routinely beats the competition in breaking NASCAR-related stories.
- October 11, 2007 at 9:54 AM
- Anonymous said...
in February when the common, print media line was that Toyota was going to overwhelm the other teams in NASCAR.
Opinion columnists may have said this, but reporters, like Fryer, weren't expressing their opinion--they were reporting what people (like Jack Roush) were saying.
- October 11, 2007 at 9:57 AM
- Anonymous said...
TRADIN' PAINT implies a 2-way street, not just 1-way. The media can be asked to support their opinions
...and if Kyle did THAT instead of bullying and insulting the guests, that would be fine. But it isn't what happens.
He thinks he's untouchable, but that's going to change if he keeps acting like this.
- October 11, 2007 at 10:00 AM
- Anonymous said...
I lost a bunch of respect for Kyle after the Sonoma incident when he dropped the F-bomb. Not that I'm offended by the word... I use it all the time.
However, only 5 minutes before they had cut to Kyle for his "in race reporter" feature and he is on the radio leading a team prayer for a safe race.
My question: Was he still addressing Jesus when he dropped the F-bomb a few moments later?
Nobody likes a hypocrite.
- October 11, 2007 at 10:12 AM
- Anonymous said...
Geez, what a pissing match the blogs are this week. Romper Room.
There is someone on here who is very miserable with his/her life and choosing to take it out on everyone here.
The F-bomb making it onto the airwaves during that race was ESPN's fault and they admitted it. It was initially edited out.
I have no further comments.
- October 11, 2007 at 3:36 PM
- Richard in N.C. said...
My point about the reporting about Toyota early in the year is that it was not based on fact - but, made for a good story. A modest amount of real reporting would have disclosed that Toyota in the past 5 to 7 years has spent well over $1 BILLION in Formula 1 and still has not won a race - so expecting Toyota to be able to swamp the other teams in NASCAR in 2007 was silly. Jack Roush had a vested, financial interest in talking about the evils of Toyota (to get more money out of Ford- as he apparently did), but I never saw any broadly distributed article questioning Roush's motive as possibly self-interest, rather than accuracy.
- October 11, 2007 at 6:11 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Hey Guys,
Thanks for your comments. There certainly are some different feelings about this one show, and about how the series should conduct itself for the rest of the season.
TNT was the F-bomb network for Kyle, and it was a strange mistake for a professional TV network to listen to a replay, and then play it back knowing there was a profanity on it. This is the big time, and it should not have happened.
This weekend the show should be very interesting. We will talk about it during the week, thanks again for your comments.
- October 11, 2007 at 7:12 PM
- Anonymous said...
A modest amount of real reporting would have disclosed that Toyota in the past 5 to 7 years has spent well over $1 BILLION in Formula 1 and still has not won a race
Darned near EVERY story I read in the print media at the time mentioned that fact. Don't know how you missed it.
- October 12, 2007 at 10:59 AM


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NASCAR Loses To Little League World Series
When we decided to start this media project called The Daly Planet back in January of this year, we did so for one reason. ESPN was coming back into NASCAR, and we knew things would get interesting.
As a former ten year ESPN employee, I understand just how hard it is to take a huge sport like NASCAR, and fold it into an existing TV network. To help with this logistical problem, ESPN decided to use ESPN2, ESPN, and ABC Sports as the three TV outlets for NASCAR in 2007. What we are rapidly finding out is...that is not enough.
Earlier this season, ESPN2's daily motorsports show called NASCAR Now ran into some Friday problems. Live tennis matches had gone long, and NASCAR Now was either started late or completely cancelled. ESPN had the option of switching NASCAR Now to either their ESPN Classic or ESPN News Network, but chose not to make that move.
That was then, and this is now. Saturday, live tennis ran long again on ESPN2 and the company scrambled to air the pre-race show called NASCAR Countdown and then the following live Busch Series race. The Keystone Cops act that followed was priceless.
The NASCAR programming was started on ESPN Classic, switched to ESPN, and then finally switched back to ESPN2 for the remainder of the race. This is not the ESPN we know and love, the professional and prepared organization. The problem holding everyone up was a national tournament on the main ESPN network. The National School Scrabble Tournament. Say it with me, scrabble.
So, rather than just start the NASCAR programming on ESPN and continue there until tennis was over on ESPN2, the network made a strong statement about how much they value NASCAR and live Busch Series racing. They moved it to ESPN Classic, a limited distribution network that re-runs old tapes from the ESPN Library. ESPN chose scrabble over NASCAR.
Sunday, ESPN continued to be in trouble when the entire NEXTEL Cup race from Michigan was rained-out. While the Busch Series races have aired on mostly ESPN2, the seventeen NEXTEL Cup races are the prized jewels in the ESPN crown, and the reason they went back in and got the NASCAR TV contract. This rain out left the network to air the Monday afternoon NEXTEL Cup race live from noon through about 3PM Eastern Time.
Unfortunately, NASCAR was about to get another lesson in ESPN's priorities. Because of a single rain out, NASCAR was actually moved to ESPN2 in order to protect the programming on ESPN. That would be the a live Little League World Series game between Japan and Canada. This is game number fifteen out of thirty-two that make up the tournament that runs through next week.
The decision boils down to moving one Little League game over to ESPN2, or moving NASCAR off ESPN and back down to little sister network ESPN2. Needless to say, in the global world of ESPN, NASCAR will be seen on ESPN2.
While the network absolutely has the right to show any program anywhere it wants, that is not the point of this column. The issue is what does NASCAR really mean to ESPN, and when will we see that commitment?
ESPN already gave away practice and qualifying live to SPEED for the next several weeks because of existing programming conflicts. Now, a huge race at Michigan that is key to the point contenders and may deeply affect the upcoming "Chase" on ABC Sports is playing second fiddle to Japan vs. Canada.
In just a short while, the sports world will welcome both college and NFL football back into regular season. This, along with golf, tennis, and other previously scheduled live events should lead ESPN down a road they have not traveled for several years.
Golf, tennis, and NASCAR are the events that do not have a shot clock, timed quarters, or any formal time limit at all. In TV land, they are "nightmare sports" because nothing can make them end in any kind of time frame.
The official ESPN release about Monday does not specify if there will be a one hour pre-race show, but I have a hunch there will not. SPEED has already made the commitment to stay, and telecast a one hour RaceDay show on Monday live at noon. This is the kind of commitment fans would like to see from ESPN, as they make their way toward "The Chase."
The final ten NEXTEL Cup races will be on ABC Sports, which means both ESPN and ESPN2 will have a full programming schedule for those days. The ABC Broadcast Network may find itself in a quite a pickle as rain-delayed "Chase" races last into the night under the lights. You know NASCAR, if they can get it in, they will.
This should bring a whole new level of chaos to both ESPN and ABC in just a couple of weeks. Broadcast networks have "windows" of time for sports, and then either the News or Entertainment Divisions have their programming shown. There is little mercy for sports issues when World News Tonight, Extreme Home Makeover, or Desperate Housewives is ready to air.
Hopefully, Mother Nature will cooperate, and the remainder of the NASCAR season will be smooth sailing for ESPN and ABC. If, however, the same situations occur, it will be interesting to watch the multi-network company deal with the tricky logistics and flexible schedules of NASCAR. It might be a good idea to memorize the location of ESPN Classic on your cable dial...just in case.
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33 comments:
- bevo said...
Scrabble and little league baseball...that's just plain sad.
Look at the bright side though - NASCAR takes priority over hot dog eating contests and cricket!
- August 20, 2007 at 1:57 AM
- Anonymous said...
If the Scrabble event was already on, why move it for NASCAR? I know it's just Scrabble, but why move two programs (Nascar AND Scrabble) when they could just move NASCAR? The same goes for tomorrow. Isn't it just easier to replace whatever is on ESPN2 with the NASCAR race rather than move the Little League and pre-empt programming?
That being said, a lot goes into a live broadcast of any event. ESPN already has to book new satellite times, rework their transmission for the day just for NASCAR. Why in the world would you give yourself double the work by doing the same thing with Little League. Don't forget, double the work means double the cost. Also, just look at what goes into an ESPN telecast. They have ESPN branding everywhere. That means all of their graphics say ESPN and not ESPN2. They need to load an entirely different package to get the ESPN2 branded look on the air. If they have to go through all of that already for NASCAR, why go through the same thing for the LLWS as well?
I actually didn't have a problem with the way the Busch race was handled. Say what you want, but the Busch Series is NASCAR's minor leagues. Much like AAA baseball, the big boys play there to hone their skills for the big show, and the wannabes work their butts off to try to get there. You complain so much about the way ESPN handles the Busch Series, yet you should be thankful it's on in the first place. I don't see them showing highlights of AAA Baseball, AHL Hockey, or NBADL Basketball games. Sure they do a reality show on teh NBADL, but they don't actually do live telecasts of games. The same goes with qualifying and practice. Don't you think it's asking a lot to see all that. Before the Sunday Night Baseball game, do they air the players doing wind sprints, and batting practice. Do they air the pregame bullpen session?
Also, it's not like they didn't tell you where the race was. For all the love everyone gives Speed, no one ever complains that it's a pay channel in most markets. If I want to get Speed, I also have to subscribe to Fox Soccer, the Fox College Network, some weird outdoor channel, and CSTV. And this is with Comcast. Seriously, if Speed covers something, but no one gets the station, does it really matter. Obviously there are many who get the channel, but casual fans aren't going to cough up the money to get a package of 6 channels, 5 of which they'd never watch. We should be thankful that ESPN has these networks to use at their disposal. I was at least able to see on the bottom of the screen where the Busch race was, and was able to tune in to that channel. If this were any other network, you'd get nothing. Imagine if it were TNT? Where would they send the race? Certainly not TBS They'd end up showing it delayed while waiting for their event to end. What if it were, gasp, Versus??? Or say FX? Would they then bump it to the Fox Soccer Channel, or the Fox College Channel?
- August 20, 2007 at 2:57 AM
- Anonymous said...
Little League represents everything that is right with sports today. Kids playing simply for the love of the game. Some of those kids are getting their one chance to be in the spotlight in their life. Hey, why not right? I'd much prefer to watch these kids play for the love of the game, than watch a sport where the most important thing a player(driver) will do all day is make sure he gets all of his sponsors' names in when he gives his post-race interview. Once every year, ESPN shows sports in all of its innocence via the LLWS. ESPN is doing the right thing here by leaving these kids on ESPN and not bumping them.
- August 20, 2007 at 3:02 AM
- Anonymous said...
Quick scoop. The reason ESPN chose to move the race to ESPN2 is because of the weather. Apparently, there is only a small window in which to get this race in tomorrow, and NASCAR doesn't really think it's going to get this race in tomorrow. Tuesday looks more likely, and as was mentioned today, if not Tuesday, then it will be the last race of the Chase in November.
So had ESPN moved Little League for the race, and the race gets cancelled, they'd probably end up putting whatever was going to be on ESPN2 in the first place, back on, while moving the Little League game. Seems like it just makes more sense to move the race to ESPN2, especially if it's likely not going to happen anyway because of the rain.
- August 20, 2007 at 3:23 AM
- SonicAD said...
Also note that it's not really that big of a difference in viewers between ESPN and ESPN2. I read that 97% of people who get ESPN get ESPN2, so the few who don't get it should probably be complaining about it to their cable operator.
Somewhat more significant is the difference between people who get ESPNHD and ESPN2HD. I only get the former, but not the latter (though my cable co. has promised that we'll get it here Sep. 12th). However, I'm still not particularly bothered by that. If it had to be dumped off the ESPN Classic in its entirety I'd be worried, but with ESPN2 only the tiniest amount smaller than the mothership, I think it's a non-issue.
- August 20, 2007 at 3:51 AM
- SallyB said...
I'm just SO grateful that Nascar signed this big money V deal so that we fans would always know hwere to find the races on the weekend! Thank goodness that we no longer have to go remote cruising all over the channels to find where the race is being shown!
- August 20, 2007 at 6:22 AM
- Anonymous said...
Hey, other Anon, if the Busch series is "minor league," perhaps you could explain why half the field was made up of Cup drivers. (Were they "sent down"?) What's CTS, then? Would ARCA, which runs used Cup cars, not be "minor league"?
If you didn't have a problem with how ESPN "handled" it, then (a) You must get all their channels, including ESPN Classic, which a lot of folks don't, and (b) You must not have been TiVoing the race.
- August 20, 2007 at 7:11 AM
- Anonymous said...
I don't care what station they show it on, as long as they show it. Also, I wouldn't care if there were NO commentators at all. What I am concerned about is how unfair it would be to Homestead to NOT have the final races. It probably really doesn't matter, but it just doesn't seem right.
- August 20, 2007 at 7:52 AM
- cwebs said...
JD - I think you have some wrong info in your post. I'm pretty sure that SPEED has scheduled RaceDay for 11am (Eastern) today, NOT Noon...
- August 20, 2007 at 8:58 AM
- Anonymous said...
Its time for you to get off your high horse.
ESPN has the long standing policy of ALWAYS showing the end of a live sporting event, not matter how minor how minor the competition may seem to be be to some viewers. Yes, this does include those sports such as tennis, bowling, soccer, auto racing, etc. We all should be very thankful for that. Those sports have fans as well that follow it as passionately as people that follow NASCAR. They may not be as large in numbers, but ESPN does not descriminate against that and deserve as much respect as a fan of any other sport who wants to see a conclusion live. Rest assured, this will be unchanged when college football season starts.
While I agree moving a pre-race show to ESPN Classic when ESPN was available may have been a bit short sided, however, that is normally the first channel they choose. Plus, it was a pre-race show. Give me a break!! They still aried it. They could have very easily just not shown it.
When it appeared tennis may not end for the start of the race, they made ESPN HD available, as well as showing it on ESPN2 HD once tennis ended. At the top of the house, they continued on with normal ESPN programming, with the race on ESPN2. Again, this seems VERY reasonable to me.
Remember, ESPN is a sports network, that shows live sporting events, which may run long. No matter on how much you want them to be, they are NOT a NASCAR network!!! Likewise, they are not an NFL network, an NBA network, a MLB network, a tennis network, a soccer network, etc. When events run long, they make reasonable arrangements, like they did last Saturday.
And as far as the race on Monday, they are making the best of a bad sitation. The LLWS had already been scheduled to air live on ESPN. Moving them would be no different than moving Bristol this Saturday to make room for a rugby match.
NASCAR does not run ESPN. Its just one of many sports it airs. It does not take priority over anything else. You better get over it and get used to it. For the good of all sports fans, that will not and should not change.
- August 20, 2007 at 10:13 AM
- Anonymous said...
Thanks the ESPN staffer who posted above in defense of his employer.
While you're here, care to expalin why NASCAR is shuffled around and get non-specialist air talent--unlike stick-and-ball sports, which are never treated that way?
- August 20, 2007 at 10:28 AM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Hey friends,
Just a quick response:
I have no high horse, no one suggested affecting the live tennis on ESPN2. NASCAR should have started on ESPN and stayed there until tennis was over, that's my discussion point.
To the ESPN employee Anonymous 1:57AM, we should be glad the Busch Series is even on? It is the minor leagues of NASCAR? If Scrabble was already on, it should not have been bumped by NASCAR?
Its great to tell the ESPN folks in these comments because the only way they can talk about NASCAR is comparing it to stick-and-ball sports. Amazing.
- August 20, 2007 at 11:04 AM
- Anonymous said...
I am watching the Monday edition of RaceDay right now and just thought I would flip to the ESPN channels and see if they were having a pre-race show..... ESPN has Sportscenter, ESPN2 has First Take and Little League Baseball, and, what do you know - there on ESPN Classic it says Nascar Racing from Michigan. It looks like it began a while ago and they are replaying the Watkins Glen race (again). Wonder what the rest of the day holds......
- August 20, 2007 at 11:35 AM
- Anonymous said...
What is your obession / inferiority complex with NASCAR being lumped into "stick and ball" sports. A sport is a sport period.
I have yet to see you explain what the big freakin difference is and why auto racing should be treated any different than the rest of them.
I'm sure if you talk with soccer fans, gymnastics fans, track & field fans, swimming fans, pick your minor sports fans, they'd complain that ESPN does not give them the coverage they deserve. Plus, they are not happy with the broadcast team ESPN uses to cover their sports, whether there is a ball involved or not!
If anything, ESPN has a problem with all minor sports. They may try hard, but can't quite get it right to satisfy anyone other than the casual sports fan.
- August 20, 2007 at 11:35 AM
- SonicAD said...
To the person who commented on ESPN Classic having "Nextel Cup Racing at Michigan" this morning: ESPN Classic has been showing replays of Cup Series races at 9AM ET Mondays since Indianapolis, so it's a replay slot, not where the delayed race was supposed to start.
- August 20, 2007 at 11:50 AM
- Kevin in Indy said...
I was going to write a long post about the channel hopping ESPN had us do the other day but I decided I wanted to watch the replay of the Scrabble tournament instead.
- August 20, 2007 at 12:03 PM
- bevo said...
For the ESPN employees posting...
I have watched ESPN for many,many years and I can assure you they have NEVER shown the end of ANYTHING that bumped up against the start of an NFL game or moved the game to 2 or Classic.
- August 20, 2007 at 12:22 PM
- firstname.lastname@example.com said...
Okay, here's my feeling on this subject.
Mr. Daly you are right that the race should be on ESPN if it's really important to the network. If Monday Night Football was postponed by lightning or some serious problem until Tuesday do you think it would end up on "The Deuce" (the old nickname for ESPN2 for those that are unfamiliar)? I certainly don't.
Having said that, I don't mind what station ESPN puts the race on as long as:
A.) it's aired live in its entirety
B.) it stays on ONE CHANNEL the whole time
C.) it's on a channel that I receive
It's probably not so much about Little League Baseball (a different game was supposed to be on ESPN2 at the same time and it's getting pre-empted) as it is Around the Horn, PTI, Sportscenter, and Monday Night Football. If it rains most of the day on Monday and they had scheduled the race to be on ESPN, they would probably shove it over to ESPN2 once 5:00 hit (and screwed over the people that weren't home and had to record the race) so I'm okay with leaving it on ESPN2 all day long since there's no meaningful program on that channel all day.
I feel sorry for those people that get ESPN but not ESPN2 (are there still places out there that get one but not the other?) but I'm okay with the decision because we should never face a pre-emption or channel shift on ESPN2 if the race runs long into the evening (how long does daylight last in Michigan this time of year, 7:00 local, or 8:00 Eastern?)
- August 20, 2007 at 12:36 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Anonymous 10:35AM,
If you want to go back and read some archive articles, you would understand completely why this stick-and-ball issue is a big one.
As I mentioned many times, I am a Redskins fan, a Florida Marlins fan, and a college football fan. The issue is not being upset with stick-and-ball sports, it is that NASCAR is constantly compared to them.
Racing is different, it has different rules, and needs different things from TV than the NFL, the NBA, or MLB.
Even from your post, you compare NASCAR to minor sports. Where ya been? Nothing is bigger or more successful right now even with its flat TV ratings.
The idea of NASCAR coming to ESPN was to be a featured sport, and fully intergrated into the network in every way. That was actually in the ESPN Press Release. NASCAR was coming to the network to be the big boy in the house...period.
The simple reason? The NFL Network, the NBA Network, the Tennis Channel, the Golf Channel, and the continued migration of sports to their own stand-alone cable networks. NASCAR does not have one.
NASCAR comitted to ESPN for eight years with its highest profile product during its stretch run. It also gave all its second-tier racing, and the rights to create a daily show to ESPN.
It did not come to ESPN for NASCAR Now to get cancelled by live tennis. Show NASCAR Now somewhere else. It did not come to ESPN to lose out to scrabble. Put the race on the network and put scrabble on hold. What ESPN sold, and what it is now delivering are very different.
My point is now that college football is starting, the Busch Series and college football are going to head-to-head. ESPN will have a college football game live at noon, then Countdown at 3PM and the race at 3:30PM. With most college football games going almost four hours, it should be interesting.
Hopefully, things will be planned out to deal with that issue when it happens in September.
- August 20, 2007 at 1:30 PM
- Anonymous said...
Here's the problem with ESPN. Yeah, they are not a NASCAR station or a football station or a Scrabble station I get it! That is the problem. Let me explain. They air everything and anything as long as it may be considered a "sport" somewhere. Scrabble? Poker? Spelling Bee? Oh yeah the kids. Hey my kids play sports too but they don't get on ESPN.
At least Speed or Fox dedicates their programming to NASCAR for that X amount of hours on the same channel. They schedule other programming around that event. ESPN does the same thing for ball games but not for NASCAR.
And for anyone that says NASCAR is not a sport you are right. NASCAR is a lifestyle. You live it you breath it, you are a part of it. Most fans spend the weekend at the tracks and when they can't they want to watch the pre race shows and get all they can out of it. Which is why ESPN is not the right channel for NASCAR.
- August 20, 2007 at 1:48 PM
- SophiaZ123 said...
Funny to see ESPN posting in their defense. Maybe it's Erik K. :-)
John, you are right not to try and explain this to this person. Let them read the archives. It all speaks for itself.
My hometown is in the LLWS and it is a blast to watch but why does it have to be on ESPN? This could easily be shown on local station affiliates of ABC or even Fox could've gotten it and put it on their State stations.
Also I DO NOT CONSIDER BINGO, POKER, SCRABBLE or SPELLING BEES (???????????) SPORTS.
If they got rid of the minutia, they would have MORE ROOM for the live sports.
- August 20, 2007 at 2:07 PM
- Anonymous said...
When I said "minor league" I meant the Busch series. To the person who said that "if it's minor league, why do so many Cup drivers drive in it." 1. So they can get a feel for the track for Sunday, and 2. They really love racing. But you know that if push came to shove, they'd only race in Nextel Cup if they had to make a choice. If it's not minor league, than Why don't all the Busch Drivers choose to race in Nextel Cup? Because the series aren't interchangeable. One is the minor league for the other.
Anyway, why is it that whenever someone defends ESPN, they work there? John, I think this is incredibly short-sighted of you. You assume, that because I defend ESPN,(I too work in TV, but in news, not sports), that I work there. So you're basically saying that unless someone agrees with you, they must work for ESPN. That's pretty ridiculous and insulting considering my 15 years experience in this field.
For the person who said NASCAR is a lifestyle, I'm sorry but that is just ridiculous. It's a sport. Yes, not the same as "stick and ball" sports, but it's not a lifestyle. You don't make a living doing it. You go there, you watch it, you go home. Whether that's for the Cup race or the entire weekend, it's not a lifestyle. Your family, your career, those are your lifestyle. NASCAR is a getaway for the two weekends they come to your neck of the woods every year, if your track is lucky to get two Cup races every year. I go away for a month every year on vacation. Again, not a lifestyle, vacation. If you seriously consider NASCAR a lifestyle, than you need to reconsider your priorities.
Anyway, that all being said, the one problem with this race is that a lot of people don't get ESPN2HD. And NASCAR is just way too good on HD for me to watch it on anything else. Fortunately, ESPN2HD was added in my area of Maryland in December, so I'm in luck today. That's the real issue.
As far as ESPN breaking off of footage for the NFL, I'm 99.9% sure that ESPN has that written in to their NFL contract. And with the NFL being the biggest of boys on the block, you can be sure that they have the leverage to insist that they're the priority.
- August 20, 2007 at 2:08 PM
- Anonymous said...
To Anon
You must not be a NASCAR fan. That is easy to see. You may be right NASCAR being a lifestyle might be pushing it. But what other sport do the fans go for 2 or 3 days. Some go for the NCTS, NBS and Cup races if possible. The fans are passionate. Have you ever been to a race? It gets in you, in your blood. And it's not just NASCAR it's racing period. Someday ESPN will catch up to Speed and FOX and realize all this. Until then we are stuck with their sub par broadcasting.
- August 20, 2007 at 2:30 PM
- Anonymous said...
I went to the race at Pocono, and yes it was very cool. Where do people do sports for a weekend??? How about college football? People show up in their Winnebagos for the weekend. I do a baseball weekend every year and go to a park I've never been to and spend a weekend and do the entire series. I don't think it's unique to just NASCAR.
However, NASCAR has one thing unique to it that no other sport has. It only shows up once or twice a year. That's why you make a weekend out of it. In the NFL, if you have season tickets, you go to 8-12 games per year with preseason adn playoffs. You're not going to go for the entire weekend for 10 weeks straight. However, college football does do this. And that's 5-6 times a year for big schools. That's even more of a commitment than NASCAR, and the college fans do it all the time.
- August 20, 2007 at 3:04 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Let's be fair. This an opinion blog, and always will be. All opinions are welcome, but that does not mean they make sense to all of us.
Your continuing efforts to lump NASCAR with other sports is off-base, and that is what I said in my ealier post. Take four days off, get an RV, go to a race. You will never be the same, and all these whiners about fights and drunks will be put in their place in your mind. You may come away with new friends for life.
My ESPN reference was in response to the fact that they usually do not take the time to get a blue name, and use the anonymous comment tag for all they can get. You should see the email I get from the ESPN.com server!
If you don't think NASCAR fans embrace the sport, I would point you to the infieldparking.com or rowdy.com sites. That might be an education.
Just to be clear, nothing here is insulting or anything of that nature. Its easy to make things personal, and hard to stay on the topic. That is the reason I do not use the names of anyone in the business except the on-air talent.
No one expected these issues this season, but they certainly have presented themselves. We will continue to bring them up, and offer one commentary. Then, anyone can offer their opinion without fear of obscenity or personal ridicule. Thanks.
- August 20, 2007 at 3:04 PM
- bevo said...
Anonymous "news" person -
For many fans NASCAR is a lifestyle (I am not one) and just because you think they need to adjust their "priorities" does not mean that it's not a lifestyle for them. Check out the infield of any race and you will find out how many make multiple trips every year to catch races. It's not unusual for fans to make a dozen races a year. Ask any marketing or advertising person about the brand loyalty NASCAR fans show.
- August 20, 2007 at 3:27 PM
- Dot said...
Re: Anonymous @2:02 am
Little League right with sports today? Remember a few years ago when that 15 yr old was pitching? That was the last season for me.
- August 20, 2007 at 3:45 PM
- Anonymous said...
Race postponed until 10am tomorrow on ESPN2.
The brand loyalty has always been something that confuses me. Shouldn't people like the products they buy rather than buy products because they're on a car? I don't see that as loyalty, I see it as stupidity. I hate Bud, I like Jr. I shouldn't drink Bud because I like Jr. I also drive a Jeep, which isn't made by Chevy.
I was at the race in Dover this year. It was fantastic. For whatever it's worth, there weren't any fights. Nothing like an Eagles/Cowboys game in Philly. NASCAR fans are much more civil. It was a great experience until we left. Some guy threw stuff at my dad's car because we drove a Toyota and not an "American made" car. Hilarious because the Camry's are made here in North America, and my dad worked for GM for 25 years before getting hosed by the company. I think if anything, the only problem with a NASCAR weekend is there are always a few bad apples who spend the entire weekend drunk off their arse. But then again, isn't that true of all major sports?
And to the guy who wrote about the 15 year old in Little League. You're spot on. I've been saying for years that some of these teams from the Far East send kids that are older. How many times do you hear them talk about that new b-ball player Yi Jianlin and they say, "We're not quite sure how old he is." Ridiculous.
- August 20, 2007 at 3:56 PM
- Matt said...
I have no problem with ESPN putting the Cup race on ESPN2. FOX did it all the time by putting rained out Cup races on FX. It's been going on forever and will always go on.
- August 20, 2007 at 5:39 PM
- Anonymous said...
Little League represents everything that is right with sports today. Kids playing simply for the love of the game. Some of those kids are getting their one chance to be in the spotlight in their life. Hey, why not right? I'd much prefer to watch these kids play for the love of the game, than watch a sport where the most important thing a player(driver) will do all day is make sure he gets all of his sponsors' names in when he gives his post-race interview. Once every year, ESPN shows sports in all of its innocence via the LLWS. ESPN is doing the right thing here by leaving these kids on ESPN and not bumping them.
Quit complaining about ESPN. It's quite an improvement over the FOX and SPEED sideshow we've had to deal with for far too long.
- August 20, 2007 at 7:11 PM
- Anonymous said...
As far as ESPN breaking off of footage for the NFL, I'm 99.9% sure that ESPN has that written in to their NFL contract.
Yes, the contract reads: "In the event that a player or other individual associated with the National Football League is accused of, pleads guilty to, or is convicted of a felony, ESPN shall immediately cease programming on all of its channels and carry the news of said criminal activity."
Sure, that's just what the NFL wants. How long have you "been in TV"?
- August 21, 2007 at 7:14 AM
- Desmond said...
John, thanks for the "nightmare sports" terminology!
Don't forget to include baseball - e.g. Little League World Series in that category.
Also, the interruption for the coverage of the Michael Vick plea agreement is a non-starter because all the LLWS games were also rained out. Therefore, viewers missed nothing there, either.
- August 21, 2007 at 2:07 PM
- Anonymous said...
Did I miss something. I usually watch Nascar Now, thinking that maybe there would be some news that may of be of interest to me. This week Little Baseball Playoffs is on in the timeframe that Nascar Now usually is on. Have they changed the time, or have they just not had the show on so far this week? Thank you
- August 22, 2007 at 6:24 PM