I feel bad for Marty Reid, I really do.
Dude got shoved into a segment on ESPN2's NASCAR Now showing ESPN's impressive NASCAR coverage. Or, well, I hope he got shoved into it.
Before I rip the whole segment apart, let me allow Jeff Burton, ESPN's token driver voice for their coverage to do so as he did in the video:
"Well the first word that comes to mind is absurd. The first goal of racing is to be there at the end. This system would award people and reward people for doing things that actually would hamper the way they would finish the race," said Burton.
"So it makes no sense -- you used the worst example in the world at Talladega to expose a problem, when in fact, we don't have this problem at most race tracks. So you have to run toward the front, you have to run hard in order to be competitive at almost every race track with the exception of Talladega. So, in a word, I think it's absurd."
Amen, Jeff.
For me, this whole segment (with a nice after-touch of Judge Judy) shows why ESPN and NASCAR fans haven't exactly gotten along this season.
ESPN has forced Rusty Wallace, Erik Kuselias, Draft Tracker, Brent "insurmountable" Musberger and the Full Throttle scanner bologna down our throats all year long. This bird-brained point system idea is just another reason why ESPN isn't doing NASCAR right. ESPN says that we can't think for ourselves, and then does it for us.
What exactly is it about the current point system that is so wrong? Is there a race beside Talladega that has seen drivers race at the back the whole time?
No. No. And no.
I'm glad Jeff Burton felt that it was his place to step up and say what he wanted. I really wish we could have heard what David Poole of the Charlotte Observer had to say, because I can imagine it would have been similar.
NFLCAR? No way!
And really, let's be honest, who of us have watched the start of the race, and then watched more of the race, and then watched the whole race?
Apparently, the whole ESPN network might be surprised.
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11-08-2007 @ 8:48AM
Mike said...
DA, please take your meds, now.
This is just another example of the fact that ESPN seems to know nothing of Nascar. The reason we fall asleep or go mow the grass is because they know nothing about what the F*&k is going on other than they seem to have a set in stone schedule for commercials.
Does it matter in football who is ahead at the end of each quarter? Only if you are betting on the game! maybe we should do the same with long distance runners. Yeah, I bet they would like that. What idiot came up with this idea? Oh, here is better idea. At the beginning of the fourth quarter of every football game the score will be reset to 0-0. That way, 3/4 of the game does not matter, just the last 1/4.
The problem is, Brian France may actually like the idea. After all, he fixed the problem Nascar had when the man with the most points for the whole year kept winning the championship. No matter who it was that man won. DAMN. Maybe now we need to fix the problem where the man that finishes the race in 1st place keeps winning the most points.
Now DA, many people have claimed that Geoff and TGOM "block" their posts. Most notably amoung them Don Emmerson and Anna Seitter. Other than when Brad baited Anna into a name calling contest I have not seen any reason to block a poster. That is until you. You have nothing of value to add to any of these blogs yet you continue to post. When did they start letting the patients at the "rest home" have access to the Internet? I think I can safely say I speak for everyone when I say you need to take a break until the meds take hold.
Mike LeVan
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11-08-2007 @ 9:04AM
Geoffrey Miller said...
DAJG-whatever,
I have not been blocking your posts. The person that has been blocking your comments is none other than youself. Notice in the directions just above the comment box it says
"Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments.
When you enter your name and email address, you'll be sent a link to confirm your comment, and a password."
In other words, dude, you have to read your email, and activate the post. We do it that way to prevent spamming. I do appreciate you calling my Hitler, though. Ignorance is bliss, eh?
On another note, your comments (which I can read each one you submit, whether or not they are activated) have not been even close to relavant in this story. If you want to moan and groan about Steve Letarte, call the Hendrick shop, or find a post dealing with Steve Letarte. He doesn't work for AOL sports, so randomly posting things about him doesn't do you any good, and that WILL be a cause for a deleted comment in a post.
Keep it relavant, or don't expect it to stay.
I only delete 3-5 posts/month, because I like to have conversation, but those 3-5 each month are generally ones that are similar to your posts here.
Thanks.
-G
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11-08-2007 @ 9:19AM
Maveness said...
OMG.
ESPN is on crack. That's the only reason, right? The only reason they honestly think that a 4 quarter scenario is in any way smart? (And really, we HAVE a race with segments - it's called the All Star race. It's fun once a year, but that's it.)
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11-08-2007 @ 11:21AM
OCTANE said...
MY ORIGIONAL TEXT FORMAT DID NOT PASTE WELL HERE,
YOU'LL STILL GET THE IDEA WATCH ABBREVIATIONS...
NEW RACE DATES NASCAR SHOULD USE TO BETTER SEASON!
OF COURSE THIS COULD NEVER HAPPEN TILL ABOUT 2010
BUT I'VE USED THE 08 DATES TO LAY IT OUT...
02/09/08 Budwesier Shootout Daytona
02/17/08 Daytona 500 Daytona (4 race Kick Off)
02/24/08 TBA Las Vegas (BTR RACE TO FOLLOW DAYTONA)
03/02/08 TBA California(NVR SELL'SOUT EVNT 1 IS ENF)
03/09/08 TBA Texas Motor (WARM & ON WAY BK FRM CALI.)
--
03/16/08 --- WEEK OFF --- WEEK OFF
--
03/23/08 TBA Atlanta
03/30/08 TBA Talladega
04/05/08 TBA Bristol (6 OLDSCHOL'pnts'RACES INA ROW)
04/12/08 TBA Darlington
04/19/08 TBA Richmond
04/26/08 AllStar Challenge Lowe's
05/04/08 Charlotte
--
05/11/08 --- WEEK OFF --- WEEK OFF
--
05/18/08 TBA Infineon(7RACE WST/EST RD.COURSE SPLT.)
05/25/08 TBA Phoenix
06/01/08 TBA Michigan
06/08/08 TBA Dover
06/15/08 TBA New Hampshire ( ADD BANKING PLEASE )
06/22/08 TBA Pocono(NEVER SELLSOUT EVENT 1 IS ENOUGH)
06/29/08 TBA Watkins Glen
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07/05/08 TBA Daytona (1/2WAY RESTART-9RACE PRECHASE)
07/12/08 TBA Chicagoland
07/20/08 TBA --Seattle-(NEW TRACK IS COMMING TO NW)
07/27/08 TBA Indianapolis
08/03/08 TBA -NEW TRACK-(NEW TRACK IS COMMING TO??)
08/10/08 TBA Bristol
08/17/08 TBA -Kentucky- (NEW SEATING AND BANKING)
08/23/08 TBA Michigan
08/31/08 TBA Richmond
--
09/06/08 --- WEEK OFF B4 CHASE ---
--
-- CHASE RACES --
09/14/08 TBA LAS VEGAS ( GREAT START TO CHASE )
09/21/08 TBA Dover
09/28/08 TBA Kansas
10/05/08 TBA Talladega
10/11/08 TBA Charlotte
10/19/08 TBA Martinsville
10/26/08 TBA Atlanta
11/02/08 TBA Texas
11/09/08 TBA Phoenix
11/16/08 TBA Homestead-Miami
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