ESPN is Killing NASCAR

Alright, so ESPN is actually wonderful for NASCAR, but the ESPN broadcasts are absolutely excruciating and Saturday night it got outright sickening. I found myself actually muting the sound on Saturday night. But for those that made it through with the sound on, I'm sure you were playing the same game I was - Guess how many times Rusty Wallace and the ESPN crew says "Dale Jr. promised his fans he would not give up" and "You can't question Dale Jr.'s effort" and "There is no quit in Dale Jr." and "Jr. is doing this for his sponsors." Jr, Jr, Jr, Jr and I actually like Dale Jr. - a lot.

Give me a break already. It was repeated over and over. Oh, let's not forget that Rusty was very worried for Kevin Harvick all night, because as he would have you believe, Kevin's team wasn't letting him know how hard he was being on the breaks. It's the same commentary week in and week out with this on-air crew. They find a couple things to talk about and don't let it go. And if it has anything to do with Dale Earnhardt Jr. expect it to go on forever, or at least until his car blows up. Funny how they didn't have to much to say when that happened and how they actually seemed confused about what to talk about.

There is zero personality in any of the pit-road crew, booth crew or pre & post race crew. You get the feeling that they learned the drivers names on Wednesday before the race. We know the crew on Sports Center can't pronounce half the drivers names, let alone know how the sport actually operates.

I for one had enough Saturday night. Here is a clue to all those out there that constantly try to remind me that these drivers are so concerned about the points and that they are never going to say die and are out there to give it there all - the drivers only care about one thing --- WINNING! Week in and week out, that is the only thing on 43 drivers minds. They don't add up the points, they don't worry about this or that, they give it 100% every time out and all they care about is winning. And yes that does mean for themselves, for their fans and for their sponsors.

Give me the Fox on-air crew any day, even the NBC crew, which I now appreciate more than ever. ESPN will grow to understand NASCAR and it's fans eventually, but for now, I'll stick to using the mute button on the Rusty Wallace and NBA Center crew.