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sportressofblogitude.com - 26 days ago

NASCAR Doesn’t Like It When Broadcasters Don’t Lie About Boring Race

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NASCAR spokesman took ABC/ESPN to task in a blog post on nascar.com regarding its lackadaisical coverage of the Sprint Cup race at Talladega on Sunday. Poston claims that the announcers didn’t hesitate to make their opinions known that they believed the race was boring. Usually, TV sports ...

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usatoday.com - 26 days ago

NASCAR takes ABC to task for 'boring' race

— usatoday.com — Almost everybody who watches TV sports is an instant critic. One exception: Sports leagues themselves, who almost... never publicly ... (more) NASCAR takes ABC to task for 'boring' race

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NASCAR Would Prefer Viewers Not Be Told Their Races Are Boring
The Sporting Blog — ... it had a "strong telecast" and had no comment on Poston's post. From an organizational standpoint, you can't fault NASCAR for being upset about their product being run down on-air by a network they have contractual agreements with. From the fans' perspective, however, one can't help but find it refreshing that broadcasters covering a race would actually call it as they truly saw it for once, instead of pushing the company logline. (H/T to Sportstress of Blogitude)