Originally Posted by Jag_Warrior
Yep! And even though Electron, Downtowndeco and the other Danica Defenders can razz me for saying it, it is the truth that she'll get more press for (probably) hitting some Top 20's next season (maybe even a lucky Top 10... if enough of the real racers drop out or crash) than Cole Whitt will for posting consistent Top 10's - which IMO is more likely than Danica posting consistent Top 20's next season.
And no, I do not blame Danica for that! I'll make fun of her if she believes her "yes men" handlers and blathers that she's ready for Cup competition... when it takes luck and lots of yellows for her to stay on the lead lap in Nationwide. But I don't blame her for the Zoo Crew on ESPN being a bunch of fawning goobers. But if you look at how many of the ESPN commercials are Danica related, I guess I can understand why they do that (to a point): she is now linked to their paychecks. But at some point (like next season!!!) the Goober Brigade on ESPN needs to get off that "she's just doin' a great job out thar" and "thar just ain't nuthin' she ain't afraid of, is thar?". She spent most of Saturday looking like there was an anchor tied to her car. At some point, even the ESPN guys are going to have to start describing what the viewers are seeing on their TV sets, not what they want the viewers to see.
In a stock car, Danica's not much better than Milka Duno is in an Indy car. "She's new"? "This is the first time she's seen this track"? "She's still learning"? From her rookie season to now, when's the last time anyone made excuses for Milka? Like never! And I don't recall that Shauna Robinson was any worse than Danica... yet she couldn't buy a break when she was in NASCAR. More often than not, she caught hell from all sides. I well remember that no one made weekly excuses for her. And unlike The Danica, she was in underfunded, third rate equipment that even lightning (big eared) Kyle Busch couldn't have won in. If Kyle had Danica's car, he'd still be smoking the field! Deserved or not, Milka and Shauna haven't been treated with kid gloves... not like the Princess.