Joe won’t put up with that kind of on air language.
JMO, Tony is a class act. He is the only one in the class, mind you, and he certainly does have an act.
And I mean that in a good way. Tony is most assuredly on my, "Drivers I like" list. For two reasons....
1) He can drive, he loves to drive. 'Nuff said on that point.
B) The man says what is on his mind. There are not too many of those guys around, and there needs to be more! Tony may sometimes regret (maybe he doesn't?) what he says when the emotions are running high, but at least he is saying it!
I, for one, would rather have Tony talk the talk he does, and walk the walk he does, as opposed to being just another corporate sponsored robot...saying the same thing over and over...dull..dull..dull....boring!
Remember the IBM commercials from a few years back...all white shirts, black ties and pants....clones.
Tony is not afraid to be different, he is good at it, and I certainly do not want him to morph into a corporate robot. We would all lose, I think.
Your second comment....
Joe, "Tony, don't do that anymore!"
Tony, "Sure thing, boss, won't happen again!"
Joe, "Ok, next item on the agenda...."
Tony wins races....and Nascar Championships.
I think Joe will be "putting up" with Tony for awhile.
If you were Joe Gibbs, would you fire Tony Stewart because he said, "bullsh!t" ?
I'm going to guess that "No" would be your answer to that, at least I hope so.
I'm not saying that I think Tony is the "Nascar Bad guy or Black Hat" - as many media talking heads have suggested. Far from it. Tony has too much talent and intelligence to qualify for that title.
You ever wonder why Tony and Jimmy Spencer get along so well? I'm giggling now........
Tony needs to stay just the way he is, you may not like it but I think Nascar Nation needs Tony as he is. When you are that good, you have nothing to prove to anyone.
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Of course Joe won’t fire Tony for his use of BS. Joe Gibbs has been a personal friend of mine for over 50 years, he doesn’t like to lose points, and expects his people to reflect his values, and that means do not use potty language on the air.
Otherwise they would be Stepford drivers. lol That's why Dale Sr was so popular, he was his own man and no one was gonna make him something else.
I am Jr's biggest fan in my opinion of course but sometimes those of us who hang out on his board think he should be a little more aggressive. Although this past weekend he was really mad at one driver, I mean real mad!! Unfortunately he always broadcasts his intentions which thankfully he didn't do. Whew!