Jim Rome Clone Report by Greg in Sun Valley

Summary of today's Jim Rome Show

NBA

Rome: "...On JRIB yesterday...Which Kobe Bryant would come back...What would he be like after missing 5 games and nearly 3 weeks in real time?...Mamba...or...too much rust to knock off?...Seems like a pretty stupid conversation now...His first bucket back last night was from about 25 feet out with a hack job and a whistle ...and 1...suckas! Then he finished what he started...by knocking in a 3 ball with 4 seconds left...after OJ Mayo went MDE, cinder blocking his free throws...Was there any doubt that if it came down to one shot, that it wasn't going to end up in this guys hands and that he would make it?..."

NFL

Brian Westbrook was released by the Philadelphia Eagles.
Jim, "...He has to decide whether or not the risk of getting his bell rung outweighs his drive to compete..."

E Mail

Jim said before the E mail, "Wait a minute...this is from Ugly Bob. ..You're one Ugly Bob warning away from an Ugly Bob BLOCK. Are you sure you want me to read this?.."

"I realize that there is a lot going on in the sports world today. We have the Olympics underway in Vancouver. The NBA is in full swing...not to mention college basketball, but first and foremost, Rome, do you have a Boner update?"

Jim: "You're BLOCKED! Ugly Block. Ugly Block in 96 South Carolina. Adios, Bob. Don't push me...Now you have to call, or text, or comment on the Facebook fan page. You're done."

Interview

John Daly (Pro Golfer)
   Jim mentioned John's personal makeover and new approach and loss of weight. John said it was triggered a year ago when he had to take a breath and wait about 2 minutes after tying one shoe before he could tie the other one. He had the lap band surgery and has lost about 116 pounds.
Later, John told Jim he felt former coach Butch Harmon lied about him. He added, "He needs to go get the lap band done and stop worrying about everybody else." At the end, John brought up his new album. He also told Jim that the "You Don't Know Me" song from his first album was about the Make a Wish Foundation and a cancer survivor.

Jim's reaction. Jim had played a portion of the song in the past and made fun of it and the whole notion of John sing a country album. Jim said, "I should have seen that a different way." And later he added, "I thought that was extremely classy the way he handled that and probably I didn't deserve as much...I didn't take the time to really figure out what that song was about...and now I feel pretty crummy about it..."

E mail

An E mailer asked Jim to reset "Handshake etiquette"....no wet, clammy fish handshakes!...or oil slicks!

This also led to a take later on "Guy that has to handshake everyday".

Interviews

Mike Richter (NHL commentator)
   Mike feels there are 6 elite teams in the Olympics. He doesn't think U.S. players will be complacent and rely on goalie Ryan Miller. Of tonights game pitting Canada vs Russia, Mike said, "...It's mind boggling the amount of talent that will be on the ice in that one game tonight."

Bruce Bowen (ESPN)
   The former San Antonio Spur told Jim that he began preparing for retirement 5 years before he retired. They spoke of Bruce's career and his defensive reputation and the fact that some called him "dirty". Bruce said he never intentionally hurt anybody except one time...when he kicked Ray Allen. Bruce took ownership of that and said he let his emotions get the better of him for a 10 second period of time.

Text Contest Selections

"War Turbo bonecrushing Laser."

"Rome, I am sorry. I worked hard in the Jungle, and I felt that I was entitled to send whatever I wanted to. I felt above Jungle law and now I realize I was wrong." Ugly Bob
(Jim: "Ugly Bob showing up on the text with a Tiger like apology.)

Triple U sponsor: "The guy who pretends to win the raffle prize when the winning ticket number is announced." Textleff Schremp

Jim: "And, the guy that sent me the text from Mike Fox, BLOCKED!"


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