Jim Rome on a Possible WNBA Strike, Old School Rome

[Dogfacesoulja8582]

WNBA: Where dykes happens

[2274brian]

Sir Peppermint Patty........LOL

[AFFTL]

His putting his hand in the trash, what a putts.

[putzbasterd]

@AFFTL what is a putts. do you mean putz

[HillChris1234]

WHY must the Jim Rome show constantly have so much dead air?

[Jagethemage]

@HillChris1234 i remember hearing this back in the day, and im truely convinced he was digging through the trash can for that email. so damn funny imo haha

[BrettSchall]

Someone PLEASE give me an informed, honest take on this...and I could be crazy here, but I need to know you guys' opinions. Is Jim fake rumpling paper, just to make the noise of him going through "e-mails", when he has them all on his computer? Do you guys think his screeners really PRINT out e-mails? Your takes please:

[putzbasterd]

@BrettSchall actually i was an intern at the station and one guy prints them out in one room and brings them into jim in the studio.

[BrettSchall]

@putzbasterd Word.

[Chojnacj]

@BrettSchall Stewart used to print out good emails and hand them to Rome. So yes he has them on paper. This was in 2002 I believe.

[Honkyrappa]

He calle them "A bunch of nags.." LOL. He wouldnt say something like that today.

[12maconbacon12]

A WNBA game got cancelled, because Disney on Ice sold more tickets than the game. That should be enough to pull the plug on the whole "women, basketball" thing.

[lilze96]

RuPaul Drag Race + A-Cups = WNBA

[SomeWriterGuy]

Who else caught the delete sound right after he talked about his laugh?

[kooltomax]

The WNBA got players who are 6'5 6'8, and they STILL can't dunk. Little ass Nate Robinson can dunk, but some big ass Australian can't? Seriously, WTF?

[paulmd2010]

@kooltomax and on the incredibly rare occasion there is a dunk in the WNBA, they call it breaking news on ESPN and it makes top plays on sportscenter.

[kooltomax]

@paulmd2010 I guess it's like a alien sighting or if we win gold in something we usually don't care about like figure skating.

[MultiMasterflash]

The WNBA was good during it's first two years of existence clearly due to it's shock value of women playing basketball well but now the novelty is over.

No WNBA games have been sold out in years, tv ratings are at least twice as low as nearly any NBA game, and with all due respect to any female baskeball player but the games are boring as hell too.

[BlaineC1972]

"I don't think they're going to care about a bunch of nags asking for a few more apples in their buckets"... HA HA HA HA

[hoagmatt]

@BlaineC1972 How did this comment NOT attract an SJP reference?

[tallbr0]

jim rome chuckle at 2.08 is the most hillarious thing of this segment

[Minnesnowtakid]

@upabittoolate Who are they individually subsidized by?

[Minnesnowtakid]

A business? The WNBA is subsidized by the NBA...

[TSMontana]

Classic. [MelGibson]GIVE ME BACK THAT JIM ROME![/MelGibson]

[jtaktikos]

Can someone upload the segment of the first wnba dunk??

[lguentzel]

LMAO @ or else what "you'll go back to tilling the fields and pulling buggies through the park"

[houlihanw]

Where was I by the way when Peppermint Patty got knighted???? god bless the Rome

[Pubertbuttscotch]

I didn't know the WNBA still played.

[skinsman3]

Sir Pepermint Patty... LOL !!!!!!!!!

[TheJFLAMEZ]

ME AND JIM ARE ON THE SAME PAGE!! THE SAME PAGE!! JIM AND I STAND ON THE SAME SIDE IN THIS DEBATE

[wiseman2024]

WAR Art of War reference!

[lilze96]

Hey I rather watch the WNBA than soccer

[ilovebrandnewcarpets]

@lilze96 You Cannot Be Serious!!!

[lilze96]

@ilovebrandnewcarpets LOL I'm SERIOUS! I would rather watch a WNBA game than a soccer match...at least the women don't flop or fake injuries

[ilovebrandnewcarpets]

@lilze96 I enjoy watching anything played at a high level. The WNBA is at the same talent level as a good boys H.S. team. . . . minus the dunking.

[carlinrulez666]

WNBA sucks. We are a real women's sport.

Signed,

Oil wrestling.

[iverar]

I think both the XFL and the USFL both think the WNBA is a damn joke.

[emcitymisfit]

WAR Travis Rodgers and old school Rome

[markymarkbb]

if they lowered the rim 4 inches or to 9' 5" the would prolly dunk more and I'd actually watch... maybe

[MJH281]

Rome -- How do you really feel about the WNBA??? There are a few things he will not change on and WNBA is near the top of the list.

[emcitymisfit]

@MJH281 bullshit. i woulda said the same thing about NASCAR and Horse Racing.

[MJH281]

@emcitymisfit Well, one thing he will never swerve on is his hate on soccer -- that will never change no matter what

[emcitymisfit]

@MJH281 until his sponsors insist otherwise. You think he just magically started "liking" nascar?!

[MJH281]

@emcitymisfit If that was the case, then he should be liking soccer already -- since he has a show on ESPN, the same station that is showing almost all the world cup matches. I mean, racing is one thing, soccer is another and for some people in this country, they think soccer sucks. I don't think soccer sucks but I understand why Rome and others think so

[emcitymisfit]

@MJH281 6/23, Rome spends entire open on Soccer alone, and not about urine bombs or capri sun jokes.

6/25, Alexi Lalas on Rome.

And so it begins...

[AUgrad00]

Rome is the best! This is to damn funny!!!!!!!!!

[LifeIsPeachee]

Sir Peppermint Patty haaaahahaha I love that

[jacktheripper300]

Oh yeah I googled Becky Hammon's image. Hot!

[acjhns21]

@jacktheripper300 I know man, wait till skylar diggins comes into the league. And maya moore is a hottie as well.

[VinmanMJ23]

Rome is awesome!

[TheRogueHorsemen]

bunch of negro dykes pretending to be men

[VinmanMJ23]

What a ridiculous statement! Some of those dykes are white too.

[pg86]

@VinmanMJ23 and Becky hammond is straight and hot! lol

[MisterDynamite]

Awesome. The XFL thinks the WNBA is a joke.

[ohioplayer83]

lol well damn! Whenever the XFL has room to call something a joke then you know it's a bonafied joke of a league...lol funny shit

[spinnerNsports]

@MisterDynamite LMFAO. best comment ever.

[jlthrift]

@MisterDynamite

Any thoughts on Women's Pro Soccer or Women's Pro Softball?

[putzbasterd]

@jlthrift  Ya they both suck! War Peppermint Patty

[wtcvidman]

@MisterDynamite

LOL, the XFL. I wonder when the XBA will finally start. I'm guessing things like Malice at the Palace would be commonplace in the XBA.

[upabittoolate]

@MisterDynamite MLS thinks they aren't serious.

[MrMatt8204]

@upabittoolate Hey, at least MLS survives without another league bailing it out.

[upabittoolate]

@MrMatt8204 MLS is on its last leg.

[MrMatt8204]

@upabittoolate Probably true. Soccer will probably never be a mainstream sport in America. We tune in for a bit if the US makes a run in the World Cup, but that's about it. I've got nothing against soccer (kind of like it actually) but it's just reality. It's not an American sport.

[putzbasterd]

@upabittoolate Thank goodness for that

[theez14]

@MisterDynamite And yet the USFL watches the WNBA with it's hands down its pants.....

[kozluv]

Dear WNBA,

Your games are played on The Lifetime Channel, now your done.

Happy Holidays,

ABC, ESPN, TNT and Nnnnn Beeeee Aaaaa TV.

[AlbanianMan]

The WNBA is nothing more than a parasite and a drain on the NBA's money and resources. If David Stern had any sense he would close this bitch down for good!

[HillChris1234]

@AlbanianMan David Stern doesn't have any sense. The only reason the NBA isn't on the rack with Arena Football and Major League Lacrosse is because of the Lakers and Celtics. The game of basketball carries the NBA, but the NBA is a disorganized, corrupt piece of trash.

[Hambone2224]

An Art of War allusion, Rome is so awesome

[doutol1]

The Best....Love it!

[timba11]

Jim Rome is a god!! he is so right, the wnba is a joke, no one cares...you women have no leverage, ha ha ha.

[dele3344]

Hey Jim,

Do I wanna see a strike? On a scale of 1-10, it's at about 60-65 right now.

Sincerely,

Everyone

[LBjim]

LOL!!!..who fucken cares about that league..LOL!!

[upabittoolate]

Dear WNBA owners,

If you don't meet their demands we'll go on strike too. That'll REALLY fix your wagon.

Sincerely,

The National Lacrosse League

[sayeretduvdevan2000]

Epic