SnakeOiler Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 I used to listen t him a bit a few years ago. But his act gets old quick and I don't miss him one little bit. It does suck though that the Mighty 690 moved to some obscure AM radio station that I cant get anymore. Why did they move ? 690 has a strong signal in San Diego and LA. 608182[/snapback] Ahhhh, the mighty 690 -- i grew up on that station. Good Times. I really miss the greatest sports talk radio personality in Southern California history -- Hacksaw. He was the franchise -- his "best 15 minutes in radio" was exactly that. Those 15 minutes were packed with as much info as you would get watching espn news all day long. How i miss ' Rancho Santa Margarita, I want to hear from you!' 'San Diego, show me your lightning bolt!' And, 'Chula Vista, I want a house wife!'. Rome impersonates him from time to time, but its such an inside joke, I doubt 90% get it. I too can only take rome in very small doses. We are lucky to have WGR, but guys like Howard, as nice as he is and as hard as he works...just can't hold a candle to hacksaw and the old mighty 690 lineup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 I like Rome. I think he's smart and funny.........A few things bug me about him, but I can't believe that he has no supporters on this board! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 I like Rome. I think he's smart and funny.........A few things bug me about him, but I can't believe that he has no supporters on this board! 608383[/snapback] He may be smart, but I don't think he is at all funny. His repetitive style just irritates the crap out of me. The circle jerk that he has going on with his callers, and their "takes" make for very bad radio, IMO. A guy that I work with listens to him every day, online, and it really bugs the crap out of me. The only credit I will give Rome, is that I think he does do a good interview. I just wish he did more of those, than taking phone calls. Plus, he is a self avowed Replacements fanatic, so I guess he may have some redeeming quality. He interviewed Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson, probably about 2 years ago now, and that was a great moment for his tired show... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Rome is a dork. His "slang" is hilarious, because he makes such a huge effort to sound cool. He fails. He's not entertaining, he's not funny, and his callers are pitiful because they all try to sound just like him. But hell, if I could make that kind of "jack" reading e-mails from idiot listeners on the air I suppose I would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Fergy Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 as a non satellite subscriber,.....I hope to god he goes satellite! 607842[/snapback] I agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 I like Rome. I think he's smart and funny.........A few things bug me about him, but I can't believe that he has no supporters on this board! 608383[/snapback] In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Rome is a dork. His "slang" is hilarious, because he makes such a huge effort to sound cool. He fails. He's not entertaining, he's not funny, and his callers are pitiful because they all try to sound just like him. But hell, if I could make that kind of "jack" reading e-mails from idiot listeners on the air I suppose I would. 608425[/snapback] It kills me that he (and his supporters) seem to think he invented these slang terms. Earth to clones: people talked "Smack" before Rome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webster Guy Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 I like Rome. I think he's smart and funny.........A few things bug me about him, but I can't believe that he has no supporters on this board! 608383[/snapback] The deep sarcasm and negativity from him and his callers ("he sucks, she sucks, have a take, don't suck") wears thin. Instead of being uplifting, it just brings me down. His TV show, however, avoids most of the negativity and juvenile "humor" and I find that watchable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Ahhhh, the mighty 690 -- i grew up on that station. Good Times. I really miss the greatest sports talk radio personality in Southern California history -- Hacksaw. He was the franchise -- his "best 15 minutes in radio" was exactly that. Those 15 minutes were packed with as much info as you would get watching espn news all day long. How i miss ' Rancho Santa Margarita, I want to hear from you!' 'San Diego, show me your lightning bolt!' And, 'Chula Vista, I want a house wife!'. Rome impersonates him from time to time, but its such an inside joke, I doubt 90% get it. I too can only take rome in very small doses. We are lucky to have WGR, but guys like Howard, as nice as he is and as hard as he works...just can't hold a candle to hacksaw and the old mighty 690 lineup. 608373[/snapback] Yup, I agree, the best 15 min. of radio was truly the most info. packed 15 min. of radio on the planet. I would get all of my Bills news in a compressed convienent format. Almost as good was Bill Werndell and the Werndell wire because him and TD were buddies and he always had the best Bills scoops. I think Werndell moved to 1090 or something. I kind of lost track of him since 690 moved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fla Bills Fan Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 I like Rome. I think he's smart and funny.........A few things bug me about him, but I can't believe that he has no supporters on this board! 608383[/snapback] Getting his arss kicked by Jim Everett when Rome kept calling him Chris, now that was funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turftoe Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Doesn't he refuse to say Rochester, rather referring to it as Crapchester? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConradDobler Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 The way that.......Jim Rome......breaks up his..... sentences.....into four or five word......fragments.....as if we are all......too stupid to......comprehend.....anything longer than that.....gives me a raging.....desire......to jump through the........radio speaker.......and strangle him..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 The way that.......Jim Rome......breaks up his..... sentences.....into four or five word......fragments.....as if we are all......too stupid to......comprehend.....anything longer than that.....gives me a raging.....desire......to jump through the........radio speaker.......and strangle him..... 609206[/snapback] Oh sure, Dobler...maybe you can keep up, but guys like me, well we appreciate the extra time to catch up. Signed, Monte Stickles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 How does Rome stay on the radio when everybody on a sports message board hates him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPR4444 Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Think about it clones, Jim Rome on the satellite. I mean just think about it. It would be like, I don't know, some kind of astronaut thing. Rome would speak and it would bounce off a satelite and come back to earth. I mean freaking earth. That would be hysterical. Rome would talk, it would bounce off some freaking satelite and the clones would hear it on earth. That is just freaking hysterical. I would be like, did you hear Rome today and the answer would be yes, I heard him bounce off a freaking satelite. That is truly classic. Rome's vibes in outer space. A freaking satellite, that is truly classic. 607875[/snapback] that was excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnakeOiler Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Rome's interview style bugs me -- if u ever notice, his guest will talk about some topic. Rome then simply repeats what the guy says, asking him a question which repeats what the guy just said. Hard to explain, here is an example: "Jim, Manny Ramirez was on 3rd base, and just missed the squeeze sign. He's done that a couple of times this year, and in the dugout we were just, like, freakin' out at his lack of concentration." Rome's next question: "Classic. Manny was on 3rd base, and everyone knows you have to look to the coach, concentrate, and get the sign right. What were the fellas thinking in the dugout?" So the guest ends up repeating everything twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Think about it clones, Jim Rome on the satellite. I mean just think about it. It would be like, I don't know, some kind of astronaut thing. Rome would speak and it would bounce off a satelite and come back to earth. I mean freaking earth. That would be hysterical. Rome would talk, it would bounce off some freaking satelite and the clones would hear it on earth. That is just freaking hysterical. I would be like, did you hear Rome today and the answer would be yes, I heard him bounce off a freaking satelite. That is truly classic. Rome's vibes in outer space. A freaking satellite, that is truly classic. 607875[/snapback] RACK IT! Had to give one more *bump* to an early candidate for Post of the Year.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 How does Rome stay on the radio when everybody on a sports message board hates him? 609224[/snapback] I sometimes wonder if Rome is not a west coast "phenomenon" that just doesn't translate well with most yankees! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoho Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 RACK IT! Had to give one more *bump* to an early candidate for Post of the Year.... 609876[/snapback] Thank you Lori, you are one of my favorite posters. I take that as a high compliment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bipolar The Titan Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 you guys are crazy. Jim Rome is awesome. I don't understand the problem with him. I love his take. At least he is real and not some butt wiper nacy boy like most analysts save Sean Salisbury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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