Talk:The Jim Rome Show

Little League coaches
Is the take that coaches who don't have kids are creepy, or coaches who don't have their own kids on the team or creepy, or a mix of the two? I can't remember.

Also, I've archived the talk topics from the first half of the year, so if there's anything you want to discuss in those topics, that's where they are. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 22:02, 5 July 2006 (UTC)


 * I seem to remember it being coaches who didn't have kids. (at all). Makes sense to me because while just about every little league coach has their kids playing ball somewhere, sometimes they don't get to be on the same team, etc. Dunno...but I think it's the simpler. Either way it gets the point across. Doctorindy 22:19, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Death of Smack-Off articles
Thought I'd post the link to the AfD for the individual Smack-Off articles for reference. The Wikilinks to the individual contents will need to be edited out of this article. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 19:53, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

The Smack-Off article has also been AfD'd, so I encourage anyone who contributes to this article to oppose the AfD. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 16:18, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
 * UPDATE - The Smack-Off article will be staying around, per the AfD discussion. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 22:29, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Future of the show
With the news of Rome's new contract with Premiere, should the middle paragraph be removed, or just edited down? Willbyr (talk | contribs) 16:36, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Alvin's Mix
If someone has time and a recording of the mix I think it'd be great to get a rundown of what's actually in the mix.
 * Agreed. Don't forget to sign your posts.  Willbyr (talk | contribs) 22:28, 13 July 2006 (UTC)


 * It sure is long though. A small handfull of them are hard to figure out at first, but it should be fairly easy, the vast majority of them are in this list. Doctorindy 17:11, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
 * My question is, what's the "Chew it! Chew it!" I don't think I've heard that soundbite before.  Willbyr (talk | contribs) 20:18, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

The Chew it line was from a show long back when Rome was reading the sponsors and he came across Extra gum. J-Stew then yelled Chew it. It's in the article. Soxrock 16:33, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

It was from the segment with the SR4TI crew and the "Dont Forget about Mark Mulder" line. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Steponice (talk • contribs)

I think it would be too hard to try to nail it down, as of early November because it has gotten so long (Rome said over three minutes), and since Alvin is constantly adding more, it'll get longer and longer. It's great, though.--The Saxon 01:50, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

Should my note on the Devil Rays
Be kept? I've heard him refer to them as the Tarpons for some time now. Soxrock 17:28, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Honestly, no. If there's a section of the article that needs a trim, it's the list of nicknames.  Rome uses all of them, but listing so many of the more obscure nicknames is just clogging up the article.  I say, cut the list down to the most frequently used and "classic" nicknames. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 18:20, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

Interviews
Can someone add something about the Joe Montana phone interview when he misunderstood Rome's question whether the NFL has had too many "black eyes"? Montana was at a hotel pool in Hawaii and couldn't hear the question well. 165.189.91.148 19:24, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Could someone add Mark Grace to the list of interviews. I am very surprised that he has not been included with such memorable quotations such as "slump busters" and Maddux, "you love to pitch; don't you?"

Mundane show history
The article needs more mundane history about the show. When did it first air? The show is now 3 hours, but prior to that it was 4. Originally I think it may have been even longer. If anyone can add these dates and details that would be good. There's no mention of the "Scrub Saturday" show in the article, and it comes up in the Jungle often. 165.189.91.148 19:39, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
 * This is a very good suggestion; I know some of the information could be copied from Rome's article into this one, and other info could be gathered from Stucknut. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 17:45, 1 August 2006 (UTC)


 * During the 8/1/06 show, Rome did mention it a little. A caller said that he had gone to one of the events. The Scrub Saturday referred to 1990, when he had a show on Saturday mornings, and apparently he would broadcast the show from Lenny Dykstra's car wash. They'd have various visitors and sports guests stop by and be part of the show. Steve Garvey was apparently one of them according to the caller. Doctorindy 13:41, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I added a little bit about the beginning of the show, but it needs more. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 16:26, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Seperate page for nicknames?

 * In accordance with other similair show pages, there could be consideration to create a sub page for the nicknames on the show, since that section is taking on a life of its own, and it actually has somewhat of a life of it's own, . Perhaps List of nicknames used on The Jim Rome Show could be created, as it seems to fall in accordance with the "list" philosophy of Wiki, and would very likely survive elimination requests. Doctorindy 15:42, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm really torn on this. Your idea could work for just about all of the lists in this article; they could all be removed and placed in one article, say, "Content in The Jim Rome Show" or something like that, which would probably cut the article size by at least 75%.  On the other hand, considering that the Smack-Off article was AfD'd, I'm hesitant to support the list article idea 100%.  A lot of the listed stuff in the article, especially in the nicknames and Classic Bits sections, is fairly obscure and would really only be relevant on a fansite dedicated to Rome, which means it could be removed outright from this article and not hurt it at all.  I tend to lean toward this option, but if you want to try the list idea out go for it; we can always revert if it doesn't flow well. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 17:54, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

Canada stuff
The e-mail section could use a list of common things that Canada gets pinged about. I can remember "oot," "aboot", backbacon, salmon, and moose, but I can't remember any of the people that usually get mentioned. Anyone? Willbyr (talk | contribs) 16:30, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Grouping of takes
In order to prevent the "classic takes" section from apprearing too long, I tried grouping the takes into Sports/People/Games/TV, etc. so that they flow better. It also makes the section not look as bulky as it did. Also merged the vacation blurb with the guest host section...the vacation blurb really wasn't a "take," it was more of just a general show fact. Doctorindy 16:17, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Nice job, it does look better. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 16:54, 4 August 2006 (UTC)


 * I took a stab at the same thing for the soundbite section...I think that looks good now too. if any headers need new names, by all means adjust, but they should be kept to one word whenever possible, and be rather general Doctorindy 14:13, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
 * It does look better. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 14:41, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

Summary Style tag

 * I noticed the "summary style" tag was added recently. I think that's what has been talked about frequently around here, but never acted upon, for fear of the 'deletion fellas' going crazy. Since there actually is a tag, guidelines, and precident for doing such, I think it is a project that can be undertaken soon. Doctorindy 16:21, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Sounds good to me. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 16:22, 10 August 2006 (UTC)


 * As a first thought, it could be broken down into Wiki style Lists... such as...and know that I'm making this stuff up as I go along, so here are a few off the top of my head...
 * List of famous callers on The Jim Rome Show
 * List of famous interviews on The Jim Rome Show
 * List of e-mail topics on The Jim Rome Show
 * List of soundbites used on The Jim Rome Show
 * List of nicknames used on The Jim Rome Show

Basically the headings from the page now...I don't really know...we should browse the page naming guidelines for more ideas....that's just a start Doctorindy 19:53, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I personally would prefer to have all of this information in one article, rather than spreading it out over multiple lists which could be easier targets for AfD'ing. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 20:30, 10 August 2006 (UTC)


 * I tried creating subarticles. That went real well... --The Saxon 16:53, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Show Personnel
I'm not too crazy about Wikitabling the Show personnel section, but I'll hold off on reverting it if others like it. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 17:34, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Bill Hunter vs. Billy Hunter
Did I get the right guy? Willbyr (talk | contribs) 19:30, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

live from southern california?
I quit listening for a short time and when I came back I notice dthe show is introduced as "Live from Southern California" as opposed to "Los Angeles". What is the piont of that change?


 * I'm not sure, I didn't listen for a few days and noticed the change yesterday. Check Stucknut, there might be a topic about it there. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 18:07, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

Not from what I can tell. Besides, stucknut doesn't have insider information. I mod the Jim Rome threads, and I don't think it has even been mentioned. --The Saxon 03:15, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

Yesterday, Jim Edmonds paid a visit and revealed that the new studio is located in Irvine 68.19.196.236 19:32, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Travis Rodgers list
I heard Rome talk about another member of Travis Rodgers' list....Gary Pulanski (sp?)...I'm afriad I'm out of the loop on that one, I forget that take, and couldn't find any info on him. Perhaps I butchered the spelling. I left it off for now. Doctorindy 18:33, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Nicknames
I'm wondering how the nicknames section would look infoboxed...anyone think this would be a good idea? Willbyr (talk | contribs) 20:32, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Looks good to me: good job. Willbyr. But we've got enough boxes now. Please no one make anymore.--The Saxon 17:05, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Vandalism?
Somebody chopped the second half off the article Last night. Not sure if it was vandalism or some unaanounced effort to create sub-pages. For the time being, a revert is being done. Doctorindy 14:49, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

The last edit to the "tongue" entry
I know that Rome has said that the "thud" sound is him giving himself a tongue, but does he actually tap the mike with his tongue? Willbyr (talk | contribs) 21:40, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

One last try to break up the article
I did some research on Wiki to see if there were any other similiar radio shows that were in need of "spliting up" to create sub-pages. I found an excellent example over at The Rush Limbaugh Show Wiki page. Politics aside, I think they did a pretty good job. Notice that when it got too long, they started creating sub-list pages related to the show... I think that the Rome show can do something like like. For example... It is notable that the "takes" are actually Jim's takes, not just the show's takes....he uses that material in other outlets, not just the show. He uses some of the same takes and topics on his TV show, and in interviews, etc. Just a thought. If something isn't done soon, I'm ready to abandon this page as a regular contributor, because I agree it is out of hand, but so much needs to be maintained and reorganized. There is precident to break it up with Rush's show's page, so I think there is enough direction and enough back-up support now to deflect any attempts to delete the new sub-pages. Doctorindy 15:51, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Jargon of The Rush Limbaugh Show
 * Updates (Rush Limbaugh)
 * Jim Rome's Takes
 * Famous Callers of The Jim Rome Show
 * E-mail topics of The Jim Rome Show
 * While I'm fully in favor of moving the minutiae away from the main article to shrink it down, I'm still of the opinion that all of the material that could be broken off should belong in one article instead of many, titled something to the effect of "Content and material used on The Jim Rome Show." IMO, having a good-sized article with a lot of pertinent info would be less likely to be AfD'd than many smaller articles.  That's my take - REACT TO ME!  Willbyr (talk | contribs) 17:50, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
 * UPDATE - In looking at the article, it's very possible that some of the material might go over the 32KB "warning" limit in and of itself, especially the takes and callers...if I get some time this week, I'll play around with moving some of the info and see how big chunks of the article are. Smaller articles might end up being the way to go.  Willbyr (talk | contribs) 17:53, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I say take a stab. I have no time to work on it myself this week...I can help though once it gets established. Let's get rid of those pesky cleanup tags! Doctorindy 22:51, 31 October 2006 (UTC)


 * While working on some other large topic articles, I've created several footer Templates, and one might be appropriate once we break the page up. Template:Jim Rome I think can be in order. Included are all of the subjects of the radio show, the television show, all of the stations he worked at, past shows, etc....all an easy click away to link the pages closely, and prevent any of the pages from becoming "lost" or a slow or no-traffic page. I think it would be quite neat. Doctorindy 16:14, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

I have created an article featuring most of the big lists from the show: List of content and features on The Jim Rome Show. I will begin paring the big lists out of this article and linking sections in the new article. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 14:31, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I think it worked. I think there is a little bit of work we can do to trim a little more stuff off of the main page. I think we can do without some of the "examples"...it's one thing to have some "teasers" in the paragraphs, but we don't need a mini-list followed by a full list. Doctorindy 17:18, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Smarty Jones did not win the triple crown
In the section on guests, there is reference to Smarty Jones winning the Belmont and the triple crown. This did not happen.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smarty_Jones


 * From the entry in this article:
 * Rome interviewed the jockey by phone, following his unsuccessful bid to ride Smarty Jones to a win at the 2004 Belmont and thus the Triple Crown.
 * Thus, it's correct. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 13:10, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Didn't Smarty Jones win the WNBA championship that year?--The Saxon 07:07, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
 * No, I think it was Nancy Kerrigan and John Elway.....hehe, I seem to recall a Smack-Off call perhaps by I think the Cablinasian talking about those two, as he put it, "horse faces." Doctorindy 16:02, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Show Location
Does anybody know from where the show is now broadcast? It no longer seems to be in Los Angeles, but somewhere else in Southern California. San Diego perhaps? I recall when his son called in he was 'Jake from Spring Valley', so SD would make more sense. Norcalvb

Irvine -- Jim Edmonds gave mentioned it at the beggining of Nov. TronNDoE 21:20, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

Dusty Baker
As far as I know, "scaily" isn't a word, why did this get changed back? Willbyr (talk | contribs) 18:44, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Horseradish (sound drop)
One of the sound drops at the end of the show sounds like someone saying "Call this horseradish!" Who is this, and what is he actually saying? Willbyr (talk | contribs) 20:05, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

Name change
Per the last edit: Is Francis in Glendale male or female? Willbyr (talk | contribs) 13:22, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Freaking
"Freaking" started with Joe Montana. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.205.235.203 (talk) 01:23, 11 May 2007 (UTC).

You're not helpin' em you're hurtin em Rome
Can someone please tell me where this originated from? Romey plays it all the time and the caller sounds pretty pissed at Rome. Thanks! Faethon Ghost (talk) 22:09, 20 October 2008 (UTC)


 * I believe it originated from Rome wanting his son to take cockfighting as a hobby. A caller on the show was serious at Rome, but Rome was kidding at the end.
 * This stemmed from the news story that Pedro Martinez and Juan Marichal were found to have gone to cockfights. Rome took this as a humorous idea such as, "who wouldn't want to take the family to cockfights??"  In typical Rome style, he ran with it and sounded too serious for that caller.  And it stuck. --Hinaningyo (talk) 18:58, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

His Foundation of Cock Fighting across America never got off the ground but it was Jim just wanting to give back to inner city youth to see some clean wholesome cock fighting. .  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.13.180.237 (talk) 19:36, 5 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the info! That bit is hilarious! And you shouldn't be talkin about it on Wikipedia MAAAAAAN! Faethon Ghost (talk) 15:37, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

Future of the Show
On January 28th, 2009. Jim added the phrase "Blow Me Up" to be used to end a great call. "Blow Me Up" or "Rack Me" Jim's the judge, juror, and executioner in deciding your fate if your call is worthy or not. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cttudor (talk • contribs) 18:49, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

Pending changes
This article is one of a number selected for the early stage of the trial of the Pending Changes system on the English language Wikipedia. All the articles listed at Pending changes/Queue  are being considered for level 1 pending changes protection.

The following request appears on that page:

Comments on the suitability of theis page for "Pending changes" would be appreciated.

Please update the Queue page as appropriate.

Note that I am not involved in this project any much more than any other editor, just posting these notes since it is quite a big change, potentially

Regards, Rich Farmbrough, 00:20, 17 June 2010 (UTC).

Someone should put in the Kyle Streak to put near the Rex Streak article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sportsanimal (talk • contribs) 16:34, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

Pending Changing Issues.
Not done: I am unwilling to make the pending changes without refernces proving the name changes. [ Rev 1][ Rev 2]. Let me know if you have any questions -- Wolfnix •  Talk  • 21:03, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I know this is not a great excuse, but this is not something that is easy to ref without a paid podcast account (which I am not willing to splurge on). I am unaware of a good resource for such claims, but I can verify that it is true as a loyal listener.  Probably not good enouh, but, I can't think of a better way to do it.  QFL 24-7 bla ¤ cntrb ¤ kids ¤ pics ¤ vids 21:32, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
 * This former version LINK includes a long list of general takes, famous phone calls, famous callers, and famous emailers/email topis. it has a number of dates, and several in-show references. A small place to start.Doctorindy (talk) 21:50, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

Unsourced Material
I've removed a lot of material from the article. None of it was reliably sourced and was basically original research. Are there any independent secondary sources that we can use to reinstate it? TN X Man 01:13, 13 November 2010 (UTC)
 * The reliable sources need to be from reliable, third-party, published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy. Fan pages (which are not notable), the show's official web page (which is not a third-party source), and podcasts of the show (which are primary documents) are not to be used as sources. Kingturtle = (talk) 01:30, 13 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Was there any rhyme or reason to what got deleted and what got kept? Some of the deleted material was actually pretty important and encyclopedic info (usually the first paragraph or two of a deleted section), references to the deleted material in the remaining text was not deleted (partly a result of the deletion occuring in several consecutive section edits), and what's left is still full of fancruft, some of it original research, that's still littered with "citation needed" tags and will probably always remain so. Morgan Wick (talk) 23:33, 17 August 2011 (UTC)

Update to guest host list
The guest host list is quite out of date, not having been significantly edited since 2010.

Who are the current frequent guest hosts other than Kyle Brandt and the Sklars since the show moved to CBSRN? -Drdisque (talk) 18:45, 17 June 2013 (UTC)

Bloated mess
This article is a bloated mess. It is full of fan trivia and unsourced editorializing. It contains only 4 citations to support its thousands of words. Many passages have been tagged as citation needed since 2009. All unsourced content should be removed in my opinion and only notable sourced content should be added.-- — Keithbob • Talk  • 20:13, 9 September 2013 (UTC)
 * OK, I'm going to continue to hack away at it and leave behind only sourced content. -- — Keithbob • Talk  • 20:58, 13 September 2013 (UTC)