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[PennyTfan1]

I am in utter shock at the moment. This is what Jim Rome actually said about Danica Patrick.........


Few things in sports ever live up to the hype, but Danica Patrick did Sunday when she ran fourth at the Indy 500.

Patrick made a couple of rookie mistakes but overcame them and even had the lead late. That race mattered for the first time in a decade and it was all because of Danica. That was the single best performance by a woman going up against men in a sporting event ever. She was under immense pressure and scrutiny and didn’t unravel. She needs to actually win a race to take it to the next level, but make no mistake, she belongs. She’s not some novelty act. She’s the best thing that has happened to this sport in a decade.

Does anyone even know who won the race?

[i]



I'd have never guessed in a million years that he'd say something like this unless he had a gun to his head or she was in studio sitting across the table from him. Neither was the case. No props at all to you Rome because you owe the world of women's sports a LARGE apology...but at least for 1 fleeting moment, you "get it".

[herrade]

[PUmatty]

"I watched the first and last 20 laps or so of the indy, and what impressed me the most was that the whole crowd stood up when Danica took the lead at the end and they stayed on their feet for her. These aren't coastal liberals, folks. If all those people can have so much respect and enthusiasm for a woman in sports, then we're going some place."

Herrade, I can tell you haven't spent much time in Indiana - or probably most of the flyover states. While they do skew more right, we Hoosiers are not that far from the "coast liberals" and we definitely don't want to do away with women's rights. Purdue and Notre Dame are two of the most successful and best supported women's basketball programs in the country. We are one of a handful of states with a WNBA team. Stephanie White might well be the most beloved sports figure in the state and used to sell out high school gyms. Don't know exactly what you are trying to say, but you might try being a little less elitist and condescending towards "all those people."

[pilight]

I told you, Rome has softened up. I guess getting his TV shows cancelled over and over has had an effect.

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[herrade]

[herrade]

[bigsportzbabe]

Also an honorable mention to Dave (Letterman), for putting her in a quality car with a top-notch crew...

[Ballwinner]

[mmcornelius]

Pretty cool.