Jim vs. Jim

This one almost slipped out of my conscious, had it not been for the large billboard of Jim Rome I saw in Culver City last night.

Back in the day, before his persona became too much for him to live up to, Jim Rome actually was quite an a-hole. One of his more famous targets was Jim Everett, whom he repeatedly mocked as "Chris Evert", famous female tennis pro, due to his aversion to being hit after multiple concussions.

Rome finally had the cojones to invite Everett to be a guest on his show in 1994. As soon as Everett sat down, Rome launched into the "Chris" bit, at which point Everett all but threatened Rome with physical violence, predicting that Rome would cool off. Of course he didn't, and what followed was this gem of a clip.