@%!#$ Bob Roll

Bob Roll is right up there with John Madden, I love both of them. Chris "Mike S."
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I really wish he'd learn how to speak! All those run-on sentences are really getting on my
%#$% nerves.

Yeah, I know he knows a lot about racing, etc. but every time he opens his mouth, I'm tempted to
mute the TV. I don't want to miss Phil and Paul, so

I

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don't.

Mike

Bret Wade said:

You're being over analytical. Just seeing Bob Roll sitting at the summer sportzone desk with that
silly grin on his face puts me in a good mood.

Bret

At least he doesn't have those stupid mutton-chops anymore.

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Bob Roll is right up there with John Madden, I love both of them.

John Madden sucks.

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Roll is da man, Liggett is great but Bob keeps it real!

i *love* Bob Roll - he's great! and his commercials on OLN this past week have been absolutely
hysterical! i think the puppy dog analogy is perfect, he adds exuberance to the show - & his love of
cycling is so obvious!

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I really wish he'd learn how to speak! All those run-on sentences

are

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really getting on my %#$% nerves.

Yeah, I know he knows a lot about racing, etc. but every time he

opens his

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mouth, I'm tempted to mute the TV. I don't want to miss Phil and

Paul, so I

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don't.

#1 - you can understand the words he says. 2 - he is the only bicycle commentator with a real sense
#of humor 3 - he looks like a regular guy 4 - what don't you try being a commentator and see how
#easy it is. I
tried it when I was racing motorcycles and it ain't as easy as it looks. 3 out of 4 (run-on
sentences) ain't bad if you compare him to Sean (He's the King) Kelly (I know he's trying to talk to
me, I just KNOW it) or that other commentator on the English stations.

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#1 - you can understand the words he says.

Yep.

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#2 - he is the only bicycle commentator with a real sense of humor

Yep.

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#3 - he looks like a regular guy

Maybe it's better said that he doesn't look 'made for television.' Still, you're right.

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#4 - what don't you try being a commentator and see how easy it is. I
tried it when I was racing motorcycles and it ain't as easy as it looks. 3 out of 4 (run-on
sentences) ain't bad if you compare him to Sean (He's the King) Kelly (I know he's trying to talk
to me, I just KNOW it) or that other commentator on the English stations.

Yep. The English guy is pretty bad.

You hit the nail on the head on all points. Bob's paid his dues and make me feel comfortable, if in
a dorky way. Bob rules. Also, I really enjoy the Summer Sportszone. He does a solid job there. If we
can keep the other guy from trying to be the smart alec cool guy, it'd be even better.

Just an opinion. -Kristin

You know Nev, it's really interesting to read your messages. Yeah, really.

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heather halvorson <[email hidden]> wrote in :"]news:[email hidden]:

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i don't know why, but bob roll reminds me of a big happy dog (some kind of retriever or herding
dog?), so it's hard for me to feel

@%!#$

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at his run-on sentences.

yeah -- the dog analogy makes sense, though it might be because I

expect

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to see him drooling or sniffing Phil's ass. And he isn't quite so annoying during this Giro so far
as he has been in the past -- maybe

they

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are keeping a tight leash on him.

And I don't think they are run on sentences -- more like

half-completed

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thoughts. Just when you think he is about to say something

interesting he

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shifts to another topic, and babbles on and on, sprinkling in

worn-out

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cliches, and ends up saying nothing at all.

I think they ought to dump him and get a cute skirt in there so it

won't

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be such a sausage fest. I nominate Heather for the job.

NS

I saw Bob in person. He IS the smart alec cool guy. Who else would ride a bicycle through the scene
exclaiming in Italian?

ROLL RULES.

"Kristin Garau" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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#1 - you can understand the words he says.

Yep.

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#2 - he is the only bicycle commentator with a real sense of humor

Yep.

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#3 - he looks like a regular guy

Maybe it's better said that he doesn't look 'made for

television.'

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Still, you're right.

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#4 - what don't you try being a commentator and see how easy it

is. I

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tried it when I was racing motorcycles and it ain't as easy as it looks. 3 out of 4 (run-on
sentences) ain't bad if you compare him

to

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Sean (He's the King) Kelly (I know he's trying to talk to me, I

just

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KNOW it) or that other commentator on the English stations.

Yep. The English guy is pretty bad.

You hit the nail on the head on all points. Bob's paid his dues and make me feel comfortable, if
in a dorky way. Bob rules. Also, I really enjoy the Summer Sportszone. He does a solid job there.
If we can keep the other guy from trying to be the smart alec cool guy, it'd be even better.

Just an opinion. -Kristin

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If you gagged him, the newspaper headline would read "Roll, tied."

That joke was bad at half the Price.

-Chris Mitchell

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From: Nev Shea [email hidden]

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I think they ought to dump him and get a cute skirt in there so it won't be such a sausage fest.
I nominate Heather for the job.

NS

Heather would be at least as interesting and a whole lot more fun to look

at.

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Let's face it Bobke looks a lot like a pug. Bill C

Yeah, Heather is a fox! 🙂

Hawke

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Roll is da man, Liggett is great but Bob keeps it real!

i *love* Bob Roll - he's great! and his commercials on OLN this past week have been absolutely
hysterical! i think the puppy dog analogy is perfect, he adds exuberance to the show - & his love
of cycling is so obvious!

Il Vecchio Bobcchi and Roberto Pannini are awesome!

To disrespect Roll is a great mistake. There is no better qualified person to discuss racing on any
level than Roll. His chummy good-natured sense of humor and lengthy explanations are innocent and
pure of heart.

Someone was bright enough to point out the past tour commentators/type of coverage. We have a great
amount of cycling today, some even live! What else do you want?

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Ya gotta love how he says "Toordee Frants."

My favorite is when he refers to Francesco Casagrande as Frankie Big House.

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To disrespect Roll is a great mistake. There is no better qualified person to discuss racing on
any level than Roll. His chummy good-natured sense of humor and lengthy explanations are innocent
and pure of heart.

Someone was bright enough to point out the past tour commentators/type of coverage. We have a
great amount of cycling today, some even live! What else do you want?

I agree, Bob's great! I wouldn't want to listen to him doing all the commentary himself, but he
makes a great team with Phil and Paul.

D.

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