Newbie question about customizing ROMs

[DrMaxima]

Hey guys, gals, gurus, and fellow newbies,

I've managed to install a couple of different ROMs and really like the upgrade. However, I still find that I don't need all of the programs installed with these ROMs.

Particularly, I'm in love with the Energy ROM, but wish I could uninstall Opera, Twitter, Bing, Facebook Apps... (sorry if I offended anyone), which are such a resource HOGs. But I would like the Sprint TV app on my memory card... ideas?

Is there a way to do this, or am I going to end up making my own ROM by doing this?

Also, is there a ROM which installs only the bare essentials on the phone, and the rest onto a memory card?

Thanks