At exactly 2:00 PM today, number 2 Derek Jeter hit his 2nd hit of the game, a home run into the left-center field seats, for his 3,000th career hit (talk about drama!). Derek hit a 3-2 slider from David Price (one of the best pitchers in the league) and became the 28th member of the…
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In the last couple of years, I have made an attempt to commit myself to being more of a boxing fan. I’ve always enjoyed boxing. My first real memories of getting excited about the sport was in the late 80s (and then again in the late 90s) with “Iron” Mike Tyson’s fights in the heavyweight…
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Professional eater Takeru Kobayashi was wronged at this year’s Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, and Jobu will not stand for it.
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Here I am watching the Yankees play the Mets for the 4th time this season (out of six total games), and I find myself wondering if the entire concept of inter-league play is still even worth it. Believe it or not, inter-league play has been going on in Major League Baseball for 15 seasons. I…
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Jobu discusses the Relegation of one of Argentina’s most prominent fútbol teams.
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Jobu previews Moneyball, the new movie about Billy Beane and the Oakland A’s of the early 2000s, starring Brad Pitt.
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As we mourn the loss of the great Peter Falk (aaahhh… just one more thing), It seems there’s an interesting trend in the NL East. The division continued their apparent joint campaign with the American Association for Retired Persons (AARP) to show America that old people can still do their jobs just as good as…
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Summer has officially arrived, and I want to talk on the sport that’s on everyone’s mind. Football! All off-season we’ve been hearing about the dispute between the owners and the players, and the lockout that followed. I feel like I should weigh in on this issue. Or at least on how terribly the current NFL…
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It has been a tough June for the Florida Marlins. At the end of May, things were looking good in for them. They were 31-22, just behind the Phillies in the National League East and battling for the NL Wild Card. When the calendar turned to June, however, everything went to hell. They opened the…
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On June 6th, Major League Baseball held its annual amateur draft. This event is the culmination of months of pouring over scouting reports, watching film and even traveling to random Podunk high schools and colleges to watch prospective draft choices throw and hit baseballs. Then Bud Selig’s decrepit, rotting corpse announces every team’s draft choice…
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