Jerry Ballgame kicks off the week with some random observations from the Boston sports scene. He weighs in on Terry Francona, Bill Belichick’s lack of recent playoff success and even sexism in sports.
Read More
Jobu talks about what it meant for him to see CC Sabathia choose to sign an extension with the New York Yankees.
Read More
Jobu continues his plan for the Yankees 2012 season, this time with the offense! In my last post, I broke down my plans for the pitching rotation and the bullpen. The most risky suggestion I made was to try to find some way to get someone to take A.J. Burnett off our hands, or just…
Read More
You’ve heard what Boston Jerry would do to fix the Red Sox, this week, Jobu’s gonna tell you how he’d get the Yankees back on top in 2012. I know what you guys are thinking. In 2011, the Yankees won 97 games and finished atop the toughest division in baseball… What could they possibly need…
Read More
Last week, Jerry Ballgame weighed in on the Red Sox collapse, and the many questions that will have to be answered in Boston this offseason. This week, he comes up with some possible answers! Seeing as we are coming up on the 100th anniversary of both the opening of Fenway Park and the sinking of…
Read More
We have a new contributor debuting today. His name is Jerry Ballgame and he’s an old school Red Sox fan. Despite my personal loyalties, I felt Jobu’s Rum needed the Boston fan’s perspective too! Welcome Jerry Ballgame! If ever there was a time that the two most overused Yogi Berra-isms were appropriate, it is now….
Read More
Jobu discusses Jacoby Ellsbury’s candidacy for the AL MVP.
Read More
Back on May 2nd, I wrote an article called “Ted Williams: Biggest Jerk Ever.” It was about how Ted Williams mistreated the media throughout his career and it cost him several MVP awards and other personal accolades. It turns out Williams’ kids (his son John-Henry is pictured above with dear old dad) are jerks too.
Read More
Last week, when the major league baseball rosters expanded to 40 for September, the Yankees called up several minor leaguers to fill out their roster. The slew of call-ups brought the Yankees the likes of Brandon Laird, Lance Pendleton, and the return of Scott Proctor. The most anticipated call-up, however, was heralded prospect Jesús Montero….
Read More
Last night in Detroit, Jim Thome came up with two men on in the top of the 7th inning and smacked a 2-1 pitch from Tigers reliever Daniel Schlereth over the left field wall for a three-run homer. It was his second home run of the game, and it not only basically put the game…
Read More