Legacies Behind the Plate: Varitek Vs. Posada

Jobu compares Jorge Posada and Jason Varitek, cornerstones behind the dish and at the front of the rivalry between their respective teams for the better part of the last fifteen or twenty years. As I mentioned in this week’s Shots of Rum, the Red Sox recently signed Kelly Shoppach to a major league contract. It…

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Weekly Shots of Rum: 12/12/11 – 12/18/11

Jobu’s back with his Monday shots. Don’t worry, they’re as tasty as last week’s! This week, the shots are back in their regular Monday time slot. I know I’d much rather drink on a Monday, and I’m sure you would too. Anywho this week we cover some basketball, a little baseball and some football too,…

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The Mid-Major Conference Road Trip: Cleveland Rocks!!

With the college basketball season in full effect, some of the mid-major conference elites are starting to flex their muscle around the NCAA. As I dive deeper into the mix of these schools, I will go through and pick out the cream of this crop of sleeper teams who could make some noise in the…

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Weekly Shots of Rum: 12/5/11 – 12/11/11

Jobu is coming at you with a fresh round of shots from the last week in sports news! Boy are they tasty this week! Because of the whole Chris Paul trade debacle, I had to push the round of shots back a day. I don’t normally drink on a Tuesday, but here goes. This week,…

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David Stern Should Resign Right Now

Like many others, Jobu was pretty disgusted by the actions of NBA Commissioner David Stern in regards to the Chris Paul situation. He weighs in. Thursday night after work, some friends and I decided to go out for some food and a couple of drinks after work. A couple of us began playfully teasing one…

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Mid-Major Road Conference Road Trip: A little Something Colonial

Big League Clew continues the Mid-Major Conference Road Trip with a visit to a couple of typical “underdog” colleges, George Mason and Georgia State! This week I hit the road to bring to you something from the “little engine that could” conference: The Colonial Athletic. This conference comes along with just a touch of “underdogary”…

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Does Baseball Miss Manny Ramirez?

Jobu examines the rumored Manny Ramirez comeback That’s right, readers. Manny Ramirez is apparently applying for reinstatement by Major League Baseball. Back in April, when news of Manny’s retirement (aka his fleeing baseball to avoid a second drug suspension) first hit the wire, I wrote a piece called “The Four Faces of Manny Ramirez” (it…

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Mid-Major Conference Road Trip: Harvard Bound

Big League Clew is back after the holidays with a whole new series of posts to talk about. Don’t worry college football fans, the Rivalry Trophy Series will be back come college bowl season. In the meantime Clew has been traveling the country checking out those mid-major college basketball conferences and seeing how some of…

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