Weekly Shots of Rum: 11/7/11 – 11/13/11

Jobu Introduces a new series, his Shots of Rum. These are things of note that happened that can’t fill a whole post, but need to be talked about! Last week was a pretty busy one. We were able to discuss a few things in the blog, namely Yoenis Céspedes, Eli Manning, The Shula Bowl and…

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A Sad Day in Happy Valley

We are very happy to introduce a new contributor to Jobu’s Rum. You may have read his comments on previous posts, but he’s decided to give us a full article this time. Please welcome Lou Brown! From the top, I want to be clear:  there are no winners in the scandal currently engulfing Penn State. …

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Rivalry Trophy Series: The Shula Bowl

Big League Clew hasn’t forgotten where his bread is buttered. He’s going back to college football this week! After taking a break from the college football scene, I have decided to come back with this weeks Rivalry trophy series and discuss something interesting I stumbled across while searching for this week’s topic. Luckily, this is…

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Eli Manning: Elite Enough for Me

Is Eli Manning an elite NFL QB? Jobu weighs in. I know this post is a little late, but this is something that has been simmering inside me since Sunday afternoon, and I started my own blog so that I could write about whatever I want, so I’ve decided to touch upon the whole “is…

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Get to Know A… Cuban? Meet The Next Big Thing

Jobu reacts to the big news out of the Dominican Republic, that a young Cuban legend has gained MLB eligibility, and ponders on where he might end up. Who Is This Man? If you don’t know the man in the photograph, you might want read this article very closely. He is Yoenis (previously Yoennis) Céspedes,…

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College Basketball Breakdown: Pre-season Top 25, Part 1

Big League Clew kicks off our week with part 1 of his College Basketball Top 25 preview! As you know folks, the NCAA committee has officially released their pre-season top 25 for men’s college basketball. Now I’ve said to many of my friends and co-workers over at Jobu’s Rum HQ that the pre-season college basketball…

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Lessons Rex Can Learn From Bill

Jerry Ballgame is back this week. He discusses Rex Ryan and Bill Belichick, and their different styles when it comes to dealing with the media. Anyone with a television set that has cable and a few sports channels knows for themselves that Rex Ryan and Bill Belichick are about as different in personalities as you…

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