http://www.thejockrap.com Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:09:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_1442" align="aligncenter" width="599" caption="JUDGMENT COMETH"][/caption] Who better than us to pass judgment on athletes? You rely on us for it, and we aim to please. Here's another edition of Studs & Duds. STUD: Saints and Colts.  They haven't always made it look easy, but both teams are 10-0.  The ... http://www.thejockrap.com/2009/11/23/studs-duds-nov-21/ [caption id="attachment_1446" align="aligncenter" width="580" caption="WE'RE IN THE KNOW, SO YOU'RE IN THE KNOW"][/caption] Week 8: 3-3 Season: 3-3 A week off after 7 straight weeks off to start the season. We'll admit that we're getting a little lazy around here. But spending the past month watching baseball's playoffs during the ... http://www.thejockrap.com/2009/11/13/1480/ [caption id="attachment_1270" align="aligncenter" width="576" caption="WE'RE SORRY WE CAN ONLY PICK 1"][/caption] An easy one today.  This highlight almost rendered us speechless. Welcome Elizabeth Lambert.   You're officially TJR's All-Time Biggest Loser.  We could just as easily add everyone who allowed this to happen.  Her coach.  Her teammates.  The referees.  Amazingly, ... http://www.thejockrap.com/2009/11/10/1474/ [caption id="attachment_1383" align="aligncenter" width="474" caption="WHAT WE'D BUY...IF WE HAD ANY MONEY"][/caption] Buy: The Yankees.  Baseball's two best teams met in the World Series for the first time in a long time, and the best team won.  We continue to be astounded by the brilliance of Mariano Rivera.  It's well beyond words ... http://www.thejockrap.com/2009/11/05/buy-or-sell-nov-baseball-edition/ [caption id="attachment_1270" align="aligncenter" width="576" caption="WE'RE SORRY WE CAN ONLY PICK 1"][/caption] We've never claimed to be the smartest group of people on the planet, but even we noticed something wrong with an ad The Philadelphia Inquirer ran in this morning's (Monday) issue. As you can plainly see, the Macy's ad reads "Congratulations ... http://www.thejockrap.com/2009/11/02/tjrs-biggest-loser-the-philadelphia-inquirer/ Is it us or has Fox gotten a little carried away with the split-screen shots during this World Series?  We caught an early glimpse of tonight's coverage. http://www.thejockrap.com/2009/11/02/fox-vision/ [caption id="attachment_1340" align="alignleft" width="495" caption="WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT...WE THINK"][/caption] Some strong statements made this week in college football, both good and bad.  Florida chewed up Georgia.  Texas rolled over Oklahoma State in Stillwater.  Oregon took USC behind the woodshed, and Iowa used a huge  4th quarter to whoop Indiana. Disappointing ... http://www.thejockrap.com/2009/11/02/ncaaf-power-rankings-week-9/ [caption id="attachment_1446" align="aligncenter" width="580" caption="WE'RE IN THE KNOW, SO YOU'RE IN THE KNOW"][/caption] Better late than never right?  So we took a bunch of weeks off, but after such a good run last year we figured we deserved it.  Here's a few picks we like for this week. Seattle (+9.5) at DALLAS: ... http://www.thejockrap.com/2009/10/30/tjr-picks-nfl-week-8/