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3.0K1AL EastMade It by Thaaat Much: How Mookie and Cano Home Runs are Just Lucky Enough
One of most cliché and oft-used fascinations with our national pastime regards just how mind-bogglingly unique it can be. No two ballgames...
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6.4K5AL EastNolan Arenado Among the Elites in the Game
As both a sportsman and a fan of almost all things sports, I joined a large contingent of people who were thrilled...
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2.5K1AL CentralAnibal Sanchez and the Mediocrity of the Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers currently sit at 25-27, are in 4th place in the tough AL Central, and have a payroll pushing $200...
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8.9K9Chicago CubsYankees, Cubs Logical Trade Partners This Summer
Apparently, the Chicago Cubs like New York Yankee pitchers. Last winter, the Yanks sent Adam Warren to Chicago in a package for second basemen Starlin...
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3.8KNational LeagueMets 2 – Nationals 0, A Photo Diary
The Mets’ Steven Matz stymied the Nationals for 8 solid innings in Washington DC yesterday and I was lucky enough to have...
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4.6K4ArchivesRays Just a Few Moves From Being Competitive
The Tampa Bay Rays sit at 20-22, 6 games behind the Orioles and Red Sox in the AL East. They’re still fighting the...
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4.3KAmerican LeagueWinter Work Paying Off For Yankee Farmhand Matt Marsh
To say the Tampa Yankees closer, Matt Marsh, is a friend of Off The Bench is a bit of an understatement. I...
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4.0K1Los Angeles DodgersThe Dodgers’ Lack of Balance and Depth Has Been Their Downfall
The Los Angeles Dodgers have baseball’s highest payroll, its best pitcher, its best prospects on both sides of the ball, and (arguably)...
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9.6K2American LeagueCan New Data on Launch Angles and Exit Velocities Predict Future Results? Introducing xSLGBB
The other day, I explored the slow start of Minnesota Twins slugger Miguel Sano and I used a chart that outlined, as...
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3.6KAmerican LeagueMake Baseball Brawl Again
Time sure does fly when you’re having fun. Here we are a quarter of the way through the 2016 baseball season and...