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4.4KColorado RockiesJose Reyes: MLB Should Learn from the NFL’s Mistakes
Recently, a Deadspin investigation uncovered shocking photos of Nicole Holder following an assault by Dallas Cowboys defensive end/ex-boyfriend Greg Hardy. The photos...
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2.0KAmerican LeaguePredicting Every 2016 Free Agent
We here at Off The Bench have grand ambitions. We think we know more than just about everyone else in the baseball community, but even...
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1.8KAmerican LeagueHow Much Does Each MLB Team have to Spend This Offseason?
As I was working through our Offseason Free Agent predictor, which we should publish in the next few days, I found myself pondering...
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2.0K2ArchivesKyle Hendricks, Marcus Stroman and Adjusting to Adjustments
This postseason feels like it has been dominated by young Aces. With the historically great New York Mets quartet of Matt Harvey,...
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2.3KArchivesAn Evening with Rob Manfred: On Pete Rose, Expansion, The Home Run King, Gambling and More
MLB’s Commissioner Rob Manfred spoke to Marvin Kalb tonight as part of the Kalb Report in Washington, DC and I was lucky...
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2.1KArchivesIn Memoriam of Yogi Berra
We don’t do these often. Great players and characters like Yogi Berra don’t come around often. We try to write about the...
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2.9K1ArchivesFixing the 2015 Boston Red Sox on OOTP 16
The 2015 Boston Red Sox were doomed. They overpaid for all their free agent signings, collected a starting rotation who are best...
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2.6KAL CentralSchwarber Who? Sano The Better Player
It seems that the 2015 season has seen a resurgence of offense, lead mostly by a collection of under 25 year old...
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1.3KArchivesJoey Votto Resurgence Almost Justifying Contract
Just before the 2012 season, the Cincinnati Reds inked first baseman Joey Votto to a 12-year, $215 Million deal. Off The Bench...
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2.8K3American LeagueThe 2015 Trade Deadline Winners and Losers
The 2015 non-waiver deadline has come and gone. It was one of the wilder trade deadlines since I have been keeping this near...