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1.7KAmerican LeagueSo, Uh, The Astros Are Legit
Last night, I watched the first place Houston Astros take on the Chicago White Sox. The Astros sat at 34-26 and had...
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1.5KAmerican LeagueAssessing High Impact Tommy John Returnees
Around this time last season, things got pretty depressing as exciting, young, and really good MLB players started dropping like flies, all...
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3.2KArizona DiamondbacksAJ Pollock and How to Quietly Become Famous
AJ Pollock is an outfielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Scratch that, he’s the starting center fielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Scratch that,...
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1.3KAmerican LeagueOTBB’s End of May Team Rankings
Well, we’re through May and there’s some strange things going on. The Twins are really good for some reason, the Astros are...
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4.0K10ArchivesThe Last Best League Hardly the Best, For Me
Last summer, Off The Bench was gifted a publisher’s copy of “The Last Best League” by Jim Collins for review. It’s been...
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2.8KAmerican LeagueLance McCullers Jr Makes Debut, Has Impressive Pitcher Comps
The Houston Astros promoted Lance McCullers Jr to make his big league debut on Monday. Normally, a move to promote a 21-year...
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2.7KArchivesRedrafting the MLB
With the seven-round NFL draft occurring last weekend and the upcoming nine hundred-round MLB Draft coming up in I think a...
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1.5KAmerican LeagueOTBB’s End of April Team Rankings
The first month of the season is done! The Brewers are awful, the Astros are great, Stephen Strasburg is super hittable, and...
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1.5KAL CentralHot Take: Yordano Ventura Needs to Sit (with Video!)
So I’ll preface this by admitting upfront that its a Hot Take- one of those quintessential sports talking head opinions bereft of...
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2.8KArchivesOut of the Park Baseball: Next Level Baseball Nerding
Out of the Park Baseball has graciously provided Off The Bench with copies of their baseball simulator for each of the past...