Posts By offthebench
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Don’t Look Now But Playoff Races Heating Up
Throughout the past three weeks, the baseball world has looked at the same standings, the same playoff races with the same wide...
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Daniel Hudson- An Under The Radar Star
The Arizona Diamondbacks are one of the biggest surprises of the season. They are 8.5 games up on the defending champion San...
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A Rant on Merril Hoge
As the NFL season started last night, I couldn’t help but appreciate a great game as the Saints high powered offense knew...
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Running Diary of Stephen Strasburg’s Major League Debut
Wether you agree with the Washington Nationals’ decision to bring Stephen Strasburg back to the major leagues from Tommy John surgery, he’s back....
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Upcoming Free Agents Under the Radar
We all know the implications of guys like Albert Pujols, Jose Reyes and Prince Fielder on whatever team they land on. Additionally,...
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David Einhorn and the Future Ownership of the New York Mets
David Einhorn, a New York hedge fund manager who had agreed to buy a 1/6 stake in the Mets for $200 million...
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Craig Kimbrel: NL Rookie of the Year?
As a self admitted Atlanta Braves fan, I try to avoid discussing the Braves too much but, I find that they are...
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Matt Diaz to the Braves
In more proof that the real trade deadline is not until August 31st, the Atlanta Braves acquired outfielder Matt Diaz. The move...
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How the Angels are Winning
The Angels are within 3.5 games in the AL West in what I think is the only interesting and competitive race left...
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It’s Over In Cleveland: Brantley Injury Is Final Blow To Indians Playoff Chances
The Cleveland Indians are currently 65-65, in 3rd place in the AL Central, 6.5 games out of the playoffs. This is quite...
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Justin Verlander’s UN-Dominant Performance
Justin Verlander has reached the 20 game plateau for the first time in his career and is the first pitcher in 2011...
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The 2012 Nats? Very Good
I almost stopped in Hagerstown tonight to watch the Hagerstown Suns (Single A affiliate) play and was even more tempted by the...