Posts By offthebench
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Mazzaro Takes a (Few) Hits
2 1/3 IP, 11 H, 14 R, 14 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 1 HR, 77 pitches to get 7...
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A Major Leaguer Playing out of His League
Jose Bautista looks like he needs to be promoted. You know those stupid stat lines that immensely talented guys put up in...
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Bartolo Colon and Cheating Made Easy
Former American League Cy Young Award winner Bartolo Colon is enjoying a renaissance of sorts this season at the back-end of the...
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Hip Hip……..Jorge? and the Aging Yankee Core
My position on Jorge Posada is well documented so I’m sure it wont surprise anyone where I stand on last nights events....
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Jair
I’m watching the Braves game and I see Jair Jurrjens has no hit stuff. He’s going to throw a no-no today. And...
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Benches Clearing in Milwaukee is a Good Thing
Last night in the Pirates-Brewers game, Milwaukee 2B Rickie Weeks and Pittsburgh SS Ronny Cedeno got into it after a rundown prompting...
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Cool Stats
I was playing on Fangraphs yesterday and came across some really fun statistics and some things that I was amazed they kept...
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Harmon Killebrew has ended his fight against cancer
Harmon Killebrew ranks 11th on baseball’s all time Home Run list with 573. He was an 11 time All Star and former...
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Bat Diameter Decrease Responsible for Pitching Dominance?
2010 was labeled the year of the pitcher by most baseball writers and for good reason. Run Production was way down. Major...
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We’re Back! and Some Observations From The Past Few Days
Finals are over so, after a weeklong hiatus, I’m back and better than ever. For my triumphant return to Off The Bench,...
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Verlander No-No… Yawn
Justin Verlander threw the second no hitter of the year and the 7th in the past 12 months. He faced the minimum...
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Eric Hosmer Debut Tonight
The Royals have promoted the first of a long stream of extremely talented prospects. Baseball world meet Eric Hosmer. The first baseman...