San Diego Padres
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1.8KA Lifelong Fan Looks Back at Tony Gwynn
I was ten years old when I almost met Tony Gwynn. A friend and I snuck past security during the 9th inning...
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2.1KSeason Preview: NL West
The NL West features baseball’s best pitcher (Clayton Kershaw), catcher (Buster Posey), shortstop (Troy Tulowitzki) and announcer (Vin Scully). It also has...
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1.6K1Why Tim Lincecum, Jeff Samardzija, And Cole Hamels Will Rebound In 2014
The San Francisco Giants agreed to pay Tim Lincecum $35 Million over the next two season despite his apparent loss of stuff...
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1.3KThe Detroit Tigers Should Trade For Huston Street
The Detroit Tigers made it to the ALCS in 2013, one year after losing in the World Series, on the strength of...
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1.8K3Free Agent Season Preview: NL West
It is now free agent season and Off The Bench is embarking to bring each team a preview of what to expect as open...
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2.3KTrade Deadline 2013: Early Winners And Losers
The 2013 non-waiver trade deadline has come and gone. As last year’s Dodgers-Red Sox deal can attest, big things can still happen,...
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1.4KGallardo, Smardzija Jewels Of The Trade Market
With the MLB trade deadline slightly more than a month away, talk has begun to heat up. As July 31st nears, teams...
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2.2KEric Stults Good Again; All-Star Bound?
San Diego Padre left handed pitcher Eric Stults had been a fringe starter in the Major Leagues for about a decade before...
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1.0K1San Diego Padres Season Preview: Not Quite Ready
The 2012 San Diego Padres finished in fourth place in the NL West and were never really in contention. In 2013 they...
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1.3KHitters Ready to Break Through In 2013
Last season saw guys like Edwin Encarnacion, Chase Headley, Andrew McCutchen, and Josh Reddick break through in a big way. Each of...
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Ranking The Current MLB Managers
Managers don’t throw a single pitch. They don’t take a single grounder, get a single hit, or score a single run. Yet having the...
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The Best Division In Baseball Can’t Possibly Be The NL West… Or Can It?
Widely regarded as the weakest division in baseball, the NL West recently captured their second World Series title in three years thanks...