National League
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2.5KCatching Situations To Watch
I was happy to see former University of Tennessee star JP Arencibia in a Texas Rangers uniform earlier this week. Following the...
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1.8KMonday’s Notebook: Baseball is Back and so is… Andrew Brown?
Baseball began in earnest yesterday, which meant that Max and I exchanged about 100 iMessages as both of us were working watching...
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1.5KThe Official OTB Preseason Picks
Baseball is back and that is awesome. We’re in for a whole summer of home runs and head first slides, singles and...
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1.2K2014 Spring Training SuperStars
Spring Training results don’t matter. I’ve said this before, when Off The Bench was in its infancy, but every year I find myself...
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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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1.8KMonday’s Notebook: Dave Dombrowski is Baseball’s James Dolan
Rarely do I get a chance to unabashedly mock grown men for being bad at their jobs, but rarely do grown men...
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1.9KSeason Preview: NL Central
Off the Bench continues our valiant, March march toward Opening Day with another divisional installment of Season Previews. This time we tackle...
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1.8K3Season Preview: NL East
The NL East is one of the more interesting divisions this year. It boasts a variety of philosophies and promises some good...
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1.9K1Anonymous Brewers Could Squeak Into Playoffs
The Milwaukee Brewers head into the 2014 season with one of the more fascinating rosters in the game. Whether it is a...
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1.1KAre The Braves The New Phillies: ATL Takes Big Risks With Plethora Of Longterm Deals
In the last 17 days, the Atlanta Braves have spent more than a quarter billion dollars locking up a good number of...
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1.6K1LookOut Below: Three Big Bust Candidates For 2014
Spring Training is here! Finally! It’s the time of year when every team is a contender and every non-roster invitee is the...
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2.5KBraves Lock Up Kimbrel, Freeman, Teheran, And Heyward #FireJimBowden
The Atlanta Braves announced a series of extensions this week that promise to keep their young players hearing the Chop for the...