Archives
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5.8K1Out Of The Park Baseball and the Theory of the Short-term Contract
I’m going to opt for total transparency here. Originally, I set out to review the unbelievably detailed virtual baseball simulator Out Of...
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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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1.1KBaseball Starts Tomorrow…….
Fire up the grills! Double check your fantasy teams! Re-read OTBB’s season previews because the SEASON IS ALMOST HERE. MLB.TV has made all of...
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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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1.8K3Season 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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2.0K2Season Preview: AL Central
In 2014, the American League Central will look to bring the World Series crown back to the division for the first time...
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2.3KThe Star Wars Guide to the MLB: The Force is Strong with This Connection
The beauty of owning a (mostly) baseball blog is that you can write whatever you want. Sometimes it’s as small as slipping...
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Senator Stacey Campfield, Professor Misty Anderson, and a New Age of Tyranny
I’ve had the good fortune of knowing Misty Anderson for most of my life. She’s not just one of those academic-types, though...
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2.2K2Season Preview: American League West
The AL West has done a pretty good job of defying prediction of late. In each of the last two seasons, the...
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1.8KSeason Preview: American League East
In previous years, Off The Bench has run its extremely popular “30 Teams in 30 Days” series in the month prior to...
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1.2KYankees Extend Gardner, Back Into (Very Fast and Exciting) Corner
Out of what seemed like the clear blue sky yesterday, the Yankees announced that they had come to terms with speedy outfielder...