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Rethinking the Batting Order: OBP

Here at Off the Bench, we’re always working on new and innovative ways to think about baseball. For the next few days,...

Sudden Death Dodgeball

“Ladies and gentlemen, prepare to witness the greatest happening in sport: sudden-death dodgeball.” “Pepper needs new shorts!” Many of you will recognize...

Scott Atchison, One of Major League Baseball’s Best Relievers?

Scott Atchison of the Boston Red Sox is a 36 year old right handed relief pitcher who kind of looks like he’s...

Do You Know How They Make Baseballs?

Carlos Pena is the Rays New Leadoff Hitter

Joe Madden is rapidly becoming regarded as baseball’s best manager. He turned a losing franchise into a perennial contender, even bringing them a World...

Ranking 2012’s Most Dominant Pitchers, Part 2

If you missed part 1, check it out here. Last post, I started my list of the top 10 most dominant pitchers of the...

Ranking 2012’s Most Dominant Pitchers

Friday night, Justin Verlander threw no-hit baseball for 8.1 innings and simply overmatched the Pittsburgh Pirates in his 1-hit shutout. Yesterday, Brandon...

Interleague Supremacy

Sorry for the delay in my article, last Monday was my birthday and I worked 12 hours, Tuesday I decided to celebrate...

Pinch Hitting for the Pinch Hitter

The Vassar College Brewers didn’t have a pinch-hit hit this past year.  We were just 0 for 5, but for my career...

The Triumphant Return Of My Favorite Player, Andy Pettitte

Somehow, I have stumbled into the greatest thing that could happen to a sports fan. My favorite player, one Andrew Eugene Pettitte, a man...

You Can’t get rid of the 31 Move

Just last week, Atlanta Braves pitcher Tim Hudson was making his second start back from back surgery and with runners on first...

The Baltimore Orioles Are NOT For Real

Baseball is a game of consistency. Over the course of a  grueling 162 game season, good players prove that they are good, bad...