Rankings
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1.9K1Ranking The 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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3.2K8OTBB’s Hall Of Fame Ballot
Every year, Off the Bench releases its official Hall of Fame ballot, throwing our hat in the ring with suggestions for the...
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1.9K1Quantifying Pitcher Offense: Introducing True Total Bases
Max and I have a theory: offensive contributions from pitchers go wholly unappreciated by both the sabermetric community and old school managers...
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1.7K3Quantifying Pitcher Offense: Introducing oERA
I have a theory: I think that a pitcher who can hit effectively is more valuable than another pitcher of equal pitching...
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Ranking the Top 10 Untouchable Players In Baseball
This winter, there has been a lot of talk about Justin Upton of the Arizona Diamondbacks. The burly right fielder has been...
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Ranking The 10 Most Beautiful Swings in Baseball Today
We baseball geeks love to talk about statistics. We eagerly dissect one player’s Hall of Fame resume versus another using every mathematical...
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The Correct All-Star Ballot: American League
Every season, All-Star starters for each league are chosen by a fan vote. While it is indeed a great honor for the...
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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...
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The Top Baseball Related Commercials
I love baseball. I love fantasy baseball, I love talking about baseball, I love arguing about baseball, I love playing baseball, I...
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2.2K1Ranking Baseball’s 3 Hitters
To many, the number 3 hitter in the batting order is the most important in the whole lineup. Generally, your 3 and...
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2.9K11Ranking 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 10 Biggest Baseball Stories in 2011
2011 was stuffed full of stories and made for quite the first year in Off The Bench’s blogging experience. We had more...