Reviews
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6.0KRewatching Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Max and I are big Star Wars fans. He’s watched all of Clone Wars multiple times, I own multiple Star Wars books,...
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6.0K1BALL FOUR: Perfect, Even 50 Years Later
For as long as I can remember, a large, hardcover, anniversary edition of Jim Bouton‘s BALL FOUR sat on the the bookshelf...
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2.1KThe MVP Machine: It’s Good
The Only Rule is It Has To Work, the last book from Ben Lindburgh, coauthored with Sam Miller, was one of my...
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6.3KChristian Yelich and Your 2019 Miami Marlins Would Still Finish in Last Place
Earlier this week, the Athletic’s Marc Carig wrote this really good piece taking a look at what the 2019 Miami Marlins might...
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2.9K2This Offseason Sucks, A Baseball Fan’s Rant
This offseason sucks. I am a baseball fan; I don’t care about Hal Steinbrenner’s bank account. I am a baseball fan; I...
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2.6KRevisiting Pitcher Offense and oERA
Way back in 2013, I wrote a post called Quantifying Pitcher Offense: Introducing oERA in which I made up a new stat...
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3.8KWorking in Baseball: One Man’s Journey to a Dream
Like many before me, I dreamed of working in baseball. This year, I am proud to say that dream has come true....
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2.8K3Highlights From Saberseminar 2018
There are a handful of events that are hosted throughout the year within the baseball industry that draw fans and enthusiasts from...
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3.0KWhat If Major League Baseball Was Entirely Alphabetical? (Part 3, The Home Stretch)
When last we left our alphabetized heroes, it was the All-Star break. The teams, each made of Major and Minor leaguers reshuffled...
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3.9KWhat If Major League Baseball Was Entirely Alphabetical? (Part 2: Opening Day to the All-Star Break)
What wold happen if you completely reorganized Major League Baseball so that each team was comprised only of players whose first names...
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6.9K4What If Major League Baseball Was Entirely Alphabetical? (Part 1)
Sometimes, here at Off the Bench, we digress. Often, on such occasions, the culprit is Out of the Park Baseball (OOTP – the...
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4.4KTwo Seam Threads: A Baseball Guy’s (or Gal’s) New Go To For Awesome Apparel
Off the Bench Baseball must, of course, be very cautious and judicious when endorsing a person, product, or idea. Longtime readers of...