We are a little less than a month away from the home stretch of the MLB season, and yet, there is no conspicuous World Series front-runner. This year’s parity is more apparent than in recent years, which is saying something for a league that typically presents more unpredictability than any other major North American sport. […]
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As you’re reading Off the Bench Baseball, I surely don’t need to tell you who or what Shohei Ohtani is. Yet, for clarifications sake, let’s take a moment to be sure we’re all starting the following discussion on the same page: Coming into the 2024 season, the 29-year-old Ohtani has a Rookie of the Year […]
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The complicated life of Pete Rose is presented in great detail by author Keith O’Brien in his recently-released book, Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball. O’Brien crafts a compelling narrative through extensive research, using decades of newspaper articles, federal court documents, FBI files, MLB’s 1989 […]
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Chics - and wins - dig the long ball.
The post How Important Are “Productive Outs”, Really? appeared first on Off The Bench .
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When I visited Winter Weekend at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass. back in January, several fans I talked to said different versions of the same thing: the Boston Red Sox need to stop acting like a small market team. Since that weekend, the walls have been closing in on management. It’s not just the […]
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Coming off an eighth consecutive losing season, plus the loss of Shohei Ohtani to free agency, the Los Angeles Angels have become an afterthought in Major League Baseball. They’re projected to win 78 games by FanGraphs, which would be a ninth straight season finishing with a losing record and a tenth straight season without making […]
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almost 2 years ago
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Max 6:33 PM – Sean, it’s that time of year again- the time I dig up my Slack password and log in to this website/app/whatever for the first time since the last time we did our annual Off The Bench Hall of Fame Chat! Sean 6:39 PM – It’s a great time of year! There’s […]
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It is hard to beat baseball as a live spectator sport. Not only is it an exciting game to watch in the stands, but it is also a key part of the cultural identity in the US! Therefore, if you are traveling from overseas, catching a game is one of the best activities to immerse […]
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Numerous prop bets often accompany MLB games, each offering a different angle on the game. These bets range from player performances to specific events within a game. Prop bets introduce new elements for audience participation, expanding the ways fans can connect with the sport aside from just viewing the matches. Understanding Prop Bets in MLB […]
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There are 26 players on this year’s Hall of Fame ballot. All of them played at least ten years in MLB and have been retired for at least five. These baseball dignitaries include a dozen first-timers, 14 holdovers, and one player on his tenth and final ballot (Gary Sheffield). Some baseball fans prefer to keep […]
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