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• Johnny Bench's thoughts on the Speedway Classic: 'It's going to be so fun' | NASCAR on FOXJohnny Bench spoke to the crew about the Speedway Classic....2025 -
• Johnny Bench, Bob Kesling named grand marshals for Bristol Cup raceThe Voice of the Vols Bob Kesling, Big Red Machine captain Johnny Bench and Vol Network Executive Steve Early have been named dignitaries for the tradition-rich Food City 500, it was announced today by officials from Food City and Bristol Motor Speedway. Kesling and Bench will serve as co-Grand Marshals for the NASCAR Cup Series […]...2025 -
• Incomings and OutgoingsGot some incoming cards to round up into a post.I did a quick swap of unofficial cards with reader David B. who fancied a copy of the Willie Stargell - Braves custom I made recently. In return, I got this pair of old school customs somebody made circa 1970. David didn't have a ton of background into on them, but he had bought a larger lot with several of them on eBay in 2021. The person who origin...2025Check it out Willie Stargell -
• NFL free agency Day 1 open thread and newsPhoto by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images What can we expect from the Bengals at the opening of the new league year? The new league year will start at 4 PM ET today, and the Cincinnati Bengals still have plenty of work to do. First things first, they will officially be able to finalize deals with free agents from other teams like TJ Slaton and Oren Burks, Some nice additions to the defense that s...2025Click for news about Mike Ehrmann latest news -
• Today in White Sox History: March 11Happy birthday to Nancy Faust, in all likelihood the greatest acquisition the South Siders ever made. | Barry Brecheisen/Getty Images Happy birthday, Nancy! Bonnie Trafelet/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Mandy and Nancy. 1947White Sox organist and baseball legend Nancy Faust was born in Chicago. Nancy is a White Sox icon, deserving of better...2025Read about White Sox headline news -
• Johnny BenchJohnny Bench is widely regarded as one of the greatest catchers in Major League Baseball (MLB) history. Renowned for his defensive brilliance, offensive power, and leadership abilities, Bench redefined the catcher position and became the cornerstone of the Cincinnati Reds during their iconic “Big Red Machine” era. Over his illustrious 17-year career, he earned accolades […]...2025Check it out Cincinnati Reds rumors
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• A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1922Max Flack | Bettman Archive One of the most famous deals in all of Cubs history was made in this year. The 1922 Cubs hung around first place early, then a bad June put them 11 games out. They then went 38-20 in July and August and at one point in August had climbed to within 3½ games of first place at 64-49, following a seven-game winning streak. But a 16-25 finish put them in third place....2025See also Gabby Hartnett injuries -
• A tribute to Morganna the Kissing BanditPhoto by Dale Brazao/Toronto Star via Getty Images The kissing bandit of baseball Okay, you asked for it and I’ll deliver it. Specifically, Karldared asked for it, but you’re all still getting it. Karl asked me if I’d write a remembrance about Morganna the Kissing Bandit. I thought I had covered this ample territory in an earlier story, but a quick Google check shows it was just a figment ...2025See more articles Bobby Witt injury report -
• Baseball history unpacked, November 18There goes another one over the fence from the 1987 MVP. | Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. The Hawk wins the MVP trophy and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty o...2024See more articles Chicago Cubs availability report -
• Wednesday Rockpile: How the Rockies helped my dad in 2024Photo by Rachel O’Driscoll/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, October 9, 2024 Baseball has always held a special place in my dad’s heart. Growing up in the 1960s and ‘70s on the family farm in the San Luis Valley in southern Colorado, he would eagerly look forward to each Saturday afternoon when he and my grandfather would sit down to watch the gam...2024Continue with Pittsburgh Pirates availability report -
• MLB Playoffs: Underdog Brewers propelled to success by young starsOverlooked all season, the Brewers are ready to make their mark in October. After the Milwaukee Brewers clinched the National League Central on September 18th, the team’s social media accounts posted a list of where several prominent national publications pegged them to finish in the division. There were a lot of fours and fives. Always keep the receipts ✍️ pic.twitter.com/bynG6ihb9a— Milwaukee...2024See more articles Milwaukee Brewers injury -
• This day in Braves History: Atlanta clinches sixth-straight NL East titleSet Number: X164428 TK1 Ah, the good old days of just last year! Braves Franchise History 1922: Pittsburgh sweeps a pair from the visiting Braves, winning 8-1 and 6-1. Wilbur Cooper and Johnny Morrison are the winners. Joe Genewich makes his major league debut in relief for the Braves. Genewich jumped from the sandlots, where he was making $5 a game pitching, directly to the Braves, bypas...2024Read about NL East availability report -
• Bobby Witt Jr. is putting together an MVP-caliber season at the wrong timePhoto by Kevin M. Cox/Getty Images Bobby Witt Jr. has had one of the best seasons ever for a shortstop, but it will be hard to overtake Aaron Judge in the MVP race. Bobby Witt is having an all-time great season, especially for a shortstop. Going back to 1969, only two shortstops have put up more than 10 fWAR, 1991 Cal Ripken Jr. and 2002 Alex Rodriguez. For bWAR there are three including ...2024Continue with Bobby Witt injury status -
• Baseball history unpacked, July 22Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. The downfall of Marla Collins, Matt Garza to the Rangers, Dillinger at the Biograph, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narr...2024See more Matt Garza injury update -
• My summer baseball reading listJust take a look, it’s in a book. When I was about 10 years old, I got really into baseball. I was a bookish kid already, so anytime I went to the library I checked out two kinds of books - Matt Christopher novels and baseball biographies. Matt Christopher wrote a series of fictional kids books about baseball like Catcher with a Glass Arm and The Kid Who Only Hit Homers, which I loved. I also love...2024Check it out World Series -
• Royals Rumblings - News for April 15, 2024Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports The first place Royals are no more. Jaylon Thompson writes that Salvador Perez joined the 250 home run club over the weekend. On Saturday, Perez added to his illustrious Royals career. He became the 12th primary catcher to hit 250 career home runs. The exclusive list includes Hall of Famers Johnny Bench, Carlton Fisk, Yogi Berra, Garry Carter and Mike Piazza....2024See more Jaylon Thompson injury report
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• Was it that long ago?I was thinking about writing this post within the next month or so, ideally around when I found the first cards of the season. But it's going to be far too busy then and I'm not good at planning posts in advance, so you're reading it now.This year marks the 50th anniversary of me in the hobby, buying baseball cards -- in the spring and summer of 1975 I made periodic trips to whatever n...2025 -
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• Yogi Berra, MLB Icon and War Hero, Was One of Sports' Most Unforgettable
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• 'An Absolute Blast': Harper and Trout Recall Days as Teammates in Fall League
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"In fact, of the five players on the cover only Johnny Bench and Mike Torrez made a name for themselves in the sport." - 2024
"He also finished behind Lou Brock, Mike Marshall, Johnny Bench, and Jim Wynn." - 2023
"The only MLB catchers with more All-Star appearances are Yogi Berra (15), Johnny Bench and Ivan Rodriguez (14), Mike Piazza (12), Roy Campanella, Gary Carter, Bill Dickey, Carlton Fisk, and Bill Freehan (11), Yadier Molina (10), and Elston Howard (9)." - 2022
"Also notable: Johnny Bench HOF." - 2021
"Royals catcher Salvador Perez passes Johnny Bench for MLB record with 46th home run" - 2020
"Cincinnati Reds all-time team: Joey Votto joined by Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan and more" - 2019
" Hall of Famer Johnny Bench discusses being a single father in new documentary " - 2018
"Molina on Saturday surpassed Johnny Bench in career innings caught with 14,493." - 2017
"They unveiled a statue of Pete Rose on Saturday and trotted out Hall of Fame teammates Johnny Bench and Joe Morgan, but it was the Dodgers swinging the bats like the Big Red Machine on Saturday." - 2016
"Piazza wasn't as good a defensive catcher as Johnny Bench, Carlton Fisk or Gary Carter, but he was in a class by himself as a hitter." - 2015
"Catcher Johnny Bench was the first player announced, followed by shortstop Barry Larkin and second baseman Joe Morgan." - 2014
"Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina joined Ivan Rodriguez and Johnny Bench in Gold Glove lore, while the Kansas City Royals and Baltimore Orioles repeated their golden trifectas Tuesday."
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• Back to the bookA month into this blog, I featured my copy of the 1979 Sport Americana Baseball Card Price Guide, which is the first of the James Beckett/Dennis Eckes annual price guides, which I purchased all through the mid-1980s. I don't remember when I bought the '79 copy. I'm guessing 1980.It's showed up a time or two on the blog since. It's a cool peek into the past, starting with the cover, which lo...2024Check it out Rickey Henderson contract rumors -
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• This day in Braves History: Dale Murphy collects his 1000th career RBIPhoto by George Gojkovich/Getty Images Dale Murphy reaches a grand milestone in his illustrious career. Braves Franchise History 1974: The Reds sweep a pair from the Braves and the two teams combine for a major-league record three grand slams. Cesar Geronimo hits one in the 2nd inning of the first game, as does the Braves’ Darrell Evans. The Braves hang on for a 9-6 win, then take the se...2024See more Dale Murphy -
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 9, 2024Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images Hit some dongs, Bobby! Bobby Witt Jr. discussed his participation in the Home Run Derby. Before Witt could say yes, though, he had to get some advice from Perez. “How did your body feel, what did you think?” Witt said. “He’s like, ‘You have to do it, you have to do it. Talking to Sal, the training staff, coaching staff, teammates too...2024See more articles Michael Zagaris Oakland salary rumors
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• Wrigley Field historical sleuthing: Johnny Bench editionThis is a cool snapshot of the Hall of Fame catcher. Once again, let me show you the full photo before I get into this one, which turned out to be pretty easy: This, of course, is Reds Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench. One thing that stood out immediately in this photo is that there are only five games on each side of the board. That limits this photo to 1967 or 1968, because when th...2024Continue with Wrigley Field -
• The 1972 Cubs: Another failed potential contenderBilly Williams bats for the Cubs at Shea Stadium in August 1972, showing off the unusual road uniforms worn only in that year | Photo by Walter Leporati/Getty Images The Cubs wound up a distant second. The beginning of the 1972 season was marred by a players’ strike, the first such labor stoppage in MLB history. It lasted only a week or so, and it was decided that the games missed would no...2024Visit the page Billy Williams -
• The 1970 Cubs were better than the 1969 Cubs. Why didn’t they win?Jim Hickman scores for the Cubs against the Mets on May 23, 1970 | Photo by James Drake /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images It was another failure, in some ways more frustrating than the fabled ‘69 team. Yesterday, I posted this article about how some players who the Cubs let go for almost nothing in the late 1950s and early 1960s might have helped the 1969 team get over the hump and make...2024Read about Oscar Gamble stats -
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• A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1922
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• The 1975 Topps countdown, worst to best (No. 20-1)This is it. The final episode of the 1975 Topps worst-to-best countdown.This series lasted a little longer than I had intended. Those who wanted me to finish it within a week back when I started in April of last year probably gave up a long time ago. I had planned to wrap it up by September or early October of this year all along. Per usual, life had to butt in.But we're here. Let's ju...2024Click for news about Boog Powell -
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• This day in Braves History: Braves send Lou Pinella into retirementPhoto by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The legendary manager went down in defeat, with the Braves being the team to hand him his final loss. Braves franchise history 1927: Braves outfielder Eddie Brown surpasses Fred Luderus’s modern National League mark of 533 consecutive games played from 1916 through 1919. Steve Brodie played 574 consecutive games from 1893 throug...2024Check it out Jackie Robinson -
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• Remembering the Life of Jerry GrotePhoto by Jerry Grote/Newsday via Getty Images Once a Royal, always a Royal This story was originally published in January and is being republished with some updates in the wake of the death of Jerry Grote. In the classic movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Butch tells Sundance that yes, he might be able to beat some guy in a gunfight, but maybe not since every year we get older, an...2024See also Michael Wacha -
• Meet the Players: International Women’s Day Edition with Chrystal O’KeefeChrystal O’Keefe/South Side Sox The moral compass and muscle behind South Side Sox When I first approached Chrystal O’Keefe with the idea for this series I was a bit tentative in assuming the series was necessary at all ... I mean, are we post-sports feminism? Of course, I am in an SSS bubble, where we practice the progressiveness we preach. But Chrystal’s answer set me straight: There wi...2024See more White Sox -
• A Royals geographical lessonPhoto by © Wally McNamee/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images Who produces the best regional talent While snowed in recently, I got to thinking about states that seem to produce more professional athletes. Pennsylvania comes to mind immediately. Looking at the top football players who came out of Pennsylvania is like looking at a Hall of Fame roster. Same with baseball, as some of the biggest na...2024See more articles Stan Musial
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• Pete Rose Gets Huge Ovation from Cincinnati Crowd at 2015 MLB All-Star Game
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• Cards C Molina wins 7th straight Gold Glove
St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina joined Ivan Rodriguez and Johnny Bench in Gold Glove lore, while the Kansas City Royals and Baltimore Orioles repeated their golden trifectas Tuesday....2014See more Gold Glove
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• Mike Trout's All-Star Legend Explodes with Career Cycle, Back-to-Back MVPs
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• Pete Rose to Participate in 2015 MLB All-Star Game Festivities
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• Votto joins Bench in record books with 3 homers
Joey Votto on Tuesday night etched his name on a Reds list that only Johnny Bench is also on. Votto knocked three home runs against the Phillies to lead Cincinnati to an 11-2 victory and secure the three-game series at Great American Ball Park....2015Read about Joey Votto
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• 'An Absolute Blast': Harper and Trout Recall Days as Teammates in Fall League
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• 2023 Top Keepers – Catchers
Well, the World Series is over, the citizens of Houston got to have their parade and now here we are - the offseason. But don't fret. If you are a regular Razzball reader, then you know we have been looking at the top keepers for 2023. Over the last two weeks we've released the 2023 Top Keepers 2023 - Relievers and 2023 Top Keepers - Starting Pitchers. This week - catchers! Catchers are almost b...2022Check it out World Series
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• Long Ball TONight
First thing you do in Cincy? Eat some spaghetti with chili. Second thing you do, take a picture by the Harambe statue in front of the Cincy Zoo. Third thing you do, make a wager with Pete Rose's bookie. Fourth thing, tell people that like Johnny Bench used to hold seven baseballs in his hand, your daddy used to hold eight. Then, when asked, you show your father's picture, which is Jimmy Connors. F...2022See also Pete Rose
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• Outside The Confines: We were on an (All-Star) break!
Photo by Sam Navarro/Getty Images MLB heads into its last games of the first half. It’s the last Friday before the halfway mark of the season hits. With that in mind, and so-called experts predicting the award winners already, let’s have a little fun and try to predict some of the biggest stories of the second half. I think the Luis Arraez .400 story will go on until at least early Septemb...2023See more articles Luis Arraez
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• Know Your Enemy: Cincinnati Reds
Postgame celebration in 1995, with Pete Rose and Reds owner Marge Schott. | Getty Images What is a Red? Seriously Ah, Cincinnati, the Queen City, The Nati, The “513,” The Paris of America. Wait, what? The Paris of America? Seems like a stretch to me. I’ve been to Cincinnati, and I enjoyed my brief time visiting this quaint town along the southern edge of Ohio a decade or so ago. Sitting ...2023See more articles Cincinnati Reds buzz
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