JOHNNY BENCH RUMORS & GOSSIP
“The Animal” Brad Lesley and his resemblance to “The Bird”
Baseball lost another one of its characters a couple days ago. Unfortunately, Brad Lesley did not get the attention some others got, mainly because of his lack of longevity to his big league career. They called Lesley “The Animal” for reasons that are told in three different tales. First, there was the story that he pushed a car off a cliff in Alaska, simply because the owner...
Gary Carter Hall Of Fame Speech
On the 59th birthday of Gary “The Kid” Carter, I found myself reminiscing about my childhood hero growing up and playing baseball in Canada. Here is the Hall of Fame induction speech from Gary Carter from that historic day in 2003 when he donned a Montreal Expos hat in Cooperstown.
Gary Carter National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Day Speech
“Wow. Are you having fun? Thank...
Mets Catching Prospect Travis D’Arnaud Compared To Johnny Bench?
On Friday, Kevin Kernan of the New York Post wrote of high praise for Travis d’Arnaud coming from some of his former coaches.
D’Arnaud is a former farmhand of the Philadelphia Phillies who originally drafted him. He was the center piece in the deal that sent Roy Halladay from Toronto to the Phillies, and his stature as an elite catching prospect is widely known around baseball...
Johnny Bench named an all-time top 25 player under 25
Every year, Keith Law puts together a list of the top 25 Major League players under 25. Aroldis Chapman was on this year's list. Law's article inspired his colleage David Schoenfield to put together a list of the All-time top 25 players under 25. This is basically a list of what the ESPN.com writer feels are the best 25 seasons any player ever had while under 25 years...
Yadier Molina is Having a Johnny Bench Season
Yadier Molina has always been an amazing defensive catcher, but like most amazing defensive catchers, he hasn’t always been a very good hitter. In fact, for the first three years of his career, he was a pretty terrible hitter, and then he spent four years as an average-ish hitter before his breakout season last year. Well, we thought last year was his breakout season anyway....
CINCINNATI SUPERSTAR
Reds retire Larkin's jersey number
The Reds gave one of the greatest players in team history the ultimate honor on Saturday when they retired Hall of Famer Barry Larkin's No. 11 jersey.
Gators catcher Mike Zunino signs Mariners $4m bonus
Mike Zunino, the Seattle Mariners 22-year-old catcher from the University of Florida who was the M's first-round draft pick, signed with the club Monday.
Zunino recently won the Johnny Bench Award as the best college catcher, plus he was a finalist for the Golden Spikes Award.
This is the award given to the best college baseball player.
The deal included a reported...
MAYBE HE'S NARCOLEPTIC
Reds fan tries not to pass out during game
Good night Cincinnati!
Maybe it was the soothing sounds of Led Zeppelin’s Kashmir or just too many $10 beers, but this Cincinnati Reds fan can’t seem to stay awake while taking in a game at Great American Ball Park. Watch as “Johnny Bench’s” doppelgänger fails to fight the urge to pass out during an extremely exciting baseball game. Nighty-night my friend.
Reds fan...
Bench named to all-time dream team
Graham Womack, founder and editor of Baseball: Past and Present, recently conducted a two month project where people could vote on a nine-player, all-time dream team. Approximately 636 votes were cast and one member of the Big Red Machine made the grade. That player was none other than 14-time All-Star Johnny Bench.
Here's the excerpt on Bench (click here to view...
Louisville Slugger Museum to Honor Former Red
The Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory will bestow its 2011 Living Legend Award to a former Red on Friday, Nov. 11th, and that Red is none other than catching great Johnny Bench. He will accept the award during a special ceremony that kicks off the museum's eight-annual auction.
Here is an excerpt from the official press release sent out by the museum:
Bench...
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