Author Archives: Greg Macafee

Most of you probably saw it, but just in case you didn’t, I’m going to talk about it because that’s what my job is here at Thoughts From The Bench. On Sunday, the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates got into a bench clearing brawl in the top of the fourth inning of their seriesContinueContinue reading “Clear the Benches: A Pirates and Reds brawl”

Alright Benchers please help me out here is it too early to worry about the state of the Boston Red Sox starting rotation? Because I really can’t tell. When Chris Sale started off the season on Opening Day by allowing six hits, seven earned runs, and three home runs in just three innings of work,ContinueContinue reading “MLB Week 1: Red Sox Nation, is it time to worry?”

“It’s approximately 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 28th and Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Andrew Cashner is stepping on the mound at Yankee Stadium as he prepares to take on one of the best lineups in baseball. I’m sitting at a bar as he fires a fastball past the leadoff hitter and once again BASEBALLL ISContinueContinue reading “Opening Day is upon us”

After signing a 13-year, $330 million-dollar contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, all-star outfielder Bryce Harper boasted about trying to recruit a certain player who WAS set to become a free agent in 2020. Turns out, the $330 million dollar man might have jinxed himself. ESPN’s Jeff Passan has reported that Los Angeles Angels center fielderContinueContinue reading “Mike Trout just got PAIDDDDD”

Two of the biggest free agents in the history of Major League Baseball hit the market this past offseason. For years, organizations have been waiting for Manny Machado and Bryce Harper to have the opportunity to choose where they wanted to play for the next chapter of their careers and they were all hoping theirContinueContinue reading “Cha-Ching: Largest MLB Contracts by position.”

Last night, I went to bed thinking Antonio Brown was going to be a Buffalo Bill and woke up to the news that Mr. Big Chest had pretty much blew up the trade. As soon as Ian Rapport broke the news late last night, Instagram, Twitter, pretty much all social media went rampant. As IContinueContinue reading “Antonio Brown is going to Buff……Nevermind”

The time has finally come. Bryce Harper has picked a new home and has signed a 13 year, $330 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. The news came down mid-morning on Thursday and all of a sudden, the stars aligned for the Phillies. The Phillies had been involved all along, but over the past fewContinueContinue reading “Bryce Harper chooses Philadelphia…forever”