Okay, you read the headline, you probably said to yourself this guy is crazy and doesn’t know what he’s talking about. But, just for a second think of what singing Bryce Harper would do for the Pirates. It could mean a NL Central title, a National League title, hell, it could even mean bringing homeContinue reading "Could a spend-big, win-now, mentality bring Bryce Harper to Pittsburgh? I think so."
New Kansas Head Football Coach Les Miles is starring in a movie…?
Yes, you read that right. I'm going to keep this blog pretty short since I'm still a little confused. Former LSU and current Kansas football coach Les Miles has a confirmed role in The Challenger Disaster, which was apparently released to the public today. This independent film tells the never-before-seen story of a NASA engineer's desperate attempt toContinue reading "New Kansas Head Football Coach Les Miles is starring in a movie…?"
Kobe Bryant Reportedly Killed
I'm absolutely gutted. You have these certain athletes that you think about showing your kids highlight tapes of, the athletes that you want to look at down the road in your life and say "Man, I got to watch him live." No one, and if you know me you know this to be true, meansContinue reading "Kobe Bryant Reportedly Killed"
“GOODBYE OAKLAND, ITS OVER!” The Wildest Night of My Life
Winning and Cleveland are two words that do not go together often. Me entire life, I had grown up hearing ever joke about this city, how it was a, "mistake on the lake", and how it was a no good town. The sports team had been historically terrible, the city was in an economic slumpContinue reading "“GOODBYE OAKLAND, ITS OVER!” The Wildest Night of My Life"
Top 10 Goalies of All Time
To my beloved readers, Recently I have been on hiatus. After working through the Christmas and New Year holidays I felt I deserved a break, and management at Thoughts From The Bench agreed. However now with the recent influx of bloggers I feel that the site has become over run with “Power Rankings” and ClickContinue reading "Top 10 Goalies of All Time"
“It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.”
https://twitter.com/saquon/status/1088130693098622976 First thing's first: Yes, this blog is going to be biased as hell. But please keep reading and hear me out. Today, Bleacher Report published an article about how former Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley knows he's not at the top of most NFL teams' wish list going into the 2019 NFL Draft. TheyContinue reading "“It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.”"
CHOKER! The 7 Worst Choke Jobs of Recent Memory
Some fan's misery and pain is others glee and joy, here are the seven biggest chokers of recent memory. 7. Cleveland Indians, 2016 World Series Its hard to label this one a choke, as the Indians were not even supposed to be in the World Series. With only two true starting pitchers being healthy headingContinue reading "CHOKER! The 7 Worst Choke Jobs of Recent Memory"
Say Hello to your 2019 Class of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
Every year a select few of baseball’s greatest athletes earn an opportunity to have their name enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. On Tuesday, four more names had the honor of joining the 325 members that are already a part of the esteemed group. Before we get into these four Hall of Famers,Continue reading "Say Hello to your 2019 Class of the National Baseball Hall of Fame"
AB to return to Pittsburgh?
In a story written by Dale Lolley of Dk Pittsburgh Sports, some steelers players said they feel optimistic that Antonio Brown might be able to make amends with the team in 2019. "We all get emotional," center Maurkice Pouncey said while down at the NFL Pro Bowl this week. Personally, this brings up some big questions for me. This is the same guy who legit put Bell on death row for his antics earlier this yea. TheContinue reading "AB to return to Pittsburgh?"
MY Top 5 Favorite People to Ever Cover the NBA
There have been so many people to cover the sport, which makes this list so difficult. But just a forewarning, these are MY opinions. NO changes. So many people have impacted basketball with their openness, accuracy, and perspective on the game. For this list though, I've narrowed it down to my top 5. 5. CraigContinue reading "MY Top 5 Favorite People to Ever Cover the NBA"
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