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The Philadelphia Phillies are really starting to make waves this offseason. On Thursday, they were finally able to arrange a deal to acquire Miami Marlins catcher J.T. Realmuto in a trade for catcher Jorge Alfaro, pitching prospects Sixto Sanchez (who names their kid Sixto?) and Will Stewart, and an international bonus slot. First of all,… Read more

Beyond the Arc by Ben Fiore In the 2018-2019 NBA season, there have been 25 trades between teams.  19 of them happened THIS WEEK.  This has by far been the busiest trade deadline in years, seeing dozens of guys dished around like an appetizer sampler at a bachelor party.  Although it was the busiest, I… Read more

The following is a correspondence between Johnny Violence and devinted Thoughts From The Bench reader Mike. Mike: Here is a hot take: #GMJR is going senile. You gave up talent for slightly less talent and youth. Plus waaaaay too many draft picks. Eventually a time is going to come where we will have to rebuild,… Read more

Comeback: a return by a well known person, especially an entertainer or sports player, to the activity in which they have formally been successful. Throughout the NFL comebacks have occurred on several occasions. Keeping with the tradition of sticking with a certain amount of years I have chosen to do in the last five years… Read more

The last ten years of football have brought us many memories of good and bad and it all comes down to one event after the regular season: The Super Bowl. Whether it was hoisting the Lombardi trophy and all its glory or crumbling in defeat, twenty two teams have competed in this great event. Now… Read more

On Monday, I put my Unofficial National Signing Day Guide up on the site and went through the some of the names to watch out for today. Darnell Wright and Jerrion Ealy were the only two unsigned players I brought up in the article, and I’ll be the first to admit I made a HUGE… Read more