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  • Top 10 Goalies of All Time

    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 Click… Read more

  • “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.”

    “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.”

    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. They go… Read more

  • CHOKER! The 7 Worst Choke Jobs of Recent Memory

    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 heading… Read more

  • Say Hello to your 2019 Class of the National Baseball Hall of Fame

    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,… Read more

  • AB to return to Pittsburgh?

    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. The… Read more

  • MY Top 5 Favorite People to Ever Cover the NBA

    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. Craig… Read more