Since Hue Jackson became Cleveland’s head coach in 2016, the Browns have compiled a nauseating record of 1-31. Last year they became the second team in NFL history to go 0-16 (the other was the Detroit Lions in 2008). It has been a while since the Browns organization has even threatened to be relevant, but I think it’s safe to
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The title of this weeks eppy comes from some out-of-the-blue RJ Umberger discussion during our new Sporcle quiz segment. Clearly the guys do not think as highly about the obvious and innate talents of the Umberger Helper as I do. (1:40) NFL Offseason Talk (23:08) Movie Talk from non-Academy accredited reviewers (35:30) Sporcle Quiz: Top 50 NHL scorers from 99
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This has been a weird offseason for the free agent market. I can’t remember a year with this much Major League talent left unsigned at this point in Spring Training. Among the headliners are Cy Young winner Jake Arietta, quality pitchers in Lance Lynn and Alex Cobb, and two time All-Star third baseman Mike Moustakas. Moustakas was a key bat
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This is hopefully the beginning of a beautiful new segment where the DJ’s at Bench Life semi-regularly deliver playlists to the starving public. Seeing as it is the beginning of March with the Madness just around the corner, I’ve compiled a list of songs that I feel could inspire history’s first perfect bracket.
Read moreThis week we introduced a new segment: The Pressure Cooker. In our maiden voyage we tackle the NHL Jersey Number Challenge as a team. We gave ourselves three strikes and, if we’re being honest, I was a liability to the team. Here were our results: 1 – Luongo 2 – Phaneuf 3 – Phaneuf 4 – Lecavalier 5 – Lidstrom
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Adam Silver floated the idea of the NBA modifying its playoff build to 1-16 seeding in place of the current East-West format: https://t.co/tthHyqIPCW — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 18, 2018 As an avid listener of the BS Podcast, Bill Simmons has been calling for an NBA playoff reform for years. This potential change that’s linked to in the ESPN tweet above
Read moreThe boys are back on The Bench. After a bit of Olympic talk, Tom breaks down why he thinks he has an outside shot at the gold in ski jumping. Also a bit of hoops and puck talk and the introduction of the “This or That” segment. Enjoy!
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Sorry for the super clickbaity headline but it’s rolls off the tongue a lot better than “The 5 Worst Super Bowl Winning Quarterbacks of the Past Two Decades (since 1998) sorted by Quarterback Rating (Football Reference not ESPN)”. Either way, if you’re a fan of any of these teams or any of these quarterbacks, this is an unbiased look at
Read moreWe’re getting into the Super Bowl season with a little gametime snack talk. We’ve done a similar blog post in the past, but we feel this inaugural podcast will help you guys get the ball rolling on your Super Bowl food spreads.
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