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At his peak, Johnny Bench was lethal at throwing out attempting basestealers, more than 40 percent every season from 1968 to 1978, twice peaking at 57 percent. Even more amazing is that since few guys even attempted to steal on Bench, that means only...

If a team drafts one future star, that's a pretty good draft. If a team drafts three solid future contributors, that's a pretty good draft. But no team has ever come close to the draft haul the Dodgers pulled off in 1968. Back then, the draf...

We're about 25 percent of the way through the season. After writing about my 25 percent AL and NL MVPs earlier, here are 10 important things we've learned so far. 1. Offense is down and not going up. OK, it's not quite 1968, but entering Tuesda...