Off The Bench by Chatterbox Sports

8/2/23: Cubs Dismantle Reds, Zach Fries Joins

Paul Fritschner hosts Wednesday's Off The Bench. Topics include: the Chicago Cubs dismantled the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night in Chicago, the MLB trade deadline came and went, and other news around the sports world.
Chatterbox blogger Zach Fries joins the show in-studio as a guest co-host on Wednesday.

8/1/23: Reds Beat Cubs, Nick Kirby, and Tracy Jones

Reid Maus fills in for Thom on Tuesday's Off The Bench. Topics include: the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs in the first game of their four game series. The MLB trade deadline is Tuesday.
Nick Kirby, co-host of Chatterbox Reds, joins the show to talk about the Reds and their win against the Cubs. He also shares his thoughts on Tuesday's trade deadline.
Tracy Jones joins the show for his usual Tuesday segment, presented by Encore Technologies.

7/31/23: Reds Win Dodgers Series, Brewers Swept, Burrow Calf Strain

Reid Maus fills in as the host on Monday's Off The Bench. Topics for Monday's show includes: the Cincinnati Reds took two out of three against the Los Angeles Dodgers over the weekend, the Milwaukee Brewers were swept by the Atlanta Braves, and Joe Burrow has a Grade 1 calf strain.

7/28/23: Burrow Injury, Reds/Dodgers, CFB Motivation, Chat Power Rankings

Jacob Tissot hosts Friday's Off The Bench on the last day of his internship before he goes back to school.
Topics for Friday's show include: Joe Burrow's non-contact injury from Thursday's practice, the Cincinnati Reds playing the Los Angeles Dodgers over the weekend, college football motivation, and the chat power rankings from the summer.

7/27/23: Brewers Win Series, Bengals Training Camp, Austin Elmore, and Tracy Jones

Topics for Thursday's Off The Bench include: the Milwaukee Brewers won the series against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday, the Cincinnati Bengals began training camp, and more.
Austin Elmore, co-host of Cincy360, joins the show to talk about Cincinnati sports.
Tracy Jones joins the show for his usual Thursday segment, presented by Encore Technologies.

7/26/23: Reds Finally Beat Brewers, Herbert’s Contract, and Zach Fries

Elliot Reiring fills in as the guest host of Wednesday's Off The Bench. Topics include: a recap of Tuesday night's trip to the casino, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Milwaukee Brewers (finally), Justin Herbert's contract, and more.
Zach Fries, contributor to ChatterboxSports.com, joins the show to talk about all things Cincinnati sports, including the Reds, UC football, and UC basketball.

7/25/23: Brewers Beat Reds (Again) and Tracy Jones

Paul fills in for Thom on Tuesday's Off The Bench. Topics include: the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds again on Monday night, the state of MLB umpiring, and more.
Tracy Jones joins the show for his usual Tuesday segment, presented by Encore Technologies.

7/24/23: Reds Win Fifth Straight, Brewers Preview with Jeff Levering, and Matt Lane Talks Chiefs

Topics for Monday's Off The Bench include: the Cincinnati Reds and their sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks over the weekend, the impending series against the Milwaukee Brewers, and more.
Brewers broadcaster Jeff Levering joins the show to preview the upcoming series between the Reds and Brewers.
Matt Lane from Kansas City Sports Network joins the show to give an update on the Kansas City Chiefs and how they are looking heading into the season.

7/20/23: Reds Snap Skid, Trade Options, Marty Brennaman and Tracy Jones

Topics for Thursday's Off The Bench include: the Cincinnati Reds snapped their losing streak on Wednesday night, and what the Reds should do at the trade deadline.
Hall of Fame broadcaster Marty Brennaman joins the show to talk about the Reds and how they are playing right now.
Tracy Jones joins the show for his usual Thursday segment, presented by Encore Technologies.

7/19/23: Reds Lose Twice, Luke Brennaman for Big Interview

Topics for Wednesday's Off The Bench include: the Cincinnati Reds lost twice on Tuesday night at Great American Ball Park, the state of the Heritage Bank Center downtown, and more.
Thom's son, Luke, joins the show to talk about going away to college, some of his best memories of the broadcast world growing up, how the Reds are playing right now, and what he thinks the Cincinnati Bengals are going to do this season.