Off The Bench by Chatterbox Sports

6/16/23: Chris Welsh (Reds) and Charlie Goldsmith (Reds/Bengals)

Topics on Friday's Off The Bench include: the Cincinnati Reds and their series against the Houston Astros, Rob Manfred's comments about the Oakland Athletics, chat power rankings, and more.
Reds analyst Chris Welsh joins the show to talk about how he thinks the Reds are playing and what he thinks they can do this season.
Cincinnati Bengals/Reds beat writer for the Cincinnati Enquirer, Charlie Goldsmith, joins the show to talk about how the Reds are playing, as well as how the Bengals are looking after OTAs.

6/15/23: Reds Sweep Royals, Steve Flesch, and Tracy Jones

Topics for Thursday's Off The Bench include: the Cincinnati Reds sweep of the Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Bengals updates, and Elly De La Cruz after a week in the majors.
Professional golfer Steve Flesch joins the show to talk about the US Open.
Tracy Jones joins the show for his usual Thursday segment, presented by Encore Technologies.

6/14/23: Reds Trade Options, Bengals LT/RT, QB Stink List

Reid Maus fills in as host for Thom on Wednesday's Off The Bench.
Topics include: trade options for the Cincinnati Reds, the options for the tackle positions for the Cincinnati Bengals, and Casey gives his stink list of NFL quarterbacks.

6/13/23: Reds Discussion, Joey Votto First Ballot HoF, Tracy Jones

The crew discusses the Cincinnati Reds and whether they can legitimately contend for the NL Central right now.
They also spend an extended portion of the show talking about whether Joey Votto is a first ballot hall of famer.
Tracy Jones joins the show for his usual Thursday segment, presented by Encore Technologies.

6/12/23: Reds Win Cardinals Series, Votto HoF, Tim McGee, Ryan Lefebvre

The Cincinnati Reds took two of three from the St. Louis Cardinals over the weekend. The Off The Bench crew also talks about whether Joey Votto will be in the Hall of Fame.
Former Bengal Tim McGee joins the show to give his thoughts on the current state of the Bengals, along with insight into skill as a former player.
Kansas City Royals broadcaster Ryan Lefebvre joins the show to talk about the upcoming series between the Reds and the Royals, as well as his career.

6/9/23: Reds, Jay Morrison, Colin Bobowski, Dan Cronin, Chat Rankings, and Pie

Topics for Friday's Box'd Lunch include: the Reds loss to the Dodgers, Clayton Kershaw's comments about David Bell, and more.
Jay Morrison, Cincinnati Bengals beat writer for The Athletic, joins Off The Bench to talk about OTA's and roster decisions.
LaSalle high school golfer Colin Bobowski joins the show to talk about his three holes-in-one on the same day.
Dan Cronin of Fat Bald Guy Racing joins the show to talk about the Belmont as well as the recent spike in horse deaths.
The show closes with the chat power rankings and a special Cherry on Top, presented by UDF.

6/8/23: Will Benson Walk-off, Reds Win, Marty Brennaman, and Tracy Jones

Topics for Thursday's Off The Bench include: Will Benson's walk-off winner for the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers, what to do with Elly De La Cruz's first home run, and the state of Cincinnati sports.
Hall of Fame broadcaster Marty Brennaman joins the show to talk about how well the Reds are playing right now and whether he is buying the hype.
Tracy Jones joins the show for his usual Thursday segment, presented by Encore Technologies.

6/7/23: Elly’s Debut + Reds Win, Joe Davis, and Steve Flesch

Elly De La Cruz made his MLB debut on Tuesday night at Great American Ball Park. The Cincinnati Reds won the game, 8-7, on a walk-off by Matt McLain.
Play-by-play voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Joe Davis, joins Off The Bench to talk about his career.
PGA golfer Steve Flesch joins the show to talk about the PGA/LIV Golf merger, plus other topics around the world of golf.

6/6/23: PGA/LIV Merger, Betting Scandal, Charlie Goldsmith, and Tracy Jones

Topics for Tuesday's Off The Bench include: the PGA Tour/LIV Golf merger, the NFL betting scandal, and more.
Cincinnati Reds and Bengals beat writer Charlie Goldsmith joins the show to talk about how the Reds are playing right now, and what the Bengals are looking like.
Tracy Jones joins the show for his usual Tuesday segment, presented by Encore Technologies.

6/5/23: Reds Lose Four In a Row, James Rapien, and Headlines

Topics for Monday's show include the Cincinnati Reds series with the Brewers, managerial decisions by David Bell, and Bengals OTA's.
James Rapien joins the show to discuss the Bengals offseason.