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Support Baseball Almanac - Visit One Sponsor Each Visit Advertising Downloads Feedback Newsletter ... Year In Review "They're like sleeping in a soft bed. Easy to get into and hard to get out of." Johnny Bench on hitting slumps B aseball Almanac is pleased to present an unprecedented collection of baseball related quotations spoken by Johnny Bench and about Johnny Bench. Johnny Bench Quotations From Johnny Bench "A catcher and his body are like the outlaw and his horse. He's got to ride that nag till it drops." "I can throw out any man alive." "I've seldom seen a horny player walk into a bar and not let out exactly what he did for a living." "I want to win, but there's the grind. There's so much responsibility for a catcher...My arm feels good. My legs will be all right. How long will I go on? How long can I go on? How long for I want to go on playing baseball? Is this what it's like to be thirty?" "Jimmy Connors plays two tennis matches and winds up with $850,000, and Muhammad Ali fights one bout and winds up with five million bucks. Me, I play one-hundred and ninety games, and I'm overpaid!" "They're (hitting slumps) like sleeping in a soft bed. Easy to get into and hard to get out of."

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Johnny Bench Award National Collegiate Catcher of the Year The most demanding and dangerous position on a baseball field is the one designated as "number 2" on a scorecard - the catcher. Since baseball's earliest days, players in this position have endured daily pain and suffered more injuries. The role of catcher has evolved into a strategic part of the baseball game. Therefore, it is only fitting that the baseball community nationally recognizes the top collegiate catcher. The Johnny Bench National Collegiate Catcher of the Year established in 2000 is given to the top collegiate catcher based upon ability, sportsmanship, team leadership and character. [See SELECTION PROCESS below.] 2000 WINNER Brad Cresse, Lousiana State University 2001 WINNER Kelly Shoppach, Baylor University 2002 WINNER Jeremy Brown, University of Alabama 2003 WINNER Ryan Garko, Stanford University 2004 WINNER 2005 WINNER 2004 Johnny Bench Award Semifinalists Jeff Clement, Southern California Brad Davis, Long Beach State Tuffy Gosewisch, Arizona State

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The greatest catcher in the history of baseball, Johnny Bench is a symbol of winning through hard work. He took his childhood dream of playing major league baseball and turned it into an enviable career of accomplishments, including National League Rookie of the Year, World Series MVP and 14-time All-Star player honors. Bench shares with his audiences the motivational philosophy that took him to the top. Johnny Bench Broadcaster Author Community Leader Hall of Fame Catcher Arguably the greatest catcher in the history of baseball, Johnny Bench is a symbol of winning through hard work. He took his childhood dream of playing major league baseball player and turned it into an enviable career of accomplishments, including National League Rookie of the Year, World Series Most Valuable Player and 14-time All-Star player honors. Bench was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on December 7, 1947. The third of Ted and Katy Bench's four children, he was All-State in basketball and baseball at Binger High School and the valedictorian of his graduating class. Bench's childhood dream was to become a major league baseball player and his father counseled that the position of catcher was the most direct route to that goal. Taking that advice, he was selected in the 1965 amateur draft by the Cincinnati Reds and signed with them. After two seasons in the minors, Bench made Cincinnati's Major League roster for the 1968 season. This marked the beginning of one of the most successful careers in baseball history and his ascension as a celebrity.

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Home Accomplishments Appearances Bench "Marks" Biography Scholarship Fund Product Categories All Century Team Autographs Baseballs Bats ... Cinergy Field - NEW Crosley Field - NEW Links of Interest Site Designed Ted Williams has signed many autographs but none as prescient as one penned in spring training in 1969: "To Johnny Bench, a sure Hall of Famer." Johnny was named to the NL All-Star team fourteen times, played in every game from 1968 to 1975, and hit .409 with 3 home runs. He set a major league record for home runs by a catcher (327 plus 62 playing elsewhere), later broken by Carlton Fisk; won two home run crowns; led the league in RBI three times; and was chosen MVP twice. While Johnny is remembered most for his offense, he may have had his greatest impact behind the bat. He was the first receiver to use a protective helmet in the field, popularized catching onehanded, kept his throwing hand behind his back to protect it from foul tips, and said his father "taught me to throw 254 feet-twice the distance to second base-from a crouch." Not known for keeping his counsel, Johnny once said flatly, "I can throw out any runner alive," and brashly predicted that he would be the first catcher to be named Rookie of the Year. He did just that in 1968, caught 154 games, a rookie record, and won the first of ten straight Gold Gloves. Johnny hit 45 homers and was chosen MVP for the first time in 1970, the year Bob Hunter, a Los Angeles sportswriter, first called Cincinnati "the Big Red Machine."

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Bench, Johnny Reviews Related Subjects: Books Under Review More Pages: Bench, Johnny Page 1 Book reviews for "Bench, Johnny" sorted by average review score: From Behind the Plate. Published in Hardcover by Prentice Hall (October, 1972) Author: Johnny, Bench Amazon base price: Used price: Collectible price: Average review score: A nice look at baseball's best catcher ever. This book was written early in Bench's career and is a fun look at his humble beginnings and clean cut life. A photographic tour of a baseball superstars daily life This book gives an excellent prospective of the baseball life and the personal life of Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Bench. Each page is filled with b/w photographs of Bench on the road, on the field, in the clubhouse, with his family and friends, and his hometown of Binger, OK. It is literally a "snapshot" in time of Bench's season with narrative for each photo by Bench himself. Johnny Bench Author: Mike Shannon Amazon base price: Average review score: Easy to read review of the life of Johnny Bench This book is an excellent reader for the young baseball fan. Easy to read, designed for young readers. Follows the life of baseball's greatest all-time catcher from his humble beginnings in Binger, Oklahoma to his induction into Baseball's Hall of Fame in 1989. Includes carrier stats and additional bibliography of other books about Johnny Bench. Also includes numerous photos for the reader to enjoy.

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Main Page See live article Alphabetical index Johnny Bench Johnny Lee Bench (born December 7 ), is a former professional baseball player. Born in Oklahoma City Oklahoma United States , he grew up to become a professional baseball player who spent his entire 17 season major league career with the Cincinnati Reds , and was a key part of the dominating " Big Red Machine " of the early . Some consider him to be the best catcher ever to play the game. Coming up with the Reds' organistion, his promise was immediately apparent, winning him the NL Rookie of the Year . Whilst possibly not as great a threat on offense as some (such as Roy Campanella or Yogi Berra ), Bench was a solid power hitter, and his great defensive skill won him 10 Gold Gloves as well as the NL MVP award in and again in , helping the Reds to the World Series title on both occasions, He also hit 389 career home runs, and held the record for most home runs by a catcher (a record since broken by Carlton Fisk). He was elected to the United States Baseball Hall of Fame in , appearing on 96% of the ballots.

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MSN Home My MSN Hotmail Search ... Money ESPN Network: ESPN.com NBA.com NHL.com WNBA.com ... ESPNdeportes ALSO SEE Bench marks Johnny Bench's career statistics Baseball's greatest catcher By Nick Acocella Special to ESPN.com "I remember I said to Red Smith, 'I've seen Campy and Berra, this fellow's better than that. And Red said to me, 'I've seen Dickey and Mickey Cochrane, and this fellow is better than them also. Ergo, Johnny Bench is the best catcher who ever lived," says writer Roger Kahn on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series. Often cited as the best catcher in baseball history, Johnny Bench led the Reds to two Series titles. Johnny Bench was a vital cog as the Cincinnati Reds won six division titles, four pennants and two World Series in the 1970s. Although more attention was paid to his power hitting, just as significant is that he won 10 Gold Gloves in his first 10 full seasons. Selected for 14 All-Star teams, Bench was a lifetime .267 hitter with 389 homers as he set a major league record for home runs by a catcher with 327. (Carlton Fisk and Mike Piazza have since passed this mark.) He is the only catcher to ever lead his league in total bases, when he accumulated 315 in 1974. The righthanded-hitting slugger topped the National League in homers twice, with a career-high 45 in 1970 and 40 in 1972, winning the MVP award both years. He led the league in runs batted in three times (with 148 in 1970, 125 in 1972 and 129 in 1974).

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Home Speakers Topics Staff Picks ... Show video Johnny Bench Former Pro Baseball Player Johnny Bench was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on December 7, 1947 and grew up in the small town of Binger, Oklahoma. Johnny's childhood dream was to become a major league baseball player and his father counseled that the position of catcher was the most direct route to that goal. Read more... Search for a Speaker or Topic: Browse Speaker Categories: > Celebrities > Sports Stars > Entertainment > Motivational ... About Us Johnny Bench was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on December 7, 1947 and grew up in the small town of Binger, Oklahoma. Johnny's childhood dream was to become a major league baseball player and his father counseled that the position of catcher was the most direct route to that goal. Taking that advice, he was selected and signed in the 1965 amateur draft by the Cincinnati Reds. After two seasons in the minors, Bench made Cincinnati's Major League roster for the 1968 season. This marked the beginning of one of the most successful careers in baseball and to Johnny's ascension as a celebrity. Over the years, Johnny has used his celebrity status to aid such worthy causes as the Cincinnati Symphony, Heart Association, the American Cancer Society, the Kidney Foundation, Muscular Dystrophy, Franciscan Sisters of Poor Health System. He also started and maintained the Johnny Bench Scholarship Fund, which to date has provided funds for 275 students to attend college in the Cincinnati area.

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Player Spotlight Craig Tomarkin The following comparison of Pete Rose to his long-time teammates: Bench, Morgan, Foster and Perez, shows that he was not in the top 3 players on his own team (and we're not even including the pitchers on his team such as Tom Seaver). To illustrate the point, batting records of their best single season, top 5 seasons, top 10 seasons and careers were compared. Their seasons were sorted by the following criteria to determine which is their "best." And, with exception of the "career" totals, no season with fewer than 400 plate appearances was included. The players were sorted by OPS (on base avg + slugging avg) and by Total Avg (TA=batting avg + slugging avg). Then, the rankings were averaged to determine the total combined ranking. After studying the table below, also consider the intangibles. While I don't consider Pete Rose a superior fielder, to his credit, he won 2 Gold Gloves as an outfielder. His teammates winning Gold Gloves, Bench who won 10 and Morgan who won 5, are in the Hall of Fame, Foster and Perez didn't win any and are not. As far as base running, if you use stolen bases as a measure, Rose was adequate, but not superior. To me, while he was fun to watch (I admit I was a big Reds fan) and longevity is a big factor, by most fundamental and widely accepted statistical measures, he just wasn't as obvious a choice for the Hall of Fame as some make it seem. Sorry Pete!

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