163 in 26 games in his introduction to the majors, in spring training of 1968 no less an expert than Ted Williams gave the rookie a baseball signed, "To Johnny Bench, a Hall of Famer for sure." ...

Once again, let me show you the full photo before I get into this one, which turned out to be pretty easy: This, of course, ...

Johnny Bench, some of you probably ... Now, Piazza vs. Bench. Mike Piazza is now 32 years old. Bench's last year as a catcher was 1980 -- when he was 32 years old. Essentially, Piazza's claim ...