
Benched & Ready is a no-filter sports debate show for fans who actually care — co-hosted by Joe (South Florida) and Edwin (Southern California). Every episode we take the week's biggest stories across NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, and soccer and tell you exactly what we think, no script, no spin. Monday: Headline Heat — the hottest stories in sports right now. Wednesday: The Big Play — one topic, full break... more
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 32 | Founded | 2 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | BaseballSports | |||

Benchies, it’s time to crown the risers and send the boneheads straight to the pine!
Edwin shouts out a Nationals star on fire and a Rockies youngster making noise, while Joe gives flowers to a future Hall of Famer and goes full homer with a couple ... more
Halfway through the season and we’re doing something most shows won’t — holding ourselves accountable live on air.
Joe put himself on the bench… twice.
Edwin got crowned for one of his preseason takes.
And one heated debate had Joe defending his o... more
The youth takeover at the MLB All-Stars is real — 11 players 24 or younger and four rookies stealing the show. But the fan vote vs actual performance divide is getting ridiculous (Vlad and Judge in, more deserving guys left out).
Joe goes hard on pr... more
A 33-year-old with a career worst season hit a 3-run homer off Paul Skenes on his birthday. Third straight game with a home run. The Phillies are 40-19 under Mattingly.
A 53-point game tied TWO all-time WNBA records in one night. And most of America... more
Joe and Edwin unveil the official Benched and Ready NFL QB Tier System for 2026.
Mahomes is Tier 2. Edwin has 9 quarterbacks in Tier 1. Joe has 4. The debate gets heated.
Jalen Hurts apparently speaks like a Taoist monk and it might be ruining the ... more
The Messi vs Ronaldo World Cup final everyone wanted is almost certainly gone. Portugal finished second in Group K after two scoreless draws and now faces a brutal path through Croatia, Spain, and possibly France or Germany. Argentina, meanwhile, got... more
Bryce Harper went 1-for-22, grabbed a waterlogged 35-ounce bat, and hit for the cycle by the fifth inning. Two days later he pulled Brandon Marsh aside between innings and told him to stop thinking and go be himself. Marsh hit a home run. That is wha... more
The trade is done. Giannis Antetokounmpo is a Miami Heat. Pat Riley cooked again and Edwin has been saying it all season. Joe breaks down exactly why this roster scares him as a Celtics fan and exactly why it is not a title contender as currently con... more
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