October 21, 1976: Johnny Bench homers twice and earns MVP honors as the #BigRedMachine completes the sweep of the Yankees to earn their second straight World Series title. #RedsVault | Cincinnati Reds

#throwback to Johnny Bench showing off his howitzer of an arm! 👉 I talk about Mr. Bench at every one of my camps and explain to the catchers that the most important thing for throwing success is having confidence. It’s having that “Johnny Bench mindset” of “I can throw out any man alive!” 👉 You literally want to be daring the runner to go like Yadier Molina does in the second video. Safe to say Yadi had that Johnny Bench mindset. 💪 Do you want your catcher to hear my throwing talk and work on

“Johnny Bench: He redefined the standards by which catchers are measured during 17 seasons with the Big Red Machine.” 5️⃣ The greatest catcher of all time! Relive his life and career in Cincinnati: https://bit.ly/2VRp6Cp | WLWT