Paul Fritschner fills in as the host of Thursday's Off The Bench. Topics include: the Cincinnati Reds were blown out by the Chicago Cubs again at Wrigley Field on Wednesday night. What will happen Thursday?

Elliot Reiring joins the show from Chicago.

Jay Morrison, now writing for Pro Football Network, joins the show to talk about the Cincinnati Bengals and what he's looking for in the preseason.

Tracy Jones joins the show for his usual Thursday segment, presented by Encore Technologies.

Reid Maus joins for a few minutes at the end.