After watching the movie 42 I kept thinking about what it was like to be one of Jackie’s teammates. Whether it was at UCLA, with the Kansas City Monarchs, or when he was with the Dodgers. You see in the movie many of his teammates not only feeling sympathy for what Jackie was going through…
As I walked into the movie theater on Friday night I wasn’t sure what to expect. I didn’t know if I was going to see a glamorized version of one of the most important stories in baseball and American history, or if I was going to see something that I could believe touched on a…
In part 2 of my countdown of my 9 favorite MLB games that I have attended I will tell you about two walk-off games that happened in two different stadiums in two different states that had the same score that went extra innings. That’s a lot in common. GAME #6 July 11, 1996 at The…
Today I have Todd Dennis answering a few questions. Todd is the GM of the Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks. Thanks for taking some time Todd. My pleasure. Thank you for shining a light on the Alaska Goldpanners – it has one of the most remarkable team histories in all of baseball. – A lot of…
Richard Stanley brought baseball to this landlocked East African country five years ago as an outgrowth of his volunteer work in Uganda with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Mr. Stanley is also part owner of the Trenton Thunder. Mr. Stanley, thank you for taking the time. Please tell us more about yourself. For…
By Josh: I have been lucky in my life to compete against and with a lot of amazing athletes. Some were standouts in high school, some went on to play baseball in college and a few have even played professionally. I’ve even had the amazing privilege of interacting with and even building friendships with guys…
You can listen live tonight at 8:30pm pacific standard time to 9 Inning Baseball Talk. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/9inningknowitall/2013/04/11/9-inning-baseball-talk-april-10th Major League Baseball is a little over a week into the season and things are going good. There have been some surprises early on in the season, but the season is still early and a lot can happen over…
By Josh: It is unbelievable to me that we are already more than a week into the season but regardless of that I wanted to do a recap of what stood out to me from Monday April 1st to Monday April 8th. Clayton Kershaw- Can you guess who is #1 on ESPN’s Cy Young predictor…
Josh’s Notes: For so many people who are a part of baseball there is a desire to pass on what we have learned and experienced in this sport to the younger generation. It is both a desire to help kids grow to be fans of the game as well as securing the fact that one…
Latest Leaders – March 2013. It is always exciting to see the new rankings each month come out on the MLBlogs page and this month is no different. Even though the 9 Inning Know It All blog fell three spots to #16 I am still excited and encouraged to be even on the list. There…
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