By Jonesy: In this edition of “At Bat with Jonesy” I wanted to write about a few topics Mashiro Tanaka , OSU’s dominance of Oregon this past weekend, my thoughts on the use of pine tar for pitchers, two unbelievable college plays by George Fox and an update on my son’s baseball team. First off…
By Josh R: The sports world has been dominated by news of what Donald Sterling said to his girlfriend (not his wife even though he is married) about African Americans. Now I know that Sterling is an owner of an NBA team and this is a baseball blog, but there are some topics that transcend…
By Scott B: One of the biggest aspects of being a sports fan is the debate that comes along with it. Debate (and arguing on the Internet) about players, teams, or the games themselves, takes up far more time amongst fans than the actual games do. One major thread of debate amongst fans is officiating,…
By Trevor: Okay so we are about a month into the young season and we have already seen what the “mighty REPLAY” can do. And honestly, it can be very helpful. I’ve seen more than a few questionable calls made in the right. But truthfully, there are still some issues with the replay system. I…
Carl Erskine is a former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1948 through 1959. He was a pitching mainstay on Dodger teams which won five National League pennants, peaking with a 1953 season in which he won 20 games and set…
By Josh: It seems like this post has been a long time coming but here it is. We have reached 400 posts and we are all so excited that we have so many people following the 9 Inning Know It All Empire either by email, twitter or our Facebook page. The team members for the…
Joining Norm on this edition of Clubhouse Chatter is Lucas Mann the author of Class A: Baseball in the Middle of Everywhere (Pantheon), which was a 2013 Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers selection. His essays and stories have appeared in Barrelhouse, TriQuarterly, The Rumpus, New South, Wigleaf, The Kenyon Review, and elsewhere. He…
By Josh: We are just three weeks into the season but already we have discovered quite a bit about each of the six divisions. Here is my run down of what I think the most important things that we have learned about each division. NL East “Surprise…..Maybe Not” Atlanta 13-6 Washington 11-9 NY Mets 10-9…
On this episode of Clubhouse Chatter Norm is joined by Nate Fish, the National Executive Director for the Israel Association of Baseball, the King of All Jewish Baseball, and just your average international baseball prophet magician super-hero genius.
Clubhouse Chatter: Special Guest Christian Colonel & today’s lineup of guest on Clubhouse Chatter with Norm. I had the pride of American Falls, Idaho Christian Colonel on Clubhouse Chatter Saturday. C’s talked about The Next Level-Idaho Baseball and being a top prospect in the Colorado Rockies organization. We have another great line-up of shows scheduled…
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