By Jonesy: Record-breaking 42 victories. National Pitcher of the Year. NCAA Division III Championship. Linfield achieved all three and so much more in a season to remember. Championed by three All-Americans but fueled by a preeminent sense of team, the Wildcats had both the talent and the mentality befitting of the nation’s top ballclub. Chris…
(College baseball season is just around the corner and Jonesy kicks off our coverage with a preview of George Fox. Watch for coverage and photos of NW college games including Corban, Concordia, George Fox, Linfield, Oregon State, U. of Oregon and more.) By Jonesy: Coming off a 26-12 campaign in 2013 and with a returning…
By Josh: (Just so everyone is aware from the start I may rant a little in this post. Oh and I am not a Yankee fan.) For months baseball has been held hostage by the on and off again possibility of Masahiro Tanaka coming to Major League Baseball. Yesterday that saga comes to a conclusion,…
(If you have never seen the autograph game rules you can read them here The Autograph Game) Mariners Fan Fest (45 points) Every last weekend in January my family goes to Safeco Field for Fan Fest, 2013 was our 10th one. In past years we didn’t count Fan Fest for points in our Autograph game…
Cowlitz Black Bears Good I grew up watching game and playing on David Story field in Longview. So I am a little biased. It is a small stadium, used by Lower Columbia Community College which means every seat is only a few feet from the field. The addition of a party deck in left field…
A lot of people know that the 9 Inning Know It All Empire includes Facebook and the blog, but it seems that recently more fans are starting to realize that we do online radio shows as well. Our shows can be listened to live (we can have live call ins) or can be listened to…
Salem-Keizer Volcanoes Good This is the stadium that I have been to more than any other over the past 5 years and I can say beyond a shadow of a doubt that for an autographer like me there is no better stadium. Both the visiting team and the home team walk right through the fans…
Well it is that time of year to see just how good the 9 Inning Empire did stacked up against other blogs in the MLB blog universe. I am super excited to announce that the 9 Inning Know It All Blog not only remained in the top 100 fan blogs for the 2013 but we…
I often mention that baseball in the northwest is overlooked and undervalued. Last year I talked about a northwest baseball trip that people could take to get as many parks as possible but this off season I want to give you a review of the ballparks I’ve gone to in the northwest. I plan on…
By Kelly: At the beginning of 2013 one of my goals was to make it to 10 different stadiums and see a few new ones I have never been to. Mission accomplished, barely. I made it to 10 exactly with 1 honorable mention and 4 of those were stadiums I haven’t been to before. I’m…
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