I’ve talked about how important baseball has been in my life, but I wanted to discuss what I’ve learned from the game of baseball, and why I think baseball is one of the few sports in life that can make you smarter as a human being (this isn’t scientifically proven, but I think it’s true).…
By Kelly: You will rarely ever hear this from me but I am disappointed in this years Topps Heritage set. Its not going to keep me from buying a few more packs but none the less I was a little disappointed. This years Heritage is in the 1964 design of Topps. The card is a…
By Scott: As an official scorer, I’ll transcribe the result of 75 or so plate appearances by batters in a typical game. Most require no judgment from me. In fact, there are days on which my job is solely an exercise in accurate record-keeping rather than one that requires me to be the arbitrator of…
The outfield position is my favorite position to draft each year in fantasy leagues. A part of the reason is because in my ‘autograph only’ leagues (I only draft players I have autographs of) I can chose from Kemp, Ethier, McCutchen, Justin Upton and a lot more players. I also enjoy it in my regular…
By Josh: This was going to be just a short ‘check out our new logo blog’ but I guess I wanted to say more than that. In a few previous posts I have talked about a few of the reasons why I started this blog and what my hopes were, but today I want to…
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/9inningknowitall/2013/03/14/9-inning-baseball-talk On tonight’s 9 Inning Baseball Talk show we are excited to not only have the show hosted by Blog Talk Radio, but to also have our podcast put up on the Gellar Sports Radio website. Based in Israel the GSR has shows from all around the world, including a show hosted by baseball Hall…
Cody Decker is a top prospect in the Padres organization. Cody also played for Israel in the WBC qualifier. Cody, thanks for taking the time. Please tell us more about yourself. Cody Decker, born in Santa Monica, CA, January 17th, 1987. I’m a Capricorn. I’m told I have dark, soothing features. Strong jaw line. I watch…
Adam Greenberg was an outfielder for the ChicagoCubs of Major LeagueBaseball in 2005 and was best known for being hit in the head on the first pitch of his only plate appearance. He was one of two players in league history to be hit by a pitch in their only plate appearance without ever taking the field. However, a successful online petition…
Josh’s notes: As I’ve mentioned time and time again my family is pretty big into baseball. I’m the only son of a baseball family but I have two sisters who know more about the game then a majority of people who go to baseball games. It isn’t that others don’t know baseball it is just…
A couple months ago Norm did this interview with Dale Murphy but we wanted to re-post it not only because it was a great interview but also because we have been posting interviews this week with people connected with the World Baseball Classic. Dale Murphy is a coach for team USA. Here is a part…
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