Norm (@tezbaseball) and myself (@9innknowitall) had a great show last night discussing what the 2013 Hall of Fame class might look like. We talked about the underdogs like Dale Murphy, Tim Raines and Kenny Lofton along with the big names like Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Mike Piazza. Let us know your thoughts about the…
Every baseball fan knows that over the past ten years there has been a lot of debate about who should and should not be allowed into the Hall of Fame because of the Steroid Era. This debate has drawn a line with baseball writers, players, coaches and fans all standing on both sides of the…
By Norm O: So what’s in a name? Some are very memorable others aren’t. Some are fun to say and roll off the tongue. Others not so easily. In this week’s blog I will talk about some of my favorites. And there might be a history lesson about some of the players. In Salem-Keizer we have had…
As announced last week the 9 Inning Know It All empire has expanded. You can now check out the 9 Inning Baseball Talk online radio show. I will be posting show times in the future for people to listen live and I’ll have special guests and of course every ones favorite Norm. 9 Inning Baseball…
With the baseball season officially over it is now time to start the planning for the 2013 autograph season. Autographers can either approach each season with a wait and see attitude or they can get down to business and find ways to maximize all of their opportunities for obtaining autographs. This post will hopefully help…
A few months ago I posted some of the autographs that I had gotten in the Northwest league up to that date but today I want to go over my top autographs from the entire year both in the minor leagues and the major league. Normally this would wait until later but I don’t plan…
Just about a month ago I was so excited to have reached 30,000 views on my blog, and today I reach another milestone that is exciting for me. This is the 100th post on this blog. Baseball has always been a passion of mine and being given the opportunity to share something I love with…
By Norm O: I’m often asked what it’s like in the clubhouse. Over the next couple of posts I will walk you through a day in the life of a clubby. This is what a typical day looked like when I was in Lancaster: 8am-2pm- Usually, I would have the home towels in the dryer…
By Mitch Maldonado: San Francisco Giant: 2012 World Series Champions. That sentence is still hard to read. I was born and bred a Dodgers fan, true and blue. Despite growing up in the Pacific Northwest, I knew where my allegiance was, with the boys in blue. As young as I am (24 years old), being…
It is always fun as a baseball fan to have connections with people in different areas of baseball and to hear about what they get to experience. My biggest connection to the 2012 World Series Giants is a member of the grounds crew for the Giants. Drew Rountree was the Head Grounds Keeper for the…
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