The Case for Chase Utley
By: Mike Carter Chase Utley has become a lightning rod of sorts in his bid to make it to the baseball Hall of Fame. This is Utley’s first year on…
The Case for Dale Murphy
By: William Robinson When I was a kid there were two teams that I got to watch nearly every day on television. The Chicago Cubs lead by the amazing Ryne…
The Case for Dick Allen
By: Carlos Marcano (@camarcano) The previous times I’ve written about Mr. Dick Allen I’ve been full of rage, to put it mildly. Not against Mr. Allen, of course, but against…
The Case for Mark Buehrle
By: Mike Carter Mark Buehrle. His name uttered always brings a smile to my face. Buehrle is an affable guy, a sort of everyman who pitched for 16 seasons in…
The Case for Andruw Jones
By: David Washburn When I was a kid, going to the ice cream shop up the street with my dad, I would always get candy and a pack of baseball…
The Case for Scott Rolen
By William Robinson Scott Rolen was a third basemen for the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and Toronto Blue Jays. He played from 1996 to 2012 and during…
The Case for Joe Mauer
By: Mike It’s winter here in the Midwest already. The leaves are all down, the trees are naked, and the Canadian airflow seems to have locked us in already. I…
The Case for Don Mattingly
By: William Robinson Growing up in the 1980’s there was only a few baseball players that were quite as iconic to me as Don “baseball” Mattingly. Whether it was his…
The Case for Manny Ramirez
By: William Earl Robinson Jr. This year is probably one of the most interesting votes in hall of fame history. Why? Well there are one hundred fewer voters this year…
The Case for Jeff Kent
By: Mike Carter Now that the long offseason is upon us, we get to speculate on other aspects of baseball here at 9 Inning Know It All. A hot topic…