Time for the World Baseball Classic
By: Mike Carter The World Baseball Classic begins this week, much to the chagrin of many baseball fans. I am not one of those folks who dislikes the tournament because…
America Needs Baseball Now More Than Ever
By: Mike Carter I don’t ever recall a time in my life where our country has been so divided for such a multitude of reasons. One doesn’t have to look…
White Sox Reloaded!
By: Mike The annual Winter Meetings concluded last week, and the team at the center of the action was, for once, my beloved Chicago White Sox. There seems to be little doubt…
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…
World Series Prediction by Mike
By: Mike Carter In the last few days, we have seen some amazing things happen in the baseball world. The World Series is upon us, with the upstart Cleveland Indians…
Thanks Big Papi
By: Mike Carter By now everyone witnessed the shrugged shoulders and tears of David Ortiz as his storied career ended this week at the hands of the never-say-die Cleveland Indians.…
Congrats Ichiro on 3,000 Hits
By: Mike Carter I tend to read pages and pages of baseball statistics every week. Some of it is in preparation for fantasy baseball games (I’m a geek), but most…
Tomorrow is a New Day
By: Mike Carter The other night, as I was putting my kids to bed my phone buzzed, which is unusual at that time of night, unless it’s my family texting…
April Surprises
By: Mike Carter Let’s start this one off by noting one thing none of us are surprised about: that Pablo Sandoval’s belt could not restrain his formidable girth last week…
9 Bold Predictions for the 2016 Season
By: Mike Carter I was asked to make nine bold predictions for the upcoming 2016 season. I’ve thought long and hard and hope to have you scratching your head or…