Let’s be honest. No one wants to be around someone with a cold or the flu because if they are contagious you don’t want to get what they have. The same goes for teams that lose all of the time. Yes, there are always those diehard fans that will sit in the room with the…
By Josh: Growing up a baseball fan I would often dream of having my name announced on the PA system of a Major League ball park. This is pretty common for most young boys who play the game of baseball. The dream of being announced often comes in an imaginary game 7 of the World…
As the summer comes closer the 9 Inning crew has been brainstorming how we want to approach the next couple of months. We’ve talked about what teams we want to focus on, what topics we want to discuss on the radio show, and we have discussed other ways we can bring baseball to as many…
I have always seen sports as a way for both athletes and fans alike to escape the problems of the world even just for a few hours to smile, cheer, and think about the better things in life. I think it is for this reason the Boston Marathon bombings have impacted me a little more…
As I walked into the movie theater on Friday night I wasn’t sure what to expect. I didn’t know if I was going to see a glamorized version of one of the most important stories in baseball and American history, or if I was going to see something that I could believe touched on a…
By Josh: I have been lucky in my life to compete against and with a lot of amazing athletes. Some were standouts in high school, some went on to play baseball in college and a few have even played professionally. I’ve even had the amazing privilege of interacting with and even building friendships with guys…
I know that you all just read the title of this blog and puked a little in your mouth but here me out. I’m going to list out 5 reasons why the Astros are the best team in baseball and 3 scenarios that could happen getting the Astros to the World Series. Reason #1 The…
Picking who I think will win each division is always a challenge because anything can happen over a full season. Pitchers end up having surgeries, batters get hit in the head with a pitch, and players slip in the shower and break their leg. Things happen and yet I still enjoy making predictions so here…
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 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…
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