By Josh: For our preseason predictions I went through and picked my NL and AL Cy Young winners, MVPs, Rookie of the Year, Manager of the year and then at the very end of our predictions was an award no one wants and that is first manager fired. I picked Ron Roenicke for one simple…
By Josh: Baseball is a game of statistics and milestones. Whether it’s 3,000 hits, 500 homeruns, 300 wins or a first hit, reaching a milestone can be a great accomplishment. With this post the 9 Inning Know It All empire reaches a milestone of our own. This is our 500th post on the site. I…
By Josh: I don’t live in the most exciting city in America. It’s a mill town located about an hour north of Portland, OR and two hours south of Seattle, WA. There isn’t a huge selection of things to do. We have our bowling alley, our new movie theatre, a few good restaurants (but no…
I’m sure every baseball fan has heard and even weighed in on their thoughts about Kris Bryant, the way the Cubs held him down and what the future holds. I don’t want to dig into the controversial stuff right now, but I do want to tell you the story of my first introduction to the…
Opening day is just one day in a very long season but that doesn’t mean we can’t learn some important things. In fact I would dare say we learned more then we could ever have hoped for about this upcoming season. (In case you don’t figure it out there might be some sarcasm in these…
By Josh (This is the one blog post I hope my wife doesn’t read) : Let’s be honest, women and men see Valentine’s Day differently. We all know it and that isn’t much of a surprise. What many don’t think about or realize is that baseball fans see Valentine’s Day very different from everyone else.…
By Josh: When a lot of the ‘professional’ writers grade out how teams did over the offseason they look to determine just how much of an impact the moves made by each team will affect them during the next season. That is a perfectly valid way to grade teams but for me I’m going to…
By Josh, I know I have written in the past about what baseball means to me but I’ve come to realize that my thoughts and feelings on baseball change now from year to year. Life changes and with the changes in life come new perspectives. Baseball is just a game. Yet to me it is…
By Josh: It is that time of year again when the BBWAA (Baseball Writers Association of America) come out and become the guardians, sentinels and protectors of all things holy to the baseball Hall of Fame. They will cast their votes for who they deem to be worthy of entering the baseball Hall of Fame,…
By Josh I’ve been thinking about the offseason of Major League Baseball a lot this week. A part of me loves the offseason because of the Hot Stove. Trades, free agent signings and even just the rumors are exciting for me. However, I’ve also realized that I hate the offseason because of the trades, free…
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