Manny being Manny

By Josh: It used to be that the phrase Manny being Manny would draw a smile and a laugh from baseball fans. Manny Ramirez was a great but very unusual baseball player. His antics were the talk of all of baseball for a time. However, now the term Manny being Manny brings on a negative…

Race for the Cure

For a while the 9 Inning Know It All group has been selling shirts to help get the word out about who we are and to draw more baseball fans attention. Today we start a special sale on pink shirts that we want to use to help raise awareness about breast cancer. Most if not…

Beyond The Game: Sports Ugly Secret

By Josh R: The sports world has been dominated by news of what Donald Sterling said to his girlfriend (not his wife even though he is married) about African Americans. Now I know that Sterling is an owner of an NBA team and this is a baseball blog, but there are some topics that transcend…

400th Post!!!

By Josh: It seems like this post has been a long time coming but here it is. We have reached 400 posts and we are all so excited that we have so many people following the 9 Inning Know It All Empire either by email, twitter or our Facebook page. The team members for the…

What Have We Learned

By Josh: We are just three weeks into the season but already we have discovered quite a bit about each of the six divisions. Here is my run down of what I think the most important things that we have learned about each division. NL East “Surprise…..Maybe Not” Atlanta                 13-6 Washington        11-9 NY Mets               10-9…

Baseball Is Still Just A Game

By Josh: The New York Mets season began on Monday and after three games they are 0-3. It is a disappointing start to the season, but their first opponent of the season, the Washington Nationals, isn’t just any team. However, the biggest news for the Mets to start the year is that their 2nd baseman,…

It’s Only Three Games

By Josh: (Here is a little peak into the mind of a desperate fan, mine.) The first couple days of every season can be deceiving for baseball fans. A team that starts off the season hot can give the impression that this is their year, even though everyone knows it isn’t. World Series contenders who…

Josh’s 2014 Predictions

With opening day officially done and every team having officially announcing their rosters and their injuries I am now ready and as confident as I’ll ever be to make my 2014 predictions. Last season I didn’t do bad, but compared to Trevor’s perfect predictions last season, I looked mediocre at best. So here I go…

The 9 Inning Know It All Empire Update

Already 2014 is turning out to be a crazy year for the 9 Inning Know It All Empire.  As Major League Baseball prepares to begin this weekend with the Dodgers and Diamondbacks facing off in Australia, the 9 Inning Crew is excited about a new season of coverage of the best sport in the world.…