By Josh: On Tuesday Major League Baseball officially announced two rule changes. The first was a change in when collisions at home plate can and cannot occur. I know a lot of people are up in arms saying that this is just because of Buster Posey getting hurt (I will talk about that) and collisions…
For over a year the 9 Inning crew has been using BlogTalkRadio to do our weekly shows. It has been a great opportunity for us to talk baseball, interview a lot of great baseball people, and to just have some fun. We will still use BlogTalkRadio from time to time but now we have found…
By Josh: I don’t hide the fact that I am not a Yankee fan. As a baseball fan I respect the history of the Yankees but I truly root for two teams in baseball, the Mariners and whoever is playing the Yankees. The Yankees are a team that I just can’t stand, with the exception…
By Josh: (Just so everyone is aware from the start I may rant a little in this post. Oh and I am not a Yankee fan.) For months baseball has been held hostage by the on and off again possibility of Masahiro Tanaka coming to Major League Baseball. Yesterday that saga comes to a conclusion,…
Cowlitz Black Bears Good I grew up watching game and playing on David Story field in Longview. So I am a little biased. It is a small stadium, used by Lower Columbia Community College which means every seat is only a few feet from the field. The addition of a party deck in left field…
Salem-Keizer Volcanoes Good This is the stadium that I have been to more than any other over the past 5 years and I can say beyond a shadow of a doubt that for an autographer like me there is no better stadium. Both the visiting team and the home team walk right through the fans…
Well it is that time of year to see just how good the 9 Inning Empire did stacked up against other blogs in the MLB blog universe. I am super excited to announce that the 9 Inning Know It All Blog not only remained in the top 100 fan blogs for the 2013 but we…
I often mention that baseball in the northwest is overlooked and undervalued. Last year I talked about a northwest baseball trip that people could take to get as many parks as possible but this off season I want to give you a review of the ballparks I’ve gone to in the northwest. I plan on…
By Josh: I don’t know about everyone else but I can’t believe that it is already 2014. Where did the year go? Well anyways here is my recap of the year and maybe even a little bit of what is to come from the 9 Inning Empire. Games Attended Although I didn’t match my total…
By Josh: (If you are a baseball fan and you know that your friends and family sometimes have troubles getting Christmas gifts for you then this is the blog post to share with them. This might even spark some more ideas for you and for others.) The craziness of Black Friday has come and gone. …
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