Rico Brogna (born April 18, 1970 in Turners Falls, Massachusetts) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the Detroit Tigers, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, and Atlanta Braves in his career starting in 1992, and from 1994 to 2001. He was drafted in the first round (26th overall) by the Tigers in 1988. Please tell us more about yourself.…
Tonight’s episode of 9 Inning Baseball Talk airs live at 8:30pm. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/9inningknowitall/2013/05/09/9-inning-baseball-talk For some baseball fans the DH is the worst thing to ever happen to baseball and for others they wish the DH was used everywhere. Listen in tonight as the 9 Inning Crew gives their thoughts on the DH and whether or not…
Getting awards is not why Norm, Kelly or myself are a part of the 9 Inning Empire. However, it is really nice to get them, show them off and on a few occasions (at least once a day) brag about them. Awards are great and are a big reason why something that initially started as…
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…
Niki (Hayhurst) Volz had quite the softball career. If you look into the University of Utah softball records you will see Niki’s name a lot. She played for the Utes in 2000-2003. Niki Was selected to the MWC all conference team all four seasons and received all region in two seasons. Niki had a career…
Thanks for taking the time to chat with us. Please tell us more about yourself. Most of what I would have to tell is widely available on the internet. In my own view, I see myself as a very fortunate person who had the chance to grow up in a small town in Ohio with…
It’s Wednesday and that means another edition of 9 Inning Baseball Talk. Tonight we are joined by Dr. David Dalgardno, who will talk to use about injury prevention and will go into more depth about what allows some individuals to be better equipped to pitch than others. You can listen live to the show at…
By Kelly: It only took a little less than a month but I finally made it up to Seattle to see a Mariner’s game. And of course they were playing the California Angels of Anaheim and you know I had to be sitting right next to one of their fans. I don’t mind at all…
By: Dr. David C. Dalgardno Your mom always told you, usually amid tears and feelings of self-loathing: “it’s okay honey, you’re special just the way you are. You can be great at anything you want to be, you just have to put your mind to it…” Although it’s good to have a positive self-worth, she…
Kevin Mench spent 8 seasons in the Majors. Kevin was the fourth round draft pick in the 1999 draft by the Texas Rangers. Kevin, thanks for taking the time. You had a monster season in 2000 with Port Charlotte. What do you remember most about that season? It was my first full season in pro…
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