With the Superbowl done and football finished one things stands out to me. The next big sports event is the start of spring training. Baseball is so close. So to help everyone get ready for one of my favorite days of the year I’m going to provide everyone with some of my favorite Twitter accounts…
Latest Leaders – January 2013. The first rankings of 2013 are out and the 9 Inning crew is starting things off right by ranking at #16 for all MLB Fan blogs by MLBlogs.com. Already this year has seen 2 new writers to the team, some AMAZING interviews, and a lot of fun thoughts on baseball.…
By Kelly: I have been looking forward to the 2013 Topps Series 1 for a long time. This years design is my favorite since 2009. The card has a white border (which I prefer) and has a baseball diamond outline on the card with the team color. The name of each player is in a…
By Norm: Today I’m excited to have former Dodger Carl Erskine. Erskine was an all-star in 1954 and won a World Series in 1955. He also crafted two no-hitters in his career vs. Cubs, June 19th 1952, and Vs. the NY Giants, May 12th 1956. Mr. Erskine, thanks for taking the time to talk with…
By Josh: 1. In your senior year of high school you were rated as one of the top prospects in the nation for the MLB draft. Did you feel any additional pressure to perform your senior year? How did you approach your final year in high school? As I began my senior year I understood…
By Scott: By definition, the official scorer is the only person at a professional baseball game other than the umpires who must be completely and utterly unbiased, according to the rules of the game. And while it’s entirely true that I’m impartial when scoring games, too much of my time on the job is spent…
My wife and I started going to Mariner’s Fan Fest in 2004 before we even had any kids. Now we have 3 daughters Gracie (has been to 8 fan fests), Malia (has been to 5), and Avery (has been to 2). It’s one of our favorite weekends of the year. The reason we started going…
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/9inningknowitall/2013/01/31/9-inning-baseball-talk-lucky-13 Listen live Wednesday January 30th at 8:30 pm pacific standard time or after the show listen to it as a podcast. On tonight’s episode of 9 Inning Baseball Talk Norm @tezbaseball and myself @9innknowitall will talk a few seconds on the recent PED news (Very little don’t worry we get tired of it too).…
An introduction, some background, and looking forward to metal bat baseball Good morning (and an even earlier good morning to the Pacific Northwest brethren of 9 Inning Know it All). This is my introductory post to contributing with Josh and Norm, and I look forward to interacting with some of you through their blog. As…
Jon, thanks for taking some time. Thanks for having me. Please tell us more about yourself. My name is Jon Davis. I live in McMinnville, Oregon and graduated in 2006 from McMinnville High School. I grew up playing baseball throughout my whole childhood with the McMinnville Parks and Recreation and also played my senior year for Mac…
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