What Baseball Means to Me by Michael Bourrell
By: Michael J. Bourrell Most of my childhood revolved around baseball. I remember my babysitter loved watching Chicago Cubs baseball in the early 70’s. I grew up in a…
9 Inning Baseball Talk with Cam Margaris
Recently I sat down with Cam Margaris, assistant coach for Centralia College, to talk baseball and more. Cam is going into his sixth year with the Blazers, currently serving as…
The Definition of Fun: Adrian Beltre
By: Mike Carter and Kelly Byrnes By:Mike My dad always used to tell me that one of the first signs you are getting older is when guys your age start…
The Case for Joe Mauer
By: Mike It’s winter here in the Midwest already. The leaves are all down, the trees are naked, and the Canadian airflow seems to have locked us in already. I…
The Best of William: Looking Back and Looking Ahead
By: William Robinson Welcome to my 25th post for the baseball blog 9 Inning Know It All. I have been writing for this blog since 2015 and during that time…
The Best of Mike
(Editor’s note) By: Kelly B. Back at the beginning of 2015 I was looking for baseball fans to write for a series I wanted to do. It was called, “What…
9 Inning Baseball Talk with Eddie Smith
Recently I got the opportunity to catch up with Eddie Smith again to talk about his position at Tulane University, his past players and more baseball. Eddie currently is an…
Eugene Emeralds win Larry MacPhail Award
By Josh: It’s no secret that I prefer going to Minor League and College Wood Bat League games far more than I do Major League baseball games. Major League baseball…
The Dirty Cheating Playoffs – 9 Inning Baseball Talk
On this episode of 9 Inning Baseball Talk I break down how the playoffs suddenly went from highly competitive to dirty plays and cheating. Also, once again I want to…
October Baseball – 9 Inning Baseball Talk
On this episode of 9 Inning Baseball Talk I go through my trip to Phoenix and coverage of the Arizona Fall Classic Showcase and the Arizona Fall League. Also a…