By: Michael Shaffer For some, baseball is simply just a game, a sport. But for me, it’s more than that. To me, it’s an experience, an experience I can share with others. Whether it’s family, friends, or even people I’ve never met before, baseball is something that brings us all together to celebrate what has…
Today starts the 2015 Arizona Fall League season and for the 2nd time in 3 years I will be there. I will be attending 6 games from October 14th to 16th and the Bowman Hitting Challenge on the 17th. In 2013 I saw Kris Bryant, Corey Seager, Stephen Piscotty, Delino DeShields, Marcus Stroman and Jeurys…
I’m sure every baseball fan has heard and even weighed in on their thoughts about Kris Bryant, the way the Cubs held him down and what the future holds. I don’t want to dig into the controversial stuff right now, but I do want to tell you the story of my first introduction to the…
By Dr. Rebecca Herman, SPHR, That question is almost as daunting as asking the meaning of life. I’m not trying to over-dramatize it but baseball is so much more than a game or a sport or even, as it’s been labeled: America’s Pastime. It is people, culture, sights, sounds, memories, family, and friendships … truly…
AWARDS NL Rookie of the Year: Jacob deGrom (Mets) AL Rookie of the Year: Jose Abreu (White Sox) NL Manager of the Year: Matt Williams (Nationals) AL Manager of the Year: Buck Showalter (Orioles) NL Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw (Dodgers) AL Cy Young: Corey Kluber (Indians) NL MVP: Clayton Kershaw (Dodgers) AL MVP: Mike Trout…
(If you have never seen the autograph game rules you can read them here The Autograph Game) Mariners Fan Fest (45 points) Every last weekend in January my family goes to Safeco Field for Fan Fest, 2013 was our 10th one. In past years we didn’t count Fan Fest for points in our Autograph game…
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: For baseball fans across the country there is always a desire to catch one more game and extend the baseball season just a little bit longer so there isn’t as big as a gap until the next season. Last week Kelly, my dad, and I found a way to watch some more baseball…
Favorite Stadium Planning for the trip I was most excited to see Camelback Ranch. I have been there a few times and it’s by far my favorite Spring Training Stadium but for the sole purpose of this trip I’m going to say Hohokam Field in Mesa was my favorite. It always had the least amount…
By Kelly: We were able to go to 9 games in 4 days. We went to 2 games a day except the last day where we made it to 3 games. All the people that we talked to that have been going for years just told me to not tell anyone about the best kept…
9 Inning Know It All 