By: William Earl Robinson As many people who are reading this page, many can probably empathize with me as I am getting ready to move again. Now, I’m no stranger to moving. This has been the fourth time that I have moved in my life, but this time is a bit different. This time…
NEWS The Marlins have officially name all-time HR leader Barry Bonds to be their hitting coach with Frank Menechino as the assistant hitting coach. The Padres have named Mark McGwire as their new hitting coach. He had held the same job with the Dodgers the last 3 seasons. Bob Geren is leaving the Mets to…
By Josh: When a lot of the ‘professional’ writers grade out how teams did over the offseason they look to determine just how much of an impact the moves made by each team will affect them during the next season. That is a perfectly valid way to grade teams but for me I’m going to…
NEWS The BBWAA elected 4 new Hall of Fame members and that is the first time that has happened since 1955. Randy Johnson (97.3), Pedro Martinez (91.1), John Smoltz (82.9) and Craig Biggio (82.7). The next closest were Mike Piazza (69.9), Jeff Bagwell (55.7), Tim Raines (55.0), Curt Schilling (39.2), Roger Clemens (37.5), Barry Bonds…
I hope everyone had a great Holiday season and a Merry Christmas. With New Year right around the corner Pitchers and Catchers begin reporting February 18th. Teams still have a lot of work to do with January and February beginning where teams add depth and many important pieces. Here’s to your team adding the player…
Did you miss last nights show as Kelly and Josh talked about a few of the major signings and trades that have already gone done this offseason? That’s okay because you can still listen to it by clicking on the link. 9 Inning Baseball Talk (The Hot Stove) The guys talk about the head scratching…
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…
The voting is complete and here are the complete results counted by Kelly. Also check out his thoughts on each team. Mt. Rushmore: NL East Edition Atlanta Braves Hank Aaron (21 votes) Greg Maddux (20 votes) Chipper Jones (19 votes) Warren Spahn (8 votes) Other receiving votes: John Smoltz (7), Tom Glavine (6), Bobby Cox…
By Josh: Recently Kelly raised the question ‘if every team were to have a Mt Rushmore, who would make it for each franchise?’ He began raising the question on the 9 Inning Know It All Facebook page, starting in alphabetical order with the Arizona Diamondbacks, to see who the 9 Inning Know It All Empire…
With opening day officially done and every team having officially announcing their rosters and their injuries I am now ready and as confident as I’ll ever be to make my 2014 predictions. Last season I didn’t do bad, but compared to Trevor’s perfect predictions last season, I looked mediocre at best. So here I go…
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