By Josh: All morning long I have been scratching my head that today is Mike Trout’s birthday. Okay not just because it is his birthday, but because it is only his 23rd birthday. The best player in all of baseball, the biggest and brightest star in the game, and the face of MLB now that…
It has been a few weeks since we updated everyone on the results of the Mt Rushmore voting but we are back at it. Kelly includes his thoughts on the voting along with every vote that was tallied. Arizona Diamondbacks Randy Johnson (15 votes) Luis Gonzalez (14 votes) Matt Williams (11 votes) Curt Schilling (9…
By Josh: The midway point of the season in terms of games played has come and gone and I can’t believe how fast the season is going. Since the regular season has started I have made it to one Mariner game, one Salem-Keizer Volcanoes game, and one Cowlitz Black Bears game. (I did go to…
With the loss of one of the greatest players and human beings to ever play the game of baseball, we at 9 Inning Know It All, as well as across baseball, are saddened by the death of Tony Gwynn. In Gwynn’s career there were many amazing moments and Norm welcomes Wayne and Rebecca from Padres360…
By Josh: It used to be that the phrase Manny being Manny would draw a smile and a laugh from baseball fans. Manny Ramirez was a great but very unusual baseball player. His antics were the talk of all of baseball for a time. However, now the term Manny being Manny brings on a negative…
By Josh R: The sports world has been dominated by news of what Donald Sterling said to his girlfriend (not his wife even though he is married) about African Americans. Now I know that Sterling is an owner of an NBA team and this is a baseball blog, but there are some topics that transcend…
Clubhouse Chatter with Norm: Special Guest Jerry Crasnick Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com was on Clubhouse Chatter to talk some baseball with Norm. Crasnick talks a little Pete Rose, about how it’s possible that Bud Selig doesn’t retire, and plays over/under with Norm. Don’t forget you can check out all of the 9 Inning Know It…
Written by Mark N. McCann: Baseball isn’t a financial institution created to fleece the rubes, separating them from their hard-earned compensation. Baseball was once a game. A game played by small-town men on humid summer afternoons after a full day spent in the fields guiding tons of animal flesh along corridors of cultivated products destined…
By Josh: The New York Mets season began on Monday and after three games they are 0-3. It is a disappointing start to the season, but their first opponent of the season, the Washington Nationals, isn’t just any team. However, the biggest news for the Mets to start the year is that their 2nd baseman,…
By Josh: (Here is a little peak into the mind of a desperate fan, mine.) The first couple days of every season can be deceiving for baseball fans. A team that starts off the season hot can give the impression that this is their year, even though everyone knows it isn’t. World Series contenders who…
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