Continued from 9 Inning Know It All Empire Part 1 of 3 By Josh: The Team I knew that people would get tired of just reading my thoughts and opinions so I had to branch out and find others with the same passion and knowledge for baseball that I had. I interacted with Norm Ordaz…
By Josh: The Beginning Most people don’t realize the truth behind what sparked me to start the 9 Inning Empire. Although I love baseball and do enjoy writing my thoughts, the real reason was to prove that I could effectively do social media and blogging better than another individual. This person’s level of ineffectiveness and…
By Trevor: The game of baseball has many different approaches to it. There isn’t a one “cookie cutter” type of player. The approaches range from boarder-line insanity to very calm and collected. A few weeks ago I was at the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes game and they were playing the Vancouver Canadians. The Canadians first baseman, Jordan…
By Norm: I should have taken Josh up on the offer to go to Eugene tonight. But, I decided to go to Volcanoes Stadium for Don Larsen night. I should have known better. I’ve lost count of how many I have been through. For those of you who don’t know who Don Larsen is, Larsen…
By Norm: Jonathan Papelbon can shut the hell up. I have wavered on this question the past week or so. Should Yasiel Puig be an all-star? I say yes, and that’s a big HELL YES. Bottom line players like Harper, Machado, Trout, and Puig are good for the game of baseball. Why not? He’s performed…
Latest Leaders – June 2013. The latest leader board has come out and the 9 Inning Crew is excited to be moving back up the MLB Fan Blogs rankings. We are up to #22 and aiming for the top 10 next month. Things have been a ton of fun so far this summer and the…
Thanks for taking the time with us. Please tell us a little about yourself. Well I am from a small town (its growing) called Oakdale and it is the cowboy capital of the world. I was home schooled till I was in 6th grade. I hated sports until I was 8 years old. Why did…
The Complete Game with The 9 Inning Know It All Want to hear what is really on the mind of the 9 Inning Know It All, well here is your chance. Josh, the 9 Inning Know It All, will rant on 9 innings worth of topics each week. They could be good, they could be…
By Trevor;: If you are a baseball fan today, you have heard of Bryce Harper. A 21-year old “phenom,” Harper has made an impact on the game since the first time he stepped onto a Major League field. He is an energizer bunny for any team he is on. Not only does he make an…
continued from part 1: From McMinnville to Wisconsin, The Road to the Championship part 1 As we embarked to Texas for regional play we were expecting a regional title. We had the bats, the arms and the defensive play that was necessary for tournament win. We cruised through the first two games of the tournament,…
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