Billy Sample was the 10th round draft pick by the Texas Rangers in 1976. Sample grew up in Salem, Virginia, and graduated from Salem’s Andrew Lewis High School in 1973. While at Andrew Lewis, Sample was a three-sport standout in football, basketball, and baseball. As a junior wide receiver on Andrew Lewis’ football team, Sample scored the winning touchdown…
Ron Cey played 3rd base for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, and the Oakland A’s. He is a six time all-star and was the 1981 World Series MVP. Mr. Cey thanks for taking the time. What was the highlight of your career? Winning the World Series. You played in four World Series, what was…
After watching the movie 42 I kept thinking about what it was like to be one of Jackie’s teammates. Whether it was at UCLA, with the Kansas City Monarchs, or when he was with the Dodgers. You see in the movie many of his teammates not only feeling sympathy for what Jackie was going through…
As I walked into the movie theater on Friday night I wasn’t sure what to expect. I didn’t know if I was going to see a glamorized version of one of the most important stories in baseball and American history, or if I was going to see something that I could believe touched on a…
You can listen live tonight at 8:30pm pacific standard time to 9 Inning Baseball Talk. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/9inningknowitall/2013/04/11/9-inning-baseball-talk-april-10th Major League Baseball is a little over a week into the season and things are going good. There have been some surprises early on in the season, but the season is still early and a lot can happen over…
By Josh: It is unbelievable to me that we are already more than a week into the season but regardless of that I wanted to do a recap of what stood out to me from Monday April 1st to Monday April 8th. Clayton Kershaw- Can you guess who is #1 on ESPN’s Cy Young predictor…
Josh’s Notes: For so many people who are a part of baseball there is a desire to pass on what we have learned and experienced in this sport to the younger generation. It is both a desire to help kids grow to be fans of the game as well as securing the fact that one…
Steve Wynn is a music veteran. Wynn, who was apart of 80’s band The Dream Syndicate. The Dream Syndicate along with REM and The Replacements practically invented the American indie rock scene of the 1980’s. Steve, thanks for taking the time to chat with 9 Inning Know it All. Please tell us more about yourself. I…
You can listen live to 9 Inning Baseball Talk at 8:30pm pacific time tonight or catch it as a podcast later on Gellar Sports Radio. Major League Baseball has officially started and already we have seen multiple great pitching performances. Dare I say that 2013 is the year of the dominate pitching performances. Norm, Kelly…
By Kelly: Over the next month I will be doing a countdown of my favorite MLB games that I have attended. I am doing the Top 9 in honor of 9 Inning Know It All, plus baseball is all about the #9 anyways. In games 9, 8 and 7 I saw a rookie who has…
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