By Norm: With the New Year approaching I would like to wish everyone a happy and prosperous New Year. May it be everything you would like and then some. Thank you to all the readers of 9 Inning Know it All for making us what we are. With that said here is what I would like to see happen…
By Josh: As I’ve mentioned in the past getting autographs for me is more about finding a connection with the game I love and the players, rather than it being about bragging rights. Now I do brag at times about some of the guys I have gotten (Ken Griffey Jr., Matt Kemp, Tommy Lasorda, and Felix…
For the past couple of years I have tried to take more photographs at baseball games. I do this for two reasons. First, because at times I have been fortunate enough to catch some great moments for individual players and have gotten the opportunity to share those moments with the players. Second, because I have…
For baseball fanatics like me, one of the most enjoyable times of the year is the baseball winter meetings. Here, every team is a contender and every team is able to make trades, sign free agents and just give their fan base a little ray of hope. Although this years’ Winter Meetings wasn’t the most…
Tonight’s topics will include some MLB Hot Stove, my personal mission to raise awareness about getting Edgar Martinez and Lee Smith into the Hall of Fame, and if there is time some talk about what baseball gifts to get for the baseball fan in your life (or what to get yourself). 9 Inning Baseball Talk…
Each year there is a debate as to who should and should not be voted into the Hall of Fame. Everyone who is connected to baseball, whether as a fan, baseball writer, player, or coach, has their opinion. Recently I discussed my thoughts about what the Hall of Fame regarding the Steroid Era, but today…
In my last article about the Best Autograph Places part 1, I hit on probably the two easiest places to get autographs. Fan Fest events and Caravan events, which are perfect for fans not wanting to work too hard to get an autograph, and provide, in most cases, a guaranteed autograph. Once we get closer…
A lot of baseball fans love to debate about what are the best baseball movies of all time. We all have our different opinions but for the most part we all agree that any baseball movie is better than most of the movies that are released each month. Check out my top 10, the ones…
Every baseball fan knows that over the past ten years there has been a lot of debate about who should and should not be allowed into the Hall of Fame because of the Steroid Era. This debate has drawn a line with baseball writers, players, coaches and fans all standing on both sides of the…
By Norm O: So what’s in a name? Some are very memorable others aren’t. Some are fun to say and roll off the tongue. Others not so easily. In this week’s blog I will talk about some of my favorites. And there might be a history lesson about some of the players. In Salem-Keizer we have had…
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