Today starts the 2015 Arizona Fall League season and for the 2nd time in 3 years I will be there. I will be attending 6 games from October 14th to 16th and the Bowman Hitting Challenge on the 17th. In 2013 I saw Kris Bryant, Corey Seager, Stephen Piscotty, Delino DeShields, Marcus Stroman and Jeurys…
AL Wild Card: Astros (Dallas Keuchel) at Yankees (Masahiro Tanaka) At first thought I had the Astros winning but after thinking about it I’m going with the Yankees. Keuchel is a Cy Young contender but he’s pitching on 3 days rest and I’m not sure how often he has done that if ever. Yankees get…
We made it. The biggest Milestone in the history of the 9 Inning Know It All Empire. 1,000,000 views and counting. I can’t believe that it has only been just over 4 years since I started this site just so I could rant about baseball. Since 9 Inning Know It All began so much has…
I got the chance to talk with Taylor Ward, first round pick of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, about his time with team USA and being a part of the Pioneer League All-Star team this year. Like other Team USA alum Ward bring both talent and maturity to the game. He demonstrated is abilities…
Last week I had the opportunity to attend the first ever Northwest League vs Pioneer League All-Star game and got the opportunity to talk with a few guys from each team about not only being named to the All-Star team but also about their baseball career. My first interview was with Joe Gatto a member…
By Josh: It takes something special to wow me when I go to a new stadium. Let’s be honest I get to watch baseball games at one of the best stadiums in all of MLB, Safeco Field. I’ve seen all but one of the stadiums in Phoenix for Spring Training, and I’ve been too quite…
By Josh: A lot of baseball fans have baseball bucket lists. They normally include seeing a game at every MLB stadium, going to the Hall of Fame, and really anything that can be used as an excuse to go see more baseball. This summer I’ve been able to check off two things off of my…
Not a lot of bigger milestones this month but for each of these players these numbers should be a big deal. For me the biggest question from these milestones is whether or not Ichiro will reach 3,000 hits? BATTING MILESTONES Chris Carter, Astros, 100 HR’s Torii Hunter, Twins, 2,400 hits Chase Headley, Yankees, 1,000…
By Josh A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend the Single-A All-star game at a stadium I had never been too. Going to new stadiums is always a thrill for me. I get to see what other fans get to see and compare the new stadiums with my favorite stadiums in the northwest.…
Alex Rodriguez had another big month in reaching a few new milestones. He got his 3,000 career hit which happened to be a home run. He also become only the 3rd player in MLB history to record 2,000 RBI’s joining Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth. Albert Pujols also reached a big milestone, passing a HR…
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