NEWS The White Sox have hired former MLB player Aaron Rowand to be their minor league outfield and base running instructor. Rowand had an 11 year career with 3 different teams and was an All-Star in 2007 with the Phillies. The Tigers have hired former Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon to be their manager at Triple…
Guest Writer Mike Carter: My earliest memories of baseball are of my father talking to the TV during the 1979 World Series. I recall the 1979 World Series and my dad purchasing an autographed Willie Stargell poster to hang in our basement, which became a shrine to all things baseball. This was the hook, the…
By Josh: When a lot of the ‘professional’ writers grade out how teams did over the offseason they look to determine just how much of an impact the moves made by each team will affect them during the next season. That is a perfectly valid way to grade teams but for me I’m going to…
9 Inning Baseball Talk MLB Winter Meetings Recap Show Were you hoping for some action at this year’s MLB winter meetings? Well you then you should be happy because there were dozens of moves that happened and many of them involving big name players. Monday night Josh and Kelly looked at which Chicago team improved…
NEWS The MLB Hall of Fame is considering expanding max votes per ballot from 10 to 12. Carlos Martinez of the Cardinals will wear #18 next year to honor good friend and former teammate Oscar Taveras who died in a car accident in October. The Rays have reached a deal with St. Petersburg that will…
NEWS Tim Hudson of the Giants has said that the 2015 season could be his last season. He will be a free agent after this season. Rob Manfred was officially given a five-year term as MLB Commissioner. Manfred has served as the head of labor negotiations for 19 years since the strike of 1994. The…
Did you miss last nights show as Kelly and Josh talked about a few of the major signings and trades that have already gone done this offseason? That’s okay because you can still listen to it by clicking on the link. 9 Inning Baseball Talk (The Hot Stove) The guys talk about the head scratching…
In case you didn’t hear Josh and Kelly got to spend an entire week in Phoenix, AZ enjoying the warm weather, having fun with their families and of course watching baseball. Listen in as the guys talk about the stadiums they went to, the players they saw and even some advice for individuals wanting to…
A lot of people know that the 9 Inning Know It All Empire includes Facebook and the blog, but it seems that recently more fans are starting to realize that we do online radio shows as well. Our shows can be listened to live (we can have live call ins) or can be listened to…
By Josh (9 Inning Know It All): The trade deadline is done and now the finish line begins to loom even closer. In the Northwest League two teams are in and six others are looking to fill the final two playoff spots. For the Major League clubs the race for division leaders and for wild…
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