NEWS The Cincinnati Reds will induct Pete Rose into their Hall of Fame in June. They will also retire his #14 and statue will be built in the near future. The Trade Deadline this season will be moved to August 1st from the traditional July 31st which falls on a Sunday and that is what…
Another member of the Pioneer League All-Star team that I had a chance to interview last week was Blake Trahan, 3rd round pick of the Cincinnati Reds in 2015 and current Billings Mustangs player. Trahan isn’t the biggest of players but his stats and high draft pick show that his talent is not one to…
By Justin Evans Since growing up in Wheelersburg, Ohio the home of Cincinnati Reds scout Gene Bennett, I have pretty much always been a Reds fan. On August 8, 1992 at the age of 8 I attended my very first major league game. Lasting 16 innings the Reds beat the Giants 4-3. Two years before…
Guest Writer William Earl Robinson: What does baseball mean to me? That’s a pretty easy question. It means family and happiness and reconnecting with years gone by. However, it took some time away from the sport to realize all those things. It’s only recently that I have gotten back into baseball. Technically over the past three…
NEWS The 2015 Winter Meetings will be in Nashville and in 2016 they will be in Washington D.C. TRANSACTIONS The Dodgers signed free agent RHP Brandon McCarthy to a 4 year/$48 million contract. The Angels acquired INF Josh Rutledge from the Rockies. The Rockies received PHP Jairo Diaz. The Padres acquired OF Matt Kemp, C…
Here are the results from the second division in the Mt Rushmore voting. Chicago Cubs Ernie Banks (21 votes) Ryne Sandberg (18 votes) Ron Santo (14 votes) Fergie Jenkins (12 votes) Other receiving votes: Billy Williams (6 votes), Sammy Sosa (3 votes), Hack Wilson (3 votes), Kerry Wood (2 votes), Mark Grace (2 votes), Three…
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…
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…
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…
By Josh (9 Inning Know It All): With the regular season now officially over it is time for the baseball world to see just how exciting the new Wild Card format is going to be for the playoffs this year. Personally I’m pumped to see the excitement in both of the stadiums on Friday night. …
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