Hot Stove Musings
By: Mike Carter As my school semester ends, here are some random firings of neurons in my brain this weekend. Is it just me, or has the offseason seemed like…
Hot Stove Week in Review Jan 21-27
NEWS The BBWAA elected two new Hall of Famers. Derek Jeter (99.7) and Larry Walker (77.6). The next closet were Curt Schilling (70.0), Roger Clemens (61.0), Barry Bonds (60.7), Omar…
Hot Stove Week in Review Jan 12-20
NEWS MLB’s announced penalties for Astros and they include: • One-year suspensions for GM Jeff Luhnow and manager AJ Hinch. Both were then fired by Astros owner Jim Crane. •…
If I Had a Hall of Fame Ballot
By: Mike Carter If I had a Hall of Fame ballot, which I do not, and know I never will, here are the players I would vote for in 2020.…
Are There 100 Players Who Deserve To Be in the Hall of Fame More Than Harold Baines?
By: William Robinson I hope Harold Baines doesn’t read this article. I really do. Because I’m about to literally destroy him on paper and by all accounts he is a…
If I Had a Hall of Fame Ballot…
By: William Robinson It’s that time of year again for my annual baseball Hall of Fame vote article. This year feels different though. In 2018 the Veterans Committee voted to…
The Best of William: Looking Back and Looking Ahead
By: William Robinson Welcome to my 25th post for the baseball blog 9 Inning Know It All. I have been writing for this blog since 2015 and during that time…
IBWAA 2018 Hall of Fame Ballot
By: Kelly Byrnes Once again, I agonized over my IBWAA Hall of Fame ballot. It’s an honor to have a vote and I take it seriously. Last year I voted…
IBWAA 2017 Hall of Fame Ballot
By: Kelly Byrnes Once again I agonized over my IBWAA Hall of Fame ballot. It’s an honor to have a vote and I take it seriously. I voted for seven…
IBWAA 2016 Hall of Fame Ballot – Josh’s
By Josh: With the Hall of Fame about to announce this year’s class I wanted to put out my votes for the IBWAA Hall of Fame. As Kelly mentioned in…