The 300th Post

By Josh: I’m a baseball fanatic and by definition that means that numbers are important to me.  Whether its 500 homeruns, 3,000 hits, or having a .400 batting average, numbers are significant in the game of baseball. That is why I’m excited to celebrate the 300th post in the history of the 9 Inning Know…

The Sacrifice Fly

By Scott Sepich: As I sit in the press box scoring games each night, the public address announcer who sits to my left asks me often about different scenarios that happen during a game. To not protect his identity at all, we’ll call him “Michael.” Most of Michael’s ideas revolve around things like a rogue…

The Streak: Days 10 & 11

By Kelly: Continued from The Streak Days 5-9 If there was ever any question about how I feel about baseball I hope this changes that. Over a 16 day period in July I spent every day at different ballparks between watching as a spectator, playing slow-pitch softball men’s and coed and umping slow-pitch softball. Here’s…

9 Inning Know It All Empire part 3 of 3

9 Inning Know It All Empire part 1 9 Inning Know It All Empire part 2 By Josh: Where We Are Now I can’t believe just how active the 9 Inning Empire is at this point. Along with Kelly, Norm and myself the empire has another regular writer in Trevor Winsor. Trevor played college baseball…

9 Inning Know It All Empire part 1 of 3

By Josh: The Beginning Most people don’t realize the truth behind what sparked me to start the 9 Inning Empire.  Although I love baseball and do enjoy writing my thoughts, the real reason was to prove that I could effectively do social media and blogging better than another individual.  This person’s level of ineffectiveness and…

Approaches to the Game part 1

By Trevor: The game of baseball has many different approaches to it.  There isn’t a one “cookie cutter” type of player.  The approaches range from boarder-line insanity to very calm and collected.  A few weeks ago I was at the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes game and they were playing the Vancouver Canadians.  The Canadians first baseman, Jordan…

I Should Have…

By Norm: I should have taken Josh up on the offer to go to Eugene tonight. But, I decided to go to Volcanoes Stadium for Don Larsen night. I should have known better. I’ve lost count of how many I have been through. For those of you who don’t know who Don Larsen is, Larsen…