First Week of MLB Recap

By Josh: It is unbelievable to me that we are already more than a week into the season but regardless of that I wanted to do a recap of what stood out to me from Monday April 1st to Monday April 8th. Clayton Kershaw- Can you guess who is #1 on ESPN’s Cy Young predictor…

Latest Leaders – March 2013

Latest Leaders – March 2013. It is always exciting to see the new rankings each month come out on the MLBlogs page and this month is no different.  Even though the 9 Inning Know It All blog fell three spots to #16 I am still excited and encouraged to be even on the list.  There…

Beyond Left Field with Norm: Max Perlman

Max, Thanks for taking time for us. Please tell us more about yourself. My full name is Maxwell James Perlman. I grew up in Longwood, FL where I attended Lake Brantley High School and graduated in 2006. I then attended Harvard University in Cambridge, MA where I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in…

Beyond Left Field with Norm: Shlomo Lipetz

Shlomo Lipetz started playing baseball at age 10. After serving in the Israel Defense Forces, he played at San Diego Mesa College, becoming the second Israeli to play college baseball (after Dan Rothem). While in college, he improved his fastball from 66 mph to 88 mph. Transferring to UC San Diego his junior year, he led the staff…

Blog Post #200

I know this milestone isn’t nearly as exciting as hitting 100,000 views but it is still something that I’m proud of. One reason why I like to do posts like this is because I can look back when this blog hits post #300, #400, #1000 and beyond and I can see just how far we…

Beyond Left Field with Norm: Willy Braun

Reckless Kelly is led by brothers Willy (vocals/guitar) and Cody Braun (vocals/fiddle/mandolin/harmonica). Alternative country-rock outfit Reckless Kelly formed in Bend, Oregon, before relocating to Austin, Texas, in October, 1996. The Brauns had previously toured with their father in Muzzie Braun & the Boys, a Western swing band, and were joined in their own group by…