Kelly’s Autograph Game Recap Last time I went to spring training in 2011 my brother in law Josh, who is the creator this this blog, and I came up with the Autograph Game just to make getting autographs a little more interesting. I could be wrong but I believe I might have had a few…
Yesterday WordPress put out a really cool recap of 2012 for my blog and for other MLB blogs but I wanted to go into a little more detail about the 9 Inning Know It All blog in 2012 and give everyone a look at what the hopes and plans are for 2013. Top 10 Blog…
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 the past couple of years I have tried to take more photographs at baseball games. I do this for two reasons. First, because at times I have been fortunate enough to catch some great moments for individual players and have gotten the opportunity to share those moments with the players. Second, because I have…
Each year there is a debate as to who should and should not be voted into the Hall of Fame. Everyone who is connected to baseball, whether as a fan, baseball writer, player, or coach, has their opinion. Recently I discussed my thoughts about what the Hall of Fame regarding the Steroid Era, but today…
In my last article about the Best Autograph Places part 1, I hit on probably the two easiest places to get autographs. Fan Fest events and Caravan events, which are perfect for fans not wanting to work too hard to get an autograph, and provide, in most cases, a guaranteed autograph. Once we get closer…
A lot of baseball fans love to debate about what are the best baseball movies of all time. We all have our different opinions but for the most part we all agree that any baseball movie is better than most of the movies that are released each month. Check out my top 10, the ones…
In March of 2011 I had the opportunity to go to Scottsdale, AZ and interview a number of former Salem-Keizer Volcanoes. The Giants had just won the World Series and getting to hear how things had changed for the players during the offseason was fun. However, there was one former Salem-Keizer Volcanoe’s player who wasn’t…
By Josh R: When I first started thinking about what this World Series would be like I immediately thought about the pitching on both teams. Verlander and Fister for the Tigers up against Cain, Vogelsong and Bumgarner for the Giants. Game 1 kind of surprised me. With Verlander on the mound, who I put in…
By Josh (9 Inning Know It All): This past June, Mariners fans began hearing confirmation that the M’s were going to use the 3rd overall pick on Mike Zunino, a catcher from the University of Florida. Many fans thought, “Oh great another pick used on a catcher.” A lot of fans remembered a previously 3rd overall pick…
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