The Race to the Playoffs
By Josh (9 Inning Know It All): The trade deadline is done and now the finish line begins to loom even closer. In the Northwest League two teams are in and six others are looking to fill the final two...
View ArticleMLB Playoff Predictions
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...
View Article2012 Winter Meetings / Hot Stove Recap
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...
View Article5 Good Questions With Norm: Dale Murphy
Norm: I am with 7 time All-Star, 5 time Gold Glove winner, and 2 time NL MVP award winner Dale Murphy. I really appreciate you taking the time today. Growing up you were my favorite player. In the Twin...
View ArticleArizona Fall League Recap Part 1 (Kelly’s Thoughts)
By Kelly: We were able to go to 9 games in 4 days. We went to 2 games a day except the last day where we made it to 3 games. All the people that we talked to that have been going for years just told me...
View ArticleMy 2014 Excitement
By Jonesy: So I have been racking my brain as to what topic I wanted to write about for my next article and it hit me today. I want to write about the excitement surrounding the 2014 season and my...
View ArticleJosh’s 2014 Predictions
With opening day officially done and every team having officially announcing their rosters and their injuries I am now ready and as confident as I’ll ever be to make my 2014 predictions. Last season I...
View ArticleMt Rushmore’s of Baseball (Dbacks, Braves and Orioles)
By Josh: Recently Kelly raised the question ‘if every team were to have a Mt Rushmore, who would make it for each franchise?’ He began raising the question on the 9 Inning Know It All Facebook page,...
View ArticleMt Rushmore NL East Report
The voting is complete and here are the complete results counted by Kelly. Also check out his thoughts on each team. Mt. Rushmore: NL East Edition Atlanta Braves Hank Aaron (21 votes) Greg Maddux (20...
View ArticleHot Stove Week in Review Nov 10-16
AWARDS NL Rookie of the Year: Jacob deGrom (Mets) AL Rookie of the Year: Jose Abreu (White Sox) NL Manager of the Year: Matt Williams (Nationals) AL Manager of the Year: Buck Showalter (Orioles) NL Cy...
View Article9 Inning Baseball Talk (The Hot Stove)
Did you miss last nights show as Kelly and Josh talked about a few of the major signings and trades that have already gone done this offseason? That’s okay because you can still listen to it by...
View Article5 Good Questions With Norm: Dale Murphy (reposted for WBC week)
A couple months ago Norm did this interview with Dale Murphy but we wanted to re-post it not only because it was a great interview but also because we have been posting interviews this week with people...
View ArticleHot Stove Week in Review Dec 22-28
I hope everyone had a great Holiday season and a Merry Christmas. With New Year right around the corner Pitchers and Catchers begin reporting February 18th. Teams still have a lot of work to do with...
View ArticleHot Stove Week in Review Jan 5-11
NEWS The BBWAA elected 4 new Hall of Fame members and that is the first time that has happened since 1955. Randy Johnson (97.3), Pedro Martinez (91.1), John Smoltz (82.9) and Craig Biggio (82.7). The...
View ArticleBeyond Left Field with Norm: John Rocker
John Rockers career was shorter than it should have been. Injures derailed his career. Rocker pitched for Atlanta, Texas, Cleveland, and Tampa Bay in his career. John is active with Save Homeless Vets....
View ArticleBeyond Left Field with Norm: Brian Hunter
I’m really excited to have a chance to ask Brian Hunter a few questions. Brian played all or part of nine seasons in Major League Baseball between 1991 and 2000 for the Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh...
View ArticleMy Team Offseason Awards
By Josh: When a lot of the ‘professional’ writers grade out how teams did over the offseason they look to determine just how much of an impact the moves made by each team will affect them during the...
View ArticleHot Stove Week in Review Nov 30-Dec 5
NEWS The Marlins have officially name all-time HR leader Barry Bonds to be their hitting coach with Frank Menechino as the assistant hitting coach. The Padres have named Mark McGwire as their new...
View ArticleAdopting a Baseball Team
By: William Earl Robinson As many people who are reading this page, many can probably empathize with me as I am getting ready to move again. Now, I’m no stranger to moving. This has been the fourth...
View ArticleBaseball Talk with Brent Lillibridge
One thing I’ve really tried to do as a fan of baseball is to remain a student of the game. To constantly be learning. Last night I had the opportunity to listen to former MLB player and current Base By...
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