NINE: A Journal of Baseball History & Culture

Let's talk baseball! The 32nd Annual NINE Spring Training Conference will be held March 5-8, 2025. We are currently accepting presentation proposals that study all aspects of baseball. Deadline is November 11. nineconference.com/call-for-paper…

In a baseball mood ahead of the #WorldSeries? “Kid Gloves for Babe Ruth: The Golden Age of Sportswriting" shows the drawbacks of 1920s sports journalism and the careful heroism of baseball’s biggest star. Read our #FreeArticleFriday pick: bit.ly/40kwN8F @NINEjournal

A winning combination: Arizona Fall League and NINE: A Journal of Baseball History & Culture. No better place to read some of the best baseball writing in the world. Subscribe to @NINEjournal today! #AFL24

The call for abstracts for the 2025 @NineConference is now online! Abstracts are due Nov. 11. Join us for 4 days of baseball games, conversations, and presentations from some of the best baseball scholars in the country! @cactusleagueaz @MLB @MLBONFOX nineconference.com

Remember that abstracts for this fall's 9 Online Virtual Baseball Conference are due tomorrow. This is a casual environment for you to get feedback on works in progress you plan on publishing or presenting a more formal conferences in the spring. nineconference.com/9-online/

Abstracts for the 3rd Annual 9 Online Conference are due August 2. The conference is October 24-25 and includes presentations from history and biography to music, film, and literature. We hope to see you online this fall! @NineConference nineconference.com/9-online/

Well done, @SGietschier for winning this year's Seymour Medal! Steve has been involved with @NINEjournal and the @NineConference for years and we are incredibly happy for him receiving this well-deserved honor!

Sure, spring training is over a month away, but did you know it was #otd 1996 when MLB owners gave the "ok" to interleague play for the '97 season? #ReadUP & #KeepUP w/ #MLB ⚾ & @UNPjournals & @UnivNebPress & @NINEjournal 👉 bit.ly/twMLB

Sure, spring training is over a month away, but did you know it was #otd 1996 when MLB owners gave the "ok" to interleague play for the '97 season? #ReadUP & #KeepUP w/ #MLB ⚾ & @UNPjournals & @UnivNebPress & @NINEjournal 👉 bit.ly/twMLB

The best way to celebrate the new year? Submitting the manuscript for the Fall 2024 issue of @NINEjournal to @UNPjournals! This one is a mix of poetry, history, personal narrative, and biography. If you are a baseball who isn't subscribing, you might question your life choices.

The spring 2024 issue of @NINEjournal arrived today. This is the first issue with @DavidPegram and @wsteele9 as co-editors! Not sure what to get the baseball fan in your life for Christmas? Try a subscription to NINE! unp-think.highwire.org/selectedJourna…

@AmericanStudier @hoosier_victory We're glad to have connected with you!

@hoosier_victory It's pretty tough for me to travel during semesters, so for many years now I've been thankful for virtual/hybrid conference options, allowing me to stay connected to scholarly communities. This Fall I got to be part of one, @NINEjournal's 9 Online Virtual Baseball Conference.

Every year on the blog, I spend #Thanksgiving week highlighting things for which I'm thankful, on a variety of AmericanStudies, personal, & personal levels over these 13 years. This Fall, I've been especially thankful for sustaining scholarly communities, so +

Just submitted the proof pages for the Spring 2024 issue of @NINEjournal. It will be out just before the annual @NineConference in Arizona, so you will have some new reading material for the trip to Tempe! Stay tuned for teasers on what you'll see in this issue! @UNPjournals

The deadline for abstracts for the 2024 @NineConference in Tempe, AZ closes this Friday. Be sure to get yours in and join us in March for one of the best gatherings of baseball scholars in the country! @sabr @baseballhall @MLB @MiLB nineconference.com/call-for-paper…

Yesterday, we mistakenly listed tomorrow as the day proposals are due for the @NineConference in March. It's ACTUALLY next Friday, October 27. You have a whole week now to get them ready! See you in Tempe in March! nineconference.com/call-for-paper…

Check out the schedule for these two evenings. Some great topics from across the baseball spectrum!

The spring 2024 issue is back from the copy editor and is being cleaned up. Next step--proof pages! Not subscribing to NINE? Now is a great time to start! And if you are looking for a reason to come to the @cactusleagueaz games, join us at @NineConference in March!

@sandrapoetry We publish a few poems in the journal on occasion, and we have had some people present their creative works at the @NineConference.

@NINEjournal Do you accept creative work? Jay Thomas told me to submit and/or propose a reading of my creative works for a future conference. I just published a poetry book abt the Cubs, going to games w/dad, & listening to baseball on the radio w/Texas A&M UP: tamupress.com/book/978162288…

Just a reminder that @NINEjournal is always on the lookout for original material related to baseball history and culture. We are currently lining up material for the Spring 2024 and Fall 2024 issues. Find more info on our submissions page. nebraskapressjournals.unl.edu/journal/nine-a…

Need something to do in between playoff games in October? Join us for the 2nd annual 9 Online: A Virtual Baseball Conference. Two days of baseball presentations and conversations! nineconference.com/9-online/

Special thanks to @NINEjournal for publishing my research on the Klein Chocolate Factory Team & their 1919 season in their Fall issue; excited for more to read about this get local history story of #Etown s3.amazonaws.com/external_clips…