It is a rare thing when the event at a baseball game becomes larger than the game itself but every year the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes put on two events that just make the game of baseball seem to be nothing more than a side note. The first is the 4th of July games where the Volcanoes…
By Josh (9 Inning Know It All): Tonight the Spokane Indians come to Volcanoes stadium for a five game series that will play large in the playoff races in both the West and the East divisions. That is quite a statement considering the fact that both of these teams were the bottom dwellers of their…
Okay everyone it is time to announce the winner of the 2 free tickets to an upcoming Volcanoes game. Here is how I picked the winner. I wrote down every ones name who qualified for the tickets, and numbered the list. I then went to http://www.random.org/ and had it select a number from the list…
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 playoff spots. For the Major League clubs the race for division leaders and for wild…
I am excited to announce that my blog 9inningknowitall.com has now had over 12,000 unique views over that past year. Over the past month I have averaged nearly 300 views a day. When I started this blog last summer I casually hoped that I would get 10 to 20 views a day from friends, family…
Tonight the Eugene Emeralds come to town for a three game series against the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes. This series is a bit unique for me because I am rooting for one of these two teams to win the second half playoff spot for the West division. It really doesn’t matter which team personally, because I just…
Well, the first half of the Northwest League is finished so it’s time for the first half all-star selection. This year was far more difficult to choose which players were my all-star picks because there wasn’t the separation between the top players at each position like there was last year. Players like Panik, Spangenburg, Murray…
By Josh (9 Inning Know It All): 9inning: Growing up what were your first memories of baseball? AM: All-Stars. Playing the 9 and 10 year old all-star games in the summer when it’s really competitive and you’re just starting to really learn the game for the first time. All of your friends are together, playing…
By Josh (9 Inning Know It All): I’ve had the opportunity to meet and talk with quite a few professional baseball players from Single A up to the Major league level but Josh Parr of the Yakima Bears (Arizona Diamondbacks Single A team) sets himself apart from other players at any level. He isn’t the…
There are certain players in baseball, whether at the major league level or the minor league level. that you just want to succeed because on the field they play hard and off of the field they are great guys who you just can’t help but root for. So here are a few guys I want…
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