Fans are what make sports special. Players can play all they want but if no one is there to watch them then all that they accomplish is only known to themselves. It is when the fans stand to their feet and cheer as an outfielder jogs into the dugout after making a diving catch, or…
After taking a few weeks to try to catch up on my school work, getting used to a new job, and happily announcing that I will be a dad in April, I felt it was finally time to start a series that is easily going to be one of my all time favorite topics to…
Last week Baseball America put out their Top 20 prospects list for the Northwest League and having had the opportunity to watch most of the players on that list in person this season, I wanted to throw in my two cents. Overall Opinion Making a list of prospects at this level is often a hit…
For the past few months there have been rumors that next season there will be two Wild Card teams that will make the playoffs in each league instead of the current state where one from each league makes it. To this I simply say “WHY?” The final day of the 2011 regular season is the…
For those of you who know me personally you know that writing about baseball isn’t something I do because I’m bored, but instead its something I do because of how much the game of baseball means to me. Most of the pictures of me from the ages of 4 to 15 are me with a…
There are few things more exciting for a die hard baseball fan then to stand on a professional baseball field and just enjoy the moment. For the last two summers I have been given the opportunity to do just that on an almost daily basis. Although over those two seasons I grew used to walking…
As we reach the mid point of this series I know many of you are already beginning to say things like “I would of put that job higher on the list” or “What could be worse then being the Official Scorekeeper or Video board / Score Board Operator.” Well let me tell you that the…
I must say that after the positive response I got about the Video / Score Board Operator I don’t know if I can classify it as under appreciated now. Well since I think that appreciation will only last for a short time I will leave it at number 5 on my list. Now last time…
Each week during the month of September I am going to break down a job that is often overlooked by the fans but can play a big part in either their enjoyment of the game, or impacting what occurs in the game. Now I know that there are tons of jobs in baseball like this…
On Tuesday Joe Panik, of the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, was named the Northwest League MVP. This really came as a surprise to no one who follows the league but it did get me thinking a few things. How have past MVP’s done in their pro careers and what can we expect to see from Joe Panik.…
