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…
Tonight the Everett AquaSox come to Salem-Keizer for the second and final series between these two teams that will be played at Volcanoes Stadium. This series normally has enough excitement surrounding it because the AquaSox are the Mariner’s short season Single A affiliate but tonight there is an extra boost to the excitement as Mike…
So what if Stratton only threw 29 pitches because he was on a pitch count. Who cares if he only went 2 innings giving up a “welcome to the pros newbie” home run. He was still throwing in the low 90’s and he actually looked pretty good. So with that being said I’m excited to…
By Josh (9 Inning Know It All): Baseball fans in the Salem area will have a rare opportunity to get to see two top prospects as they either make their professional debut or play in one of their first professional games. Tonight making his professional debut with the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes is Chris Stratton. Stratton was…
It is almost mid-July already and the season is flying by fast. The Salem-Keizer Volcanoes play host to the east leading Yakima Bears in this second and final 5 game series between these two teams. In the opening series the Bears took the series 3-2 and look to improve on that mark as they sit…
By Josh (9 Inning Know It All): So with all that has been going on lately I haven’t really done a very good job of updating on my autograph getting for the summer. I did mention what I got at the Dodgers vs. Mariners series in early June (Ethier, 4 of the 6 pitchers in…
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