Being a fan of a sports team is much like riding a roller coaster, filled with exhilarating highs and crushing lows. For fans of the Seattle Mariners, this sentiment rings especially true. I’ve been a loyal supporter since childhood, standing by the team through both triumphant victories and a daunting 20 plus year playoff drought.…
By Josh: After reading Trevor’s tribute to his favorite team, the Tampa Bay Rays, I decided I should do a year in review for my favorite team, the Seattle Mariners. First thing I made it to a grand total of zero games in Seattle this year. I’m a little disappointed in myself but with this…
By Josh (9 Inning Know It All): This past June, Mariners fans began hearing confirmation that the M’s were going to use the 3rd overall pick on Mike Zunino, a catcher from the University of Florida. Many fans thought, “Oh great another pick used on a catcher.” A lot of fans remembered a previously 3rd overall pick…
By Josh (9 Inning Know It All): When ‘experts’ talk about baseball they often overlook the northwest. It’s always raining up in the northwest and there really isn’t a lot of good baseball up there anyways right? Wrong! I firmly believe that baseball in the northwest is the most underrated locations for America’s pastime in…
By Josh (9 Inning Know It All): Earlier this year I was able to sit down and catch the final 7 innings of the Philip Humber perfect game against the Mariners. I was both excited to watch a perfect game and saddened as it came against my favorite team. Then came June 8th, when I…
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…
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…
I always love going to professional baseball games but I enjoy it even more when I get to go to an entire series. About 4 years ago I went to my first full series, which was an interleague matchup of the Mariners against the Florida Marlins, and really enjoyed that so I have tried to…
As a diehard baseball fan the history of the game is extremely important. Baseball is called “America’s Pastime” because it has been there through the wars, the great depression, through civil rights battles and the constant changes in our nation. For a baseball fan getting the opportunity to experience baseball history live is something that…
Last night I got off of work, jumped into my truck and made my way to Wal-Mart to pick up a few things. About a minute into the drive I flipped to the Mariners game just to see how things were going and the first thing I hear is the score is 8-0 and I…
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