By Josh (9 Inning Know It All): With the regular season now officially over it is time for the baseball world to see just how exciting the new Wild Card format is going to be for the playoffs this year. Personally I’m pumped to see the excitement in both of the stadiums on Friday night. …
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): With the blockbuster trade that became official this weekend people are starting to question whether or not the Dodgers are simply the Yankees of the West. To that I simply say, yes they are and it’s about time. For too many years the Dodgers, who are one of…
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…
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…
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…
For the past few years the discussion as to whether or not players in the steroid era should be allowed into the Hall of Fame has been an issue that has separated baseball fans. Some fans and ‘purists’ stand firm that the Hall of Fame should not be tarnished by those players who used steroids,…
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…
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