By Josh (9 Inning Know It All): Saturday night marked the end of my third season volunteering with the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, the short-season Single A affiliate of the San Fransisco Giants. The conclusion of the season means a few things for me. First is that I suddenly have a lot of time in the evenings…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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