On Saturday I had the opportunity to head over to one of the local high schools and watch about half of a baseball game. It was just like any other baseball game except I was going to watch a specific player on the visiting team. Carson Kelly, a senior at Westview high school in the…
For the readers that don’t know me personally, my wife and I are expecting our first child any day now, and in preparation for that I decided that I needed to get a bag specifically designed for a dad with my hobbies and interests. Now I know what you are thinking, “What does this have…
By Josh: When I tell people that I love to get autographs of baseball players I get a few different reactions. Most people think its cool and ask me if I sell the autographs, some are jealous and ask me who all I have met and a small few asks me why I waste my…
I know the season is about to start but its still not too late to get your fantasy baseball team or teams in my case up and running. I have always loved baseball and I try to do anything I can that is baseball related, which is exactly why I love playing fantasy baseball. To…
A lot of people have been looking at my spring training guide that I put up a few weeks ago and so I wanted to go a little bit more in depth on the stadiums that I go to and the places I go to while in Arizona. Now I know there are people out…
During the winter, baseball fans sit around the TV watching the MLB channel hoping to hear that this off season their team pulled in that big name player that is going to shower them with World Series rings for years to come. Now things normally don’t work that easily but that doesn’t mean that the…
The casual fan doesn’t realize this but the Mariners farm system has been one of the weakest farm systems in baseball over the past 5 and even 10 years. Yes there have been some good players to come through the system such as Felix Hernandez, Adam Jones (with the Orioles), Shin-Soo Choo (with the Indians),…
Here in the Northwest the weather is still cold and rain is seen more often then the sun, but yet there is still hope that is arising. The greatest sign that summer is just around the corner has finally got here, Spring Training has officially begun. I know that many people can become depressed during…
Three times in my life I have had the amazing opportunity to go to Phoenix, AZ and watch spring training baseball, and through these experiences and talking with others who have gone to spring training I, along with some help from my brother-in-law, have put together a ‘plan’ on how to approach spring training. Just…
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…
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