The 300th Post

By Josh: I’m a baseball fanatic and by definition that means that numbers are important to me.  Whether its 500 homeruns, 3,000 hits, or having a .400 batting average, numbers are significant in the game of baseball. That is why I’m excited to celebrate the 300th post in the history of the 9 Inning Know…

Beyond Left Field with Norm: Brian Hunter

I’m really excited to have a chance to ask Brian Hunter a few questions. Brian played all or part of nine seasons in Major League Baseball between 1991 and 2000 for the Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies. While he was primarily a first baseman, he also appeared in nearly 100 games as an outfielder.   Your homerun in…

Corvallis Knights your 2013 WCL Champions

By Josh: At any level of baseball, winning a championship is an amazing feeling and accomplishment. Winning a championship on your home field, in front of your own fans is almost magical. On Monday night the Corvallis Knights won the West Coast League Championship on their home field, in front of their home fans. All…

The Sacrifice Fly

By Scott Sepich: As I sit in the press box scoring games each night, the public address announcer who sits to my left asks me often about different scenarios that happen during a game. To not protect his identity at all, we’ll call him “Michael.” Most of Michael’s ideas revolve around things like a rogue…

Beyond Left Field with Norm: Spyder Webb

Spyder Webb has the best name in the game. He’s also one of the best trainers in the game. Spyder spent 34 years as the trainer in the Mariners organization all in the Northwest League. He was also the head trainer at Francis Marion University where he retired last year.  Spyder, thanks for taking time. Please tell…