Another year another Mariner’s FanFest for my family. We converged onto Seattle Friday night for the Mariners last caravan event. Once again it was held at Alderwood Mall in Lynnwood. This year Charlie Furbush and new M’s closer Steve Cishek attended the event. I love FanFest and plan attending every year regardless of the lineup…
By Josh A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend the Single-A All-star game at a stadium I had never been too. Going to new stadiums is always a thrill for me. I get to see what other fans get to see and compare the new stadiums with my favorite stadiums in the northwest.…
By Dan Foote: For years I had been told that the “Best time to get autographs during Spring Training” was between the time the players report and the games start. Well, as an “Autograph Hunter”(see note below), I decided I had to try it out for myself. The first thing I learned was: “I was…
By Kelly: I look forward to Mariners FanFest weekend every year. In fact it’s one of my favorite weekends of the year. My family and I head down to Seattle and make it to the Caravan event Friday night. This year it was in Lynnwood, WA at the Alderwood Mall, Mike Zunino, James Paxton and…
By Josh, I know I have written in the past about what baseball means to me but I’ve come to realize that my thoughts and feelings on baseball change now from year to year. Life changes and with the changes in life come new perspectives. Baseball is just a game. Yet to me it is…
(If you have never seen the autograph game rules you can read them here The Autograph Game) Mariners Fan Fest (45 points) Every last weekend in January my family goes to Safeco Field for Fan Fest, 2013 was our 10th one. In past years we didn’t count Fan Fest for points in our Autograph game…
By Josh: I’m a baseball junkie. I know it, my wife knows it, my daughter will learn it soon enough and I’m pretty sure those of you that read this blog have figured it out as well. I love going to games, collecting baseball cards, getting autographs and even just sitting down to talk baseball. …
On this special edition of 9 Inning Baseball Talk I @9innknowitall will be joined by fellow 9 inning writer Kelly @kellykoof15 as we talk about the first day of the Mariners FanFest and what we hope to accomplish on day 2. Also check out the 9 Inning Facebook Page for photos, discussions and updates on…
By Kelly: Have you ever given a player a card, photo or magazine to sign and the item wasn’t of that player? I have seen it happen a few times before with other autographers but I never thought it would happen to me. Well it happened to me. I wasn’t to happy about it but…
By Josh: For a baseball fan like me the off season can be a long boring stretch of time. The MLB Hot Stove and baseball Winter Meetings help get me through December, but once the New Year hits things tend to slow down in the world of baseball. So for the month of January and…
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