Top 10 Baseball Movies

A lot of baseball fans love to debate about what are the best baseball movies of all time.  We all have our different opinions but for the most part we all agree that any baseball movie is better than most of the movies that are released each month.  Check out my top 10, the ones…

What’s in a Name?

By Norm O: So what’s in a name? Some are very memorable others aren’t. Some are fun to say and roll off the tongue. Others not so easily. In this week’s blog I will talk about some of my favorites. And there might be a history lesson about some of the players. In Salem-Keizer we have had…

Best Autograph Opportunities (part 1 of 3)

With the baseball season officially over it is now time to start the planning for the 2013 autograph season.  Autographers can either approach each season with a wait and see attitude or they can get down to business and find ways to maximize all of their opportunities for obtaining autographs.  This post will hopefully help…

Why is Baseball Great

Today during my lunch break at work I had the great idea of trying to make an infographic.  It took me all of a second to decide on doing one for why I strongly believe baseball is great.  Be aware not all facts on this are 100% proven to be true but I stand by…

World Series Game 2 Recap

By Josh R: When I first started thinking about what this World Series would be like I immediately thought about the pitching on both teams.  Verlander and Fister for the Tigers up against Cain, Vogelsong and Bumgarner for the Giants.  Game 1 kind of surprised me.  With Verlander on the mound, who I put in…

Best Promotions

By Norm: I’m convinced that most people go to Minor League baseball games for the experience and not the games. Sure, the game is why we are all there, but fun brings people in. In this weeks’ blog I will discuss some of the best and worse Minor League baseball promotions. Promotions are very important because they are what…

Baseball Trip Ideas (Trip #1)

Over the course of the winter I am going to write up a few ideas for different baseball trips someone in the Northwest could do pretty easily.  The trips will include: a Northwest League trip hitting all eight teams in the Northwest League; a Pacific Coast League trip going from Washington, to California and across…