I often mention that baseball in the northwest is overlooked and undervalued. Last year I talked about a northwest baseball trip that people could take to get as many parks as possible but this off season I want to give you a review of the ballparks I’ve gone to in the northwest. I plan on…
By Josh: When you go to a baseball game, you go to watch the players. You watch the way the pitcher winds up, and even the batting stance of each batter. Rarely do you pay attention to the umpires unless they make a bad call, or a call you disagree with, even though they are…
I have been very lucky as a fan in a lot of ways. I’ve was at the game where Mike Zunino hit his first career homerun. I was the photographer who took the photos of Chris Stratton’s first professional pitch. I’ve photographed first at bats and even a few first homeruns. On Thursday night I…
It seemed like it was only a distant dream but today the 9 Inning Blog reached 100,000 unique views and to celebrate we are doing 3 giveaways. First Giveaway Are you interested in two free tickets to a game this summer? Well all you have to do is leave a comment at the end of…
With the Superbowl done and football finished one things stands out to me. The next big sports event is the start of spring training. Baseball is so close. So to help everyone get ready for one of my favorite days of the year I’m going to provide everyone with some of my favorite Twitter accounts…
I’ve been collecting cards for a long time. I didn’t really get into collecting autographed cards until 1988 or so. At the time I was living in Palm Springs, CA and the Angels would spend a month in Palm Springs. I remember Bob Boone playing catch with sons Brett and Aaron. I picked up autographing again in…
By Norm: With the New Year approaching I would like to wish everyone a happy and prosperous New Year. May it be everything you would like and then some. Thank you to all the readers of 9 Inning Know it All for making us what we are. With that said here is what I would like to see happen…
By Norm: Favorite Ballparks continued from last week… So what makes a great stadium? Sight lines? Easy access to the ball players? Promotions? Great food? I say all the above. When I first started going to Salem/Keizer Volcanoes games they had all that. Over the years they have stopped doing a lot of stuff. But,…
By Josh (9 Inning Know It All): When ‘experts’ talk about baseball they often overlook the northwest. It’s always raining up in the northwest and there really isn’t a lot of good baseball up there anyways right? Wrong! I firmly believe that baseball in the northwest is the most underrated locations for America’s pastime in…
By Josh (9 Inning Know It All): Yesterday was a day of mixed emotions for the Volcanoes organization. During batting practice Chris Stratton, the 2012 first round pick for the Giants, was injured in a freak accident. While reaching to pick up a ball off the ground he was struck in the head by a…
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