By Josh: I love watching baseball. Going out to a game when it is 75 degrees outside and a slight breeze is about as enjoyable and relaxing of an evening as I can get. Even when I have had a bad day I can smile and laugh at a baseball game. Baseball has been a…
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. …
The honor of being my first interview, but not first posted, is my good friend Joe Miglioretto or “Mig” as we affectionately call him. Mig is the Video Coordinator for the San Francisco Giants in Salem/Keizer. Norm: Mig, first of all thanks for allowing me to ask you a few questions. Please tell us a little more…
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…
For the past couple of years I have tried to take more photographs at baseball games. I do this for two reasons. First, because at times I have been fortunate enough to catch some great moments for individual players and have gotten the opportunity to share those moments with the players. Second, because I have…
For over a hundred years baseball cards have been a collection piece for baseball fans and even today baseball cards can be found in stores in every city. Recently I asked my brother-in-law to write a posts on the new Bowman Draft Picks and Prospects set. Kelly has been a collector all his life and…
A few months ago I posted some of the autographs that I had gotten in the Northwest league up to that date but today I want to go over my top autographs from the entire year both in the minor leagues and the major league. Normally this would wait until later but I don’t plan…
By Josh (9 Inning Know It All): This past June, Mariners fans began hearing confirmation that the M’s were going to use the 3rd overall pick on Mike Zunino, a catcher from the University of Florida. Many fans thought, “Oh great another pick used on a catcher.” A lot of fans remembered a previously 3rd overall pick…
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): Saturday night marked the end of my third season volunteering with the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, the short-season Single A affiliate of the San Fransisco Giants. The conclusion of the season means a few things for me. First is that I suddenly have a lot of time in the evenings…
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