By: Michael Shaffer For some, baseball is simply just a game, a sport. But for me, it’s more than that. To me, it’s an experience, an experience I can share with others. Whether it’s family, friends, or even people I’ve never met before, baseball is something that brings us all together to celebrate what has…
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.…
Continued from 9 Inning Know It All Empire Part 1 of 3 By Josh: The Team I knew that people would get tired of just reading my thoughts and opinions so I had to branch out and find others with the same passion and knowledge for baseball that I had. I interacted with Norm Ordaz…
Tyler LaTorre was signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Giants in 2006. Tyler, thanks for taking some time. Please tell us more about yourself. What has been the best moment of your career so far? I have had many great moments in my life because of baseball. In 2003, while playing for UC…
An introduction, some background, and looking forward to metal bat baseball Good morning (and an even earlier good morning to the Pacific Northwest brethren of 9 Inning Know it All). This is my introductory post to contributing with Josh and Norm, and I look forward to interacting with some of you through their blog. As…
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…
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…
By Josh (9 Inning Know It All): When guys talk about their glory days playing baseball they always make it sound so amazing. The grass was always green and soft, the sun always shined and opposing fans rained down compliments because of how inspired they were by that player’s greatness. That isn’t close to what…
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…
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