What Baseball Means to Me by Michael Shaffer
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…
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes Stadium Review
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…
9 Inning Know It All Empire part 2 of 3
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…
Beyond Left Field with Norm: Tyler LaTorre
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…
The Newest Blogger for 9 Inning: Mike Murray
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). …
My Favorite Pictures of 2012
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…
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…
The Bullpen Gospels by Dirk Hayhurst (book review)
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,…
Baseball In The Northwest
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…