With opening day officially done and every team having officially announcing their rosters and their injuries I am now ready and as confident as I’ll ever be to make my 2014 predictions. Last season I didn’t do bad, but compared to Trevor’s perfect predictions last season, I looked mediocre at best. So here I go…
In case you didn’t hear Josh and Kelly got to spend an entire week in Phoenix, AZ enjoying the warm weather, having fun with their families and of course watching baseball. Listen in as the guys talk about the stadiums they went to, the players they saw and even some advice for individuals wanting to…
By Kelly: Every last weekend in January my family and I converge on Seattle on Friday night for Mariners FanFest weekend. My wife and I started going before we had any kids and we haven’t missed one since our 1st one in 2004. I knew this year was going to be a little crazier than…
Did you miss the most recent Clubhouse Chatter with Norm? It isn’t too late to listen to it. Clubhouse Chatter with Norm: Charley Lau Jr (Click to listen) After working as a highly respected Minor League hitting instructor, Charley Lau Jr. began his quest to resolve the myths and misunderstandings on how to hit a…
Cowlitz Black Bears Good I grew up watching game and playing on David Story field in Longview. So I am a little biased. It is a small stadium, used by Lower Columbia Community College which means every seat is only a few feet from the field. The addition of a party deck in left field…
By Kelly: Last off-season I started a countdown of my favorite 9 games that I have attended and I didn’t finish it due too life being busy. Well that’s been bugging me, so this off-season I will finish the series. So in part 3 of my countdown of my 9 favorite MLB games that I…
By Josh: After reading Trevor’s tribute to his favorite team, the Tampa Bay Rays, I decided I should do a year in review for my favorite team, the Seattle Mariners. First thing I made it to a grand total of zero games in Seattle this year. I’m a little disappointed in myself but with this…
By Kelly: What does Junior mean to me? Let me start by saying I’m a baseball fan so of course I’m a fan of Junior. In terms of the 9 Inning Crew I would say Josh and Trevor are bigger fans then me. They grew up in the Pacific Northwest and I’m a California boy…
By Trevor: As a young pup (born in ’88) I got to grow up watching Ken Griffey Jr. play for the Mariners. He was drafted a year before I was born and broke into the Majors when I was 1 years old. I obviously don’t remember watching him play for my first 5 years of…
In honor of Ken Griffey Jr’s induction into the Seattle Mariner Hall of Fame a few weeks ago, the 9 Inning Crew has each written up a post talking about how Griffey impacted them as a fan. He was The Kid and in many people’s eyes, the savior of baseball in Seattle. By Josh: There…
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