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 Norm O: It was suggested that I write about my favorite ball parks. To be fair I haven’t been to many; mainly just ballparks here on the West Coast. I did live in El Paso, Texas for a few years when my Father was in the Army. The Diablos at that time played at Dudley Field.…
By Josh (9 Inning Know It All): 9inning: Growing up what were your first memories of baseball? AM: All-Stars. Playing the 9 and 10 year old all-star games in the summer when it’s really competitive and you’re just starting to really learn the game for the first time. All of your friends are together, playing…
By Josh (9 Inning Know It All): I’ve had the opportunity to meet and talk with quite a few professional baseball players from Single A up to the Major league level but Josh Parr of the Yakima Bears (Arizona Diamondbacks Single A team) sets himself apart from other players at any level. He isn’t the…
By Josh (9 Inning Know It All): Baseball fans in the Salem area will have a rare opportunity to get to see two top prospects as they either make their professional debut or play in one of their first professional games. Tonight making his professional debut with the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes is Chris Stratton. Stratton was…
By Josh (9 Inning Know It All): So with all that has been going on lately I haven’t really done a very good job of updating on my autograph getting for the summer. I did mention what I got at the Dodgers vs. Mariners series in early June (Ethier, 4 of the 6 pitchers in…
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