Dodger Blue (The Pain of Watching the Giants Winning)

By Mitch Maldonado: San Francisco Giant: 2012 World Series Champions. That sentence is still hard to read. I was born and bred a Dodgers fan, true and blue. Despite growing up in the Pacific Northwest, I knew where my allegiance was, with the boys in blue.  As young as I am (24 years old), being…

World Series Game 3 Recap

In March of 2011 I had the opportunity to go to Scottsdale, AZ and interview a number of former Salem-Keizer Volcanoes.  The Giants had just won the World Series and getting to hear how things had changed for the players during the offseason was fun.  However, there was one former Salem-Keizer Volcanoe’s player who wasn’t…

The Mike Zunino Effect

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…

King Felix Is Perfect

By Josh (9 Inning Know It All): Earlier this year I was able to sit down and catch the final 7 innings of the Philip Humber perfect game against the Mariners.  I was both excited to watch a perfect game and saddened as it came against my favorite team. Then came June 8th, when I…

Fantasy Baseball Time

I know the season is about to start but its still not too late to get your fantasy baseball team or teams in my case up and running.  I have always loved baseball and I try to do anything I can that is baseball related, which is exactly why I love playing fantasy baseball.  To…