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Marshmallowmilkshake
May 26 2021 05:19 PM

Am I the only one who enjoys keeping score at games?



I've been to three games in Florida this week, and two of the parks did not sell programs and scorecards.



I almost felt a little lost. I like keeping track of who is in the game and what they are doing. I know it's all available online, but it's a fun thing to do. For instance, I had to wait until after the game to learn St. Lucie walked 15 batters in the game. I knew they had a bunch, but it's fun to keep track of that as it's happening.



I asked staff at both ballparks where the programs were being sold. Most acted as if I was the first to ask. One in each park said they stopped selling them due to COVID. Not sure why programs spread COVID and caps don't.



Maybe scorecards are one of those things never to come back, like media in the clubhouses.

MFS62
May 26 2021 06:01 PM
Re: Keeping score

=Marshmallowmilkshake post_id=65630 time=1622071169 user_id=119]
Maybe scorecards are one of those things never to come back, .



And that would be a shame, says another score-keeper (me).



Later

Benjamin Grimm
May 26 2021 06:58 PM
Re: Keeping score

I used to, but gave up on it many years ago.

Methead
May 26 2021 07:03 PM
Re: Keeping score

I've scored most Mets games I've been to. Here's one of my favorites from back in the day. Man, I got old somehow.



https://imgur.com/XZgIMVM.jpg>https://imgur.com/9NjMOyj.jpg>

kcmets
May 26 2021 07:44 PM
Re: Keeping score

I haven't scored a game in like four years, but when I did I used a clipboard and files from here:



http://baseballscorecard.com/

Johnny Lunchbucket
May 26 2021 07:49 PM
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Tuesday night Mets club keeps score but I stopped doing it myself once I officially outsourced my memory to Google

Benjamin Grimm
May 26 2021 07:54 PM
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http://ultimatemets.com/scorecard_graph.php?game=6153&font=1>

Methead
May 26 2021 08:18 PM
Re: Keeping score

Hmm. I had Piazza reaching on an error in the 8th as opposed to yours. I must have written mine down before the official scorer's decision and I didn't have an eraser.



Retrosheet has it as a single and Piazza advancing to second on an error by Furcal.

Benjamin Grimm
May 26 2021 08:20 PM
Re: Keeping score

My software has it as Piazza reaching second base on a single. The error isn't specified. It's how the retrosheet data was interpreted by the program. It's not perfect. (I still have to motivate myself to make the changes necessary to account for the "automatic runner". It's why there are no 2020 scorecards posted yet.)

Methead
May 26 2021 08:25 PM
Re: Keeping score

Makes sense that it would be interpreted that way.

whippoorwill
May 27 2021 06:51 AM
Re: Keeping score

I used to keep score but it made it hard to jump up and cheer.

Willets Point
May 27 2021 07:11 AM
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I stopped keeping score when I started going to games with my kids, but maybe I'll start again now that they're older.



Knowing how to keep score is also a useful skill at youth baseball. I'm the dad who has been roped in to score the game on numerous occassions.

Johnny Lunchbucket
May 27 2021 07:18 AM
Re: Keeping score

I keep score of all the Cheetos games, what I need is the Ultimate Cheetos Database

Fman99
May 27 2021 07:35 AM
Re: Keeping score

I used to get through the first 5-6 innings and then stop. Once I'm two beers in and the lineup changes start happening I lose interest.

bmfc1
May 27 2021 07:36 AM
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Keeping score is a beautiful thing and it's something pass along to your children. One aspect that you can't replicate with a scorekeeping app is that you can do it in a way that makes sense to you. There's no "wrong answer". If you want to write "S" for single, fine. If you want to make one dash, fine.

Edgy MD
May 27 2021 07:53 AM
Re: Keeping score

=Fman99 post_id=65677 time=1622122542 user_id=86]Once I'm two beers in and the lineup changes start happening I lose interest.



This is me exactly. But with orgies.

dinosaur jesus
May 27 2021 07:57 AM
Re: Keeping score

Edgy MD wrote:

=Fman99 post_id=65677 time=1622122542 user_id=86]Once I'm two beers in and the lineup changes start happening I lose interest.


This is me exactly. But with orgies.



You score orgies?

MFS62
May 27 2021 08:12 AM
Re: Keeping score

dinosaur jesus wrote:

Edgy MD wrote:

Once I'm two beers in and the lineup changes start happening I lose interest.


This is me exactly. But with orgies.


You score orgies?


I think "score" has a different meaning when you're at an orgy.

Later

Frayed Knot
May 27 2021 09:22 AM
Re: Keeping score

Or, as some announcer used to say: 'That's 6-4-3 if you're scoring at home ... or even if you're alone'

seawolf17
May 28 2021 06:45 AM
Re: Keeping score

I score at the game too, every time. I even made my own Excel file and print and get it spiral-bound at Staples to fit my needs.

Ceetar
May 28 2021 07:00 AM
Re: Keeping score


I used to get through the first 5-6 innings and then stop. Once I'm two beers in and the lineup changes start happening I lose interest.


I used to keep score but I couldn't keep it up either. (the enthusiasm!)



I have crappy hand-writing, I never went back to look at them, they don't really show me anything the zillion of online PBP don't show me.





I saw some one mention the official scorer, why? Your scorecard isn't "official" score it how you think it should be scored!

LWFS
May 28 2021 10:35 AM
Re: Keeping score

"That's an E-3 if you're scoring at home, and if you are... your loneliness saddens me."



-Vin Scully-type announcer on The Simpsons





Used to, especially as a kid/young adult. But as I started attending in mixed company-- some non-fans, some folks who wanted to walk concourses-- I started doing it less and less. This was mostly due to a psychological quirk-- if I couldn't score the game in its entirety, uninterrupted, I wouldn't want to start. (Call it lazy perfectionism.)

Lefty Specialist
May 28 2021 10:47 AM
Re: Keeping score

Haven't kept score at a game since the Carter administration.

kcmets
May 28 2021 11:09 AM
Re: Keeping score

Lefty Specialist wrote:
Haven't kept score at a game since the Carter administration.

Accompanied with a Harry M Stevens bad Big Beer i hope.

batmagadanleadoff
May 28 2021 11:29 AM
Re: Keeping score

Lefty Specialist wrote:

Haven't kept score at a game since the Carter administration.


I'm pretty sure this is me, too.

Methead
May 28 2021 11:44 AM
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=LWFS post_id=65834 time=1622219739 user_id=84]
if I couldn't score the game in its entirety, uninterrupted, I wouldn't want to start. (Call it lazy perfectionism.)



Same here. Now that I'm taking my kids to games and I know I'm gonna be walking around a lot, I don't really bother with the scorecard.

Willets Point
May 28 2021 11:58 AM
Re: Keeping score

One of the downsides of modern technology is that in the old days if you kept score you could be the most popular person in your row. "What did this guy do last time he was up?" Nowadays a lot of that information is put on the message boards in the park or can be accessed through an app.

Double Switch
May 28 2021 04:26 PM
Re: Keeping score

Long ago I had a lawyer buddy who intricately scores baseball games. He doesn't use a form, just a page of notebook paper, and can keep up a running conversation all the while and not miss beat. He even charts the pitches. That's too intimidating for a person like me who keeps forgetting if it's the LF who is 9 or the RF who is 9. Plus, I just like to watch. Don't particularly even like to talk while the game is going on. Be sure I have a libation in hand and don't even think of standing in front of me if you value your life.

Lefty Specialist
May 29 2021 06:56 AM
Re: Keeping score

Yes, I get very quiet during games; I like to focus on the action. I'm only fun to be with between innings.



Beer in hand? Mandatory.