There are two kinds of people who attend baseball games—those of use who dutifully record each and every play on our scorecard, and philistines. You can probably guess which side of the divide I fall ...
Well, here’s what you’re up against when you set out to explain baseball scorekeeping to someone who’s never done it before: “K” stands for “struck.” How’s that for the first lesson? Strikeouts are ...
Mobile scorekeeping applications are challenging the traditional scorebooks that have long been used by local baseball coaches to log games, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. "There's no ...
The scribes of the language of baseball will need to add a few more characters as MLB undergoes rule changes. It’s spring training for everyone. Over the last few weeks, MLB players, managers and ...
For the past decade it seems, baseball has been at a crossroads that has pitted technology against tradition. Unlike other sports, baseball will always have the purist's take. Expanded replay has been ...
The young announcer cutting his teeth in professional baseball. The veteran who does it as his job every night at the ballpark. The fan who does it simply to have something else to do. Meet three of ...
Baseball is a time-honored American tradition, and the practice of keeping score in a program or book still has advantages in the modern world that fans of every age can appreciate. NBC’s Harry Smith ...
Know what I like? When a home run lands in the stands, and the fans there quiver like winter wheat, just as wiggly spectators did back in Babe Ruth’s day. Know what else I like? The way the vendor ...
If you live and breathe fantasy baseball in the United States, you know that points leagues aren’t just about watching MLB games but they are all about mastering the scoring system that turns stats ...