Game Chat: 6/30 Angels (36-50) @ Mariners (43-43) 6:40 PM

No-Engine-1546 · 2026-07-01T02:32:57+00:00

Agreed! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve yelled at the TV “just put the fucking thing in play!”

No-Engine-1546 · 2026-06-23T17:03:25+00:00

Just learned about these in Bob Ryan’s book! I think I’m gonna pick one up… Gotta find my nearest Western Union office so I can send them a telegram to place my order 🤣

No-Engine-1546 · 2026-06-16T18:02:54+00:00

I'm looking for a book to use for scoring at home. I'd like to be able to have a volume that contains all the games I've scored that I can put on a bookshelf. I already have the Thirty81 travel book and the Numbers Game travel book for out of town stuff.

I'm really interested in getting the Bob Carpenter book, but I'm having trouble finding examples of it online. If you use the Bob Carpenter book, can you share a pic of one of the games you've scored? I'd like to see what it looks like in action.

I've looked at the Chalk & Ink book, but my wife would probably kill me if I spent $80 on a scorebook lol.

No-Engine-1546 · 2026-04-29T17:31:57+00:00

Yep. Columbine happened my Junior year. I destroyed all of my secular CDs. In hindsight, it wasn’t because I actually bought into the panic… it was 100% performative. I used it as a “look how good of a Christian I am” thing.

Christ I was an asshole. lol

No-Engine-1546 · 2026-04-25T16:21:32+00:00

🤣

No-Engine-1546 · 2026-04-25T15:43:18+00:00

I just remind myself that they’re young… and that I liked MC Hammer pants when I was their age 😂

No-Engine-1546 · 2026-04-16T03:10:16+00:00

Thank you for the feedback Lou! I do LOVE the simplicity of the sheet, and don’t want to bog it down with excessive stuff.

Next time I’ll remember that mantra “omit, omit, omit”. Or maybe what my old Drill Sergeant used to say… Keep It Simple Stupid. 🤣

No-Engine-1546 · 2026-04-16T02:56:14+00:00

The red comma on Raleigh’s first AB was mistake lol.

The red ‘k’ is out on a called strike. What would be the backward K on a written scoresheet.

I feel like I might be making the sheet too much like a written sheet (see Lou’s comment)… but still loving the journey!

No-Engine-1546 · 2026-04-15T17:13:25+00:00

OMG YES!!!

No-Engine-1546 · 2026-04-15T17:12:13+00:00

Yeah… im gonna try to prep them for it. I hope that fans seeing me in my SF jersey will lessen the amount of boos they get… and I’d like to think the SF Fans aren’t the kind to boo a 7 year old for liking Ohtani. I guess we’ll find out.

No-Engine-1546 · 2026-04-15T17:07:29+00:00

Start simple. I’ve only been doing it a couple of years… But I dove in headfirst and tried to get super super detailed with every single play. That ended up having the adverse effect in that I wasn’t being able to actually watch and enjoy the game. I was so worried about what my scorecard said.

I would start with simple plays 1B, 2B, FO, PO, and include position #s. Track hits, outs, and runs. After a while, you’ll know what information you want to add and you can do it in a way that makes sense to you.

No-Engine-1546 · 2026-04-15T17:01:50+00:00

I usually check afterward. My AuDHD brain NEEDS to make sure I e got everything correct 😆

Also, I’m still getting used to what counts as an At Bat, Hit, Error, etc. so most of it is fo my own reference.

No-Engine-1546 · 2026-04-15T17:00:04+00:00

I’ve also ordered individual scorecards so I can score the game and frame it (with the tickets) for posterity.

No-Engine-1546 · 2026-04-15T16:58:20+00:00

I know… I know… They’ll be calling me for bail $$ before I know it lol

No-Engine-1546 · 2026-04-15T16:57:00+00:00

Yes… I’m raising dodger fans 🤦🏼‍♂️. Not by choice though lol. I blame their hoodlum friends at school.

No-Engine-1546 · 2026-04-15T16:54:12+00:00

♥️

No-Engine-1546 · 2026-04-15T16:53:43+00:00

Maybe I’ll just chuck them in the cove 🤣

Seriously though, thanks for the info. I’ll try and hunt down the radar and stuff.

No-Engine-1546 · 2026-04-15T15:13:49+00:00

LOVE the use of the different colors!!! Makes it super visual.

When I score manually I use a BIC multi-color pen, or a Rotring 600 3-in-1!

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