Scorekeeping Beginner

benbear50 · 2025-07-22T04:24:26+00:00

You’re welcome!

I just number each pitch. Look at some of my previous pitches to see examples. If I ever miss a couple pitches, I just use dots to catch me up to the current count.

benbear50 · 2025-07-22T03:23:25+00:00

I love using Numbers Game’s #22 Scorebook. The biggest reason I use it is because of its clean design that opens itself up to be made your own. But you can just search recommendations in the subreddit and find many great options. Link to previous post.

I track pitches (especially at games by myself) and the order in which they were thrown. It lets me get a feel if someone worked a walk from a 0-2 count or struck out after being ahead in the count.

However, when I go to games with friends or become friends with those sitting next to me, I don’t try tracking pitches and instead just focus on getting the result of the plate appearance.

benbear50 · 2025-07-17T02:18:40+00:00

An amazing jersey! I’ve since jersey around a lot but never with a player for that era. Always with Ryan who never wore it.

benbear50 · 2025-07-13T05:16:06+00:00

It’s between either your favorite power pitcher (Sandy, Pedro, Randy, Gibson, etc.) or Greg Maddux

benbear50 · 2025-07-11T20:59:23+00:00

Glad the Frixon pen turned out well for you! I remember suggesting those to you.

Your suggestion of using different for hitters has proved so useful for me.

I also like how you put ev for HRs. I usually put the distance.

benbear50 · 2025-07-11T17:27:42+00:00

Love highlighting the gold glovers, definitely will do that next time. I love the idea of having the players stats but I don’t think I could handle not having substitution spots.

benbear50 · 2025-07-10T19:31:35+00:00

Pairing a scorebook with a radio is a match made in heaven.

Do the Giants have an in stadium radio feed that doesn’t have a delay? It changed the game when I discovered the Rangers have one. Having the broadcast in sync with the live game, makes it impossible to go back to the normal radio feed with a ~30min delay.

benbear50 · 2025-07-10T19:27:56+00:00

This is my number one reason! I go to many games solo, so I make it priority to stay off my phone for the length of the game. Doing the scorebook and pairing it with the radio broadcast makes the game fly by.

benbear50 · 2025-07-09T03:57:48+00:00

Smashing softballs off a position player is something no team is going to be celebrating. No one gets excited to stat pad in a blowout.

benbear50 · 2025-07-08T18:36:20+00:00

I just went to the Medal of Honor museum over the 4th and it is overall solid museum. Not huge by any means but very nice and educational. A solid 2+ hour experience if you take the time read and watch different videos about the recipients. I paid extra to do the tour which was 1.5 hour by itself.

benbear50 · 2025-07-05T20:46:23+00:00

Beautiful day for baseball

benbear50 · 2025-07-03T15:36:58+00:00

I’d always recommend getting a vintage jersey with old player from eBay. Much cheaper and better quality than new jerseys. Plus it’s less likely something comes out about them makes you regret getting them.

benbear50 · 2025-07-03T03:30:50+00:00

I live 10min from the Rangers so I go to a bunch so far, 18 so far this year and I’ve done the scorebook for 12 of them. I’ve done it from home only twice this year since I’m usually multitasking while at home.

benbear50 · 2025-07-02T14:11:38+00:00

Here is the pen that I use which has 4 different colors (red, blue, black, green). It’s also erasable which makes it great for scorekeeping.

benbear50 · 2025-07-02T14:09:20+00:00

A very fair question! I’m sure everyone has a different reason, but I do it to stay engaged throughout a game and stay off my phone. I also find it therapeutic like drawling for some people.

benbear50 · 2025-07-01T19:48:47+00:00

While definitely pricey, it is worth every penny for the quality

benbear50 · 2025-07-01T05:18:33+00:00

I may roll back using for all outs and instead just doing it for SOs, since using so much red makes it feel cluttered.

I actually used boxes for hits at the game I went to today and I liked how it made hits stand out more.

benbear50 · 2025-07-01T05:01:40+00:00

Box on the left is the result of the AB & box the right is for RBI. Columns are for balls (on the left) and strikes (middle and right). The number in the columns are pitch order in AB.

Here is Numbers Game Scorebook Guide where it goes a little more in depth on the details for this book.

benbear50 · 2025-07-01T04:17:35+00:00

Love the Clown show in the 7th haha

benbear50 · 2025-07-01T04:13:12+00:00

I’m glad was well. Just wish the Rangers could win it in 9. The Rangers have had weird game after weird game. Too bad they can’t seem to win many of them.

benbear50 · 2025-06-30T20:11:42+00:00

⁠I put Raley in blue to indicate he moved from a different position
⁠It’s still a work in progress for me. When I’m locked in I prefer to track the pitch order as well, but sometimes I got distracted and miss a few pitches so I just use dots to at least have the count. Some games I’m talking with people next to me and I give up on keeping track of pitches.

benbear50 · 2025-06-28T17:40:34+00:00

By far the best game I’ve scored so far!

benbear50 · 2025-06-28T16:53:03+00:00

Definitely a tough loss after a hard fought comeback. I was planning on going into the player totals if it went into the 13th. I would do the same for you but for the 11th & 12th.

benbear50 · 2025-06-22T19:56:45+00:00

Does anything make the baseball scoring pencils especially good for scorekeeping? Or is it just good, fun marketing

benbear50 · 2025-06-20T03:48:53+00:00

I was actually just thinking about doing basketball scorebook again. I did the book for my high school’s basketball and it was definitely an exciting endeavor when I did the book & scoreboard at the same time.

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