Manage mode

[Tomahawk]

Re: Manage mode

So I'm sitting in my recliner keeping score of the Mets / Giants game and I was thinking to myself what I would do different during the game. I started to think about the manage mode. For those that play it, do you keep a scorecard during the game?

Just throwing this out there for you but there is an excellent free scoring app for most phones and tablets called Gamechanger. I've coached high school and travel baseball and have used the app the last 5 years. It keeps all of your teams stats and is very detailed, but extremely easy to use. It can be as detailed as you want with pitch types and spray charts. Also, you have to input everything from your tablet or phone, but everything you input is available online on your team's page.

Probably one of the coolest things besides being free is the game recap generator which automatically writes a newspaper article for each game you play. They do charge for other people to get live updates and stats, but there is no charge for the person scoring and up to 2 other admits.

Give it a try and save yourself some paper!

[Knight165]

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Here is a snip from one of my games. I like that you can see the pitch count to track how many batters your pitcher is getting ahead or behind on and how many deep counts he is getting into. Then I just save the image to a season file. I think the program is $50 and it would keep season stats for batters and pitchers, but I use the trial version and you can't save.

Nice. I was wondering what you were using.
I'll have to check it out....but I think I'm going to go with the one Tomahawk is using....sounds like it's right up my alley!
For mound visit....hit X before the pitcher/catcher-next three up overlays go away.....and hit on the catcher...he has the mound visit option on his list.

Had to share guys just got my first ever No-Hitter in Mom mode with Jake Peavy





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Awesome.. I've only got a few one hitters in MoM.....(that sounds weird)....closest I've gotten is a 1 hitter with 18 K's with Tom Seaver on a historical set.

You could buy a book of score cards/sheet for about $15 about 30-40 sheets. This is what I did, then just copy about 100 more at UPS store for $10. I got mine in a blinder for every game. (Sort of a stats nut I guess)

This is what I've been doing..(I actually downloaded one...and copied them...ummm....somewhere(hey...I paid taxes for YEARS there!)

Just throwing this out there for you but there is an excellent free scoring app for most phones and tablets called Gamechanger. I've coached high school and travel baseball and have used the app the last 5 years. It keeps all of your teams stats and is very detailed, but extremely easy to use. It can be as detailed as you want with pitch types and spray charts. Also, you have to input everything from your tablet or phone, but everything you input is available online on your team's page.

Probably one of the coolest things besides being free is the game recap generator which automatically writes a newspaper article for each game you play. They do charge for other people to get live updates and stats, but there is no charge for the person scoring and up to 2 other admits.

Give it a try and save yourself some paper!

This sounds fantastic. Definitely trying this tonight!....
Thank you!

M.K.
Knight165

[saucerset]

Re: Manage mode

Just throwing this out there for you but there is an excellent free scoring app for most phones and tablets called Gamechanger. I've coached high school and travel baseball and have used the app the last 5 years. It keeps all of your teams stats and is very detailed, but extremely easy to use. It can be as detailed as you want with pitch types and spray charts. Also, you have to input everything from your tablet or phone, but everything you input is available online on your team's page.

Probably one of the coolest things besides being free is the game recap generator which automatically writes a newspaper article for each game you play. They do charge for other people to get live updates and stats, but there is no charge for the person scoring and up to 2 other admits.

Give it a try and save yourself some paper!

I just did a search for Gamechanger on my phone and surface pro and nothing came up. Is it by chance under another name?

[saucerset]

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You could buy a book of score cards/sheet for about $15 about 30-40 sheets. This is what I did, then just copy about 100 more at UPS store for $10. I got mine in a blinder for every game. (Sort of a stats nut I guess)

I used to do that and then I would copy a bunch at work, but I am retired and unemployed at the moment. Sometimes I miss doing a pencil version but I also like the digital copy. That K-force program also allows for comments on each at bat. I haven't used it myself but I have seen the button. lol

[Tomahawk]

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Knight,

Gamechanger is excellent and very user friendly. My wife uses on the days I'm coaching the bases. You have the option to turn on hit locations for spray charts and you can do pitch types and locations., too.

I would recommend inputting schedules and rosters on the website. Easy to do it there.

One other neat feature is you can email yourself a boxscore after each game.

Hope it works out for you! Lord knows you have done more than your fair to help us!

[Tomahawk]

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I just did a search for Gamechanger on my phone and surface pro and nothing came up. Is it by chance under another name?

Here's a link to their website....

http://features.gc.com/baseball/

[Tomahawk]

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If Gamechanger is not available on your system then Scorefinger (free) and iScorebook ($10) are good options. Scorefinger is very basic and easy to use where iScorebook gives almost everything Gamechanger does except it costs $10.

[saucerset]

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I used to use iScore and it was nice. You could input an mlb game and the lineups were already set live from mlb.com. I recently got a surface pro and iScore isn't available on windows based tablets. That's why I've been using the K force. Looking forward to giving this other one a try.

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[Knight165]

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Tomahawk....thank you very much.
That looks great.
I think I'll actually go with the premium after giving it a whirl.
I like to support companies that offer good products with free versions.

M.K.
Knight165

[Tomahawk]

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Tomahawk....thank you very much.
That looks great.
I think I'll actually go with the premium after giving it a whirl.
I like to support companies that offer good products with free versions.

M.K.
Knight165

By all means, but I'm not sure you get anything extra for yourself if you d that.

[saucerset]

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This thread was starting to head toward the abyss and I was beginning to write it off. Thanks to all of you for sharing your ideas and experiences.

[saucerset]

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After my last game I am convinced that there needs to be an option for a 'manager pep talk'. Something like 'you need to pull your head out of your a$$' and 'you better get your sh*t together or you will find yourself selling lady Kenmore's!!'.

[forme95]

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Now when I say I have spreadsheets, its mostly just notes and ideas. Thoughts duroing the game if I see a certain tendency, things like that. It doesnt consume any more time then playing in my case. I did make tabs for each team and if I see something I want to remember for the next game, series etc, I make note of it. Quick type between innings, or after a hit. Things like that. It is no way in depth. It also gives me something to look at when Im not playing and want to kill a few minutes.

I have a rtts I play also, but I love franchise, I just cant do the actually playing of it anymore with my hands. But I find every game exciting, and I too find myself talking to the tv saying "what the hell was that", or "what kind of call is that" "Go talk to him Calloway, settle him down"etc lol. So I find the manage mode (using the dugout mostly) so much more fun for me.

[Purplepower_NC]

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Just started the month of Sept. I wished it would save the minor league stats somehow, because if you make the playoffs with your minor league teams your stats are gone and shows playoff stats. Luckly I make two saves that I can keep and take a look at for the following year to see who needs to get a chance based on stats and not on the overall rating.

Also I am going to write down the overalls of the players to see how much they drop/rise.

Also….does anyone know if a player goes beyond their overall rating….or is that the max. For instance I got a guy rated 73 but has took over the job from Fraizer (rated 81/ 203 avg/11 hrs).