Off Topic 2013

[Dog]

I enjoy it if I'm watching the game live, but I'll only really do it on Sunday or Saturday early starts. I don't think it detracts me from the game at all, if anything it keeps me in it, what with my ADD and all.

Yeah that's how I felt in high school where if you had the day off you had to score the game. But I don't feel that way as a fan

[kehlis]

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Yea I score every MLB game I go to, doesn't detract me from the action but totally understand why some would have no desire to do it.

[weeeeeeez]

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Every time I try and do it I get through like 4 innings and just stop caring.

[mb625]

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Whenever I go to MLB games I have to keep score. Have to. Force of habit I guess, since from my 8th grade year until my junior year, I kept scorebook for my HS varsity team, since I didn't play on the varsity. I love doing it, for whatever strange reason. It's kind of a lost art.

[Gotmadskillzson]

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This takes serious skill and experience.

[Chef Matt]

Scoring games as a fan brings you so much closer to the game. And if you score like I do, as in every pitch is recorded, you're paying attention to every single ball and strike.

Seriously, I score MLB the show CPU vs CPU games. I love scoring baseball.

[Dog]

Scoring games as a fan brings you so much closer to the game. And if you score like I do, as in every pitch is recorded, you're paying attention to every single ball and strike.

Seriously, I score MLB the show CPU vs CPU games. I love scoring baseball.

Yeah I get that. I dunno, I just seem to do that anyway tho. I also like to talk with people about the little things, a hitch in a guys swing and stuff. And I can't do that while scoring

[ubernoob]

Scoring games as a fan brings you so much closer to the game. And if you score like I do, as in every pitch is recorded, you're paying attention to every single ball and strike.

Seriously, I score MLB the show CPU vs CPU games. I love scoring baseball.

I feel the exact opposite, but I see where you're coming from. Scoring games (esp every pitch, which is how I score them as well back when I did) made me feel disconnected from the game.

[kehlis]

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Scoring games as a fan brings you so much closer to the game. And if you score like I do, as in every pitch is recorded, you're paying attention to every single ball and strike.

Seriously, I score MLB the show CPU vs CPU games. I love scoring baseball.

LOL, when I was younger I would score my PC MVP and Hardball games and then go out in the yard afterwards and show "highlights" with my wiffleball bat lol.

[SPTO]

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Took my little brother to the game today (won a gas card, shout out to Fuller Firetruck) and taught him how to score a game. I walked him through the first two innings, but after that he was on his own. Not too bad for his first time I think.

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Nice to see some people still scoring ball games and passing it on to the younger generation.

I don't score games myself when i'm at a game. I have a hard enough time trying to see all the action through binoculars. I guess if I had full vision i'd be like one of those guys scoring every pitch.

[Husker_OS]

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Scoring a game is great. I did it at the game I went to on Friday. I could see how non-stat junkies wouldn't do it though. It also has me key in on the game at all times.

[BurghFan]

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Nice to see some people still scoring ball games and passing it on to the younger generation.

I don't score games myself when i'm at a game. I have a hard enough time trying to see all the action through binoculars. I guess if I had full vision i'd be like one of those guys scoring every pitch.

Yeah, same here. I can follow the ball from when the pitcher releases it to when it crosses the plate, but if the batter makes contact I immediately lose track of where it is. Usually I'm just trying to watch the game as best I can while occasioanlly munching on some food. That's the only thing I hate about going to sporting events though. The concession prices are outrageous.

[mb625]

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Took my little brother to the game today (won a gas card, shout out to Fuller Firetruck) and taught him how to score a game. I walked him through the first two innings, but after that he was on his own. Not too bad for his first time I think.

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By the way, that game looks like it was a bit of a nightmare to score because of all those subs.

Only reason I say that is that when I did it, our coach had me make note of the subs in the individual boxes, say a new guy came in to pitch in the 6th, the first batter he pitched to would have a line and the name of the new pitcher at the top of the box. If a guy came in to pinch hit, line and name went on the side. It could get a bit messy at times.

[TripleCrown9]

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4 years later, and I finally beat InFamous. Good game.

[BunnyHardaway]

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Something's up with my TV. It turns on, but the screen stays black and I get no sound either. It stays on when I try to turn it off, also. Any ideas?