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You Are the Scorer: Number 22
April 3, 2009 – 12:00 pm | No Comment
You Are the Scorer: Number 22

Scenario: With none out and runners on first and third, the batter hits a ground-ball to the shortstop, who throws it to the second baseman to force the runner out heading towards second. The second …

You Are the Scorer: Number 21
March 27, 2009 – 12:00 pm | 7 Comments
You Are the Scorer: Number 21

Scenario: With none out and runners on first and third, the batter hits a ground-ball to the shortstop, who throws it to the second baseman to force the runner out heading towards second. The second …

You Are the Scorer: Number 20
March 20, 2009 – 12:00 pm | No Comment
You Are the Scorer: Number 20

Scenario: A batter comes to the plate five times in the game you are scoring, striking out in the first plate appearance, hitting a double in the second, laying down a successful sacrifice bunt in the third, …

You Are the Scorer: Number 19
March 13, 2009 – 12:00 pm | 2 Comments
You Are the Scorer: Number 19

Scenario: The first batter of an inning strikes out. The second hits a triple. The third connects for a run-scoring single. The fourth batter strikes out on a pitch in the dirt that rolls away from the …

You Are the Scorer: Number 18
March 6, 2009 – 12:00 pm | 7 Comments
You Are the Scorer: Number 18

Scenario: With a runner on third and no outs, the batter hits a grounder straight to the shortstop. The shortstop looks towards third to hold the runner and then makes a good throw to first but …

You Are the Scorer: Number 17
February 27, 2009 – 12:00 pm | No Comment
You Are the Scorer: Number 17

Scenario: The first two batters of an inning strike out. The third hits a soft grounder that hops up into the pitcher’s glove. The pitcher has plenty of time to make the out but throws …

You Are the Scorer: Number 16
February 20, 2009 – 12:00 pm | No Comment
You Are the Scorer: Number 16

Scenario: During a plate appearance, the batter gets injured on a swing and has to be replaced. The replacement batter inherits a full count on entering the game.
As the official scorer, you must choose whether the original batter’s statistics or the new …

You Are the Scorer: Number 15
February 13, 2009 – 12:00 pm | No Comment
You Are the Scorer: Number 15

Scenario: The first batter of an inning strikes out. The second hits an inside-the-park home run. The third hits a double. The pitcher receives a signal to intentionally walk the fourth batter and, reluctanly, does so. …

You Are the Scorer: Number 14
February 6, 2009 – 12:00 pm | 7 Comments
You Are the Scorer: Number 14

Scenario: With a runner on third and no outs, the batter hits a grounder straight to the first baseman. In your opinion, the first baseman could easily have run over to the bag in time to force …

You Are the Scorer: Number 13
January 30, 2009 – 12:00 pm | No Comment
You Are the Scorer: Number 13

Scenario: The first two batters of an inning strike out. The third hits a home run. The fourth draws a walk. The fifth hits a pop-up to the first baseman for an easy catch in …