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Brought my own book just in case, but was very happy to use the provided card at Fenway. I had to go find my friend at the end of the 7th, and then didn’t finish scoring, but every run is at least on there even if I didn’t add it to the tally.

Was very excited to score Adley Rutschman’s first home run as a Red Sox player!

I think going forward I’m not gonna track each ball and strike and instead focus on base movement etc. I might try a different notation style for these scorecards instead of the diamond style.

Also thank you to the person who told me about the “score that play” feature on the scoreboard. That and the score for each previous bat appearance helped when I missed something.

Hello!

I’m a pretty new baseball fan. Moved to Boston a few years ago, went to a few Red Sox games, and now I’m hooked. Been listening to the radio broadcasts of games for the past week or so to get more familiar with the lingo.

I’m interested in getting into scorecards. I figure the next home game I go to at Fenway next week, I’ll pick up one of the free provided cards. In the meantime, I have downloaded the StrikeEmOut app and plan on using that to get a feel for it.

Any tips?

Edit: thanks for all the advice folks! I was listening to the BOS@TOR game and double checking balls/strikes/base positions on Gameday. Was trying to stay simple, not tracking plays or anything beyond base position and whether a player got out or not. Didn’t even try scoring whatever the hell happened at the end of the 7th inning…
I will switch over to pen and paper (can’t wait to use the provided park cards at Fenway ❤️), but at the level of simplicity I was doing, the app wasn’t terrible. Good option for doing this lying in bed kinda sick. Was proud of myself for being able to mostly follow along, considering I’m still pretty new to the sport.

First time scoring in person!

Any tips for first time scorer?