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Originally Posted by kylejt (Post 610019)

It's Dad's wishful thinking. Is it any wonder how some LL kids bat .800 when Dad has the book?

As for scorekeeping, I learned the craft from a woman in Candlestick Park, many years ago. She was quite good, and often disagreed with the official at the park, with good reason. I've never seen so many folks with scorebooks than in Candlestick. It's quite an art, and everyone had their own style. I got a good education, and appreciation for the game in that old meat locker of a park. I won't miss the location, but I do miss the fans, as they were very baseball savvy. Unlike Petco, that has to have the dumbest fans, on average, in MLB.

Agreed about Petco. I learned scorekeeping for both bowling and baseball as a young lad. Bowling from my nightly duties as scorekeeper for leagues (in the era before automatic scoring machines), picking up a little extra pocket money, and baseball from my dad and other fans at Westgate Park (where the Padres, of course played their PCL home games). It is indeed a lost art. Back then, it seemed as though everyone kept book. Some had real scorebooks, and most used the one that was inside the program. Ah, the good old days!

Holy crap; a thread about rule 10 got to a second page! Insanity!

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Originally Posted by DonInKansas (Post 610022)

Holy crap; a thread about rule 10 got to a second page! Insanity!

Things are a little slow - HS and college are over and LL and its bretheren orgs are transitioning between regular season and their tournaments. Summer ball is kicking off. It's raining. Need to do something to kill the boredom.

I hear that. I've managed to stay as busy as I can with my limited schedule with summer ball. Jayhawk League ball has been a welcome change.

I love summer ball. The 18-over wood bat gets some great kids coming out, as does the scout ball. Current college players and D-I and pro aspirants play in these leagues, and some of them can flat-out play.

You guys are brutal. Seriously what's the point? The guy knows he was wrong and you still want to beat on him.

Carry on with your bad selves. * rolls eyes *

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Originally Posted by Brett (Post 610038)

You guys are brutal. Seriously what's the point? The guy knows he was wrong and you still want to beat on him.

Carry on with your bad selves. * rolls eyes *

What's the point? Seriously? What's the point?

I don't know.:rolleyes: