What do you keep on your line-up cards?

[UmpTTS43]

Personally, I tri-fold my lineup card, blank paper on the outside. On the top of the blank fold I put the coach's first name and underneath that I put the first name of the catcher with his #.

At the bottom of the sheet I record visits and work up. Inning, outs and batter up during visit. If it is not a charged visit, I put an "X" before the info.

X B4 0 out #12

For courtesy runners, I start that underneath the catcher's name at top. # of courtesy runner, position running for and inning.

14 CR (2) - 1

Next time the same courtesy runner comes up, I just note the inning.

14 CR (2) - 1/4
5 CR (1) - 2

I use the () for the position since that is what the CR is tied to.

By the end of the game, it may look like this:

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/,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Joe,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,/
/,,,,,,,,,,,,,#8 Tyler,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,/
/,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,/
/,,,,,14 CR (2) 1/4/6,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,/
/,,,,,,7 CR (1) 2/5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,/
/,,,,,,6 CR (1) 7,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,/
/,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,/
/,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,/
/,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,/
/,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,/
/,,,,,X,,,7,,,,2,,,,,,,,,12,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,/
/,,,,,,,,,,5,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,/
/,,,,,X,,,3,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,/
/,,,,,X,,B1,,,1 out,,,#10,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,/
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Editorial note: Commas used for spacing and alignment.

[ozzy6900]

All of these "stand in" line up cards are fine but what if something goes wrong or the game is suspended? What do you guys do, submit your plastic cards or do you sit there copying the game information on the official line up's? The original line up cards should have the information on them, not on a copy.

HS Baseball winding down in Iowa? Our schools are all closed up her in CT now and the State tournaments are long over!

[kcg NC2Ablu]

I use the actual line up cards to keep my subs on. I also cary a 3x5 card that I keep conferences on the unlined side and the score on the other. I use a modified credit card holder ( its been chopped down a little bit.) as a line up card holder and it works great with my system.

[UMP 64]

Honig's sells the black plastic folder that has a mini clip, that holds the teams line up sheet. It comes w/ a pencil and a plastic card that BU can record C-runners, trips & pitching changes, Off. & Def. conferences, and other info you feel is impt. This is a great organizer when working the dish. Anything to keep track of the game is helpful. Our ump association buys these every year for our umpires. I recomend this item. #KIP @ $7.95.

[jdmara]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

HS baseball in IA is played during the summer.

Thanks Bob. Ozzy, Iowa chooses to play BB/SB during the summer. Lets not get into the pros/cons of summer ball but that's what we have.

Originally Posted by UMP 64

Honig's sells the black plastic folder that has a mini clip, that holds the teams line up sheet. It comes w/ a pencil and a plastic card that BU can record C-runners, trips & pitching changes, Off. & Def. conferences, and other info you feel is impt. This is a great organizer when working the dish. Anything to keep track of the game is helpful. Our ump association buys these every year for our umpires. I recomend this item. #KIP @ $7.95.

The BU records Courtesy Runners, Conferences, etc?

-Josh

[ozzy6900]

Originally Posted by jdmara

Thanks Bob. Ozzy, Iowa chooses to play BB/SB during the summer. Lets not get into the pros/cons of summer ball but that's what we have.

Easy, son! I am not familiar with Iowa other than tornadoes and Auntie Em! I was just a bit surprised, that's all!

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

HS baseball in IA is played during the summer.

Thank you Bob, I was unaware!

Originally Posted by Tim C

Never have I heard of or seen an umpire keep score.

Don't move to CT, Tim! We are required to keep inning by inning tally on the lineup. Why? I have no idea!

[jdmara]

Originally Posted by ozzy6900

Easy, son! I am not familiar with Iowa other than tornadoes and Auntie Em! I was just a bit surprised, that's all!

I think that was Kansas there Toto

-Josh

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by ozzy6900

HS Baseball winding down in Iowa?

HS baseball in IA is played during the summer.

[Tim C]

Kevin, I simply intoned that I had never heard of umpires keeping score.

Now I have.

The BU records Courtesy Runners, Conferences, etc?

This is the second time I have heard of this oddity.

Since in my neck of the woods the PU OWNS the pitcher, catcher and batter it will be high time before any BU leeps track of anything concerning them.

Best of all, during high school season there are no CRs to worry about.

[UmpJM]

Originally Posted by Tim C

...

Best of all, during high school season there are no CRs to worry about.

Tim,

What?!?!!? No courtesy runners??

That's one of the most effective "slow down" rules in the book!

JM

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by UmpJM (nee CoachJM)

Tim,

What?!?!!? No courtesy runners??

That's one of the most effective "slow down" rules in the book!

JM

California is not courteous in this respect either. We never adapted any of the "speed up (yeah, right)" rules that NFHS suggests, except we do have the 10 run rule back, I think. Anyone know for sure?

[Steven Tyler]

The rules are not so much to speed up the game, but to allow more participation.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Then why does the rule book call them "speed up rules?"

[Forest Ump]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

California is not courteous in this respect either. We never adapted any of the "speed up (yeah, right)" rules that NFHS suggests, except we do have the 10 run rule back, I think. Anyone know for sure?

Up here in Northern California, about 550 miles from you, we don't use the CR rule and unfortunately the 10 run rule either. I know that doesn't answer your question because we have, I think, three HS sections in this state.

[ozzy6900]

Originally Posted by UmpJM (nee CoachJM)

Tim,

What?!?!!? No courtesy runners??

That's one of the most effective "slow down" rules in the book!

JM

No CR's allowed in CT either, UmpJM. No mercy rule either!