Courtesy runner implementation

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Originally Posted by rbmartin

Do any of you gentlemen have any tips or suggestions on how to keep my "paperwork" in order without holding up the game we are trying to speed up?

RB, I keep my substitutions on the front of the line up card.

On the back, I will have a short list of events:
FV-2/1/13 - This is the first visit, 2nd inning, 1 out, 13 at bat
CR-2/9 - This is courtesy runner #9 in the second inning. I keep track of who they are running for by drawing either a circle or square around their jersy number. Circle for F1 and square for F2.
SV-4/2/4, Second visit, 2 outs, 4 at bat.

By denoting which position the CR ran for, you can immediately see if something is not right. The same CR can't run for F1 and F2 even if different innings. Also if you have a different number running for a position, you can look at the front of your card and see if this is an eligible CR.

It may seem complicated as first when you look at it, but it's simple and easy to look back to see who ran before. Also if you have a continuation game, you can pass your lineup cards onto the new crew and they know who did what.