Boredom at the ol' ball park

[NCASAUmp]

So as I'm calling one of the slowest games I've had all year (only 3 calls as BU), I realize I have to do something, ANYTHING, to keep my mind sharp. Between batters, I do the math in my head. There's no actual statistics I'm using as a reference, so I guesstimate in my head...

An average SP game...

3 pitches per batter
5 batters per half inning
2 halves make an inning
6 innings per game
220 games per average year, give or take.

Each year, I see 39,600 pitches. By the end of this year, I will have seen almost 600,000 pitches, not including warm-up pitches, games I've watched or games I've or played in.

Maybe I need to move to FP or Modified...

[bkbjones]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

So as I'm calling one of the slowest games I've had all year (only 3 calls as BU), I realize I have to do something, ANYTHING, to keep my mind sharp. Between batters, I do the math in my head. There's no actual statistics I'm using as a reference, so I guesstimate in my head...

An average SP game...

3 pitches per batter
5 batters per half inning
2 halves make an inning
6 innings per game
220 games per average year, give or take.

Each year, I see 39,600 pitches. By the end of this year, I will have seen almost 600,000 pitches, not including warm-up pitches, games I've watched or games I've or played in.

Maybe I need to move to FP or Modified...

Nah...just do more 7 inning games.

[IRISHMAFIA]

In FP, the number of batters per half inning may decrease slightly, but the number of pitches per batter will increase by at least 50% and you will have games that go longer than 6 or 7 innings.

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

In FP, the number of batters per half inning may decrease slightly, but the number of pitches per batter will increase by at least 50% and you will have games that go longer than 6 or 7 innings.

True, but the game is a little more exciting, even if you're on the bases. Keeps you from doing silly math in your head.

Mike's just saying that because his calculator had a big "E" on it.