#61---CIN @ CLE, 6/8/2001

The Reds beat the Indians 7-4 in this game; there was nothing particularly noteworthy about it. I believe I may have picked this sheet out because it illustrates a mid-batter pitching change; Rob Bell was pulled after the third pitch to the 6th place hitter in the 3rd inning (hence the entry code for Brower of 6-3(AC), with "A" for after and "C" representing the third pitch)). Brower was a eminently forgettable pitcher for the Indians from 1999-2000, but I used to mockingly call him "The Future" because Tribe radio announcer Tom Hamilton once referred to him as part of the future of the pitching staff. If Jim Brower were truly your future, it would probably be time to sell short.

#60---CLE @ KC, 9/23/2000

Unfortunately, I have now exhausted my supply of guest scoresheets. Please feel free to send in one of your sheets any time, as I'd love to continue to showcase scorekeeping diversity on this blog.

2000 was a frustrating year to be an Indian fan, as the team was ravaged by injuries, particularly to the pitching staff. The results were on full display in this game as Charlie Nagy, nearing the end of the line with a 8.21 ERA in 57 innings, started and was relieved by luminaries Jamie Brewington, Chris Nichting, Cam Carincross, and Chris Haney. Meanwhile, the offense was stymied by Blake Stein and Jose Santiago.

Guest Scoresheet #5: Isaac Lin, MON @ NYN 10/3/2004

Scorer: Isaac Lin
Game: MON @ NYN, 9/24/2004

Guest Scoresheet #4: Isaac Lin, PHI @ MON 9/24/2004

Scorer: Isaac Lin
Game: PHI @ MON, 9/24/2004

Here is Isaac's description of his scoresheets (a second example will be posted next week):

"I use my own version of Alex Reisner's situational scoring
scoresheet (I based it on the one he made available before branding
his system the Reisner system). The primary change I made was to
remove some redundancy in the pitch count section, in order to make
room for notes.

The last Expos game I attended was their last home victory ever, on
Friday, September 24, 2004, against Philadelphia. I was a bit late and
so didn't score the first four Phillie batters. I just realized now
that I mislabelled my note on the distance for Termel Sledge's HR; it
should be marked as a note for box 22. In the top of the 7th, a group
came down from the bleachers and lined up in the walkway behind the
lower tier of the 1st base-side stands, each person holding one
letter, spelling out a plea: "Jackie Robinson and Montreal made history
Mr. Selig keep the memory alive!" Alas, it was for naught...

I watched the last Expos game ever on TV: October 4, 2004, against
New York. The broadcasters kept raising random bits of trivia, like
there were 620 Expos players in 36 seasons, and I wrote down a few
of them. In the top of the ninth, some of the fans started chanting
"Let's go Expos", a nice nod to history. First base coach Jerry
Morales gave the game ball to Frank Robinson. It was a sad moment for
me to see the end of the Expos. Normally I fill in the game totals
after the last pitch, but I wasn't able to bring myself to do it, and
they remain blank."

Guest Scoresheet #3: Mark Davey, MIL @ MIN 5/22/2009

Scorer: Mark Davey
Website: BaseballBingo.org
Game: MIL @ MIN, 5/22/2009

Mr. Davey sent me the first five innings of a scoresheet using his linear scorecard, a download and full description of which you can find at his website. The linear scorecard is inspired by Alex Reisner's plain-paper system, allowing one to keep a Project Scoresheet account of the game on a very simple form. Since it is based on the Project Scoresheet system, scoring is completely linear with no backtracking. Mark's form allows one to keep a game in the plain-paper style while still having a pre-printed form to use.

Guest Scoresheet #2: Daniel Wind, All-Star Game, 7/14/2009

Scorer: Daniel Wind
Game: All-Star Game, 7/14/2009
Scorecard source: Baseball Scorecard

Here is Daniel's description of his scorecards:

"My own particular quirk is that I usually bring two pens to a game, to match each team's colors (as much as you really can out of a pack of five pens). I realize this is insane, but it makes the cards look a lot nicer. And since this particular game was probably the only chance I'd ever get to see an All-Star Game in person, I figured I might as well go all out and match the colors to the teams of each individual player. (My one disappointment was that Andrew Bailey didn't get into the game--brought my green pen for nothing.)"

Guest Scoresheet #1: David Solomon, MIL @ STL 10/2/2009

Scorer: David Solomon
Website(s): Twitter @solomonsside, ktrs.com
Game: MIL @ STL, 10/2/2009

The first guest submission comes from David Solomon of KTRS in St. Louis. David kept this sheet from the press box and actually entered the scoring directly into Excel, which he experimented with for the last few games of the season. (Previously, he printed the sheet and scored on paper).

I Want Your Scoresheets

I realize that no one visits this site, but in case anyone is out there and reads this, I would like to appeal to you to send me one of your scoresheets. This site is currently all about my scorekeeping, and I'd like to expand its horizon a little bit to showcase other people's scoring.

Don't worry about your scoresheet not being good enough or interesting enough or unique enough or whatever other excuse you might offer to be shy. There's no such thing as a wrong way to keep score, and I'd like this site to help display the myriad of ways in which baseball fans record the game.

All I ask is that the file be around 500 KB or smaller, in GIF, BMP, or JPG format, and that you also write a little bit about it (if it's larger, I might edit it a little to make it more manageable). It can be as little as a sentence or as long as a page or two. You can write about your method of keeping score, scorekeeping in general, your memory of the game in question--anything you like. Also, if you kept the game on a commercial scoresheet, please give the name of the company/designer so that they can get a little bit of a plug (and hopefully not send me cease and desist letters). If you have your own designed sheet that you'd like to offer for others to download, I'd be happy to post it on my Tripod scoresheets site. If you have your own baseball blog or website or Twitter feed that you'd like to share, by all means, include the link.

I don't expect anyone to actually take me up on this, but I had to try. There's a dearth of scorekeeping information on the internet--the sites I link in the sidebar form a fairly comprehensive list. I'd like to make this site a place for the diversity of scoring systems and forms to be on display, and it can't be that as long as it's just my own sheets. Email me (weeklyscoresheet AT gmail dot com) if you'd like to share.

#59---DET @ CLE, 7/26/1999

I chose this scoresheet because it features Dave Burba, who is an OSU product. On this day he allowed three runs in 6 2/3 innings, striking out six and walking none, as the Indians beat the Tigers 6-3. Manny Ramirez left the game in the bottom of the third after being hit by a pitch.

#58---NYA @ MON, 6/11/1998

It has been a long time since I last posted here, thanks to my scanner deciding not to work. I don't have a lot of use for my home scanner other than this site, so I did not have the necessary motivation to figure out what was wrong until now (it turned out the be the software), nor did I have the necessary motivation to sneak some scans in at work, go to the library, or use any of the other means by which I could have scanned in some scoresheets.

Moving along, I included this sheet because it's one of the few I have that features the Montreal Expos. Unfortunately, I couldn't spell Guerrero (I haven't heard much from Guerro over the last twelve years), but he had the big hit, a two-out, three-run double in the seventh to cap a seven-run inning. He was thrown out by Paul O'Neill trying to stretch it into a triple, but Montreal went on to win 7-5 against one of the greatest teams of all-time.