Odd way of keeping score?

by AnaheimHalos61 on Mar 17, 2009 8:34 PM PDT

I've always liked this piece of memorabilia. I got it signed by Scioscia, Salmon, Washburn (at spring training this year!), and Shields. The weird thing is, it keeps score on here, but it shows Kenny Lofton's last at bat flying out to center field in the 7th, when we all know Rory Markus's call(here's the pitch to lofton...). Does anyone know how to keep score this way?

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Keeping Score that way

That scorecard reflects the entire game UP TO Lofton’s series-ending at-bat and it is easily explained – when Lofton made the out, the scorekeeper was celebrating instead of worrying about registering that last “8”.

Well if you had the presence of mind to write down Lofton’s final out, you must have been watching from home at least and probably were not an Angels fan.

by Rev Halofan on Mar 17, 2009 10:55 PM PDT reply actions

thnx

i see the mistake now

Go gettem next year, what have we got to lose--Frankie?

by AnaheimHalos61 on Mar 18, 2009 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions

Not sure I understand the question

That’s the way I keep score, looks pretty normal. Or is your question about the missing last out?

I was uncool before uncool was cool.

by WiHaloFan on Mar 18, 2009 4:44 AM PDT reply actions

Lofton's last TWO AB's were fly-outs to center...

and Rev is right, the scorekeeper simply did not finish because if you were there, it was a raucous and emotional moment.

Box Score for your reference (see Lofton in the 7th AND 9th flying out to CF):
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2002/B10270ANA2002.htm

by Downing Rules on Mar 18, 2009 7:24 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs

So Lofton is Quentin's predecessor?

Angels fan since '67

by red floyd on Mar 18, 2009 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

YES.

nice

Go gettem next year, what have we got to lose--Frankie?

by AnaheimHalos61 on Mar 19, 2009 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions

God Frankie was so nasty in this game....

3 K’s. Decisive Game 7.

Could of used some of that playoff clutch in years to come…

by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Mar 18, 2009 10:20 AM PDT reply actions

Donkey didn’t pitch too poorly in that one either!

by Downing Rules on Mar 18, 2009 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions

BTW, when keeping score I usually dont record the final out...

I dunno why…weird tradition I guess.

by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Mar 18, 2009 10:22 AM PDT reply actions

Same here...

I usually don’t get to the bottom of the 9th. When we used to go to games, we would move downstairs for Percy or Frankie and just watched from the field level. Too busy enjoying it at that point to remember to write down “K”

by Zookeeper on Mar 18, 2009 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions

“Too busy enjoying it” == exactly why I don’t keep score at any time during the game.

by Downing Rules on Mar 18, 2009 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions

Weak

Part of the fun to fill that thing out completely!

… could be just me? haha.

Though the last 3 times I’ve forgotten to bring a pencil…
and the last 2 I’ve stolen the pens that people were kind enough to lend me.
(Though, they did leave early. Not my fault!)

== Resident Point Tallier ==

by scottnak on Mar 19, 2009 1:34 AM PDT up reply actions