Scoring Question

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I guess one point I want to make is this ... if you are scorekeeping for someone else (e.g., high school team), then you should learn the rules/guidelines and do it by the book unless the coach asks you to do it differently. As a coach, I understand there are "unfair" things about scoring, but I want mine done by what I consider the right way. And I don't want someone else, especially a parent, deciding to give an error to someone they thought made a mental error, or who they thought should have been covering a base, etc. I want my scorekeeping and stats done so that they have some integrity if we send a boxscore to the local newspaper, or report out stats to the newspaper or to our conference or the state. And I want them consistent with the way I have always seen them. I expect and want my scorekeeper to check with me if they are not sure how to score something, and I have the right and responsibility to go through the book after the game to make any changes, but I also don't want to have to try to remember every pitch and every batter in the game either so hopefully they are 95% "right" when I get the book. Now if it's the coach themselves keeping the book, or if they don't really care about how you do them, then feel free to do them however you want that will help the team.

 

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While scoring I always try to abide by the guidelines for the "official" book. There have been times I will score with two books, one "official book" and one "team book." I would make notes about any situation such as the one mentioned in the "team book." What if Blue clearly without a doubt misses the call? I'd note that in the "team book" but really can't do that in the "official book"

 

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In my opinion, I'd give the error to the SS. Now, I agree in some regard that mental errors should not be noted, but what if a normal hit ball was hit to SS. But, the first basemen wasn't paying attention and had a mental fart. We have them from time to time. The batter-runner reaches safely. Now, I've read here that the error may go to the catcher or have no error. So does that mean the batter gets a hit in this same instance since the SS has no one to throw the ball to? No way. Not on a routine play. Which is why I will charge the SS for not covering 2 from the OP.