Scorekeeping with Blake: The Reckoning

<p>In the final installment of our score keeping trilogy, Blake grades Patti and Pottymouth’s homework (totally on a curve), and answers the hard questions -- many of which could be solved by larger squares in which to note plays. If you haven’t done your homework yet, <a href="http://baseballscorecard.com/downloads/Scorecard-v.pdf">get your scorecard</a> and score the <a href="https://www.mlb.com/tv/g565964/v1bfed53e-4530-4a5f-b89a-d5f5ea7ae46b#game=565964,tfs=20190903_230500,game_state=preview">September 3, 2019 Nats vs Mets game</a>. See if you have the same questions!</p><p><br></p><p>In the post-apocalyptic world, baseball is played in an <a href="https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2020/4/7/21212151/mlb-arizona-bubble-coronavirus-plan">Arizona-based BioBubble</a>, and <a href="https://lasvegassun.com/news/2020/apr/03/analysis-nba-finishing-the-season-in-las-vegas-wou/">basketball in Vegas</a>. What could possibly go wrong? Many, many things. Ask the <a href="https://www.si.com/mlb/2020/04/01/nippon-pro-baseball-coronavirus-shutdown">Nippon Professional Baseball League</a>. Surprising no one, even in this fantasy world, the <a href="https://theathletic.com/1737573/2020/04/10/minor-league-baseball-hopes-to-delay-talks-with-mlb-amidst-covid-19-challenges/">Minor Leagues</a> still get the shaft. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/04/04/after-call-with-sports-leaders-trump-says-he-cant-commit-date-having-fans-stadiums/">The President</a> met with commissioners of 13 professional sports leagues and associations (dare you to name them all), and painted a rosy picture of sports getting back to normal, which few believe. Safe versions of baseball are happening on Twitch, where actual MLB players are facing off on <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29020150/sources-players-all-30-teams-form-mlb-show-league?platform=amp&amp;__twitter_impression=true">MLB The Show</a>. The <a href="http://cpblstats.com/online-stream/">Chinese Professional Baseball League</a> is playing now, in empty stadiu