About this episode

This bonus episode explores the beauty and history of baseball scorecards with guest Liz Thompson from Diamond Scorecard Designs.

Welcome to Classic Baseball Radio’s Clubhouse, where we step back from the hectic pace of the games and take some time to talk about the history of baseball. Consider these bonus episodes as the pre-recorded explainers and profiles you normally see on sports broadcasts. As always, we look forward to your feedback. Joining us in the Clubhouse is Liz Thompson from Diamond Scorecard Designs. Her mom taught her to score at an early age, and since then, she has tried various scorecards and books to find the right one. Finally, she decided to stop trying to settle and design the scorebook she always wanted. Those scorebooks, and the opportunity to have a custom designs scorebook, are available through the Diamond Scorecard Designs website. As part of her personal mission to get people to keep score again, she visits the Classic Baseball Radio Clubhouse to talk with Ewan Spence on the beauty and history of our scorecard. FEATURING… Scorecards as a fundamental part of Baseball’s history. Learning Baseball through scoring and scorecards. The archaeology of scorecards. The earliest scorecard (Atlantics at Athletic, Oct 11, 1866). Various scoring systems from the 19th century to the present…

People in this episode

Host: Ewan Spence

Guest: Liz Thompson

Topics covered

• history of baseball scorecards
• scoring in baseball
• design of scorebooks
• importance of scorecards
• scoring systems
• baseball education

Keywords

• baseball scorecards
• scoring systems
• Liz Thompson
• Diamond Scorecard Designs
• history of baseball
• keeping score
• scorebook design

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Diamond Scorecard Designs

Books & works: Baseball Basics: How to Keep Score

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