http://scoring.theyawns.com/docs/pitches/Recent content in Tracking Pitches on How to Score BaseballHugoen-usBaseballScorerhttp://scoring.theyawns.com/docs/pitches/pitch-tracking/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000http://scoring.theyawns.com/docs/pitches/pitch-tracking/<h1 id="pitch-tracking">Pitch Tracking<a class="anchor" href="#pitch-tracking">#</a></h1> <p>Most casual scorers skip pitch tracking entirely, and that&rsquo;s fine — you can run a complete scorecard without recording a single pitch. But once you start tracking pitches, you&rsquo;ll wonder why you ever stopped. Pitch counts tell you when a starter is getting tired. Sequences reveal what a pitcher is throwing in hitter&rsquo;s counts. And at the end of a game, the full pitch log is the richest storytelling layer your scorecard has.</p>http://scoring.theyawns.com/docs/pitches/ball-strike-count/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000http://scoring.theyawns.com/docs/pitches/ball-strike-count/<h1 id="the-ball-strike-count">The Ball-Strike Count<a class="anchor" href="#the-ball-strike-count">#</a></h1> <p>Every at-bat in baseball has a count — two numbers that tell you exactly where things stand between pitcher and batter. The count is always expressed as <strong>balls first, strikes second</strong>: a &ldquo;2-1 count&rdquo; means two balls and one strike. If you hear a broadcaster say &ldquo;he&rsquo;s behind in the count,&rdquo; it means the batter has more strikes than balls, and the pitcher has the advantage.</p> <p>Understanding the count is essential for scoring, because most at-bat outcomes are defined by what happens when the count reaches its limits.</p>