Lineup Cards

[The Ripper]

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[Thunderheads]

I throw my line up cards away at the end of the season, ...I'll double check to see if I have one, but I doubt it.  But, I'll take yours and doctor it with the snipping tool.

VERY archaic, but it's simple and it works for me...

1. I just cross out the players # (shown in red ink) and write it in next to it as shown.  

2. If he's going to re-enter, I will write (RE, as shown) next to the number.

3. Visits/conferences = I'll flip the line-up card up from the bottom and write on the back side:    the inning, with an arrow up or down (top or bottom) then "conf" for conference.   For a pitching change, I'll do the same, I'll write the inning, then write "F1 and draw a triangle"

4. I do the same for the courtesy runners, I'll write:  'CR F1 = #22', ....or 'CR F2 = #14'

CAVEAT:   99.999% of the time, my summer ball games aren't tracked, therefore the above is for High School.

[834k3r]

Similar to @Thunderheads, for subs I'll first cross them out on the list of subs, then I'll cross out the number of the player they're subbing for. If they re-enter, I circle the original number and cross out the sub's number.

For conferences, I'll write and arrow up or down with the number of the inning and number of outs.

Generally speaking, I thought Umpire Classroom on YouTube had a good system:  https://youtu.be/rirWMuzRlfs

[Thunderheads]

7 minutes ago, 834k3r said:

Similar to @Thunderheads, for subs I'll first cross them out on the list of subs, then I'll cross out the number of the player they're subbing for. If they re-enter, I circle the original number and cross out the sub's number.

 

This is something I should probably add to my repertoire, but it's kind of obvious for me that the "RE" is for the original spot/starting player 

[834k3r]

1 minute ago, Thunderheads said:

This is something I should probably add to my repertoire, but it's kind of obvious for me that the "RE" is for the original spot/starting player 

Fair enough; it's quicker for me to circle the number of the re-entering player, but any method would work. As you know, do what's easiest/best for you.

[Thunderheads]

9 minutes ago, 834k3r said:

Fair enough; it's quicker for me to circle the number of the re-entering player, but any method would work. As you know, do what's easiest/best for you.

True ... it's a very personal thing.  It all depends on how your mind works best. 👍

[MadMax]

I don’t have the ability to include photos at the moment, but in most of the leagues I work, all eligible players are (not “must be”) listed on the lineup cards, and/or there is space to add them aside and separate from the lines. Numbers and positions (other than P and/or DH) I treat as courtesies – I do not make a big hullabaloo if they’re not included*. Sure, it may be an annoyance to “do the coach’s job for him”, and match up the numbers to the names, but most of the time, a coach is simply absent-minded, and will fall over himself to make those edits for you; it’s the very rare occurrence that a coach does it intentionally. I typically will see this on a team in a tournament who feels they have been slighted or transgressed either by the tournament or my partner-umpire (who was on PU in the game prior). 

Yeah, it’s petty. Yeah, it’s a d!ck move… but by getting all in a huffy over it just feeds into it. I’d rather perturb this guy by managing and calling an effective game despite his antics. 

Anyway, with everyone listed, I simply write the sub’s number on the line next to the starter’s name. If OBR or NCAA rules, I ✖️the starter’s number. If NAIA, NFHS, or any amateur ruleset allowing starter reentry, I half-circle the starter’s number. 

I then write an “A#” next to the name/number of the sub in the “other listed players” section, with the # correlating to the inning. Subsequent subs are B, F, G, H, J, etc. My own system skips C (Catcher), D (Designated hitter), E (Extra hitter), and I looks too much like a 1. Then, I keep P for the specific instance of Pitcher substitutions, and write P# by whichever inning that new pitcher was brought in. 

Once a starter is re-entered, I complete the circle ⭕️. If he is once again subbed for, I 🚫 the circle. 

On the lineup card, I also keep: 

• DC (defensive conferences) – noted by inning, with coach conferences noted by a cap or hat ^ above the number. 
• OC (offensive conferences) – same as DC’s.
• CC (coach challenges) – inning occurred, with a ➕ if successful or a ✔️if unsuccessful.
• CR2 (Courtesy Runner for Catcher) – number of runner. As soon as that player is entered into game as a standard sub, this number here is ✖️.
• CR1 (Courtesy Runner for Pitcher) – same as Catcher, when applicable. 

[kylehutson]

I also throw my lineups away. I've already seen things here that I'm going to steal, but I will add that I like my own system for conferences. I write

DC i.o (base positions) score who count

DC = defensive conference (or OC for offensive conference)

i=inning

o=outs

base positions, I draw an upside-down V and then put dots for baserunners at 1st, 2nd, and 3rd the way TV shows them

score in the format away-home (because most scoreboards but the HT last)

who = HC for head coach, AC for assistant coach, F2 for catcher, etc.

count = leave blank if it's 0-0, otherwise the count of the batter at the plate

So if the score is 3-1 head coach takes a defensive conference in the bottom of the 4th with 1 out, runners at 1st and 3rd and a 3-0 count on the batter, my line would look like this:

It's compact, easy to write, and when you put them in columns, it's easy to glance and see what conferences were taken and when. There can only be one time where that exact situation existed in the game.

[LMSANS]

Game Sheets.pdf

I use the attached for game information. Cut them down for individual games. I use the back for any extended notes (EJ, Warn, delay info, etc.)

I use the lineup cards for player changes. I use the / X and line through methods. / = reentry allowed; X = done for the day; line through if my X has an issue.