Play-by-play Definitions?

ktgww · 06-02-2020, 02:59 PM

Can someone, please, for the love of the gods, explain the MEANINGS of the play-by-play comments?

Look, I get the scoring, (i.e., 4-3, 6-2, etc), I even get the EV as “exit velocity.” But I cannot make heads or tails of the center section (i.e., 4D, 34S, 8LS, 7MD, and so on).

How can there not be a list of definitions anywhere (at least not any that I can find)?

It is driving this old man insane.

Thanks,

-ȸ

CBeisbol · 06-02-2020, 03:05 PM

Agreed, there should be a better glossary in the game

Those codes tell the location of the batted ball
They are used on retrosheet. I'm not sure if they originated there or not.

4D = to position 4 (second base) and Deep.

Here's a list
https://www.retrosheet.org/location.htm

pstrickert · 06-02-2020, 03:06 PM

https://manuals.ootpdevelopments.com...&page=game_log

Sweed · 06-02-2020, 03:10 PM

They are ball locations of batted balls.

06-02-2020, 02:59 PM	#1
ktgww Bat Boy Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Washington State Posts: 2	Play-by-play Definitions? Can someone, please, for the love of the gods, explain the MEANINGS of the play-by-play comments? Look, I get the scoring, (i.e., 4-3, 6-2, etc), I even get the EV as “exit velocity.” But I cannot make heads or tails of the center section (i.e., 4D, 34S, 8LS, 7MD, and so on). How can there not be a list of definitions anywhere (at least not any that I can find)? It is driving this old man insane. Thanks, -ȸ

06-02-2020, 03:10 PM	#4
Sweed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 7,018	They are ball locations of batted balls. Attached Images

06-02-2020, 03:05 PM	#2
CBeisbol Banned Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Ban land in 3...2... Posts: 2,943	Agreed, there should be a better glossary in the game Those codes tell the location of the batted ball They are used on retrosheet. I'm not sure if they originated there or not. 4D = to position 4 (second base) and Deep. Here's a list https://www.retrosheet.org/location.htm

06-02-2020, 03:06 PM	#3
pstrickert Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,988	https://manuals.ootpdevelopments.com...&page=game_log