Rave: 21st Century Scoreboard Watching

[greenback44]

If I want to know how the Dodgers-Cubs game is going, click. Instantly I know that Carlos is at the plate with bases loaded and one out in the 6th. If I want to know how the Astros-Brewers game is going, click. Will Ohman walked in another run to make it 6-2 Dodgers (after an intentional walk).

It wasn't always this easy.

[Leroy]

That's pretty cool, except when it doesn't work it gets extrememly frustrating, when years ago, I wouldn't have known or cared.

[GatewaySnayke]

That's pretty cool, except when it doesn't work it gets extrememly frustrating, when years ago, I wouldn't have known or cared.

i always knew you weren't even a Cardinal fan.

You probably can't even name those guys in your sig.

[JL21]

If I want to know how the Dodgers-Cubs game is going, click. Instantly I know that Carlos is at the plate with bases loaded and one out in the 6th. If I want to know how the Astros-Brewers game is going, click. Will Ohman walked in another run to make it 6-2 Dodgers (after an intentional walk).

It wasn't always this easy.

So true. I remember having to wake up first thing in the morning to catch CNN, or rushing down to the end of our driveway when I was a kid to get the paper.

[Leroy]

You misunderstand.

I meant that you couldn't check on other teams.

Heck, I remember a few years back when I would wait until dark so that I could get KMOX on the radio, and listen to the last few innings.

I even once thought that the ESPN scroll was the greatest thing ever...now I think that takes too long to cycle through.

[Popeye_Card]

I even once thought that the ESPN scroll was the greatest thing ever...now I think that takes too long to cycle through.

It annoys me that it's so slow, and then I'm upset when it doesn't give me enough info about the game(s) I really care about.

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[jim]

If I want to know how the Dodgers-Cubs game is going, click. Instantly I know that Carlos is at the plate with bases loaded and one out in the 6th. If I want to know how the Astros-Brewers game is going, click. Will Ohman walked in another run to make it 6-2 Dodgers (after an intentional walk).

It wasn't always this easy.

So true. I remember having to wake up first thing in the morning to catch CNN, or rushing down to the end of our driveway when I was a kid to get the paper.

Since it's here, I wouldn't want to do without the instant access. But I have to admit to sometimes wishing it wasn't so easy, that checking the morning paper was a ritual that I still do today but without the drama that it used to have.

The other thing different today is that the sports segment on the news never lists all of the baseball scores. Here in Chicago, you only get what impacts the Chicago teams. Used to be you got all of the scores.

[docellis]

slightly off topic: it seems likey they used to give you more on-screen information for whoever was at bat. I thought they used to have BA, 1 for 3, etc...now they almost never have that stuff on the screen (tv).

[Molly]

I love Extra Innings. Last night we kept switching between our game, the Cubs and the Brewers

[Popeye_Card]

slightly off topic: it seems likey they used to give you more on-screen information for whoever was at bat. I thought they used to have BA, 1 for 3, etc...now they almost never have that stuff on the screen (tv).

They're too busy advertising The Best Damn Sports Show Period.

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