I think most would agree that it can sometimes be a bit of a headache to read the play by play accounts on the box score pages. It’s especially difficult to keep track of who is currently pitching as you read down the play by play account. Also, you sort of need a little bit of knowledge on whether or not a player is left or right handed.
Now, play by play account viewing is a lot more enjoyable with this new script. Take a look at the features below:
1. Player names are now shaded in blue if they are left handed and pink if they are right handed. Also, I changed the player names into hyperlinks to their player cards.
Note: Some players have the same name so they need to be handled a bit differently. I’ve included hyperlinks for all duplicate names. In the 2010 set, for example, ‘C.Lee’ could be either Cliff Lee or Carlos Lee. So, next to C.Lee you’ll find two links numberered 1 & 2. There’s really no easy way for the script to find exactly which C.Lee is being used in the game so this method will do for now.
2. Clutch situations are now in “dark orange“.
3. When Pitch Count Fatigue level gets below F9 the color changes to red.
4. Ball Park (BPHR/BPOUTS) results appear at the bottom of the play account. This only applies in the 2010 set.
5. Pitcher roll percent totals also appear at the bottom. This only applies in the 2010 set.
The script will currently work with the 2010 and Back to the ’90s player sets. I was hoping to add All-Time Greats VI but that player list is way too large for me to handle right now. Hopefully I can add ATG6 sometime in the near future.
Download Stratomatic Enhanced Play by Play Account
I began writing a Visual Basic program back in 2001 that would randomly grab boxscores of a day from http://retrosheet.org. A week ago I decided to finish what I started. So far, the application seems to be functioning correctly. On the left sidebar are scores from May 24, 1984.
The Detroit Tigers, World Champions in ’84, started the year with a record of 35-5! They then went on a three game losing streak but ended up when 104 games that year. On this date, Jack Morris (9-1) pitched a complete game allowing one run and striking out 10 batters as the Tigers beat the Angels 5-1.
Phil Niekro (7-2) pitched well for the Yankees going seven innings and striking out seven batters in a combined shutout. Dave Righetti got his 6th save.
Take a look at Bob Dernier’s performance. He went 5 for 5 with two runs scored. Leon Durham went 3-4 and had two home runs and six RBI’s. The wind must have been blowing out at Wrigley Field – Cubs 10 Braves 7.
My program is still buggy when it finds doubleheaders so the score for the second game of the doubleheader at Wrigley Field should actually be Cubs 7 Braves 5.
The Phillies won in the bottom of the ninth when Juan Samuel hit his 7th triple of the year (he ended up with 19 triples that year). Len Matuszek singled to drive in Samuel.
Just imagine you are checking your daily boxscores and notice Pedro Guerrero gets injured against Nolan Ryan on a lineout. You check his possible years and notice that out of the five years, his mystery card may fall under ’82, ’85, or ’87. This is good information to have so you’ll need to make a note of it for future reference.
I used to keep notes in notepad like the following:
Guerrero 82,85,87
McRae 79,82
Johnson 91
C,Martinez 85,87
Instead of doing this in Notepad, how about having this information right on the player’s card? With this Greasemonkey script, just click on a bullet icon next to the year. The next time you view the card the icons will be highlighted in red for you.
After the season is over, go to the front office and click on the “Reset Possible Years” link to reset everything back to zero. Now, you are ready for next season. 
Download:
http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/12440
