A short guide for how to keep score at a ballgame, and a breakdown of five seconds Jarrod Dyson spent catching a baseball.

Why keep a score card at a baseball game? Because baseball, like life, doesn't come with its own interpretation. It is up to each of us to make sense. Whether you like baseball or not, commentator ...

Why? Why keep score? The answer, I believe, goes way beyond baseball. Score keeping is a conceptually fascinating practice that has much to teach us.

Keeping score at baseball games remains as much a tradition as hot dogs, even as the art seems to get pushed aside by apps and other technology.

Why do we keep a scorecard at a baseball game? Because we're historians. And artists. And, most importantly, fans. And because it makes each game our own.

Some score defensive plays. Some even keep track of who sang the national anthem or the weather for that day. For many, Dickson said, being a fan is about keeping track and remembering the numbers.

People have been keeping scorecards at baseball games since before players wore gloves, but the popularity of keeping a scorecard seems to have faded in recent decades. James L. Gates Jr., library … ...

If those three numbers mean something to you, you’re a good baseball fan and will enjoy this column. If not, you may learn something. 6-4-3 is a double play, shortstop to second baseman to first ...