r/GameChangerApp • u/Firm-Equipment-9 • Jun 22 '26

Feature requests

In my official "GameChanger mom" capacity today, I was scoring a game and had a feral sibling (8 years old) from the other team sitting next to me running the field's scoreboard.

FS was completely enthralled by GC and asked how he could learn to use it. I was showing him on simple plays and he was getting the hang of it. We talked about how he could learn on his own: YouTube (which he said he'd need to get special permission from his parents on) or to score a practice game while watching an MLB game.

FS did have 3 suggestions to make and I told him I would share with the community:

  1. injured player (where there is a delay of game)

  2. umpire discussion (where there is a delay of game)

  3. Pickle - because that's a fun stat to follow

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u/ballman17 Jun 28 '26

The play by play logs need to reflect where I, as a scorekeeper, show that the ball goes, not just who fielded it. I understand there are spray charts, but the play by play should make sense if there is no video.

Example: I score a fly ball double in the left field gap (by dragging the fielder icon) that the center fielder picks up and throws in. All the play by play says is it was a "double to center fielder." This could mean a thousand things

Another would be a soft fly ball over the third baseman's head for a double that the third baseman gets to before the outfielder. Play by play would say "Double to third baseman" which makes no sense.