Mullfoto of the Day
This is what is known as a score sheet. It happens to be a section of the score sheet I filled out while covering the March 31 exhibition game between the Washington Nationals and the Baltimore Orioles at RFK Stadium.

Using a score sheet in baseball requires an understanding of how the positions are identified:

They are numbered as follows:
1 - Pitcher

2 - Catcher

3 - First Base

4 - Second Base

5 - Third Base

6 - Shortstop
    (I don't know why,
    either)

7 - Left Field

8 - Center Field

9 - Right Field

Thus, a score sheet which shows 6-3 means the batter hit a ground ball to the shortstop (6) who threw the ball to the first baseman (3) who, in turn, stepped on the base before the batter (now the runner) got there.

I had bought an actual scorebook in the afternoon, not knowing that (a) they GIVE you a scoresheet and (b) they fill in the starting lineups for you.

The value of keeping score is that, years later, you can look at any inning of any game and recreate what happened.

In the first inning of this game, for instance, you can clearly see that the lead off batter, Brian Roberts, (typo courtesy of the Washington Nationals), struck out swinging.

The next batter, Luis Matos, flied out to center field.

Ok. So. Now there are two out and nobody on. Then the third batter, Melvin Mora hit a single to right field. Then something happened, then something ELSE happened, and the next thing I know the Nationals are down two-zip.

The cloud-like affair next to Kevin Millar (not a typo, that's how his name is spelled) is the reason seasoned baseball writers use a pencil and not a pen.

See how valuable keeping score can be?

Catchy Caption of the Day

Actual Caption:

A Chinese model presents a creation for HOSA China Lingerie Fashion Trend Collection 2006-2007 at the 14th China International Fashion Week in Beijing April 1, 2006.

I know there's a Goooooooooaaaaaaallllll! joke in here somewhere.

(REUTERS/Jason Lee )