SCORECARDS ARE SO GENERIC NOW

But to me, this one from 1954 is one of the best. And with all the printing hi-tech stuff available now, there's just no reason for a bland scorecard.

I know keeping score at a game is a lost art. But getting autographs on them is still in vogue. How good would a Scott Rolen signature on the bat look on this scorecard? Or how about a Yadier in Sharpie on the catcher's mitt?

And let's not stop there either. Let's return to the day when the lineups for that day's game were printed right there on the card. Sure, it was a little annoying when Reggie Sanders was scratched from the lineup because of a freak injury and So Taguchi was substituted and you had to cross Reg off. But hey, you didn't have to write in 17 more names. In the old days, their batting averages current to the day were printed on the scorecards, too. You can't tell me we couldn't/shouldn't do it today. The cost back then was a dime. Ok, I'd expect to pay a buck or a dollar and a half for this today, but I think it would be worth it.

Maybe this all came to mind because of a recent ebay purchase of mine: a Cardinal scorecard from the movie The Natural. The guy I bought it from, of course claimed it was an original movie prop (aren't they all?) and he sent a newspaper article verifying it. Heck, who knows? It looks good, it was cheap, and it's on display on Sunnyside Drive.