Philadelphia Phillies’ New TV Scorebug May End Infamous Baseball Meme
During the Philadelphia Phillies’ spring training broadcast NBC Sports Philadelphia appeared to debut a new score bug.
Normally, a television broadcast during spring training doesn’t make waves. Fans get to watch their favorite team play in either the Grapefruit League or the Cactus League as they get ready for the regular season.
On Sunday, NBC Sports Philadelphia broadcast its first spring training game of the season, as the Philadelphia Phillies hosted the Baltimore Orioles in Clearwater, Fla.
The game came with the usual images of Florida sunshine and fans enjoying the action. It also came with the score bug, the innovation that allows fans watching the game to know what the score at any point in the game. Every network uses them these days, and sometimes they change. NBC Sports Philadelphia changed its score bug for the opener.
The bug used by NBC Sports Philadelphia featured three distinct blocks — one for the Orioles, using the abbreviation BAL in a black box with orange lettering; one for the Phillies, using the abbreviation PHI in a white box with red lettering; and then a black box featuring the diamond, the count and the number of outs in the inning.
