@PitchingFan posted:I don't know how that happens. How would you know parents or redshirts? How would you get to scorekeeper or announcer? All of those are not available at D1 or even decent size juco's. Getting to interact with others takes a lot of work and I don't see it happening at games very much. We found people that we knew someone who knew them or someone who played travel ball with them and talked to those parents and players. I'm wondering what information you would ask the announcer and radio guy because I can't even imagine talking to them much less asking them anything. I also can't imagine them giving you legit information since they are normally employees of school. I also never talked to a redshirt because I assumed they were either hurt or they were upset they were redshirted.
We did talk to pitchers if they were behind home plate. They would talk with no reservations.
What Bob described would be impractical at a SEC game that has 7000 spectators. But it’s very practical advice for almost anywhere else. I have literally done everything he mentioned. At JuCo games, at D1 mid major games, and at D2 & D3 games. Players are always approachable whether they are in the stands (injured, redshirted, or charting pitches) or just milling about the ballpark. Most parents are also more than happy to talk about what they know. And yes, I have also spoken to game announcers and radio broadcast guys. You can get a lot of information at most baseball games if you try.