Pros:
-One of few Mac baseball stats and coaching tools
-Allows for multiple lineups per game
-Allows for multiple player positions per game
-Allows for 10 positions in field
-Allows for players who sit out in field
-Compiles decent hitting stats
Cons:
-Old-style Windows-like interface
-Not useful for scoring real-time game, as scorecard printing ability is lacking
-Requires multiple entry of redundant data.
-Non-standard abbreviations of positions shows shallow baseball or softball knowledge ("1st" for 1B; no SF for short fielder)
Summary:
For an application that's been around for a while, BaseballX is overpriced and disappointing. It would be nice to use this for real games with a Mac laptop. There are one too many screens that appear to manage data. The database is not refreshed with latest inputs until after you close and then restart the application.
For other youth baseball coaches out there, I can only recommend using Excel with tabs to replicate what this app does. At least you can share the data files with other coaches or parents.
[Version 2.7]
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Geoduck reviewed on 26 Apr 2010
-One of few Mac baseball stats and coaching tools
-Allows for multiple lineups per game
-Allows for multiple player positions per game
-Allows for 10 positions in field
-Allows for players who sit out in field
-Compiles decent hitting stats
Cons:
-Old-style Windows-like interface
-Not useful for scoring real-time game, as scorecard printing ability is lacking
-Requires multiple entry of redundant data.
-Non-standard abbreviations of positions shows shallow baseball or softball knowledge ("1st" for 1B; no SF for short fielder)
Summary:
For an application that's been around for a while, BaseballX is overpriced and disappointing. It would be nice to use this for real games with a Mac laptop. There are one too many screens that appear to manage data. The database is not refreshed with latest inputs until after you close and then restart the application.
For other youth baseball coaches out there, I can only recommend using Excel with tabs to replicate what this app does. At least you can share the data files with other coaches or parents.