Dean Chantiles, Palm Springs: "Baseball is my favorite team sport. I was an 11-year-old growing up in the suburbs of Philadelphia in 1964 and have been a long-suffering Phillies fan ever since.

Sure enough, his box score looks great the next morning when you check the paper again. The backup should probably be the new starter, you figure. Only, he isn’t.

The box score is the holy grail of the sports section for any good baseball fan. No more than 2 or 3 inches, there is more information per square inch than any other part of the paper. Eat your ...