Inside One of Baseball’s Last Manual Scoreboards

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As one of the oldest ballparks in the major leagues, Wrigley Field is a love letter to baseball’s beginnings, straight down to its original, hand-operated scoreboard. For the past 26 years, the man keeping score behind the board is Darryl Wilson, a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan. Atop the scoreboard, he’s got the best seat in the house. But, on game day, there’s no time to kick back - tracking the scores of eight different games keeps Wilson constantly on his toes. Still, being an iconic part of baseball history makes the chaos of the job worth it.
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@Swukelz 4 года назад

3019: The last digital scoreboard 7037: the last holographic scoreboard

@korprikall9000 4 года назад

69,420 the last baseball game

@ZOKA__ 4 года назад

69,6969 the last day on earth

@grubblin 4 года назад

Not funny

@oh910 4 года назад

@@ZOKA__ *696,969

@akonxeno2562 4 года назад

Bold of you to assume that we will make it to 3000

@samurai2191 6 лет назад

Been loving this channel lately

@miniena7774 6 лет назад

Grow up.

@samurai2191 6 лет назад

Greg Caesar what lol

@tylerevans625 6 лет назад

samurai bad day?

@sled9712 5 лет назад

Greg Caesar -12 year old trying to intimidate someone

@separatistdroidarmy4233 5 лет назад

samurai same

@patrickhubbard3818 6 лет назад

Pretty timely that this was posted just as they won NL central

@JoseGonzalez-qu1hk 6 лет назад

If it ain’t broke dont fix it 👌🏽

@dorkmax7073 6 лет назад

Andy Gonzalez What about if something is far more convenient?

@LucasDidier22 6 лет назад

Coda Mission What if that thing you are talking about is expensive, less cool, and takes jobs away from the people in this video?

@samconner9553 6 лет назад

Coda Mission there is electronic scoreboards at wrigley, They we’re near the stands where i sat

@basstion4146 5 лет назад

It can really never break considering only the people can break

@bojunchoi6354 5 лет назад

Lucas Didier it may be more expensive but you dont have to pay any more people and is hugely more convienent.

@houndlifevlogs1055 6 лет назад

How times have changed

@miniena7774 6 лет назад

And yet you’re still an old hag. (No offense.)

@alexucke 6 лет назад

Hound Life Vlogs I

@bradsnodgrass782 6 лет назад

Hound Life Vlogs a

@juiceddust3293 6 лет назад

Oh how the turn tabled

@basstion4146 5 лет назад

Stfu I bet you wouldn’t do the job

@ClarityForever 6 лет назад

Thanks for covering this! It was entertaining to see what goes on behind the scenes.

@nickchavez720 5 лет назад

There is something special about this place. Just filled with history

@Lymbo 5 лет назад

That’s actually such a cool job. One of a kind type of job. Respect to this man

@jbohnoff 5 лет назад

Respect??? For what?

@victorlawrenceelomina4088 5 лет назад

@@jbohnoff just gtfo if you don't even know

@jbohnoff 5 лет назад

@@victorlawrenceelomina4088 Thanks for the suggestion Victor Fascist.

@AshleyReinhardt 5 лет назад

The guy loves his job. So wholesome to see the smile on his face 😊

@KosherConsole 6 лет назад

I'm a simple man- I like baseball, I like Great Big Story. I see them both, I give a like.

@benjaminbass2607 5 лет назад

Original comment

@user-lt1sf6jr4e 6 лет назад

Getting paid to watch baseball games lucky as crap

@guardiadecivil6777 6 лет назад

They get the scores via radio (I think) and they can't nearly watch any shit so yeah, "enjoying the baseball game" is impossible for them

@lillyie 5 лет назад

isn't that, every baseball coach/referee/umpire

@jacobthorson1749 5 лет назад

Combine Guard it’s still a cool job to have though, not many people can say they work in a scoreboard

@PoKeKidMPK1 5 лет назад

Jacob Thorson not many would say that lol

@jacobthorson1749 5 лет назад

PokéKid you right lmao

@ethanmccarron7317 6 лет назад

Anyone from Boston think it was gonna be Fenway?

@Jake0666 6 лет назад

Lil Broomstick me I’m a huge Boston fan hbu

@user-rj1qg2if7n 6 лет назад

It do be like that sometimes

@returnofthemack6295 6 лет назад

Lil Broomstick not from Boston but I thought it was going to be Fenway Park

@mattm5941 6 лет назад

Yup

@Nicole-lc5yt 6 лет назад

Lil Broomstick The scoreboard dude at Fenway is one of the teachers my brother had when he was younger.

@pennkun 5 лет назад

You guys always find amazing stories. I wish you could make your videos longer

@user-wc9zj2lk2e 5 лет назад

この人日本のテレビでも取り上げられてたけどめちゃくちゃいい人だった！！！！カブス優勝できて本当によかったと思う

@misaelmuniz7418 5 лет назад

Great big story Is so original and good , thanks for this video and all other original story.keep it up guys.

@SuperKillerdreams 5 лет назад

Born and raised in Detroit Michigan, but I will always love shy town! Chicago Cubs for life! My all time favorite baseball team, HAY HAY WHAT DO YOU SAY THE CUBS ARE GONNA WIN TODAY! 💯🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸⚾️⚾️⚾️

@goku809 6 лет назад

I actually really glad I subbed to this page, really good content man

@random2069 5 лет назад

Im from Chicago and literally every one was going crazy when the cubs won the World Series

@AW-nz4gl 5 лет назад

wow that's unbelievable!

@cryptzd 5 лет назад

Yeah, half of the people in my classes skipped school to see the parade

@random2069 5 лет назад

C r y p t e d my school is in the area were it was so we just canceled school

@harmony453 4 года назад

oh yeah, I remember the parade, like 3/4 of my school skipped the day to go see it lmao. but, I lived in a small town southern of Chicago, like next to Indiana.

@whistlestopwonders 6 лет назад

Love these videos.

@callumbishop1193 6 лет назад

This channel is ramping it up loving it 😍

@sugarplumchum421 4 года назад

Omg, the patience of this guy is really overwhelming!

@ferroussnezze1387 4 года назад

I ABSOLUTELY love the score board it has been apart of my life from the very start... my great grandpa curt, Curtis Hubertz to be exact actually helped invent and build this score board I loved him tons! When he passed I felt like my whole life crushed on me but when I look at the score board I always think of him and the person he was...😖☺️

@MartinTabanag 6 лет назад

wow! this guy is really passionate about his work! huge props man

@Gamerblam 4 года назад

I once went to Chicago and me and my family watched a game at Wrigley Fields, although I don’t like sports, I do love the history and the stadium itself

@bowlofpasta8846 5 лет назад

0:27 including the scores the Cubs get

@CoxContent 6 лет назад

What happens if they score double-digits in an inning?

@aquamarine8157 6 лет назад

Mark Oswalt the board blows up

@MM-vs2et 6 лет назад

They probably have boards that has double digits

@Ty-om6nn 6 лет назад

*MAGIC HAPPENS*

@thomastv8663 6 лет назад

Everyone dies

@rajarshibarman334 6 лет назад

*That would be mildly infuriating*

@roroone6170 5 лет назад

I’m happy that some people would stick to the basics and keep it simple

@donnawalker3910 6 лет назад

I had no idea! I love this channel ❤️

@ronanjohnson7801 6 лет назад

I have been watching this for 2 months now I love it

@youngswhtx1780 4 года назад

Bad asss!!!! Would legit go to a game just to see the scoreboard change!💯

@cerealissoup84 6 лет назад

Talks about the famous things in the park but doesn't say the ivy

@hatednyc 6 лет назад

What a great job.: part of history AND a great view of the game!!!

@johnmrobertsonrblx594 6 лет назад

Been to wrigley multiple times, one time was last year during the World Series. Amazing to see them do the scoreboard!

@ianeldred841 4 года назад

What a beautiful view he has of the park up there from the scorer's nest

@eliyahchu154 5 лет назад

Shout out to this guy a true person who understands nostalgia

@marioromero6557 5 лет назад

Meanwhile there's a brand new lit up score board too💀

@rock4evr24 5 лет назад

That might be just for the game going on if that, but he said they're changing up to 8 games at at time.

@alexmear5096 6 лет назад

I've been to wrigley a few times I grew up a cubs fan and I must say wrigley to me invokes the feeling of old school in a good way

@jfm562 4 года назад

This is one of the coolest videos on RU-vid!

@glizzzerd 6 лет назад

Man this channel is so underrated

@jessethelopez 6 лет назад

Great video! 👍

@luci4403 4 года назад

I live in Chicago and I never new it was manually operated

@wilrobles5392 6 лет назад

Amazing. A great job in a magical environment.

@WeArePharmers 6 лет назад

Go Cubs go! On to the playoffs!

@sethsteener 6 лет назад

Scoreboard, Clock, Signs out front and Grass. Signs of Wrigley. I love that place.

@drazze5802 4 года назад

I appreciate this guy

@vinnycarrocia7511 5 лет назад

That was neat. I would love to see more. Maybe they will let you follow them through an entire game.

@owendowney1614 5 лет назад

Love this

@moldyskittle 4 года назад

This is really cool. They better never change it.

@aubreys7549 5 лет назад

this is why I love living and Chicago :3

@azeemsher6568 5 лет назад

That guy looks like a slightly bigger version of Martin lawrence😂😂😂 Not trynna be offensive

@MrSkiloV 5 лет назад

Not offensive just inaccurate...maybe Scarface a little (brad Jordan not pachino)....don’t know how you saw Martin....lol Cuhz is a bigger version of tommy RIP if anything

@Miserea 5 лет назад

That's a free trip to watching the game.

@EVILBUNNY28 4 года назад

1:36 did those people set up seat stands on their roofs to watch the game? That’s so awesome!

@grahamkight9111 3 года назад

Yup people set up stand their to watch the game

@itsme-yc8yu 5 лет назад

true hardwork

@jordanmark6104 5 лет назад

Why does this channel not have 100 million subs?

@velvetmidnight9535 6 лет назад

Old school like the old school

@snt2006 5 лет назад

the 117 dislikes were from Indians fans or people from boston

@Ok-ik4ww 5 лет назад

Sukai Truxal is a Boston fan and I didn’t dislike

@lieutenantbrycegaming6 5 лет назад

Excuse me?

@Ok-ik4ww 5 лет назад

I meant I’m a Boston fan

@lieutenantbrycegaming6 5 лет назад

I know

@hayden3817 5 лет назад

Boston is better tho🤷‍♂️

@egully6755 6 лет назад

That has to be one of the coolest jobs I’ve ever seen

@astronautdolphindetective6908 6 лет назад

not a baseball fan but that is pretty cool as well as nostalgic

@The_A_Cast 3 года назад

That’s crazy how big those numbers actually are, yet look so tiny!

@pupmups-rq1cc 6 лет назад

wow that is lit

@tylerevans625 6 лет назад

pupmups bad day?

@thotdestroyer4j164 6 лет назад

Ayyyyyee wassup fam squad

@basstion4146 5 лет назад

Lit tf you mean it’s not electronic

@Mo-io2nx 5 лет назад

@@basstion4146 woosh

@thestrangeman069 5 лет назад

smok3d Lit is a retarded phrase used by millennials.

@cliffordfarley30 6 лет назад

Very cool.

@Thomathyy 6 лет назад

It would be awesome working there. You just get to see the view everytime there's a game

@paigetode9779 5 лет назад

I always have and always will be a cubs fan

@Joe-ni6wj 5 лет назад

Not a cubs fan but this is really cool

@tylertoppin8068 6 лет назад

So sick

@GorlicBreadz 4 года назад

I would love this job. I love jumping and hopping around. I love baseball and I would go ham doing this lol. Man where do I apply.

@AmericaNeedsWeed 5 лет назад

Nice job

@drkstr611 5 лет назад

Them damn robots not touching that park 😂

@protogem77 6 лет назад

Proud to live in Chicago

@taterfortotz2812 5 лет назад

Looking up at the board seeing which part changes I

@Thacarshee 5 лет назад

This applies same to the cricket scoreboards too

@benjaminfalconer8160 5 лет назад

I love Wrigley

@thomasbuchanan3559 6 лет назад

Looks fun

@PatoSwag 5 лет назад

I really want to go there

@trivialtrav 6 лет назад

He's one of the few people on the planet that loves 0-1 shutouts. A 0-1 perfect game after a first pitch home run is this guy's dream.

@alec4261 6 лет назад

I love.your vids

@itjustscythe 4 года назад

Love the cubs

@snt2006 5 лет назад

let's go cubbies!!

@noahboat580 6 лет назад

Always wanted to be a dude in the baseball program that chills out, drinks a dr pepper, and does the scoreboard for little to nothing

@disneymatt01 5 лет назад

HEEEEEEYYYYYYYY Oakland has a manual scoreboard too!!

@anonymousidiot6163 6 лет назад

Cool.

@SnapCracklePop1010 5 лет назад

Was really hoping this vid would be on Fenway

@cobrakai3732 4 года назад

Yeah... it’s a shame that the current manual scoreboard at Fenway is a replica of the 1934 original. You’d think building a total replica would cost more than just maintaining the old one!?