[Hank 91]

I will always try to avoid the score when I can't watch the game live. Tonight, for example, I'll be at a high school football game watching my son perform in the marching band. My wife will probably scold me for it, but I'm going to turn off my phone at six o'clock, then I won't put it on again until I've finished watching the game -- probably midnight or one a.m. Sometimes I try to keep my phone on, but it's too hard. I have far too many alerts set and far too many friends who text me during the game. If my phone is constantly buzzing, the temptation is too great. It's much easier just to go off the grid. And since I'm not in the Bay Area, I don't usually have to worry about scores being announced, though there is one guy I know who used to sit in the stands supporting his daughter in the marching band. Not only would he be checking scores constantly -- baseball, football, everything -- he'd then announce the scores to everyone around him. Nothing infuriates me more than this. In this day and age, I can get any score I want any time I want. If I don't know it, it's because I DON'T WANT TO  KNOW IT.

As for watching the game again, I always do this. I'll watch the game live (or plausibly live) for the outcome and the drama and the fun, and then watch it again for the details of the football as I'm writing my recap. In fact, with all the pausing and rewinding, I probably end up watching it three times.

[Hank 91]

I will always try to avoid the score when I can't watch the game live. Tonight, for example, I'll be at a high school football game watching my son perform in the marching band. My wife will probably scold me for it, but I'm going to turn off my phone at six o'clock, then I won't put it on again until I've finished watching the game -- probably midnight or one a.m. Sometimes I try to keep my phone on, but it's too hard. I have far too many alerts set and far too many friends who text me during the game. If my phone is constantly buzzing, the temptation is too great. It's much easier just to go off the grid. And since I'm not in the Bay Area, I don't usually have to worry about scores being announced, though there is one guy I know who used to sit in the stands supporting his daughter in the marching band. Not only would he be checking scores constantly -- baseball, football, everything -- he'd then announce the scores to everyone around him. Nothing infuriates me more than this. In this day and age, I can get any score I want any time I want. If I don't know it, it's because I DON'T WANT TO  KNOW IT.

As for watching the game again, I always do this. I'll watch the game live (or plausibly live) for the outcome and the drama and the fun, and then watch it again for the details of the football as I'm writing my recap. In fact, with all the pausing and rewinding, I probably end up watching it three times.