This is a game you can play while watching a baseball game on TV or at
the ballpark. Based on the outcome of each at-bat/plate appearance, a certain
amount of drinks must be taken.
In these instructions, I will refer to the people playing the drinking game
as Players, and the Major League Baseball players as the Batters. In other terminology,
a drink is basically a gulp.
| Equipment |
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| Players |
With 1-5 players, each is on their own team of one.
With 6 or more players, divide into teams of 2 or 3, with each team counting as 1 player
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| Turns
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Players take turns being up to bat. With each new batter in the real baseball
game, it is the next player in the drinking game's turn being up. Depending on the
outcome of the batter's plate appearance, either the player will drink or the other
players will drink. It's difficult to explain, here is an example:
| In this example, there are 3 people playing the drinking game while watching
the Braves - Red Sox game from June 30, 2002. (Popup game log)
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Real Life Batter up to bat
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Drinking Game Player whose turn it is
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| Rafael Furcal | ATL | Player 1 |
| Julio Franco | ATL | Player 2 |
| Gary Sheffield | ATL | Player 3 |
| Johnny Damon | BOS | Player 1 |
| Carlos Baerga | BOS | Player 2 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | BOS | Player 3 |
| Manny Ramirez | BOS | Player 1 |
| Chipper Jones | ATL | Player 2 |
| Andruw Jones | ATL | Player 3 |
| Vinny Castilla | ATL | Player 1 |
| Darren Bragg | ATL | Player 2 |
| Javy Lopez | ATL | Player 3 |
| Shane Hillenbrand | BOS | Player 1 |
| Brian Daubach | BOS | Player 2 |
| Doug Mirabelli | BOS | Player 3 |
| Jesse Garcia | ATL | Player 1 |
| Refael Furcal | ATL | Player 2 |
| Julio Franco | ATL | Player 3 |
Play repeats over and over with Players 1,2,3 in order. However, the batter changes
with each new batter in the baseball game. Notice that whether the batter is on Atlanta
or Boston does not matter. Also notice that the first time Rafael Furcal was up, Player
1 had him. The second time Furcal was up, Player 2 had him. The batters and teams are
pretty evenly distributed.
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| Drinking |
The outcome of each batter's appearance dictates who drinks and how much. Basically, when your
batter does poorly, you drink. When your batter does well, your opponents drink.
The following is a table of the drinking amounts, based on the possible outcomes:
| Good Outcomes |
Opponents drink |
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Bad Outcomes |
You drink |
| Walk |
1 |
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Strikeout |
3 |
| Single |
1 |
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Groundout |
2 |
| Double |
2 |
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Hit into double play |
3 |
| Triple |
3 |
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Fly out |
1 |
| Homerun |
Half a beer |
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Hit into triple play |
Whole beer |
| Hit by pitch |
Half a beer |
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| Grand slam |
Whole beer |
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| Other Outcomes |
Both drink |
| Sacrifice | 1 |
| Fielder's choice | 1 |
| Reach on error | 2 |
| Fan interference | Whole beer |
Caught stealing
(Does not end current turn
unless it ends the inning) | 2 |
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| Example |
Here is our example list of batters and players again, this time with the outcomes and drinking
amounts filled in:
| In this example, there are 3 people playing the drinking game while watching
the Braves - Red Sox game from June 30, 2002. (Popup game log)
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Real Life Batter up to bat
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Current Player
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Outcome
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Current Player Drinks
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Other Players Drink
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| Rafael Furcal | ATL | Player 1 | Walk | | 1 |
Julio Franco
(Furcal caught stealing) | ATL | Player 2 | Caught stealing | 2 | 2 |
Julio Franco
(Player 2 still up) | ATL | Player 2 | Flyout | 1 | |
| Gary Sheffield | ATL | Player 3 | Flyout | 1 | |
| Johnny Damon | BOS | Player 1 | Flyout | 1 | |
| Carlos Baerga | BOS | Player 2 | Single | | 1 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | BOS | Player 3 | Flyout | 1 | |
| Manny Ramirez | BOS | Player 1 | Groundout | 2 | |
| Chipper Jones | ATL | Player 2 | Single | | 1 |
| Andruw Jones | ATL | Player 3 | Strikeout | 3 | |
| Vinny Castilla | ATL | Player 1 | Single | | 1 |
| Darren Bragg | ATL | Player 2 | Hit by pitch | | Half a beer |
| Javy Lopez | ATL | Player 3 | Hit into double play | 3 | |
| Shane Hillenbrand | BOS | Player 1 | Flyout | 1 | |
| Brian Daubach | BOS | Player 2 | Strikeout | 3 | |
| Doug Mirabelli | BOS | Player 3 | Flyout | 1 | |
| Jesse Garcia | ATL | Player 1 | Groundout | 2 | |
| Refael Furcal | ATL | Player 2 | Flyout | 1 | |
| Julio Franco | ATL | Player 3 | Flyout | 1 | |
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| Courtesy |
Common drinking game courtesy is to go to the kitchen or to the beer stand if you cause someone
to drink and finish their current beer. |
| Double Stakes |
If any of the drinking game players participate in fantasy or rotisserie baseball, any batter on their
roster playing in the baseball game will have double stakes, regardless of which drinking game player is up.
A strikeout will be 6 instead of 3, and homeruns will be a whole beer instead of a half.
You may use my fantasy baseball team roster if you do not have any fantasy baseball players:
My fantasy team is a mixed AL&NL team, so no matter what MLB game you are playing with, you might have a double
stakes player in the game:
| Batter | Team | Batter | Team |
| Mike Lieberthal | Philadelphia |
Josh Phelps | Toronto |
| Jeff Bagwell | Houston |
Richie Sexson | Milwaukee |
| Eric Young | Milwaukee |
Elgardo Alfonzo | NY Mets |
| Eric Chavez | Oakland |
Miguel Tejada | Oakland |
| Edgar Renteria | St. Louis |
Barry Bonds | San Francisco |
| Johnny Damon | Boston |
Adam Dunn | Cincinnati |
| Raul Mondesi | NY Yankees |
Preston Wilson | Flordia |
| J.D. Drew | St. Louis |
Jermaine Dye | Oakland |
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It may seem complicated just reading about it, but once you start playing it is very easy. Just
keep track of whose turn it is, and have the