Base Runner Status Display

[Clay Dreslough]

I'm adding text to Baseball Mogul that displays bases occupied. I thought of this mainly as a way to track down a bug, but now that I've added it I think it helps the interface. So my question is, which of the following formats do you prefer? After the play? Or before?

=== AFTER ===
TOP OF THE FIFTH
Mike Lansing singled down the left field line. <--1>
Craig Grebeck grounded to short for a double play. <--->
Jose Offerman tripled in the right field gap. <3-->
Chris Stynes grounded to the pitcher. <3-->
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
In the middle of the fifth, Boston leads 1 to 0.

=== BEFORE ===
TOP OF THE FIFTH
<---> Mike Lansing singled down the left field line.
<--1> Craig Grebeck grounded to short for a double play.
<---> Jose Offerman tripled in the right field gap.
<3--> Chris Stynes grounded to the pitcher.
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
In the middle of the fifth, Boston leads 1 to 0.

Finally, should I show then in numerical order <123> or in the order you see looking at a diamond <321>?

Thanks,

Clay

[khkoenig]

1) Before or After (After makes more sense to me).
2) 123 or 321. Of these two I prefer 321, in diamond order.

[playshogi]

I prefer to name names as in this example from Baseball Weekly:

TORONTO 3RD: Nixon singled to left center. Nixon to second on
Navarro wild pitch. Nixon to third on Navarro wild pitch.
Garcia struck out swinging. Merced singled to right, Nixon
scored. Carter safe at first on 3rd baseman Snopek's fielding
error, Merced to second. Sprague flied out to shallow center.
Delgado singled to shallow left, Merced scored, Carter to third.
Santiago struck out swinging. CHI WHITE SOX 2, TORONTO 3.

Notes: I like the way the 3rd baseman making the error is named.
Also, am I correct that there is never a fielder's choice in OBM?

TORONTO 6TH: Green singled to center. Green to second on
Karkovice passed ball. Gonzalez grounded out to second, Green
to third. Nixon walked. Garcia grounded into fielder's choice to second,
Green scored, Nixon out at second. Garcia stole
second. Merced struck out swinging. CHI WHITE SOX 2, TORONTO
5.