playball v3.1.2

Playball!

Watch MLB games from the comfort of your own terminal

Why?

MLB Gameday and MLB.tv are great, but sometimes you want to keep an eye on a game a bit more discreetly. playball puts the game in a terminal window.

Quick Start

Just want to try it out?

$ npx playball

Install

Ready for the big leagues? Install the package globally

$ npm install -g playball

Then run it

$ playball

Keys

Global

Schedule View

Game View

Configuration

Playball can be configured using the config subcommand. To list the current configuration values run the subcommand with no additional arguments:

playball config

You should see output similar to:

color.ball = green
color.favorite-star = yellow
color.in-play-no-out = blue
color.in-play-out = white
color.in-play-runs-bg = white
color.in-play-runs-fg = black
color.on-base = yellow
color.other-event = white
color.out = red
color.strike = red
color.strike-out = red
color.walk = green
favorites = 

To get the value of a single setting pass the key as an additional argument:

playball config color.strike

To change a setting pass the key and value as arguments:

playball config color.strike blue

To revert a setting to its default value provide the key and the --unset flag:

playball config color.strike --unset

This table summarizes the available settings:

Development

git clone https://github.com/paaatrick/playball.git
cd playball
npm install
npm start

Contributions are welcome!