⚾ Log: MLB Scores Basic Setup (Linux Mint)

✅ What works now

• Script: ~/.local/bin/mlb-scores
• Menu entry: ~/.local/share/applications/mlb-scores.desktop
• No external dependencies (no tabulate, no pip installs).
• Pulls scores directly from the MLB Stats API.
• Output: plain text, one line per game, ends with Press Enter to close…

This version is minimal and reliable — no colors, no formatting, just today’s scores.

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🛠 Install Steps (initial setup)

1. Create the script:

# Restore MLB Scores basic script + menu entry
mkdir -p ~/.local/bin ~/.local/share/applications

cat > ~/.local/bin/mlb-scores <<'PY'
#!/usr/bin/env python3
import json, sys
from datetime import datetime
from urllib.request import urlopen, Request
from urllib.error import URLError

def fetch(url):
    try:
        with urlopen(Request(url, headers={"User-Agent":"mlb-scores-basic"}), timeout=15) as r:
            return json.loads(r.read().decode("utf-8", errors="ignore"))
    except URLError as e:
        print(f"Network error: {e}")
        return None

def main():
    today = datetime.now().date().isoformat()
    url = f"https://statsapi.mlb.com/api/v1/schedule?sportId=1&date={today}"
    data = fetch(url)
    print(f"MLB Games for {today}")
    print("-" * 95)

    if not data or not data.get("dates"):
        print("No games found.")
        input("Press Enter to close...")
        return

    games = data["dates"][0].get("games", [])
    for g in games:
        home = g["teams"]["home"]["team"]["name"]
        away = g["teams"]["away"]["team"]["name"]
        status = g.get("status", {}).get("detailedState", "—")
        hs = g["teams"]["home"].get("score")
        as_ = g["teams"]["away"].get("score")
        if hs is not None and as_ is not None:
            line = f"{away} at {home} — {status} | {away}: {as_}  {home}: {hs}"
        else:
            line = f"{away} at {home} — {status}"
        print(line)

    print()
    input("Press Enter to close...")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()
PY

chmod +x ~/.local/bin/mlb-scores

cat > ~/.local/share/applications/mlb-scores.desktop <<'EOF'
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Name=MLB Scores
Comment=View MLB game scores (basic)
Exec=/home/$USER/.local/bin/mlb-scores
Icon=applications-sports
Terminal=true
Categories=Utility;Sports;
EOF

chmod +x ~/.local/share/applications/mlb-scores.desktop
update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications 2>/dev/null || true
xdg-desktop-menu forceupdate 2>/dev/null || true

echo "✅ MLB Scores restored. Launch it from your menu."