Evenly spaced vertical lines in dark navy create a barcode-like pattern that reads as a visual metaphor for the structured, systematic nature of baseball statistics and data. The minimalist composition against a clean white ground strips the subject down to pure graphic form, evoking the precision and repeatability intrinsic to America's pastime. Bound with 52 pages of 70lb paper, lined or unlined, behind an anti-scuff matte cover with wraparound artwork, made to order. Notes and sketches kept behind an independent artist's work, not a plain composition cover.