I'm in total agreement here. It eliminates that argument coaches used to use "...but the ball wasn't between the runner and the fielder" or "the ball was between the runner and the fielder" or whatever else they use to argue when they are wrong (or trying to convince an umpire THEY are right).
By the old wording, a lot of opinion came into play. As mentioned before, what is "about to receive"? How can we be consistent without consistent, clear wording?
The new wording just clarifies for umpires the intent of the rule, which was to eliminate a defensive advantage of keeping the runner from reaching the base, then tagging them out. It makes the game better, because we will CONSISTENTLY enforce rules.
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