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Originally posted by Thane Yennie
What texts (rules reference and mechanics) should I have in my library? ---[snip]---
At the present time my library includes:
The 2001 edition of the Babe Ruth rule book & casebooks
The NAPBL (before it changed to PBUC - is there any new information in the PBUC that is not in the NAPBL?)
Umpire's Guide Book Vol. II - Mark Ambrosius
Smart Baseball Umpiring - George Demetriou
From what I gather the J/R and JEA are not available, yet many rules interps are presented from these two sources. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Thane,
In addition to the great suggestions made by Patrick, I believe you should include the
Manual for the Two Umpire System from the
PBUC UDP. This covers the Pro mechanics and coverage for all situations and is a good basis for further study of various mechanics systems.
Since the
PBUC Umpire Manual provides the only source of "official" interpretations outside of those few reported in the JEA and BRD (see below), the latest version of the PBUC/NAPBL manual is also considered a must for OBR-based leagues.
Finally, and most importantly,
Baseball Rules Differences by Carl Childress is an invaluable tool for rules interpretations across the major codes and within each code. It can be obtained from RightSports Inc, owners of this board, at
eUmpire.com.
Cheers,