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Carl:
I think you might have to retreat just a little here. You said:
The nearest thing to an OBR interpretation you can find in print is -- mine!
Bob then showed that there is something a little closer to an OBR interpreatation, or at least as close as yours, that of Rick Roder and the WUA.
Of course Rick's interpretation is not "official". But given that he is writing for the WUA, which are the umpires that are calling MLB games, I would consider his interpretation as a little nearer to an OBR interpretation than the BRD.
I am not knocking the BRD. It is wonderful book I have recommended to many and have bought as gifts for a few close friends. My latest copy is the 2003 version, and maybe it's time for picking up the next one.
But to say that you have the "nearest thing to an OBR interpretation" is a little bit of an exageration. I'm afraid I would hold Rick's interpretation as a little closer to OBR than the BRD. I look forward to Mike Fitzpatrick's interp as well (which I agree will be, "live ball, play on", although I do wonder how they would handle a tag play with a fielder holding someone else's glove which had a lodged ball in it). And while Fitzpatrick's ruling is even closer yet to an OBR ruling, we can still only assume that MLB would rule the same way, as Fitzpatrick does not speak for MLB.
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