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Originally Posted by Tru_in_Blu
Efficient may not be sufficient. Nor effective.
The rule book has too many entries buried in obscure places. I do think there have been improvements in recent years, but still could be a lot better. Maybe even more efficient!
Googling or searching for "double base" and finding it under the heading it's under is at least confusing.
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Of course, it is effective. Should an umpire ignore a ruling because s/he cannot find it? Shouldn't an umpire review all the rules, not just go looking for one when s/he needs it?
Personally, I don't think paragraphs 8 & 9 need be anywhere in the book. I do, however, believe there should be a definition of "base" and "double base" somewhere in the rules other than the dimensions