Hidden ball trick

[Dave Hensley]

Originally posted by Dave Reed
Originally posted by Dave Hensley
I researched the OBR and LL versions of each rule you cited, and they are identical, verbatim.

Dave, the OBR and LL version are very similar, and the meaning of the rules is identical, but the two versions are not verbatim. The LL version has been altered to remove gender-specific references. For example, 5.11 (OBR) is:
"... play shall be resumed when the pitcher takes his place on the pitcher's plate with a new ball or the same ball in his possession..."
The 2005 LL version is:
"...play shall be resumed when the pitcher takes a position on the pitcher's plate with a new ball or the same ball in said pitcher's possesion..."

These differences are trivial for the discussion in this thread. But I wonder if you have a LL rulebook in which 5.11 is truly identical to the OBR? If so, what is its title?

My citations were from the 2005 Rules Instruction Manual, which contains the rules, as well as casebook comments and instructor comments. The RIM does include the gender-neutralizing modifications you mention; I simply didn't notice those minor differences when I was comparing the rules Mick had cited to the OBR versions.