“Jaksa/Roder” Manual and BRD

[jdmara]

I would make the assumption that most everyone knows at least what the J/R and BRD are but I've always wonder how many people own them. Lately I've seen to encounter a lot of situations where one or both would be helpful. So I'm thinking about getting a set for myself. Can't have too much in your officiating library, right?

I come to find out that J/R have multiple books! Does anyone own the "More Than 100 Problems With the Official Baseball Rules" or "The Jaksa/Roder Baseball Rules Course" and would recommend them as well?

Thanks

-Josh

[johnnyg08]

I've thought about getting J/R...it's probably a bit better formatted than the BRD...while I like the content of the BRD, sometimes it's tough to read because there doesn't appear to be consistent fonts throughout. For all of the resources I currently have, I'm going to wait for Evans new book to come out and see what that one would cost. That's the one I want...not that the J/R manual is bad by any means...but if I had a choice, which right now we don't...I suppose J/R is not a bad option other than the fact that they're not official interps...but it can certainly help most umpires improve by understanding the rules.

[MajorDave]

Buy them both. You will not regret it. If you are serious about your umpiring then get Jaksa/Roder and BRD. If you think you need the more intensive course or if you are having particular trouble with the rules of baseball get the Jaksa/Roder rules course. I found BRD (I have had 3 so far) and Jaksa/Roder along with the rule books for NCAA, FED and OBR sufficient study for me (along with an average of 230 games per year over the past 4 years) to accurately and effectively apply the rules in the games I work.


By the way, the differing fonts in BRD are to show where the authority comes from for the advice/ruling contained in each section along with the differing levels of rules compared in that tome.

[johnnyg08]

I understand the differnet fonts/authorties. I just need more work out of that book to get used to the format. It's a great tool, no doubt. I certainly do not regret making the purchase.

[SanDiegoSteve]

I have both, but they are both seriously out of date. The J/R is from the early 1990s, and the BRD is a hand-me-down from Rich Ives, and is the 2005 version.

[jdmara]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

I have both, but they are both seriously out of date. The J/R is from the early 1990s, and the BRD is a hand-me-down from Rich Ives, and is the 2005 version.

Do they update them periodically? I know the BRD they do but does J/R?

-Josh

[DBull]

I purchased the 2008 ed of J/R along with the 100 Problems. Rick e-mailed me that the 2010 edition of J/R would be available this spring. I got the course too, but it is long out of date (2002). Because the course was so dated Rick let me have it for $10.00. It still has value.

BRD is not publishing a 2010 edition.

[jdmara]

Originally Posted by DBull

I purchased the 2008 ed of J/R along with the 100 Problems. Rick e-mailed me that the 2010 edition of J/R would be available this spring. I got the course too, but it is long out of date (2002). Because the course was so dated Rick let me have it for $10.00. It still has value.

BRD is not publishing a 2010 edition.

The 2010 is now available, fyi. I got it earlier in the week and have enjoyed it. Good reference book, well worth the money

-Josh