Rule 6.05 (k)

[Paul L]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

. . . Just once, can't the powers that be come together and fix the 235+ errors in OBR once and for all? I know I'm dreaming, but that's what I would love to see--a completely new rule book.

Sounds like a good Wikipedia project. Start with OBR and make the proper additions and clarifications, with citations to the alphabet soup manuals. Then in a few years, lobby MLB to adopt it.

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by Paul L

Sounds like a good Wikipedia project. Start with OBR and make the proper additions and clarifications, with citations to the alphabet soup manuals. Then in a few years, lobby MLB to adopt it.

From what I've seen from students who utilized Wikipedia as part of their research, this would most likely result in adding to the errors and inconsistencies rather than reducing them.

[johnnyg08]

I would think that if MLB thought it would be a good use of resources to do it, they'd do it...until then, it's supplemental materials and hopefully more access to the MLBUM which is now becoming more available.

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

I would think that if MLB thought it would be a good use of resources to do it, they'd do it.

MLB has attempted to get this underway a number of times in the past fifteen years only to back off when they couldn't get complete agreement on how to startt from all the parties that would need to agree on the finished product.

Union contracts, committees, and coprorate bylaws can be a nuisance.