| Carl Childress |
Thu Feb 10, 2011 04:09am |
2011 BRD is ready for sale!
I’m proud to announce the publication of the 28th edition of the “Baseball Rules Differences,” better known as the BRD. It will be listed for sale on Amazon.com by February 14th, 16th at the latest. The BRD is the only complete reference to all rule differences: National Federation, NCAA, NAIA, and Official Rules. Referee magazine called it one of the "40 essential books" for umpires.
For those of you who may not be familiar with this project, here’s what the book looks like today. It’s standard book size, 5 ½ by 8 ½ inches. It contains 418 pages, 537 rule sections, 371 official interpretations, 58 authoritative opinions, 272 plays, 1335 cross-references, and nearly 2500 rule citations.
There’s also an electronic version, but it’s available only if you purchase the bound copy. Cross-references are “hot” in the EBRD: Click on one and go immediately to the referenced spot.
The famous Alphabetical Index now references the section number where a rule is discussed and the page number where you’ll find that section: incredibly convenient for research.
Here’s my guarantee, unchanged since 2001: After you use it awhile, if you don’t think the book is worth what you paid for it, let me know. I’ll refund your money – and you can keep the book.
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