The Rules Abide: The Thinking Fan's Guide to Baseball Rules

by Jim Tosches

Every baseball player, coach and fan should know the rules of their beloved game, but there’s just one problem, the rule book is an intolerable read that often raises as many questions as it answers. As a student of the game, and more recently an official, I set out to reconstruct the rules of baseball and explain the theory behind them in a logical and fun way, as the game unfolds, illustrated with history, game situations and personal observations. If that makes you think “I get it, baseball for dum-dums”, you couldn’t be more wrong. An ode to the national pastime that armchair enthusiasts will enjoy, it’s also written to educate and entertain the many players, coaches, parents and officials involved in the serious, and sometimes not-so-serious business of amateur baseball in America. Baseball endures, and the rules abide!

Genres: Baseball

243 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 19, 2013

Reviews

[Doug McCoy · Rating 5 out of 5]

7 word review = push come to shove, umpires will love!