So You Think You Know Baseball?: A Fan's Guide to the Official Rules

This book is great. Very entertaining, and very informative.

Foi um presente de Natal, que foi entregue antes do dia 24/12 e quem recebeu ficou muito feliz,porque era o presente desejado.

A delightful book on baseball.

The author has a great technique. He first describes a game situation that really took place sometime in the past. He then asks the reader to decide what the umpire should have decided. He then quotes the rule and tells the reader what the umpire actually decided. Sometimes, in his opinion, the umpire makes a mistake. Sometimes, rules are later changed to address unusual situations. The author will often suggest other scenarios and explain how they are impacted by the rule. A book about rules could be dry and boring. This one is informative, engaging and enjoyable.

For anyone who has played or coached the game and for every serious fan this is a great read. The historical real game situations are memorable--and as a boomer era fan I remember some of the exact situations as they arose in games I'd seen on TV or read about even decades ago. And 2 of the examples actually came up in a riot of controversy in my son's high school games this year. I am impressed by the research that went into this effort. Extensively indexed for reference. It will be on my bookshelf permanently.