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    RuleGraphics: Professional Baseball
    RuleGraphics: Professional Baseball
    RuleGraphics: Professional Baseball
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    RuleGraphics: Professional Baseball

    By Dennis Goodman, Sean Perdue and Alan Knight

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    RuleGraphics is a new and much simpler way to learn baseball rules. It is a primer and reference for professional baseball rules. RuleGraphics organizes rules by part of the game. In addition, each rule is boiled down to one page. Each page contains the rule book definition, key points, sample plays and a picture where appropriate. This book is

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCoffeehouse Development, LLC
    Release dateFeb 25, 2016
    ISBN9780996110532
    RuleGraphics: Professional Baseball

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      RuleGraphics - Dennis Goodman

      Rule Graphics

      Professional Baseball Second Edition

      Dennis Goodman

      Illustrated by Sean Perdue

      and Designed by Alan Knight

      Copyright © 2016 CoffeeHouse Development, LLC. All rights reserved.

      RuleGraphics by Dennis Goodman

      Illustrated by Sean Perdue

      Designed by Alan Knight

      Copyright © 2016 by Coffeehouse Development, LLC

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in an electronic retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Coffeehouse Development, LLC.

      Printed in the United States of America

      First Printing, 2016

      ISBN 978-0-9961105-2-5

      ISBN 978-0-9961105-3-2 (e-book)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2016900111

      Quantity sales. Special discounts are available on quantity purchases by corporations, associations, and others. For details, inquire at

      www.betterrulebook.com.

      Second Edition

      For Kara, Evan and Alex. - DG

      To save space, shorthand is used to describe action in key points and sample plays. The above graphic serves as a key. Similar notation is used in other umpire manuals.

      An example is as follows:

      Sample Play Written in Shorthand:

      R1, R2, 1 out. B1 hits a ground ball to F6 that will be an easy double play. R2 slows up and lets the ball hit him.

      If judged to be willful and deliberate interference, the umpire will call R2 and the BR out and return R1 to 1B.

      Sample Play Written Normally:

      Runners on first and second with one out. The batter hits a ground ball to the shortstop that will be an easy double play. The runner from second slows up and lets the ball hit him.

      If judged to be willful and deliberate interference, the umpire will call the runner from second and the batter-runner out and return the runner from first to first base.

      Contents

      Introduction / Notes

      Scoring a Run

      Advancing and Touching Bases

      Foul Tip

      Uniforms

      Glove Specification

      Bats

      Called or Suspended Game

      Forfeits

      Substituting

      The Windup Position (Pitcher)

      The Set Position (Pitcher)

      Strike Zone

      Balk – Basic Definition

      Step Balk

      Other Balks

      Pitcher Going to his Mouth

      Substituting for the Pitcher

      Pitcher/Manager Visits

      Catch

      Tag Plays (Base and Player)

      Force Play

      Infield Fly Rule

      Infielder Intentionally Dropping Batted Ball

      Detached Player Equipment

      Appeal Plays

      Batting Out of Order

      Fair/Foul Ball

      Batter’s Box

      Batted Ball Hits Batter

      Bat Infractions around HP

      Hit by Pitch

      Batter Interference with Catcher

      Catcher’s Interference

      Overrunning First Base

      Runner’s Lane Interference

      Uncaught Third Strike

      Designated Hitter

      Two Runners Occupying a Base

      Passing Another Runner on the Bases

      Retouching Bases When Ball is Dead

      Runner Out of Baseline

      Abandoning Base Paths

      Runner/Umpire Hit by Batted Ball

      Interference with Fielder Fielding Batted Ball

      Willful Interference

      Placing Runners After Offensive Interference

      Physically Assisting a Base Runner

      HP Collisions

      Ball Thrown Out of Play

      Ball Lodged in Player or Umpire Equipment

      Ball Deflected Out of Play

      Type 1 Obstruction

      Type 2 Obstruction

      Spectator Interference

      Umpire Interference

      Rule Index

      OBR Cross Reference

      Major High School Rule Differences

      Major College Rule Differences

      Acknowledgements

      Biographies

        General       Pitcher       Defense       Batter       Runner

      The back of the book contains tables highlighting major rule differences.

        An orange box located on top of rule indicates high school rule differs.

        A purple box means the same for the college rule.

      Introduction

      Hall of Fame manager Leo Durocher once famously said Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand. He probably wasn’t discussing the rules of the game, but the adage certainly applies to them.

      Baseball has hundreds of rule myths and misunderstandings. The number is surprisingly large in light of baseball’s revered status as the national pastime.

      Fans in any ballpark can be heard spouting wisdom passed down through the ages:

      • Hands are part of the bat

      • That runner touched first base and turned left, so he is out if tagged

      • The ball bounced before it hit the batter so he won’t be awarded first base

      • Batter hit the ball off home plate so it is a foul ball

      • Coach high-fived the player so the player is out

      None of these are true. So why are these myths so hard to kill?

      The answer is the rulebook itself. It is a dense, word heavy slog of a read – a necessity due to the unique nuances of the game. Although it’s organized as well as it can be, looking up a specific rule often leads to frustration.

      Definitions, situations, penalties and awards for the same play often appear in different sections of the book. Knowing where to look and how to cross reference each section takes time and practice.

      Data analysis experts faced a similar challenge: organizing large amounts of complex and confusing data into one coherent story. To combat this problem, they developed a new tool – the infographic – which takes the most important insights and presents them in a simple, visually appealing way.

      Infographics and data visualization fundamentally changed the way people digest information. If these infographics can solve the problem in data, why can’t they be used for baseball rules?

      Ultimately, that’s the question that inspired this book. Each RuleGraphic contains the verbatim definition of the rule, key points, sample plays and – where appropriate – a sample picture. The book is organized by topic and the topics are organized by parts of the game.

      Situations are easy to find and all the information needed for basic understanding is located in the graphic. Users know exactly where to look in the rule book to gain deeper knowledge. This book is not a rulebook substitute; it’s a quick, user-friendly reference that makes learning the rules easier. For everyone from aspiring umpires to casual fans, the graphics quickly enable a solid knowledge base.

      Reading this won’t completely prepare fans to be umpires, but it will make them more informed than the vast majority of other fans. That alone makes the game more fun to watch.

      Notes

      The book is a primer and reference for Major League Baseball Rules (aka Official Baseball Rules or OBR).

      It is not designed to be a substitute for the actual rulebook. The rules are freely available online and used with permission of the Office of the Commissioner of Major League Baseball. The author is not affiliated with Major League Baseball or its umpires.

      The tables listing major differences between OBR, high school (NFHS™) and college (NCAA™) rules are intended for reference only. Seek out their individual books for a complete listing of their rules. The author is not affiliated with either organization. Citations are included for easy reference.

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