So You Think You Know Baseball
It'southward a rare thespian who single-handedly provokes a modify in the rules, only Peter E. Meltzer relates such an incident in his absorbing new book, "Then Yous Call up You Know Baseball game?" Read the review: http://wapo.st/16Et93R
When I was a kid, copies of "The Official Baseball Rules" were all over my business firm because my begetter supervised modest-league umpires for a living. This is earlier cablevision Tv set and the Internet, so reading the rules was a fun (and, yep, geeky) manner to while away the wintertime while waiting for pitchers and catchers to report. That said, I don't go effectually reading the official rules anymore. Peter Meltzer's book uses actual game situations to explicate some of the most complicated rules in a far more than entertaining way.
A fun and entertaining book on my favorite sport. The best part is exploring the rules and how they affect obscure situations in-game. Granted, I oasis't read all of it, but the situations I've read are interesting, and make me think about the game. A must-read for whatsoever fan of the game!
Shelved as 'did-non-finish'
September 17, 2021Perfect for looking up that weird play from final nighttime's game, but non something to read straight through - and I love reading reference books cover to encompass. Put aside later on xl pages, but glad to know why Otani was charged with a strike when he was striking past a pitch.
For total transparency, I did not read this book cover to comprehend - only the capacity that interested me. This is a very dense book that was very informative.
SLJ review: MELTZER, Peter. So Yous Recollect You Know Baseball game?: A Fan's Guide to the Official Rules. 384p. Norton. June 2013. pap. $sixteen.95. ISBN 978-0393344387. http://blogs.slj.com/adult4teen/2013/...
Adult/High School–What happens when a baseball gets lodged in the catcher's mask? Is information technology possible to record a triple play without a defensive player touching the ball? What is the penalty for sending the wrong player up to bat? In this meticulously researched, but always fun, book, Meltzer sets out to answer hundreds of questions similar these about baseball, in the form of trivia questions for readers to answer based on real situations taken from the game'south history. The entries run from truly absurd minor league shenanigans to some of the most famous and infamous plays in history, and Meltzer somehow manages to embrace only about every dominion, arcane or otherwise. Despite the book'due south impeccable organization–it is divided neatly into sections on the rules on the field, specialized field situations, and the rules of scoring, with each section and then further divided into chapters on every conceivable aspect of the topic–the sheer number of rules, hypotheticals, and names introduced ensure that this is not a volume to exist read in a unmarried sitting. Instead, information technology is to be pored over and used to quiz other fans. But if there is any group as obsessed with minute trivia as baseball game fans, it is teens. Give this book to a fan and you might make yourself a friend for life.–Mark Flowers, John F. Kennedy Library, Vallejo, CA
This book belongs in every baseball game fan's game-day handbag, correct alongside the pad of scorecards and actress pencils. All it is is an examination of some of the more than obscure and birdbrained rules of the Thou Erstwhile Game, explaining in some detail the inner workings of the rules and commentaries. What'south the rule is a foul tip gets stuck in the catcher's mask? If a ball bounced out of the outfielder's mitt onto the outfield wall and dorsum into the mitt, is it a grab? Each department is illustrated with examples from real games, followed by a discussion of the relevant rule and unremarkably a series of what ifs that change the historical state of affairs slightly to show how slightly different situations can create unlike interpretations of the rules. This is not a complete list of the Official Rules. Only with this volume in hand, you'll accept a much better grasp of the game. Equally for the questions I posed in the start paragraph; if the ball become stuck in the catcher's equipment, it is a expressionless ball. If the outfielder fails to complete the action of a grab (holding onto the ball and removing information technology from his glove), when the ball touches the wall, considered to be office of the field, the brawl is live.
This is a book targeted at the baseball ubergeek. Meltzer manages to observe plays that demonstrate pretty much every rule in the book, covering all facets of the game - hitting, fielding, running, and ever scoring decisions. As a forty+ year baseball game fan, I yet found myself proverb, "Actually? I didn't know that was the rule" about xv-20% of the time. The book is not meant to be read embrace-to-cover, but rather would make an excellent reference guide for when y'all're boot back on a Sunday watching a ballgame. Unlike the quondam Baseball Digest scenarios, which were made up with simulated teams and fake names, Meltzer's use of bodily plays (some of which can be seen on YouTube) bring a reality to the proceedings. I even smiled a few times recalling some of the plays and the ensuing confusion. Definitely a great addition to any baseball game fan's bookshelf.
Great fun for someone who--like me--thinks they know baseball. Lots of intriguing situations. I ever go on score at games, simply learned many new things about earned runs, for instance. I read about five or six pages at a time when I was in between things. Oh, and I have an answer for Meltzer to something that perplexes him. There is a rule that a role player who refuses to take first afterwards a walk is out. It exists to foreclose a hitter from forcing a pitcher to throw to him. Ex. 2nd and 3rd with two out. Pitcher batting next. If the 8 hitter refused to go to beginning on ball four, the pitcher could not pitch around him to get to the weak hit nine spot
Splendid fun read well-nigh the rules of baseball. This book is filled with many actual examples of baseball incidents that the author uses to teach readers the rules of the game. You'll be surprised despite your cognition of the game how much you don't know. Reading this book divide the fans who root for a team because they happen to live in a detail city and those who love the sport along with its colorful and fascinating history.
I'k a high schoolhouse umpire, then I know that rules study tin can get tedious. This author did some impressive enquiry to find examples from actual games that illustrated most every dominion. So I spent hours studying rules--and enjoyed it. The title is rhetorical. If you read this, yous will realize there are many nuances in the rules of which even rabid, long-time fans are not aware.
A much better book for billowy obscure rules off your friends than a directly read. Read information technology in bite-sized chunks with some buddies at a bar and information technology volition be more enjoyable than trying to read it straight through.
This book made the complex rules of baseball understandable. The author's level of research is impressive and his enthusiasm for the game comes across time and time once more. This book makes learning baseball game rules interesting and fun.
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April 28, 2014This was a pretty interesting book. If you recollect you are a rules skilful, I suspect yous'll still learn a bunc. Maybe not all useful knowledge, but you will larn all the same.
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