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

You can read the book from start to finish or consult it while watching a game to understand the mechanics of a play or how it should be scored. Meltzer analyzes the entire Official Baseball Rules using hundreds of Major League plays involving both plays on the field situations and plays which have involved the official scorer. This is the first book ever written which analyzes the entire rulebook in this fashion and which is based on actual plays.

With Meltzers unique and thoroughly entertaining guide in hand, which includes a foreword by baseball rules expert Rich Marazzi, youll never have to scratch your head over an umpire or scorekeepers call again.