Are all the interpretations in the Jaksa/Roder manual those officially used on the fields of professional baseball?
The Jaksa/Roder manual includes all interpretations officially used on the fields of professional baseball. But it does not stop there. The Official Rules, as well as the Major League and PBUC (minor league) umpire manuals, leave many rule questions unanswered. Jaksa and Roder directly address these questions with answers that you can use on the field. You are specifically allowed by the Official Rules to arbitrarily rule on anything that the rulebook does not cover. So, by employing our manual, you will never be left in doubt on the field. Interpretations, directives, and penalizations suggested in the Jaksa/Roder manual that are not official are clearly marked by being written in red ink. A valuable partner to the Jaksa/Roder manual when dealing with problem rules is Rick Roder’s newly released book, More Than 100 Problems With the Official Baseball Rules. As an umpire it is imperative that you not only know the every-day rules, but also that you know where the problems lie and what
