Fixing a Problem!

Blurry or fuzzy rule knowledge is exactly what causes an umpire to hesitate when making a call and distorts their ability to accurately rule on that call. Many very good umpires know that an umpire must have clear, concise knowledge of the rules in order to call them quickly and apply them accurately.  

In addition to calling and applying a ruling, let’s not forget explaining your ruling. Nothing frustrates a baseball coach more than an umpire who cannot efficiently articulate a ruling clearly, especially on a ruling that is frequently called or when a run or a game is on the line. 

For this veteran umpire and author James C. Bettencourt, after a lifetime of baseball, two decades of umpiring, dozens of camps, clinics, and many mentors, my baseball rules knowledge for too many of the rules of baseball was still fuzzy and blurry. This was not acceptable to me and I have done something that has fixed that problem.

Nothing has been more powerful or faster in providing this veteran umpire with a clearer knowledge of the rules of baseball, while improving my ability to call those rules decisively and correctly on the field than the format and language in Baseball Rules in Black and White. Nothing! Sharing these great benefits with other umpires, coaches and fans is my way of giving back to the game of baseball, for everything the game of baseball has given to me.

Currently at the publisher and soon to be released, the second in the series of Baseball Rules in Black and White"The 2018 College Edition" .  The format in these series of books is designed to and does make smarter and more effective umpires. I have heard from hundreds of fellow umpires who have expressed their pleasure for what Baseball Rules in Black and White has done to improve their baseball rule knowledge and their ability to apply those rules quickly and correctly.