Infield Fly Rule Is in Effect

The History and Strategy of Baseball's Most (In)Famous Rule

Howard M. Wasserman (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

212 Seiten

2018
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6715-7 (ISBN)

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The Infield Fly Rule is the most misunderstood in baseball, and perhaps in all of sports. That makes it also the most infamous rule. Drawing on interviews with experts, legal arguments and a study of every infield-fly play in eight Major League seasons, this book tells the complete story of the Rule and its place in America’s National Pasttime.

The Infield Fly Rule is the most misunderstood rule in baseball and perhaps in all of sports. That also makes it the most infamous. Drawing on interviews with experts, legal arguments and a study of every infield fly play in eight Major League seasons, this book tells the complete story of the rule. The author covers the rule's history from the 19th century to the modern game, its underlying logic and supporting arguments, recent criticisms and calls for repeal, the controversies and confusion it creates, and its effect on how the game is played.

Howard M. Wasserman is a professor of law at Florida International University College of Law. He writes about sports rules, the role of free expression in sports for fans and athletes, and federal civil rights litigation. He lives in Miami, Florida.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

1: A Brief History of the Infield Fly Rule

2: Defending the Infield Fly Rule

3: Infield Fly Rule Throughout Baseball

4: Infield Fly Rule in Other Sports

5: An Empirical Assessment of the Infield Fly Rule

Afterword

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	04.12.2018
Zusatzinfo	25 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	277 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
ISBN-10	1-4766-6715-2 / 1476667152
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-6715-7 / 9781476667157
Zustand	Neuware