If MLB cleaned up the rule book then they couldn't blame the umpires.I cannot speak for other codes' processes, but there is an umpire on another forum I read who was on the NFHS baseball rules committee. It actually is a horribly drawn out process to get a rule changed. Sadly, this is why we get interpretations that don't always match up with the rules. They can issue interps without much of a process and will use this as a band-aid or end-around.
I absolutely agree @Greatdaytobeawildcat , the USSSA rule book is one of the worst written rulebooks. They all have issues (conflicts, inconsistencies, and unclear language), but U-Trip's is the worst (of the ones I use). MLB's Official Rules of Baseball is actually pretty bad, too. In my opinion, cleaning up the rule book is NOT changing rules and should be done.
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