1) Let's have fun, please respect your opponents
and the time they have set aside to play their games online.
2) Fatigue is in place - check it out in the rules
section (of the software). Any "bit player" who exceeds his regular
season usage will not be eligible for the post season. An example of
this would be a player with 12 AB's in real life and 13 AB's in our league or
a pitcher with 5 innings pitched in real life and 5.2 IP in our league.
3) 36 game season - so you need to use the Status
tab in the roster screen for your team. The column to watch is the PACE entry.
The magic number is 31. If ANY player hits 32, you will IMMEDIATELY incur a
10% usage penalty. This penalty goes to 20% when you hit 42, and so on. Again
look at the rules and my fatigue choices within.
4) Roster limits:
None for regular season. 25 man (11 pitchers max) for post season
eligible teams)
5) Playoffs: Each division winner goes along with
the two top wild-card teams from each league.
6) The DIV winners will each get a 1st round bye,
and the 1st round will be a best of 3; 2nd round best
of 5 and the world series best of 7 . Remember, we are
playing a short, 36 game season, and, to facilitate this, I scheduled your 2
home and 2 away vs each opp in ONE 4-game set that you can play as you see
fit. In example: 4 games in one evening or 2 and 2. Whatever works! The games
should only take about 10-15 minutes +/- 5 or so. So, 4 games would take less
than an hour !
7)You will play each team, and DH is NOT in place!
9) Also,
email me your manager files with your
lineups and manager tendencies -- just in case someone can't play, we can
always sim it.
10) Deadlines: The goal is to play each
series over a 5 day period. Try to schedule your series early, because
things do pop up in real life that might cause you to miss your preset playing
time. If your series is set on deadline day you will not have an
opportunity to reschedule. All games not played by the announced
deadline will be "simmed". If someone is a no-show or has to cancel
their opponent has the following options:
- Reschedule (provided it isn't deadline day).
- Play vs a league appointed sub
- Play vs the computer (see below).
Playing vs the Computer option:
- You must first e-mail the league and get
approval to do this.
- You must
e-mail the league at the start and
e-mail the league at the end of the 4 game series.
- You have 60 minutes from the time the e-mail
is sent until the end of the series for the results to count.
- If time limit has elapsed the league will sim
the series.
Post-season fatigue:
- The regular season fatigue Pace of 32 will be
bumped up to 42 as the initial threshold for fatigue for the post season.
Addendum #1: All
players must set their PREFERENCES to reflect the following:
- UNCHECK
MANAGER OPTIONS: Bullpen Warm up Rule
- UNCHECK
MANAGER OPTIONS: Computer Base Coach
- UNCHECK
MANAGER OPTIONS: Computer Base Stealing
- UNCHECK
MANAGER OPTIONS: All Human Subs for Computer Managers
Addendum #2:
Playoff Tie-breakers (1st place):
- Team with best h2h record wins division
- Team with best intra-league record wins
division
- Team with best run differential wins division
- Rules apply to 3 or more teams.
Addendum #3:
Playoff Tie-breakers (Wild Card):
- Team with best h2h record wins 1st wild card
- Team with best intra-league record wins 1st
wild card
- Team with best run differential wins 1st wild
card
- 3 or more teams will see the best of the 3
teams get the 2nd place slot and the next 2 play a 1 game playoff to get in.
- Coin flip will determine who has home field
for play in game.