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MATT KADING
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Rule 1.01 to 1.04 |
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DRAFT |
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STANDINGS |
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1.00--Objectives of the Game. |
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PAST SEASONS |
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STATS |
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1.01
Baseball is a game between two teams of nine players each, under direction of a manager, played on an enclosed field in |
ALL STAR GAMES |
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RULES |
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accordance with these rules, under jurisdiction
of one or more umpires. |
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NO HITTERS |
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RULES- Playoffs |
1.02
The objective of each team is to win by scoring more runs than the
opponent. |
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1.03
The winner of the game shall be that team which shall have scored, in
accordance with these rules, the greater |
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number of runs at the conclusion of a
regulation game. |
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1.04
THE PLAYING FIELD. The field
shall be laid out according to the instructions below, supplemented by Diagrams No. 1, No.2 and No. 3. |
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The infield shall be a 90-foot square.
The outfield shall be the area between two foul lines formed by
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CONSTITUTION |
square, as in Diagram 1. The distrance from home base to the nearest
fence, stand or other obstruction in fair territory shall be 250 feet or |
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Updated
10/26/22 |
more. A distance of 320 feet or more along the
foul lines and 400 feet or more to center field is preferable. The infield
shall be graded so... |
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I. LEAGUE |
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A. MATT KADING MEMORIAL APBA BASEBALL LEAGUE is
a play-by-computer, face to face, continuous ownership draft league |
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B. All league members must use the APBA DOS
Computer Game version 2.0. |
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C. All league members must use the APBA data
disk with some league issued modifications: |
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1. League's pitching grade system. |
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2. League's fielding grade system. |
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3. League's catcher throwing rating system. All
catchers with less than 10 IP caught are -4 arm. |
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4. All pitchers are rated a 2 defensively. |
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5. Position players receive one 31 on their
card. Pitchers receive three 31's on their card. |
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6. Should a player have qualified for a grade
at a position in the prior season, but not qualified for a grade for that
same position |
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the current season, then that player will receive a defensive grade for the
unqualified position |
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grades will be as follows: (C-5, Th-4; 1B-2; 2B-5; 3B-3; SS-6; OF-1) |
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D. Modification of this Constitution shall be
achieved by a vote of a majority of the league managers in the league |
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II. SEASON |
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A. 162 games. |
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B. April 1st thru September 30. |
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C. Two divisions. Top 6 teams in each division
make the playoffs.The 1st and 2nd seeds receive byes. |
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ROSTERS |
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A. Limited to 40 players |
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B. Each team must have enough players and games
on the team roster to fill each position for duration of the season |
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IV. ROTATIONS |
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A. A copy of the season's pitching rotation
must be sent to the Commissioner on or before March 31. |
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B. All starting pitchers must rest 4 days
between starts during the regular season. |
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C. Modifications to the rotation may be made on
or before June 30 for effect on July 1 and again on or before Aug 31 for
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V. PLAYER USAGE
LIMITATIONS |
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A. Starting pitchers are limited by the Start
Innings listed on the team's roster. |
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B. Relief pitchers are limited by the Relief
Innings listed on the team's roster. |
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C. Position players are limited by the Games
and the Stolen Base attempts listed on the team's roster. |
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D. Position players that exceed their Games
limit are no longer eligible to play during the regular season and the
playoffs. |
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E. Starting pitchers that exceed their SP
innings limit are no longer eligible to pitch as a starter for the remainder
of the regular season and the playoffs |
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F. Relief pitchers that exceed their RP innings
limit are no longer eligible to pitch as a reliever for the remainder of the
regular season and the playoffs |
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G. Commissioner, may at his/her discretion,
declare a player a free agent based on over usage abuse. |
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VI. PLAYER
USAGE DETERMINATION |
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A. Starting Pitchers |
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1. Grades 1 and 2 are limited to actual start
innings, rounded up or a minimum of 200 start innings, whichever is greater |
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2. Grades 3 or higher are limited to actual
start innings, rounded up |
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B. Relief Pitchers |
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1. Grades 1 and 2 are limited to actual relief
innings, rounded up or a minimum of 100 relief innings, whichever is greater |
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2. Grade 3 or higher are limited to actual
relief innings, rounded up. |
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C. UFO position players |
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1. Allowed to play in each game and are defined
as position players that meet EACH of the following restrictions: |
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A. on base percentage plus slugging percentage
(OPS) of .600 or below |
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B. on base percentage of .333 or below |
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C. slugging percentage of .375 or below |
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D. catchers with less than a +3 arm |
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E. defensive grades: C-5, C-6, C-7, 1B-2, 1B-3,
2B-5, 2B-6, 2B-7, 3B-3, 3B-4, SS-6, SS-7, SS-8, OF-1, OF-2 |
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D. non-UFO position players are limited to
actual games played |
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E. Stolen Bases are limited to actual attempts
plus 4. Players with SSN 0 have no
limit for steal attempts. |
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F. Stats, grades and ratings on the website are
not deemed final until November 1 of each year. |
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VII. GAME PLAY |
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A. Responsibilities |
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1. All games must be played against another
league manager. |
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2. It is the responsibility of both managers to
make sure that the games are played on time. |
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3. P-files shall be sent to the Commissioner by
the last day of each month. |
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4. P-files must be sent to the opposing manager
upon request. |
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5. Late p-files will result in a fine of
$250,000 and the Commissioner may play the games. |
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6. Games lost due to damage to a p-file must be
replayed by the Commissioner and the remote team with the same winner. |
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host manager will provide instructions. The person responsible for the lost
p-file will receive a $250,000 fine |
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B. Rainouts |
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1. Games that are rained out before becoming
official games must be replayed as if the game never started |
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C. Injuries/Ejections |
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1. Any injuries or ejections are for the game
in progress only. |
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2. Any injury or ejection that happens before
the leadoff batter in the top of 1st inning has a play result will require
that the game must start over |
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3. Any injury or ejection or key stroke error
that results in a team have not having anyone available to play a position,
then the team should attempt |
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make the most logical substitution possible. |
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D. Playing rosters |
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1. Each team is limited to 26 players on the
game roster |
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2. Each team must have between 9 and 13
pitchers on the playing roster at all times. |
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3. Each team must have at least 2 players for
every position on their playing roster at all times with a minimum of 11 position players |
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4. Starting Pitchers |
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1. April - Each team must have at least 4
starting pitchers on the game roster. |
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2. May thru August- Each team must have at least 5 starting
pitchers on the game roster. |
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Those 5 starters must be made known to your opponent prior to the
start of the series. |
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3. September- Each team must have at least 3
starting pitchers on the game roster |
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E. Offense |
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1. Hit and Run play. |
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A. Any non-pitcher may attempt a hit and run. |
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B. The hit and run play may not be used with 2
outs. |
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2. The squeeze may only be attempted once per
game. A foul ball, for example, counts as an attempt. |
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3. Any pitcher may be used as a pinch
runner. |
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4. The designated hitter is allowed. |
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5. Pitchers are not allowed to pinch hit (2 way
players are exempt from this rule) |
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F. Defense |
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1. Players may not play a position not listed
for them on the website unless an injury or ejection requires it |
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2. Any event that results in a team have not
having anyone available to play a position, |
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the team should attempt to make the most logical substitution possible. |
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G. Pitching |
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1. The designated starting pitchers (4 in
April, 5 in May thru August, 3 in
September) may not relieve in the series |
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2. A pitcher must be removed after allowing 8
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H. Starting Pitching |
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1. Starting pitchers must pitch to at least 3
batters before being removed |
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2. Any starting pitcher may be removed after a
rain delay regardless of the situation.
(over rides Rule VII.H.1) |
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3. Starting pitchers are limited to 10 innings
in any single game except a SP with a no hitter may pitch until a hit is
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I. Relief Pitching |
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1. Grade 1-3 relievers are not limited by
innings pitched in a single game |
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2. Grade 4 or higher relievers may not pitch
more than 3 innings in a game unless they are the last available pitcher |
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(designated starting pitchers for the series
are not considered relievers and are not available to pitch in relief) |
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3. A relief pitcher must pitch to at least 3
batters or complete the inning in progress prior to being removed (unless
there is an injury or ejection) |
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4. If a pitcher is mistakenly entered into the
game, then the pitcher must intentionally walk the 1st batter and leave the
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5. No position player may be used in relief
unless the team has run out of relievers |
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6. Any relief pitcher may be removed after a
rain delay regardless of the situation (over rides Rule VII. I. 3) |
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J. Fines during game play |
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1. A game usage infraction is a fine of
$250,000 |
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2. Fines for games played with wrong home/away
team are $250,000 per series for each team. |
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K. Protests |
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1. Any rule infraction may result in a game
protest but let's use common sense |
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2. Protested games must be played in its
entirety prior to filing a protest. |
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3. A protest must be made to the Commissioner
before the p-file has been updated in to statmaster |
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4. Commissioner will rule on all protests |
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L. No game may start until both starting
pitchers are correct. No penalty or
advantage to either team for starting over as BOTH teams are responsible. |
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VIII. TRADING |
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A. Trading is allowed and encouraged during the
off-season. |
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B. No trading is permitted from March 26 until
the end of the MK World Series. |
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C. Any informal trade agreed upon prior to the
end of the MK World Series is unofficial and can be voided by either party
for any reason until reported |
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D. All trades must be final and there can be no
player to be named later. |
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E. Trades are not final until both parties
communicate the same terms to the Commissioner and until the Commissioner has
posted the trade |
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F. If a trade results in one team exceeding the
roster limit, then the excess players must be released or traded within 72
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G. Only current draft picks may be traded. |
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H. Cash may be part of a trade. |
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IX. DRAFTING |
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A. Players with MLB experience are eligible to
be drafted. A list of eligible players will be provided |
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B. The draft order shall be determined by
inverse order of record except that the twelve playoff teams will be awarded
the final twelve selections in each round and the |
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champion will be awarded the final selection in each round |
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1. Ties for determining draft order shall be
broken in the following manner (in order): |
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A. Worse record in previous season picks
first. A new manager will be
considered to have a 0 winning percentage in the previous season. |
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B. If teams are tied in the previous season,
then the season prior to that will determine which team picks first. Again,
worse record picks first. |
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C. In the event, that two new managers are tied
in to infinity, then the manager that joined the league first picks first.
Coin toss is both managers joined on same day & then alternate rounds. |
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C. Each player drafted shall be given a 2-year
contract at the time of his drafting. The first person chosen in a regular
draft shall be signed at $800,000 per year, with |
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chosen in a regular draft shall be signed
at $800,000 per year, with each subsequent player drafted |
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subsequent player drafted in the first round receiving a contract that is
$10,000 less per year. The last player
chosen in the first round shall be signed |
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in the first round receiving a contract
that is $10,000 less per year. The last player chosen in the |
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$500,000 per year, with each subsequent player drafting receiving a contract
that is $2,000 less per year to a floor of $200,000 |
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D. Each team will be awarded 15 draft picks. |
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X. MONEY SYSTEM |
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A. Each team will receive $22,000,000 at the
conclusion of the season. |
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B. Players are paid at 11:59pm Eastern Time on
March 31st. |
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C. Any player whose contract has expired must
either be given a 50% raise for a 2 year contract |
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(i.e., a $200,000 player is renewed for 2 years @ $300,000 per year)
or be released. The re-sign date will be December 31 |
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D. Every contract is guaranteed. A player who is cut must be bought out of
any remaining contract at the time of his release |
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E. All fines will be divided equally among the
other managers. |
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F. Minor Fines |
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1. Game play fines are $250,000. |
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A. a relief pitcher with a 4+ grade pitching
more than 3 innings in a game (unless last available pitcher) |
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B. pitcher staying in the game after allowing 8
runs |
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C. pitcher not facing enough batters |
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D. hit and run with 2 outs |
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E. hit and run with the pitcher |
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F. more than one squeeze attempt in a game |
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G. no backup player at a position for a series |
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H. player/pitcher used out of position without
an injury or ejection as the cause |
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2. Fines for games played with wrong home/away
team are $250,000 per series for each team. |
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3. Fines for lost p-files are $250,000. |
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4. Fines for not voting are $250,000 |
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5. Fines for a player having to start a game
out of position is $250,000 per game |
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6. Fines for overusing a starting pitcher for
less than 1 IP for the season are $250,000. |
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7. Fines for overusing a relief pitcher for
less than 1 IP for the season are $250,000. |
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8. Stolen base overusage is $500,000 for each
extra stolen base |
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G. Major Fines. Major fines start at $500,000 for the
first one, then $750,000 for the second one, $1,000,000 for the third, etc. |
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1. Position players used too many games |
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2. Starting pitchers over used by at least one
inning pitched |
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3. Relief pitchers over used by at least one
inning pitched |
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4. Pitcher staying in a game after allowing 8
runs and being notified by the opponent |
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5. Wrong starting pitcher for a game |
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6. Player used that was not on the team's
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H. Other fines are limited to $500,000 per
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I. New managers are not subject to Major Fines
for their first 2 months in the league. |
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XI. MANAGERS |
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A. Managers are encouraged to build teams that
will be competitive every year. |
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B. Managers are expected to report items timely
and accurately. |
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C. A pattern of bad trading practices, bad
managing practices or untimely reporting practices shall constitute
sufficient grounds for dismissal |
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D. Each manager is expected to host their home
games. |
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E. Each franchise may only have one manager |
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F. Each manager will send a copy of the
season's pitching rotation to the Commissioner by March 31 |
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G. P-files shall be sent to the Commissioner by
the last day of each month. Being late will result in a fine of $250,000 and
the Commissioner |
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play the games |
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H. P-files must be sent to the opposing manager
upon request. |
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XII.
COMMISSIONER |
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A. The Commissioner can be removed at any time
by affirmative votes of 2/3rds of the League managers |
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B. Commissioner's primary responsibility is to
make sure that the league runs smoothly and that league competitive balance
is maintained |
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C. Commissioner shall maintain all league
statistics and arbitrate any disputes. |
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D. Commissioner is empowered to remove
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E. Commissioner, may at his/her discretion,
declare a player a free agent based on over usage abuse. |
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F. Commissioner makes changes to the data disk |
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G. Commissioner determines the scheduled games
each year |
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