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Version 4.0 | March 24, 2008
League and Teams
Rosters and Player Movement
Player Eligibility and Rotations
Free Agency and Monthly Deadline
Trading
Manager Monthly Responsibilities (MP & Reporting
Player Usage
Player Over Usage Penalties
All-Star Game and League Awards
Post Season
Protected Lists, Promotions, Demotions, Releases
Drafts
Penalty Points
Diamond Mind Baseball
Additional Rules
1.1
Build Your Own Franchise Computer Baseball
League is intended for the fun and enjoyment of all its league members.
1.2
The purpose of the league is to simulate
building a franchise from a deep minor league system.
1.3
The league is designed to be a democratic league
with each member having the chance for input on league issues.
1.4
ML refers to Major Leagues and MiL refers to
Minor League.
2.1
There is a seven-man league committee to vote on
issues pertaining to the league.
2.2
The League Committee is also responsible for
reviewing the Constitution prior to the upcoming season and discussing possible
new rules or ways to improve the league.
2.3
The current league committee is:
3.1 There will be two leagues of twelve teams each.
3.2 One American League that will utilize the DH and
one National League that will not utilize the DH.
3.3 The leagues will be divided into three
divisions. (East, Central and West)
3.4 Each division will have 4 teams.
3.5 Team names should reflect a city, state,
country, or geographic region as their location and then another name
(nickname) will be used.
3.6
Teams will remain in their current division with
the exception that there may be re-alignment if owners request it and it is
approved by a vote of the league committee.
3.7
Teams can switch leagues. You must notify the
commissioner who then needs to determine if there is another team also willing
to switch.
4.1 The season will coincide with the actual major
league baseball season.
4.2 The season is intended to run in monthly cycles
for 6 months and will include 162 games in the schedule.
4.3 Inter-league play is currently being played.
4.4 Teams will play 22 games intra division, 8 games
outside the division and 8 games inter-league vs. one division (Alternating
each year).
4.5 There will be a three-scheduled days off in July
for the All-Star game.
5.1 BYOF does not currently have spring training. Time permitting we may try this in future seasons.
6.1 BYOF has a 45-man roster consisting of ML and MiL players.
7.1
There is a 35 man ML roster
7.2
A player must be on the current DMB season
disk to be eligible for the ML roster.
7.3
The monthly active roster is 25 men.
8.1
There will be a 10-man MiL roster.
8.2
The MiL roster may be filled by position players
with the following criteria:
8.3 MiL players will be designated by “aaa” appearing after their short name on the roster. i.e. aaaGonzalez as well as given a UID of -1.
9.0 MiL/ML Roster Player Movement
9.1
MiL players may not be moved to the ML roster
during the season unless a trade or FA claim is made.
9.2
If a Minor Leaguer is traded, his new owner has
the option of asking that his “aaa” rating be removed, then placing him on the
new Major League roster. These players must appear on the current DMB season
disk.
9.3
A Major League player traded who still qualifies
for the minor leagues may also be re-designated “aaa” and placed on his new
team’s Minor League roster.
9.4
FA Claims may also trigger player movement.
(i.e. Demoting to MiL’s or promoting to the ML’s)
9.5
ML rosters can never go over 35 men and MiL
rosters can never go over 10 men. If this happens the manager must report to
the commissioner any roster moves in order to get the roster back to 35 or 10.
The deadline for reporting this is the 3rd Friday of the month.
10.1 Outfielders
may play any outfield position. Infielders may play any position to the right
of their defensive spectrum according to Bill James theory of defensive
spectrum.
10.2 Position
Eligibility Summary:
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OF may play any OF position |
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SS may play 3B, 2B, 1B |
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2B may play 3B, 1B |
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3B may play 1B |
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1B may only play 1B |
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C may only play C |
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DH may play 1B or last position played regularly going back one year (Must tell commissioner which one) |
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To pitch a player must have a pitching rating |
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Pitchers cannot pinch-hit or pinch-run |
11.1 Rotations
run for the entire season and pitchers need a minimum of three calendar days
rest between starts.
11.2 This
carries over from series to series, month to month, regular season to post
season and post season round to post season round.
11.3 A
pitcher pitching on the last day of the month cannot pitch until the 4th day of
following month.
12.1 Free
agents may be requested each month of the season, provided the request is made
by the monthly deadline.
12.2 March
21st is the first deadline and August 15th is the final deadline
12.3 The
request must be made via e-mail to the commissioner.
12.4 April
FA’s will be claimed using the ML Draft Order.
12.5 FA’s
will be granted in a round by round fashion starting with the team that has the
worse current season record.
12.6 Players
being requested must be listed in order of importance as well which player to
release if need be released.
12.7 BYOF
tiebreakers will be used for teams with the same record.
12.8 Free
agents may be protected at the end of the season.
12.9 Free
agents must be on your roster for August games to be eligible for the playoffs.
13.1 Free
Agent requests and monthly stats are due on the third Friday of every month.
13.2 The
monthly deadlines are as follows:
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14.1 All
trades must be e-mailed to the league commissioner directly and not to the
league as a whole.
14.2 The
agreeing manager must also e-mail the league commissioner.
14.3 If
a trade puts a team over the roster maximum the trading manager must report any
roster moves in order to get the roster back to 35 ML or 10 MiL.
14.4 Trades
will not be made official until the other manager involved agrees to the
trade.
14.5 The
commissioner will announce the trade(s) once all the correct information is
received.
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The trading windows are as follows: |
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The third Friday of every month starting on March 21st. |
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The in season trade deadline is July 18th. |
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Trading resumes after the ML protected lists are submitted (Somewhere around October 20th) |
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Off-Season trade deadline is December 20th. |
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Between ML and MiL Drafts (a few days) . |
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After the MiL Draft (Around March 1st) . |
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Any in season trades reported after the third Friday of a month will be completed with the next month’s database. |
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Rosters are frozen during the ML and MiL drafts. |
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Trades will not be executed during the draft (You may make trades but each owner is responsible for making the appropriate adjustments and then reporting the trades officially at the end of the draft). |
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There will be a period in between the ML and MiL drafts in which to report your trades. |
16.1 Draft
picks may be traded but only for the upcoming draft.
16.2 No
draft pick can be traded for the upcoming season. I.e. 2009 draft picks cannot
be traded for 2010 draft picks
16.3 When
trading draft picks please refer to the original team, ML or MiL and the round
number. i.e. Boston trades BOS ML #3 and SEA MiL#2 to Detroit for DET ML#1 and
the DET ML#8.
17.1 In
the interest of the league as a whole, trades may be reviewed by the league
committee for approval.
17.2 A
review by the league committee will be triggered if one league member requests
it.
17.3 Approval
of a trade will consist of 4 of the 7 league committee members voting to
approve the trade.
17.4 Any
disputes should be forwarded to commissioner directly who will then trigger the
dispute process.
17.5 If
the commissioner has made a disputed trade he will not be allowed to vote.
18.0 Create Manager Profiles (MPs)
18.1 New
MPs are due out by the first of the month.
18.2 MP’s
are to be placed in the team’s folder on the Yahoo site.
18.3 MP’s
are built by managers to be used on the road while the computer is playing your
team.
18.4 MPs
are to be series specific so the opposing manager does not need to do anything
in order to play the series. This means the manager should just load your
profile and have it run with the computer manager.
18.5 The
active team roster will be 25 players for each series. The 25 players may vary
from series to series within the month.
18.6 The
active rosters will be expanded up to 35 ML players during the last month of
play. A team cannot use more than 35 players over the course of the last month.
19.1 You
must set your rotation for each specific series you are playing.
19.2 MP
Steps:
20.1 Each
manager is responsible for creating lineups for each series.
20.2 Lineups
should be created for games against a LHP and RHP (with and without DH when
needed).
20.3 There
should be a minimum of two lineups and sometimes four when using the same MP
for intra league and inter-league play.
21.1 All
players not on your 25 man active roster should be farmed.
21.2 You
should also farm players who you don’t want to appear in a road series. i.e.
low usage.
21.3 Home
Managers should never farm players for his opponents unless specifically asked
to in the special instructions.
21.4 Once
rotations are setup in the MP the computer will automatically farm other
starters for the series.
22.1 Managers
may submit special instructions for a series.
22.2 Special
instructions may include things such as farming players after appearing in one
game or after so many AB’s.
22.3 Home
managers are not allowed to modify the road team players during the game.
23.1 MP’s
should be named in a way so the home manager clearly knows which MP to download
that month.
23.2 You
cannot use the naming convention Yankees MP.
23.3 A
Manager Profile may be team specific (i.e. June Team1 MP vs. Team 2) or
generically used for all away opponents. (i.e. June Yankees MP vs. All Teams).
24.1 Your
complete rotation must be posted in Yahoo along with your MP.
24.2 This
rotation can be any digital format and must include your complete rotation from
the beginning of the season up to and including the entire current month. I.e.
If you are playing June games the rotation should be from April through to
June, (All games)
24.3 Some
teams like creating their entire season rotation, which can also be posted.
24.4 Please note: While playing your monthly
games you can alter your home rotation. SP’s must still have three days rest
between starts.
25.1 Managers
will play their own home games using the Manager Profile that their opponent
sends them at the beginning of each month.
25.2 The
home manager has the responsibility of making sure the proper road MP is loaded
before playing their games.
25.3 Prior
to playing any series the starting pitchers for road teams should be verified
against the road managers pitching rotation in Yahoo.
25.4 If
something seems wrong either check the road teams MP for errors or contact the
road manager. The road manager should send an updated MP ASAP.
25.5 Managers
should let the computer handle the SP’s and lineups as defined by the road team
MP.
25.6 There
is nothing to prevent two managers agreeing to play head to head (Either using
Net Play or Face to Face).
25.7 Player
usage will be reset at the beginning of each series.
25.8 All
special instructions must be executed before the game is started, since no
in-game changes are allowed.
25.9 The
Commissioner will re-simulate any series computer vs. computer when the home
team uses the wrong road MP.
26.0 Submitting your Monthly Results (Reporting)
26.1 The
deadline for sending in monthly results is the third Friday of every
month.
26.2 Final
end of the month statistics should be exported and placed in your team folder
on the Yahoo Groups website.
26.3 Try
using the current month and your team in the name. i.e. YankeesJulyResults.zip
26.4 You
do not need to re-post your rotation if no changes were made during the month.
26.5 If
you changed your initial SP’s at home during the month you must post your new
complete rotation in Yahoo along with your results.
27.1 The Commissioner will be responsible for the following:
28.1 Position
players are limited to 110% of plate appearances (this is how the game measures
usage, listed on the far right of the player profile).
28.2 Players
with less than 500 plate appearances may only be used up to 200% of their plate
appearances against each side. (Left/Right) This is intended to apply to switch
hitters as well.
28.3 Exception: Players with a .230 batting
average or lower may be used to a maximum of 200% but are still limited to 200%
of their plate appearances against each side (Left/Right).
29.1 Only
pitchers with a rating of starter may start.
29.2 Starting
pitchers may be used 110% of their GS up to a limit of 35 rounding up or down
as appropriate. I.e. 31.5 would equal 32 GS.
29.3 Exception:
if a pitcher has more than 35 starts in real life he may be used for that
number of starts in the current BYOF season.
30.1 Relief
pitchers are restricted to 110% of batters faced.
30.2 Pitchers
that both start and relieve in a season are subject to the Swingman
usage rules.
30.3 Note: a starting pitcher does not need
to have a DMB assigned relief rating to be considered a swingman in the BYOF.
Any starting pitcher that is used in relief is considered a swingman.
31.1 Swingmen
are defined as players who both start and relieve during the BYOF season.
31.2 Swingmen
are limited to both 110% of batters faced and 110% of games started.
31.3 Starting
pitchers can pitch in relief. Once that happens they fall under the swingman
usage rules.
31.4 Swingmen
are not allowed to be both a SP and reliever in the same series.
32.0 Pitchers Usage Exceptions
32.1 Starting
Pitchers with an ERA greater than 5.50 may double their games started up to a
limit of 35.
32.2 Relief
Pitchers with an ERA is greater than 5.50 may used up to 200% of their batters
faced.
32.3 Swingmen
with an ERA greater than 5.50 may double their games started up to a limit of
35 and limited to 200% of their batters faced.
33.1 Penalize any player under the following criteria:
33.2 For
every two players that are over used you lose your highest available draft pick
at the time of the infraction.
33.3 The
first pick lost will be the ML pick and the second pick lost will be a MiL
pick.
33.4 The
lost pick will be replaced in the next round at the same spot
33.5 Overused
players must be farmed immediately for the rest of the season.
33.6 Overused
players are not eligible for the post season.
33.7 Overused
players are not eligible to be claimed as FA’s.
34.0 Over Usage Penalties General Comments
34.1 Since
all overused players must be farmed after going over 110% -- any manager caught
deliberately using a player beyond 110% will lose their highest ML draft pick.
I.e. Jones is at 111% at the end of June and is used in any remaining months.
34.2 Managers
should plan their usage for 100% and use the remaining 10% as a safety
net.
34.3 If
you run your players to the maximum then you run the risk of over using that
player. I.e. extra inning games or manager mistake
34.4 Over
Usage is not disputable as it’s the manager’s responsibility.
35.0 Common Over Usage Mistakes
35.1 When
acquiring FA’s or trading for players you must watch for players combined
usage/stats. When a player switches leagues DMB only shows the new league
stats. Please
view sample screen shot
35.2 Not
setting up your MP correctly, i.e. SP’s or not farming players. You can also
define positions players to not pinch hit vs. one side.
35.3 Watch
players with a low number of PA’s against one side. i.e. 20 AB’s vs. LHP
35.4 Monitor
road results since some over usage is due to home manager using the wrong road
MP.
35.5 Please
report these errors to the commissioner to prevent over usage penalties.
36.0 Losing Draft Picks Due to Penalties
36.1 Losing
draft picks will alternate between the highest ML pick and the highest MiL
pick. If more picks are needed it goes back to the ML draft, etc.
36.2 If
a team leaves the league these draft pick penalties are waived for the new
manager.
37.1 Each
season two managers will be selected to run the BYOF All-Star Game.
37.2 We
would like to have one AL manager and one NL manager.
37.3 Any
manager(s) that are interested should contact the commissioner.
37.4 The
managers will select the players, play the game head to head and write an
article on the event.
37.5 Rosters
have 30 players on them and must include at least one player from each team
37.6 This
game will be played in July near the MLB All-Star Game.
38.1 The
league will vote on MVP, Cy Young, Best Closer and Manager of the Year for each
league
38.2 Managers
will submit 3 players for each award.
38.3 Mangers
will only vote for awards in their league.
38.4 Voting
points will be 5 points for first, 3 points for second and 1 point for third
place.
38.5 The
commissioner will inform everyone about the date to submit these.
39.1 The
post season will begin two scheduled days after the season ends.
39.2 There
will be three rounds of post season including all three-division winners and a
wild card team with the best record from the other 9 teams.
39.3 The
three rounds are the Division Series, League Championship Series and the World
Series
39.4 The
match ups will pit the team with the best overall record against the team with
the worst overall record.
39.5 All
series will consist of up to 7 games in a 2-3-2 format.
39.6 Days
off will be scheduled after games 2,5 and 7
39.7 The
home field advantage will go to the division winners.
39.8 Playing
post-season games via Net Play is strongly encouraged but not mandatory. Some
teams play human vs. computer for the first four games and H2H for the rest.
40.1 Position
Players must have a minimum of: 50 MLB AB.
40.2 Relievers
must have a minimum of: 20 MLB IP.
40.3 Starters
must have a minimum of: 75 MLB IP.
41.0 Post Season Roster and Eligibility Restrictions
41.1 Post Season rosters are 25 men. This can
change from series to series.
41.2 Eligibility for each round of the post
season will include the following:
42.0 Starting Pitchers (IP) – Eligible games to start
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Eligible Games to start |
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160 or greater |
3 GS |
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120 – 159.2 |
2 GS |
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75 – 119.2 |
1 GS |
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Less than 75 |
0 GS |
43.0 Batters (PA) – Eligible games to start
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Batters – Plate Appearances |
Eligible Games to start |
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500 or greater |
7 |
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425 – 499 |
6 |
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350 – 424 |
5 |
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275 – 349 |
4 |
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200 – 274 |
3 |
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125 – 199 |
2 |
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75 – 124 |
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Less than 75 |
0 |
43.1 No
substitutions can be made for a batter/fielder until the 6th inning unless the
opposing starting pitcher is removed.
43.2 All
usage is determined by MLB stats and not DMB season stats.
43.3 Starting
pitchers must have three days rest. Rotations carry over from the regular
season and from series and to series.
43.4 Starting
pitchers must have three days rest before appearing in relief.
43.5 All
players will be rested before each series.
44.0 Post Season Over Usage Penalties
44.1 If a player does not follow the above playoff usage rules the following penalties will apply:
44.2 Exception: If this happens in a game that is human vs. computer the computer may bring players in early.
45.0 Post Season Teams with Excessive Over usage
45.1 If a team has numerous players overused it will be
determined by the commissioner if they can still participate in the playoffs.
45.2 If the team is still able to play these teams will be
able to claim FA’s to fill usage on their playoff roster. These players cannot
be protected.
45.3 If a team cannot participate in the playoffs the team
with the next best record will take their spot.
46.1 October 15th is the deadline for turning in your ML
protected lists to the league office.
46.2 Please e-mail this to the commissioner.
46.3 The following should be included in your ML protected
list.
46.4 Do not include MiL players on this list.
46.5 These players should be listed in this format -- Last
Name, First Name. I.e. Pujols, Albert.
46.6 All players not protected are then released to free agency and are eligible in the upcoming ML or MiL draft.
47.0 ML Demotions, MiL Promotions, and Releases
47.1 MiL promotions, demotions and releases will occur a
few days after the ML protected lists are submitted.
47.2 The commissioner will inform everyone about the date
to submit these.
48.1 Any player on your 20 man ML protected list who still qualifies for the MiL’s may now be moved to your MiL Roster. If you move one player this would leave you with 19 on the ML roster.
49.1 Any player on the minor league roster who had any
major league playing time (i.e. will be rated on the upcoming DMB season disk)
may at the owner’s discretion be promoted to the ML roster.
49.2 These players are added to your 20 man ML Roster.
49.3 This MiL to ML can be reversed or changed at any point
up to the trade deadline and before the draft.
49.4 Any MiL player who now exceeds the MiL limits listed
must either be released or moved to the ML roster at this point.
50.1 An owner may release any or all of his minor league
players at his discretion.
50.2 You can name your releases with your ML Demotions and
Promotions or prior to the MiL Draft.
51.1 There will be three drafts held when the new Diamond Mind season disk comes out each year. (ML, MiL and Free Agent Draft).
52.1 The draft order will have the first 4 spots in each
draft chosen randomly from the 4 BYOF teams with the worst records in an NBA
draft fashion.
52.2 The last spot in the draft will go to the World Series
winner, the 23rd to the WS runner up, the 22nd and 23rd to the LCS losers in
reverse order of wins, the 18th-21st spots will go to the DCS losers in reverse
order of wins.
52.3 The draft orders for the ML draft and MiL draft will
not necessarily be the same.
53.1 The ML draft will start in the second/third week of January
53.2 The commissioner will announce the date.
53.3 The ML draft will include all Free Agents on the
current DMB disk.
53.4 The ML draft will be conducted first and will stop
when all teams have a full 35 ML Roster.
53.5 The draft will be a maximum of 15 rounds.
54.1 The MiL draft will then commence and will stop when
all teams have a full 10-man minor league roster.
54.2 The commissioner will announce the date.
54.3 The MiL draft will be open to all players/people not
already on a roster. These can be un-owned players on the current DMB disk,
minor league, amateur, and foreign players.
54.4 If the player has played in MLB he must still qualify
for the minor leagues.
54.5 The MiL draft will be a maximum of 10 rounds unless a
penalized team needs more players.
55.0 Submitting MiL Player Information
55.1 Each manager will need to send the commissioner all
personal information regarding MiL draft picks ( i.e. First Name, Last Name,
DOB, Bats, Throws, Team).
55.2 The venue to do this may change so you will be
notified around the draft.
56.1 There will also be a free agent draft before the
season to make sure all ML rosters have 35 men on them.
56.2 This will occur shortly after the MiL Draft.
56.3 Any team with less then 35 ML players is eligible for
this draft.
56.4 If you have 35 ML players and you want to participate
you must first release a player from your ML roster. At this point you will get
added to the draft.
56.5 The released player then becomes eligible to be
drafted by another team.
56.6 The FA draft will occur in the same fashion/draft
order as the ML draft till all teams have 35 ML players.
57.1 Penalty points will be issued for the following infractions.
1 point for the following:
10 points - Late emailing of protected list 10 points – Using Minor League (AAA) player not on season disk
57.2 For every 10 points your highest draft pick will be lost starting with ML draft.
58.1 The league will use the most current version of
Diamond Mind Baseball. Currently this is version 9.0. We are also all using V9
patch 9c.
58.2 To check what you are using, go to the Diamond Mind
Help menu and click on "About Diamond Mind Baseball". If it does not say 9c you will need to
install.
58.3 If you need the 9c patch please download
and run it here.
58.4 Individual member’s ownership of the disk will be
verified with Diamond Mind to avoid any copyright infringement.
59.0 Diamond Mind Game Settings
59.1 Injuries
will be set to none.
59.2 BYOF uses
Clutch and Jam ratings.
60.1 The tiebreaker to be used for post-season home field advantage and for any draft order are as follows:
61.1 The league website is http://www.byofonline.com
61.2 Some items that will be found here are:
62.0 Disputes Appeals and Grievances
62.1 All issues should be directed to the commissioner.
62.2 The League Committee will handle all voting.
62.3 Over usage are not grounds for dispute unless the home
manager did not follow the correct instructions or used the wrong manager
profile.
63.1 Managers who are continually late or accumulate
numerous penalty points can be placed on probation.
63.2 Managers will be given a warning.
63.3 Removal can occur if problems persist.
64.1 BYOF encourages managers to send in suggestions to the
league committee throughout the year.
64.2 The League Committee will review proposed rule changes
and comments from managers.
64.3 From time to time unique situations occur which the
constitution does not cover or an interpretation of the constitution is
required. In these cases it will be at the sole discretion of the Commissioner.
64.4 BYOF recognizes that from time to time there are
circumstances (Computer, vacation, work and personal problems) that prevent a
manager from filing on time. It is the manager’s responsibility to notify the
league office if there is a problem or a foreseeable problem.
64.5 BYOF is for everyone’s enjoyment. If you have a
problem let the BYOF League Committee know immediately and we will do our best
to work with you so you do not incur penalties. A lack of consideration to
others, by not communicating your problems will be viewed unfavorably.
64.6 In order to have a successful organization BYOF
encourages our members to interact with one another. Anyone can set up a season
at home and play the games, but by joining a league you are committing yourself
to sharing your experiences with others that share your passion for this hobby.
Now go out there have fun and Build Your Own Franchise.
Thank you the BYOF League Committee.
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