Net
Major League
Constitution
revised Jan 31, 2005
Basic
Structure:
1)
The
Net Major League consists of two leagues: The Net National League (NNL) and The
Net American League (NAL). The NNL and NAL will be governed by the same rules
and constitution except for a few differences for the NAL due to the size of the
Major League Baseball’s American League.
2)
The
NNL consists of 12 teams and only players that have MLB National league 'cards'
are eligible for play in the NNL. The 12 teams are divided into 3 divisions
(East, Central, and West) and each division contains 4 teams.
3)
The
NAL consist of 12 teams and only
players that have MLB American League 'cards'
are eligible for play in the NAL.
The 12 teams are divided into 3 divisions (East, Central, and
West) and each division contains 4 teams.
4)
NML
team names (prefixes and nicknames) will be similar with real MLB team names.
Responsibilities:
Commissioner’s
responsibilities:
The
Commissioner is to oversee the following league functions: Season
Schedule, Maintain NML WEB Space Recruit new managers when needed,
Management of Yahoo Groups mail lists, Track MLB player movement and apply
changes to NML Rosters and Free Agency lists.
Any
other information that is needed by the NML managers or decision needed by the
NML.
League
President's responsibilities:
Oversight
of: team rosters, player over usage, free agent draft, spring draft, post
season play, league trades, disputes resolution.
Determine
league penalties. Maintain League WEB space, send out the appropriate files to
every manager which include: Team rosters, league files for CMI Generation and
Playball backups. Review free agent list, managers contact list.
League
Officer Joint Responsibilities:
The
commissioner of the Net Major League and Presidents of the NNL and NAL reserve
the right to change or alter the constitution for the betterment of the NML.
These three officers will work in concert to maintain league integrity.
League
Officers have the right to Veto trades deemed detrimental to League stability
or integrity. This veto must be unanimous
Rules
Committee:
The Rules Committee will consist of
two non-office holding members of the NNL as well as two non-office holding
members of the NAL. The Committee members will evaluate suggestions submitted
by any member of the NML and advise the Presidents of the American and National
Leagues as well as the Commissioner on the value, impact and general league
attitude towards the proposed changes.
Committee
members will be responsible for conducting any polling required to get the
'heartbeat of the league' and reporting these results to the Officers of the
NML
Members
of the Rules Committee will be appointed by the League Presidents. While
Committee members may serve for consecutive years all members will be
reselected prior to the annual Rookie Draft.
The
League Officers of the NML reserve the right to Create, Rescind or Change
any rule based on the best interest of the NML.
Manager’s
responsibilities:
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Maintain the most current patch level released by the game company.
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To be fair, honest, and considerate of all managers in the NML.
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To meet deadlines for sending in results, roster cuts, trades, computer
managers, participate in drafts, and follow the league constitution.
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To check their team rosters for any errors in excel file, html, and league
files.
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Keep track of their players MLB status.
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Carefully monitor their teams usage rates to insure they do not loose players
due to over usage
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Send box scores and results to their opponents.
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Make sure that the right lineups for his opponents are being used by HAL.
Team
Rosters:
1)
NNL
team rosters will be 35 players and in the NAL team
rosters will be 40 players.
If teams go over the player
limit
due to trades, they
must reduce
their rosters
at that time to meet the 35/40 men rosters.
These released players will enter the FA draft after the season
2)
Player eligibility: Only MLB players that were issued cards by
Strat-o-Matic or are represented in Strat-O-Matic computer game are eligible to
be on an NML team.
Exceptions:
Case #1 Player(s) who were on an NML team the
previous year, but due to injury did not receive a card from Strat-O-Matic. In
this case, a manager has the option of keeping the player on his roster.
Case
#2: A manager receives a minor leaguer because of a MLB trade that sends one of
his players to the other league (MLB NL to MLB AL and visa-versa.
3)
From the season end to the rookie draft there is no roster limit
for NNL and NAL teams to stimulate trading.
4)
Before the rookie draft each year teams must send in their cuts by
the date specified by the commissioner. No cuts are allowed after this date
unless there was an error by the commissioner.
5)
In the NNL, only carded or computer game MLB National league
players are eligible. In the NAL, only carded or computer game MLB American league players
are eligible.
6)
During the season, NML team rosters are divided in 2 parts: A 25
man major league rosters and a 10 man minor league roster (15
man roster in the NAL).
7)
The 25 man rosters must have two players that can play each
position. Example: 2 players on the roster must be able to play SS and of course
one player can be used to cover more then one position. Juan Castro plays SS,
3B, and 2B which allow him to be the 2nd man at all of these
positions.
8)
There must be at least 4 starters on the 25 rosters.
9) Rosters cannot be changed from series to series. The 25 man rosters
are frozen for the purpose of monthly play. Only Super Hal may make roster moves
to compensate for injuries occurring during the series under play.
10)
The last month of the season all players are eligible to play in
games.
11)
Player or players who are traded in MLB to the other MLB league
(MLB NL to MLB AL or MLB AL to MLB NL) or leaves one league for the other due to
free agency, are lost by the NML team.
Waiver Rule:
Beginning in June, Managers may pick up players if needed for PA or IP/GS
concerns.
Signing a player via the waiver wire may make it necessary for the Team to
cut a player from their roster to maintain a 35 Man roster. Players released
will be placed in the FA draft.
Players picked up via the Waiver Wire are not eligible for the post season and
will released at the end of the regular season of the season and placed in the
FA draft.
Trading Players:
1)
There
is unlimited trading in between Oct 1st trough April 1st
each off season.
2)
No
inter-league trading is allowed. An NNL team can not trade with an NAL team and
visa versa.
3)
During
the season teams can begin trading in May through July.
4)
Trades
that are completed in a month will take affect the next month. Example: A May
trade will go in affect in June and June trades in July, and July trades in
August.
Compensation,
Gaining and losing players:
1)
The
only compensation for players lost due to MLB trades is that, the NML team that
has the player that was traded on his roster will receive the player or players
he was traded for. Example: MLB LA traded Kevin Brown to the MLB New York
Yankees. In compensation the NNL SD will get Jeff Weaver and the NAL Detroit
will get Kevin Brown due to the trade.
2)
In
cases where 2 or more NML teams are involved in a MLB trade, the NML team with
the worst record will get the player involved. If 2 or more MLB players are in
the trade, the NML team with the worst record will be given the first choice of
players. Example: Bartolo Colon ( Owned by NNL Philly) and Jorge Nunez was
traded by MLB Montreal to MLB Chicago White Sox for Orlando Hernandez (NAL
Yankees), Rocky Biddle (NAL White Sox), and Jeff Liefer (NAL Rangers). In this
case, Rangers with the worst record in 2003 gets Bartolo Colon and the White sox
get Jorge Nunez (later cut by WS). The Yankees get no compensation for
Hernandez.
3)
To
get any compensation for traded players to the other league the players traded
has to be on an NML roster at the time of the trade and must stay on a NML
roster at all times. This means he can not be cut or lost due to overuse.
4)
When
a MLB player is traded to the other league or signs as a free agent, the NML
team that has that player on the roster loses that player even if the MLB player
is traded or signs as a free agent back to the original MLB League within a very
short period.
5)
If
a NML team trades the player that was involved in the MLB trade, he is also
trading the rights to any player that he may receive due to that trade. Example:
If Detroit trades Jeff Weaver he will also be trading Kevin Brown.
6)
There
is no other compensation for players lost to the other league due to MLB trades
or as a free agent.
Free Agency:
(Please
see the Free Agent Document
for more information)
Owners who do not overuse any
player will be rewarded with a pick in a supplemental round after the 1st round
of the FA draft. This pick may be traded but only after the season ending stat
files have been completed and usage is determined.
1)
Players
can become free agents in the following ways.
A)
If
a player is overused, used more then his 105% Plate appearance (in the
NNL) or his 110% in
Plate appearance (in the NAL).
B)
A
starter starts more games then he started in MLB. Even if the starter only goes
one start over.
C)
When
a starter/reliever pitcher starts more games then he did in MLB and if he is
used only as a starter.
D)
When
a starter/reliever innings pitched goes over the 105% in the NNL and 110%
in the NAL either used as a reliever or as both a starter and
reliever.
E)
When
a player moves to the other MLB league (American to National; National to
American) by way of free agency or by a MLB trade and no NML team can claim him.
F)
When
a player is cut he becomes a free agent.
G)
When
a player is cut during the season he becomes a free agent.
H)
When
a position player or pitcher that has 5OO+ At Bats, 25+ game starts, or 70+ IP
on his card and used less then 50% of his AB, GS,
and IP he becomes disgruntled and demands to be traded. If the disgruntled
player is not traded before the free agent draft begins he becomes a free agent.