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tarmer · 05-03-2020, 06:43 PM

Every league has them and this is no different- Please carefully read and understand the rules before deciding to join. There have been too many times when what is written is not read and it leaves to irritated mangers or leaving the league because it was not as thought.

The CBL is 8 teams

The league will play 154 games - it will run simultaneously with MLB (in the background). The league champion will play the winner of the AL/NL Series (was World Series will now be MLB championship) in the World Series.

The league will be setup as an Association so all free agents, drafts and playoffs will be shared by all leagues.

The league will have a draft - the number of rounds each season is TBD based on amount of available players. The draft will be based on finishing position or pct.

The game will sim 3 times a week (MWF) 1 week at a time

Scouting will be on - set to normal
Player ratings will be set at 1-20
Current and Potential will be set at 20-80
There will be no stars

FINANCIALS:

These are a pain to deal with and I have never played in a league that these really worked out so I will continue to work on them - but for the moment we will play with the reserve clause on - this will allow managers to keep players until they retire or are traded, releases. Once financials are put together in a reasonable way this will be further discussed.

If anyone has any ideas please feel free to present

TRADING:

In an effort to maintain the vision of this league trading will be allowed only as follows:

1. There is no trading allowed between CLB and MLB, free agents MAY be signed but trades may not occur between these leagues.
2. Trades may be made freely between CLB teams but in order to keep managers from trading away players and leaving the team barren should they leave ALL TRADES WILL BE SUBJECT TO LEAGUE REVIEW. This is not meant to stop trading but to assure teams are getting value for trades.

3. All trades must be made on line and finalized by both parties in order to be complete.
4. If it appears a team is tanking or attempting to trade away it’s future they will be spoken to.

5. The purpose of these rules is we are all big boys and have all played in those leagues where team managers know each other and make shady one sided deals as friends, or the team that either does not care or is having an awful season and they decide to open the floodgates and once that is done they leave the league... Let’s not have that here- It hurts the league and makes people lose interest

DRAFT

The CBL will share the draft with MLB so all teams will be involved in the draft. Due to this fact the number of rounds may vary from season to season based on available draft pool

SLACK

The league will use slack as one of its communication tools, all managers are expected to be on it and to respond to messages within a reasonable amount of time- this is to try and help keep activity level high

FORUM

The league will have a forum - This is old school as a lot of leagues have moved away from them but this league will still use one for various information, records, data and such - all mangers will be expected to register and check the forum occasionally for updated information.

STATS PLUS

We will also use Stats plus for the league

BIGGEST RULES: Let’s try to have fun with it, try to be active and try to be competitive- some teams will have a bigger challenge than others but the main goal is to win the league and beat MLB in the World Series

I am happy to have anybody that wants to join, but please please think hard about joining before you do. All leagues take some form of commitment (can be minimal of maximum) but the league and all other managers depend on each of us to participate. It kills the excitement and energy when teams start dropping out.. Life happens and that is understood but some leagues have had many years of success let’s see if we can do the same

05-03-2020, 06:43 PM	#9
tarmer All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2005 Location: Out in Leftfield Posts: 618	Rules Overview Every league has them and this is no different- Please carefully read and understand the rules before deciding to join. There have been too many times when what is written is not read and it leaves to irritated mangers or leaving the league because it was not as thought. The CBL is 8 teams The league will play 154 games - it will run simultaneously with MLB (in the background). The league champion will play the winner of the AL/NL Series (was World Series will now be MLB championship) in the World Series. The league will be setup as an Association so all free agents, drafts and playoffs will be shared by all leagues. The league will have a draft - the number of rounds each season is TBD based on amount of available players. The draft will be based on finishing position or pct. The game will sim 3 times a week (MWF) 1 week at a time Scouting will be on - set to normal Player ratings will be set at 1-20 Current and Potential will be set at 20-80 There will be no stars FINANCIALS: These are a pain to deal with and I have never played in a league that these really worked out so I will continue to work on them - but for the moment we will play with the reserve clause on - this will allow managers to keep players until they retire or are traded, releases. Once financials are put together in a reasonable way this will be further discussed. If anyone has any ideas please feel free to present TRADING: In an effort to maintain the vision of this league trading will be allowed only as follows: 1. There is no trading allowed between CLB and MLB, free agents MAY be signed but trades may not occur between these leagues. 2. Trades may be made freely between CLB teams but in order to keep managers from trading away players and leaving the team barren should they leave ALL TRADES WILL BE SUBJECT TO LEAGUE REVIEW. This is not meant to stop trading but to assure teams are getting value for trades. 3. All trades must be made on line and finalized by both parties in order to be complete. 4. If it appears a team is tanking or attempting to trade away it’s future they will be spoken to. 5. The purpose of these rules is we are all big boys and have all played in those leagues where team managers know each other and make shady one sided deals as friends, or the team that either does not care or is having an awful season and they decide to open the floodgates and once that is done they leave the league... Let’s not have that here- It hurts the league and makes people lose interest DRAFT The CBL will share the draft with MLB so all teams will be involved in the draft. Due to this fact the number of rounds may vary from season to season based on available draft pool SLACK The league will use slack as one of its communication tools, all managers are expected to be on it and to respond to messages within a reasonable amount of time- this is to try and help keep activity level high FORUM The league will have a forum - This is old school as a lot of leagues have moved away from them but this league will still use one for various information, records, data and such - all mangers will be expected to register and check the forum occasionally for updated information. STATS PLUS We will also use Stats plus for the league BIGGEST RULES: Let’s try to have fun with it, try to be active and try to be competitive- some teams will have a bigger challenge than others but the main goal is to win the league and beat MLB in the World Series I am happy to have anybody that wants to join, but please please think hard about joining before you do. All leagues take some form of commitment (can be minimal of maximum) but the league and all other managers depend on each of us to participate. It kills the excitement and energy when teams start dropping out.. Life happens and that is understood but some leagues have had many years of success let’s see if we can do the same Last edited by tarmer; 05-03-2020 at 06:52 PM.