Premise
Hardball Heroes is a fictional player retelling of North American independent league baseball history encompassing 7 separate leagues of 12 teams each operating independently of each other but allowing trading between all clubs. The league begins in 1935 and progresses forward retelling the history of this type of baseball.
I. League Setup
Basic Setup
Financials are: Enabled (era correct)
Scouts are: Off
Coaches are: Off
Spring Training is: Off
There is no DH
Ability ratings are set to: 1-10 scale
Talent ratings are set to: 1-10 scale
Other ratings are set to: 1-10 scale
Active roster size: 25 man (max)
One AAA club per parent club
Financial Setup
Salary Cap: None
Team Cash Maximum: 2,000,000 (will be adjusted as needed)
Minimum Player Salary: 2,000
Average Coaches Salary: Disable
40-man (Secondary) Roster: Enable
Minor League Option Years: Disable
Rule 5 Draft: Disable
Misc. Setup
Injuries set to: Normal
Division champions from each league will make the playoffs
4-man rotation is the norm
Simulation Schedule
Sims will run on Tues/Thur/Sat with each sim spanning 7 days of league time.
Tues/Thurs sims will run @ 9pm EST.
Sat sims will run @ 4pm EST.
Lineups should be submitted by 6pm prior to above sim times
Schedule
The leagues will play a 154 game schedule. The winners of each division will advance to the league title series (best of 7)
II. Duties
Commissioners - James LeBlond, Mike Dills, and Mark Cooley
The duties of the Commissioners will entail, but not be limited by the following list of duties:
Process Sims
Upload new league files
Maintain the website (with owners help with articles)
Handles off-season duties
League Presidents-TBD
Owners
GM duties listed below:
Must own the game (presently OOTP2007/OOTPv8)
Submit lineups timely
Submit articles on the website periodically
Submit any ideas they have to the commissioner
Post on the B.T.L. forum
III. Financials
The league will not have a salary cap to start with but the league may institute one if it is found to be necessary. There will be revenue sharing. Teams are allowed a cash maximum of 2,000,000 this will be adjusted as needed. Any cash exceeding that amount is allotted evenly to other teams in the league.
IV.Trading
Basics
The league makes no boundaries with regards to trading, but all trades will be reviewed to maintain a resemblance of equality in each trade. That be said, only an OBVIOUSLY one-sided trade will be vetoed. The commissioners will serve as the trade commission. Amateur draft picks may not be traded. All trades must be posted/confirmed on the HH forum.
Deadline
The trade deadline os July 31. The sim that normally ends July will stop on July 30 to allow trading prior to the next sim. Deadline deals must be posted/confirmed (on the HH forum) prior to the sim times already ststed in this document.
Procedure
Both owners must post the trade on the HH forum for the trade to be "official". Only very questionable trades will be reviewed by the trade commission
V. Free Agency
In-Season
Free agency offers can be made in the game. The game will determine who signs the free agents that have been given offers.
Off-Season
Anyone who signs a FA during the period of the offseason from when players file for Free agency (typically the last week or two before the end of November, and January 23rd will have that FA released back into the FA pool. That owner will also be responsible for 100% of any player expenses associated with that release. On top of that you will more than likly lose the abilty to negotiatewith that player again as he will know you just sign and released him. (This makes it fair for all teams when Free agency starts)
The off-season FA period will last 30 days with a 3-3-4-5-5-5-5 schedule being adopted by the league with regard to the number of rounds and duration of said rounds
VI. Roster Management
Hitters
Players eligible to play any position they have ratings for
Pitchers
Teams my use a 4 man rotation as the norm.
VII. Stadium Formulas
To configure our historical stadiums, the following forumla will be used:
CF - 400ft = 1.00
For every 3ft difference from 400ft at CF, the modifier is changed by .01 up or down.
LF/RF - 330ft = 1.00
For every 3ft difference from 330ft at the lines, the modifier is changed by .01 up or down.
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The above rules are not 'all inclusive' and may be edited by management as the need arise. We are all adults here and we all know how to play this game, so play nice, above all, HAVE FUN!
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