League Rules
Celebrity Softball - The SequelCommissioner - naplajoie
*** Rules subject to review and change by league commissioner as he tries to do what is best for the league as a whole at all times.
While owner input is welcome and encouraged, decisions made by the commissioner are final. This is not an autocracy, but the commissioner will have the final say with intensity, integrity and intelligence https://youtu.be/4whjK5o4X4c
MANAGERIAL EXPECTATION
If you are to miss an extended period of time, please message the commissioner before you leave if at all possible, with a ballpark (ha!) estimate of how long you will be gone.
All owners must be active. Failure to be active for 10 or more days without letting the commissioner know could lead to your replacement. If you return with a valid reason for your absence, you will be permitted to resume ownership in the league pending team availability.
Always try to improve your team. Rebuilding is a form of improving. I don?t expect this to be a problem, but if the commissioner determines that you are doing something detrimental to your team for no valid reason, you will be warned only once. Tanking, collusion and/or double accounts will raise a red flag. If any of this is happening, then you can and most likely will be kicked out.
CREDO:
This league exists, on its most fundamental level, as a lighthearted view through the looking glass into an alternate reality; a break from the humdrum everyday through friendly competition and good-natured banter.
Please note any owner who exhibits behavior on Pennant Chase, whether actions or words, that contravenes this ethic is subject to removal and subsequent ban from the league without notice, as well as potential prosecution by the International Criminal Court https://www.icc-cpi.int/about
CONDUCT:
In keeping with the league credo (above), flaming, doxxing, subtweeting etc. are strictly prohibited. As for chats and messages, please keep it in the playful spirit of the league. Mean-spiritedness will be dealt with harshly.
While the league of course encourages competitiveness, there needs to be a good deal of fun as well. You are allowed to tease someone lightly (i.e. after a sweep, you say "Get the brooms out...") But if it turns into something hurtful or offensive, you will dealt with swiftly and severely.
LEAGUE BASICS:
Team names and logos are consistent with the overall theme of the league and its storied history, and may not be changed.
Teams will auto-draft celebrity players upon entry and at the start of each subsequent season
Endurance and fatigue will be used.
Regular Season is 54 calendar days; one sim block of 3 games each day
note: one or more "bye" days may be implemented on an ad hoc basis at discretion of league office; however, this will not count as a day off for purposes of player/pitcher availability
OFFSEASON:
New celebrities of past and present (with randomly generated statistics) will be added as suggested by owners and the league office and placed in the upcoming auto draft.
FIELD DIMENSIONS:
Ballpark dimensions have a significant offensive bias as softball tends to be geared toward the long ball.
ORDER OF EVENTS
A) There will be no spring training games played. Many of the ?athletes? have real jobs like movie roles and little time for meaningless games.
B) Regular Season begins
C) Free Agency deadline (game 168)
D) Regular Season concludes (game 168)
E) Player Awards - MVP/Cy Young
F) Postseason begins
G) Offseason begins; contracts must be signed for players you want to keep (excepting franchise player, if any).
H) Contract progression, new players added to pool
I) Auto Draft
J) Live Supplemental Draft (5 rounds) - straight format, draft order reverse of most recent season final standings
K) Owners may drop players from roster upon conclusion of supplemental draft
L) Free Agency opens
GENERAL RULES
A) Roster Size:
You are allowed to have a maximum of 25 players on your main roster and 5 in your minor leagues.
B) Free Agents:
During the regular season, free agency will be open for teams to pick up and drop any players of their choosing. Player adds and drops will end after game 162.
C) Playoffs:
Power ranking used for tiebreaker.
Higher seed hosts odd-numbered games, lower seed hosts even-numbered games.
Division winners qualify for playoffs.
day off
game 169 final, game 1
game 170 final, game 2
game 171 final, game 3
day off
game 172 final, game 4 (if necessary)
game 173 final, game 5 (if necessary)
D) Retirement:
None
E) Player Progression:
None
F) Contracts:
You have $40 dollars to sign up to 4 players to one- or two-year contracts.
G) Franchise Tag:
Owners have the option to designate 1 player with a franchise tag. A franchise player remains with the team permanently, exempt from contract requirements, at each owner's discretion.
The tag may be removed or reassigned at any time; however, a player may not be signed to a contract subsequent to removal of the franchise tag.
Some leagues use fictional player progression. To learn more about how players progress, check the Player Potential page.
League Settings
| Year Range of Stats | 0 - 0 |
| Roster Size (Majors) | 25 |
| Roster Size (Minors) | 5 |
| Keepers | (4 keepers) |
| Change Stats Allowed | |
| Free Agency | |
| Drops | |
| No-Drop List | |
| Player Fatigue | |
| Batter Injuries | |
| Pitcher Injuries | |
| Use Pitcher's HR Allowed Stats | |
| Allows Max Surprise Bunts | |
| Min Batters Pitcher Must Face | 0 |
| Slump Buster | (unlimited days) |
| On Fire | Classic |
| User Sims |
