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02/02
Rule #2 is in question with more than one owner here. Just a friendly reminder. I'm here to help if any help is needed.
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02/02
GUIDELINES – STICKBALL LEAGUE
1. MAJORS - NO TANKING - Re-building is fine; however, owner's need to field the most competitive ML team possible given their roster. Owners
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02/02
believed to be tanking will receive a trade chat and/or sitemail from the commissioner and steps will need to be taken to improve the owner's ML team or said owner will be removed from the world....
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02/02
b. Competent major leaguers at the ML level; c. No unwarranted fatigue issues in the majors; d. 5 Season Minimum Wins: 54/114/180/245/308 (which is very reasonable – if you keep your wins North of 60,...
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02/02
owner may be given a 1 year "grace period" by the commish OR the vote of 10 owners (any owner can initiate the vote, but a brief check-in with the commish is appreciated).
There is no salar...
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02/02
budget somewhere between approx. $40M and $100M -- rule of thumb only, no strict enforcement. Also, there is a "Guide for HBD Newbies" on our official blog that may be of assistance.
2. MIN...
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02/02
Having them automanaged is okay, but there must be enough pitchers on the roster to not run into extreme fatigue issues. While no exact number of players is a requirement, a good rule of thumb is to s...
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02/02
will automatically meet this guideline.
3. CASH IN TRADES - The amount of cash in a trade CAN exceed the players' remaining salary plus up to the HBD maximum allowable $5M. This is to be voted on...
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02/02
is allowed in Major League Baseball.
4. BALLPARKS - City changes for a returning owner are permitted, but discouraged, for consistency's sake. City changes HAVE been approved, so this is not a st...
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02/02
over a franchise, then they can choose any city they'd like – all parks are up for grabs, no ballpark restrictions in Stickball League.
5. REMOVALS - The commissioner has final say on removals. I...