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1.01 | The Untitled Baseball League (UBBL) will consist of two leagues, the American and National Leagues. Each league will consist of 12 teams, broken down into 3 4-team divisions. |
1.02 | The season will be 162 games, from October through March. |
1.03 | Season play will be pure; the American League teams will only play other American League teams, the National League teams will play only other National League teams. Teams will play more games against their division opponents than they will against opponents in the other two divisions. |
1.04 | Each team will play 22 games against the other 3 teams in their division, and 12 games against the other teams in their league. |
1.05 | Joining and playing in the league is free; there are no dues or other charges. |
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2.01 | The use of the Designated Hitter will mirror MLB rules. Specifically, the DH will NOT be used in the National League and is optional in the American League. |
2.02 | UBBL is a 100% APBA Baseball for Windows (BBWin) computer league, using League Manager Power Tool (LMPT) and AIM. |
2.03 | MicroManagers are required for all road series where the visiting manager is not personally (in person, via internet, or otherwise) managing his team. Any micromanager may be used and must also be provided by the visiting manager if not commonly available to the league. |
2.04 | Owners are responsible for naming their team's MicroManager and providing a copy to League Management to be posted on the league website so all can access. In the event that a team fails to designate a MicroManager, Felipe Hernandez will be used. |
2.05 | Owners are encouraged to play via TeamViewer; however it is not a requirement and both managers must agree. Otherwise the visiting manager will have their team managed by their designated MicroManager. |
2.06 | Ballpark effects will not be used. |
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3.01 | Rosters will be limited to 40 players during the season. The roster will consist of 40 carded/previously carded players. A team is also allowed to carry up to 2 uncarded prospects on their minors roster. These players can be anyone who has never appeared in the majors/received an APBA card. Uncarded players on a roster are treated the same as carded players; they may be retained, cut, or traded with no restrictions. |
3.02 | Players who did not play in the current season (previously carded players) may be retained and count against the roster. They will be designated as (IR) players on the disk and ineligible to be used in gameplay. |
3.03 | A 27-man roster is used for each series and may be changed from series to series. It may not be changed in the middle of a series. |
3.04 | Active rosters may be expanded to full 40-man limit after game #132 of the season has been played. |
3.05 | If a team has severe fatigue or injury issues, the may claim players who are unowned to help with coverage. For each player picked up, a player must be released. At the end of the year, all "in-season waiver claims" must also be released. |
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4.01 | AIM will be used to manage all batting limits. |
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5.01 | Players are limited to 150% of their actual steal attempts. League management will be responsible for judging violations and levying fines if deemed appropriate. |
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6.01 | A player may play at a non-rated position only when the starting and all rated backup players for that position have been injured, ejected, or substituted. Pinch-hitting or pinch running for the last available rated player at a position is allowed only from the 9th inning on. |
6.02 | The penalty for out of position use except from injury or ejection:
1st - A warning
2nd - Loss of 3rd round pick
3rd - Loss of a 2nd round pick
4 th - Loss of a 1st round pick
5th - Loss of the team
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7.01 | AIM will be used to manage all pitching limits; the only exceptions follow. |
7.02 | Pitchers without a starting grade cannot start unless absolutely required due to injury. Any pitcher may be used in relief. |
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8.01 | The "Fatigue Only" AIM setting will be used. |
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9.01 | All games will be played in Domed stadiums to prevent rainouts. |
9.02 | If an owner submits results with a rainout, they will be contacted to replay the rained out game and submit new results for that game (time permitting). Otherwise the rained out game will be simmed. |
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10.01 | Each manager must provide an f-file at the beginning of the season, designating team pitching rotation, roster, and lineups to be use for road games. This file may be changed after each series. |
10.02 | The 27-man active roster for each series must include a minimum of 2 rated players for each defensive position and a minimum of 5 rated players for the outfield. Each roster and lineup must have a minimum of 4 pitchers (may be rated relievers or starters with available relief appearances and innings) available for relief, and 4 starting pitchers, 3 of which are ineligible to pitch (resting). |
10.03 | Managers must email their f-files to the groups.io email account in a timely fashion upon the conclusion of each series. No series is official until the league statistician has validated the f-file. |
10.04 | It is each manager's responsibility to notify league management in advance if they will not be able to play their current series. |
10.05 | Due to the depth of the league and high degree of competition desired and expected, it is each owner's responsibility to actively manage their roster and play their games. Teams will accrue progressive penalties for delinquency and/or negligence in turning in their game results. The penalties are as follows:
1st two violations - no penalty
3rd violation - lose 3rd round pick
4th violation - lose 2nd round pick
5th violation - lose 1st round pick
6th violation - dismissal from the league
If a team is dismissed for such a reason, all previously forfeited picks will be reinstated for the incoming owner.
Owners are able to request a sim in advance w/o penalty. |
10.06 | Any manager who becomes thirty (30) days late with results, without having made prior arrangements with the League management, may be immediately terminated at the discretion of the League management. The League management have the authority to auto-play any series outstanding as of the due date. |
10.07 | If a team has 10 or more series simmed throughout the season (or 4 consecutive series), without prior notification, the franchise will be considered abandoned and a new owner will be sought. |
10.08 | Pitching rotations are to be scheduled for a minimum of the upcoming schedule period. |
10.09 | No team may begin play until their season-opening f-file (with pitching rotation, roster, and lineups) is on file with the league statistician. |
10.10 | The winner of the World Series will handle c-files/f-files in-season for all games played (regular season only). |
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11.01 | The three division champions and the team remaining with the next best won-loss record ("Wildcard") will advance to the post-season in each league. The division winner with the best won-loss record will play the playoff team with the worst won-loss record in the first round; the 2 playoff teams with the 2nd and 3rd best records also play. The Division Playoff, League Championship Series, and World Series will be best-of-seven (7) games, played in a 2-2-1-1-1 format, with days of rest inserted after games 4 and 6. |
11.02 | Wildcard and/or divisional ties will be broken by a one-game playoff, at the home of the team with the better record in head-to-head play. |
11.03 | Division winners have home field advantage over wildcard teams throughout the playoffs. |
11.04 | The World Series home team will be the team with the best regular season record. In the event of a tie, the following criteria will be used to break the tie: 1) Best road record 2) Most runs scored 3) Fewest sims 4) Coin flip. |
11.05 | Injuries from the season will not carry over into the playoffs. Any injuries sustained in the playoffs will carry through the rest of the playoffs. Player fatigue from the regular season will carry over into the playoffs. |
11.06 | Playoff rosters will be 27 players and must be declared before the start of the playoffs.
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11.07 | Playoff rosters may be changed between series; changes to the roster during an actively played series are not allowed. |
11.08 | A DH will be used at all games hosted by the American League team; no DH is used in the National League ballpark. |
11.09 | Only starting pitchers with 50 or more innings pitched, and relievers with 25 or more innings pitched are eligible for post-season play. |
11.10 | Innocuous batters (OPS < .600) and pitchers (Grade 1-4, MBF 1000) are eligible for the post-season regardless of their actual MLB at-bat and innings totals. |
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12.01 | MVP, "CY Young", "Rookie of the Year", and "Fireman of the Year" votes, for each league, will be taken at the end of the season and acknowledged. |
12.02 | A voluntary Awards Committee will be formed at the end of the season to vote on league All-Stars, Gold Gloves, and Silver Sluggers. Any owner that wishes to participate may join the Awards Committee. |
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13.01 | At the end of season, each team is required to cut down to 28 players (exact date to be determined by league management). A draft order will be set in the inverse order of the final standings and a reentry draft (aka the 28 Man Draft) will take place. Any player left unprotected is eligible to be selected, except for uncarded players that are left unprotected; these players are immediately dropped and ineligible for selection. Whenever a player is selected, the team that unprotected the player is allowed to pull back a different player they exposed to their roster. The draft will last 3 rounds. |
13.02 | Once the playoffs start, trading is frozen until the 28 man draft is complete & the commissioner reopens the trading period. |
13.03 | A 10-round annual rookie draft of available players will be conducted each year on a date determined by the League management. The draft will be held online via the UBBL Draft website. The draft will conclude with the final pick of the 10th round. |
13.04 | All unaffiliated players on the new APBA data disk are eligible for the rookie draft, as well as any unaffiliated never-carded players (uncarded prospects). |
13.05 | On September 1st all teams are required to cut down to 40 players. Once all cuts are authenticated, a one round waiver draft will take place. Order will be in inverse order of the previous season's final records. Only unaffiliated carded players are eligible to be drafted. If teams draft a player they must release a player to keep their roster at 40 players. |
13.06 | One round waiver drafts will take place two times throughout the season - at the 33% and 66% completed marks. The order will be based on the team records at that point in time and will go in inverse order of the records. Any carded player not affiliated with a league team is eligible for selection. Teams must release a player if drafting the new players puts their roster over 40. Draft lists are submitted via email to the draft master & the drafts will be conducted off-line. |
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14.01 | Trades can take place at any time during the season, with the exception of short roster freeze periods that will be announced by league management. |
14.02 | No trades are official until reported by both managers to the League Management for confirmation. Trades will be reported to the league in a timely manner via the website and mailing list. |
14.03 | Draft picks for the next upcoming (or current, if in progress) annual draft are the only draft picks permitted in trades. The only exception is during the Annual Draft; teams may trade picks from that draft, or the next year's annual draft. |
14.04 | In the event that collusion or other unfair/unethical is suspected, League Management will form a Trade Committee of 5 owners (picked at random) to review the trade in question. If a majority of the Trade Committee feels that there is a breach of ethics and fair play the trade will be overturned. The Trade Committee will be instructed to only consider foul play and an obvious attempt to cheat; the trade being subjectively uneven is not grounds in and of itself to nullify the trade. |
14.05 | The in-season trade deadline is at the series that contains Game #133. No trades may take place between Game #133 and the end of the playoffs. The commissioner will announce when trading is reopened at the conclusion of the World Series. |
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15.01 | Prior to the season, the commissioner (or his delegate) will perform adjustments to various AIM player ratings. |
15.02 | Innocuous batters (OPS < .600) will have their injury rating changed to J-0. |
15.03 | Any batters with a Season Factor (SF) less than 100 will have it normalized to 100. This will reduce the player's PR as a result (e.g. a 1000/60 player will become a 600/100 player). With SF=100, the player will no longer be "games-limited" in their usage. |
15.04 | Pitchers with a grade of 1, 2, 3, or 4 will have their Maximum Batters Faced (MBF) set to 1000. |
15.05 | Grade 1-4 starting pitchers will have their injury rating set to J-2 and their Durability rating set to 2. This will result in their MRR being calculated to 35 and RF to 9. |
15.06 | Grade 1-4 relievers will have their injury rating set to J-0 and their Durability rating set to 1. This will result in their MRR being calculated to 18 and RF to 7. |
15.07 | Split grade pitchers with both grades 4 or under will have their injury rating set to J-1 and their Durability rating set to 2 as a starter and 1 as a reliever. |
15.08 | IIf a split grade pitcher has either grade greater than 4, they will not receive any AIM adjustments. |
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16.01 | All rule changes to the UBBL Charter must be approved by a two-thirds majority of the voting managers. |
16.02 | New additions to the constitution must receive majority approval. |
16.03 | Any league manager may submit rule proposals. |
16.04 | Voting on rule proposals/charter modifications will take place within 30 days after the playoffs are completed. No in-season modifications to the charter will be permitted. |
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17.01 | Discipline |
17.02 | Any fine registered against a team will be rescinded if the offending manager leaves the league. |
