POST SEASON RULES AND PROCEDURES - 2006 SEASON

 

DATE

DAY

GAME(S)

Sep 25th

Mon

Playoffs for Reg. Season Ties

Sep 26th

Tue

Off Day

Sep 27th

Wed

1st Round Games 1

Sep 28th

Thu

1st Round Games 2

Sep 29th

Fri

Off Day

Sep 30th

Sat

1st Round Games 3

Oct 1st

Sun

1st Round Games 4

Oct 2nd

Mon

1st Round Games 5 (if needed)

Oct 3rd

Tue

Off Day

Oct 4th

Wed

1st Round Games 6 (if needed)

Oct 5th

Thu

1st Round Games 7 (if needed)

Oct 6th

Fri

Off Day

Oct 7th

Sat

LCS Games 1

Oct 8th

Sun

LCS Games 2

Oct 9th

Mon

Off Day

Oct 10th

Tue

LCS Games 3

Oct 11th

Wed

LCS Games 4

Oct 12th

Thu

LCS Games 5 (if needed)

Oct 13th

Fri

Off Day

Oct 14th

Sat

LCS Games 6 (if needed)

Oct 15th

Sun

LCS Games 7 (if needed)

Oct 16tj

Mon

Off Day

Oct 17th

Tue

WS Game 1

Oct 18th

Wed

WS Game 2

Oct 19th

Thu

Off Day

Oct 20th

Fri

WS Game 3

Oct 21st

Sat

WS Game 4

Oct 22nd

Sun

WS Game 5 (if needed)

Oct 23rd

Mon

Off Day

Oct 24th

Tue

WS Game 6 (if needed)

Oct 25th

Wed

WS Game 7 (if needed)

 

The regular season ends on Sunday, September 17th. Four teams from each league will qualify for the playoffs - the three division winners and the second place team with the best won-lost percentage (wild card). CALENDAR DAYS ARE IMPORTANT FOR BOTH STARTING PITCHER UTILIZATION AND PLAYING THESE GAMES!!!

Regular Season Ties

Ties which effect only the playoff match-ups and home field advantage, but do not effect which four teams qualify for the playoffs will be decided by: (1) head-to-head records; (2) won-lost records excluding inter-league games; (3) coin flip. Ties effecting which four teams qualify for the playoffs will be decided by one-game playoffs. The home team for this game will be decided by: (1) head-to-head records; (2) won-lost records excluding inter-league games; (3) coin flip. One-game playoffs will be held on Monday, October 1st and will be played by the Commissioner (or other neutral manager selected by the Commissioner) using computer managers supplied by managers of the participating teams. All player usage rules applicable to post-season games will apply to this play-off game (see below).

First Round Series, League Championship Series and World Series

Post-season games will be played according to the schedule at the right. In each league, the first round series match-ups will be:

Winners of the first round series will play each other in the League Championship Series. Winners of the League Championship will meet in the World Series. In each series, the team with the better won-lost record will have the home field advantage and will be the home team for games 1, 2, 6 and 7, except a Wild Card team cannot have home field advantage against any team other than the other Wild Card team in the World Series. The team with the poorer won-lost percentage will be the home team for games 3, 4 and 5. Each game will be played by the manager of the home team using a computer manager supplied by the manager of the visiting team. Alternatively, you may play games face-to-face (if possible) or by using NetPlay (which I highly recommend for playoff games!!)

Post-Season Player Usage Rules

Calendar days ARE important - and remember we changed the rules for starting pitchers effective this 2005 off-season! Starting pitchers must have at least four calendar days off between starts, even if these starts are in different series - but the exception is that each starting pitcher may start one time (and one time only) in the entire post season with just three days rest. For example, if your team is forced to go to a 7th game in the League Championship series and you start Cy Young in Game 6 on Saturday, October 14th, you can't start Cy in the World Series until Game 3 on Friday, October 20th - unless you decide to use Cy's one post-season start on three days rest in which case he could start Game 2 of the World Series on Wednesday, October 18th. So the team that wins its series in four or five games has an advantage in the next series if its opponent had to go seven games to win. NO WHINING - its called real life! All post season usage rules are repeated below.

9. POST SEASON GAMES

A. The following rules apply to all post-season games, for both home and away teams.

a. The 30-man Active Roster used in the Regular Season cannot be changed for post-season games.

b. All players in the starting line-up (excluding pitchers) must meet the requirements of Section 7.C. (requirements to be in regular season starting line-up for road games)

c. All starting pitchers must be eligible to be a #1 through #5 starter in road games (see Section 7.D.). Starting pitchers must have at least four calendar days rest between starts, but each starting pitcher may start a game with only three calendar days rest one time during the entire post season. No pitcher can be used in relief during a series in which he starts any game.

B. Road Games: Managers will submit either a programmed computer manager or written playing instructions directly to their opponent for each series in which their team plays. These may differ from those used in the regular season.

C. Statistics reporting requirements for Post Season Games are the same as for Regular Season Games.

Playing Post-Season Games

As soon as playoff participants and first round match-ups are determined, the Commissioner will send the Post Season League Files to participating managers. Don't use the regular season league files for post-season games.

Computer managers, fully programmed including starting lineups and starting pitchers, are to be e-mailed by each manager to the opposing manager at the start of each series. Note a new computer manager, which can be changed if you so desire, is required for each series.

Games are to be played on or before the date scheduled. Game result files and box scores are to be e-mailed to the Commissioner, the opposing manager, and all other playoff participants on the day that game is scheduled. It is permissible to send these earlier if your schedule requires you to do so. Our goal is to play and report these games on a real-time basis. I will also be updating the web site on a daily basis as these results come in. This real-time reporting will make it far more interesting for both participating managers and non-participating managers to follow the post-season action.

 

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