Manager's Meeting - 01/23/2009

  1. Congratulations to the 2008 Champions
    • National - Diamondbacks
    • American - Twins
    • Mountain - Dodgers
  2. Teams - Who's in & Who's out?
    • National - A's, Braves, Crew, Dbacks, Dodgers, Giants, Indians, Rangers, Reds, White Sox
    • American - 51's, Bulls, Cubs, Dbacks, Orioles, Padres, Red Sox, Royals, Thunder, Twins, Yankees
    • Mountain - Angels, Braves, Tucson 40's, Red Sox, Reds, Dodgers
    • TEAMS MUST CONTACT LEAGUE OFFICE BY EMAIL (outfield7@msn.com) BY FEBRUARY 8TH TO BE INCLUDED IN THE LEAGUE
  3. League Format & Schedule
    • National Division - unlimited 25+
    • American Division - unlimited 28+
    • Mountain Division - 40+ wood bat
    • Opening day expected to be on Sunday 4/5/2009 pending confirmation of field availability
    • Playoffs end of September, championships to be held at U of A Sancet, Hi Corbett, or possibly TEP
    • Playoff format - unchanged from 2008
  4. Fees
    • Registration fee is $230 for one division or $355 for both divisions
    • Mountain Division fee is $200 (no multi-division discount)
    • Players playing in both National and American Divisions will turn in their full fee ($355) to their National team manager.
    • Team manager player fee is $155 to compensate for work involved running the team
    • Managers must submit ONE check for their team for payment of fees
    • Equipment and hat requests, and any questions regarding payment of league fees should be directed to league treasurer Dave Luera (email him at dluera@cox.net)
    • Fees and rosters due on 3/15/2009, minimum 14 paid players per team
  5. TMSBL Rules & Bylaws
    • Forfeits - any team with 3 forfeits (for any reason) will be dropped from the league. No post-season, no option to complete season schedule, no refund of fees. Any forfeit with less than 48 hours notice to the league will also be penalized with loss of a win in addition to the forfeit loss.
    • -5 bats will continue to legal in our league. They are NOT legal for use in MSBL National tournaments.
    • Ejections - Managers are responsible to make sure their players know the rules, and managers are responsible to keep their team under control on the field.
  6. All-Star games / League Picnic - will be discussed at next meeting.
  7. League Webpage Update
    • Manager's are encouraged to use the 'Manager's Checklist' available under the 'Forms' link to keep on track with team registration
    • All team managers must email and
      a) provide a password that you would like to use for submitting games results, umpire evaluations, and stats. Existing team managers may continue to use last season's password.
      b) turn in your online roster with player first and last names and jersey numbers
      To send in your request for a password, or submit your online roster, send email to Robin Badart at cybern8@yahoo.com.
    • All teams are encouraged to enter stats from their games, but this is not a requirement
  8. Other
    • Umpire evaluations - all teams are strongly encouraged to complete umpire evaluations for EVERY GAME whether you win or lose. The more evaluations the league has, the more information we have to reward good umpires, identify umpires who should be preferred for playoff and championship games, deal with problem umpires, and fairly resolve disputes. It also builds credibility for team managers who regularly submit reviews, as opposed to those who only complete a review when they have a complaint.
    • A vote to lower the minimum age in the American Division to 25+ was defeated
    • Next manager's meeting will be February 20th at 7pm at UMC Cafeteria