Article 1 – Objectives
1.1 To better reflect MLB rules and to encourage activity from teams near the bottom of the standings, the waiver priority will be reset weekly, on Mondays, between noon Eastern and midnight Pacific, beginning after Week 1 and ending after Week 24. Priority will be assigned to teams based on reverse order in the standings
1.2 All teams shall be named, identical in style, with a geographical place name followed by a nickname. All components of a team’s name shall begin with a capital letter, followed by lower case letters. The Commish must approve all names, as he sees fit, so as to maintain a uniform standard across the league. Failure to comply may result in suspension of the manager’s right to manage his team, or even expulsion
1.3 Before the draft, a poll will be conducted to determine whether the draft order shall be somehow preset, or if Yahoo should randomize it at the draft
1.4 Nobody shall be allowed to enter 2 teams in the league. Any findings of collusion will result in the immediate expulsion of both managers
1.5 All managers shall allow their e-mail addresses to be seen by other managers to discourage the same person from entering 2 teams in the league
1.6 All managers are required to do everything within reason to win each Matchup. It is not permitted to lose a Matchup by their benching players
1.7 Attendance is mandatory. If a team becomes dormant, the Commish reserves the right to expel the manager
1.8 The Commish shall not assume control over a team except when reversing illegal transactions. All reversals shall revert the roster and lineup to the exact state in which it existed, before the transaction was made
1.9 In the event that this is not possible, due to an uninjured player on the DL, the Commish will set the team’s lineup, one time only, by dressing the highest ranked uninjured players, as per the Yahoo season-to-date rankings after the season has begun, or as per the 2008 rankings if it occurs before the season. The 5 lowest-ranked injured players shall be placed on the DL, if that the team owns more than 5 injured players
Article 2 – Transactions
2.1 A manager shall be permitted to make trades during the draft provided the Commish agrees to the trade. Trades will be processed immediately after the draft
2.2 Any player, within reason, may be dropped, as the limited Can’t Cut List has been deactivated to accommodate season-ending injuries
2.3 If a manager deems an opponent’s dropped player to be too valuable, he may file a grievance on the Message Board, entitled OBJECTION, with the reasons for his grievance outlined within the body of the message. If 7 OBJECTIONs to a dropped player are filed within 7 days of the drop, the transaction shall be immediately reversed by the Commish, as well as all related transactions
2.4 If the 7-day period elapses with between 1 and 6 OBJECTIONs having been filed, the Commish shall render a judgement on the validity of the grievance(s), and may decide to reverse the drop and all related transactions
2.5 All trades will be processed immediately upon the acceptance of the receiving party, as the trade protest mechanism has been deactivated
2.6 As a component of a trade involving at least one player moving in either direction, an exchange of waiver priorities may be included. Both parties must stipulate the terms of a waiver priority exchange within 7 days of the trade. These terms may include a one-time exchange, a limited time weekly exchange, a limited-time perpetual exchange, a permanent weekly exchange or a permanent perpetual arrangement. The arrangement can be either absolute, or conditional upon the future waiver priorities of the parties involved. The exchange may be enacted immediately or at a later date, as specified by both parties
2.7 If a manager deems a trade to be unfair, he may file a grievance on the Message Board, entitled PROTEST, with the reasons for his grievance outlined within the body of the message. If 7 PROTESTs against a trade are filed within 7 days of the trade, the transaction shall be immediately reversed by the Commish, as well as all related transactions
2.8 If the 7-day period elapses with between 1 and 6 PROTESTs having been filed, the Commish shall render a judgement on the validity of the grievance(s), and may decide to reverse the trade and all related transactions
2.9 In the event a disgruntled manager either benches his players or drops them all, the Commish reserves the right to bypass the 7-day period and reverse the illegal transactions. A manager deemed by the Commish to be disgruntled shall be given 7 days to defend his actions, though he will be forbidden to manage his team. After the 7-day period has elapsed, the Commish reserves the right to declare the team dormant. Should an illegal transaction be performed unbeknownst to the Commish, and affect the outcome of a Matchup, the Commish reserves the right to manipulate lineups to achieve the rightful scoring outcome
Article 3 – Judgements
3.1 The Commish shall be responsible for the conduct of the game and for maintaining order throughout the season
3.2 He is authorized and required to enforce all of these rules and to enforce the prescribed penalties
3.3 He is authorized to rule on any point not specifically covered by these rules
3.4 He is authorized to make changes to this list at any given time
3.5 He is authorized to expel, or otherwise punish, any manager for unsportsmanlike conduct
3.6 He is authorized to order a manager to do, or to refrain from doing, anything that affects the administering of the rules
3.7 His decisions that involve the use of his judgement are final
3.8 If there is reasonable doubt that his decision abides by the rules, any manager may appeal any decision
3.9 If a decision is appealed, the Commish may call for a vote, while retaining the authority to override the result
