Post by YankeesGM - (Dustin) on Nov 11, 2009 19:41:16 GMT -5
A. Playoffs
1. The playoffs will consist of 8 teams: the 4 divisional winners and 2 wild-cards per league. The playoffs will be separated by league, with the AL winner competing against the NL winner for our league championship.
Wild-card winners will be the 4 teams with the highest winning percentage in each league who did not win their divisions. Two wild cards from the same division CAN happen.
2. Tiebreakers
A. BREAKING A TIE BETWEEN TWO TEAMS (For Playoff Berths):
1. If two teams are tied, heads up match-up will be the first tiebreaker. Add the match-ups together, if they played more than once, for a total winning pct. (adding 6-5-1 to 3-8-1 to get 9-13-2 and therefore 10-14 for a winning pct of .417 - ties counted as 1/2 loss and 1/2 win).
2. Next tiebreakers, if necessary, in order:
a. If all the tied teams are in the same division, best winning percentage in that division.
b. Best winning percentage in that league (AL or NL)
c. Winning Percentage vs Team With Best Regular Season Record (excluding the tied teams). If there is still a tie, then Winning Percentage vs Team With 2nd Best Regular Season Record. Then vs 3rd Best, and so on.
B. BREAKING A TIE BETWEEN THREE OR MORE TEAMS (For Playoff Berths):
1. If three or more teams are tied, and one of the teams won all heads up matches against the other tied teams, that team would be removed from further tiebreakers and be ranked on top of the group.
2. If any of the tied teams lost all heads up matches against the other tied teams, it would be removed from further tiebreakers and rank on the bottom of the tied group.
3. If three or more tied teams still remain, add the heads up matches together to determine best total winning percentage. If there are now only two tied teams, return to BREAKING A TIE BETWEEN TWO TEAMS.
4. Next tiebreakers, if necessary, in order:
a. If all of the tied teams are in the same division, best winning percentage in that division.
b. If any of the tied teams are in different divisions, best winning percentage in that league (AL or NL).
c. Winning Percentage vs Team With Best Regular Season Record (excluding the tied teams). f there is still a tie, then Winning Percentage vs Team With 2nd Best Regular Season Record. Then vs 3rd Best, and so on.
(Note: The reason the 3 or more tied teams tiebreaker did not go directly to winning pct. among the tied teams is heads up play. If Team A beat Team B twice 7-4-1 and 7-4-1 and beat Team C 7-5 and 7-5, we think it should rank above both teams since it beat them all, even if Team B whipped Team C 11-1 and 10-2 (something Team A has no control over). Without extracting Team A as winner of all heads up matches, it would rank below Team B, as B's record against the others is 29-17-2 (30-18=.652) and Team A's would be 28-18-2 (29-19=.604).
C. TIEBREAKERS TO DECIDE PLAYOFF MATCH-UPS:
1. Head To Head Regular Season Winning Percentage
2. Regular Season Overall Winning Percentage
3. Regular Season League Winning Percentage
4. Regular Season Division Winning Percentage
4. If a team fails to meet the IP requirement during the playoffs it will lose all points from the round and be automatically eliminated.
5. FA signings are not permitted in the playoffs.
6. A team may designate any 30 players from its 40-man roster to its active roster each round. No promotions or demotions will be permitted unless a player on the majors roster is injured during the match-up. The injury must be universally understood as significant enough to prevent the player from finishing the round. Once the player is removed from the roster, he may not be added back to it in the same round.
a. A SP may only be replaced if the pitcher is going to miss a start(s). Therefore, you can not add a SP to make a start, unless you're losing a start due to injury.
b. Starters must be replaced by starters.
c. Relief pitchers must be replaced by relief pitchers.
d. Batters must be replaced by batters.
e. A relief pitcher may replace an injured starter in the event the team is having difficulty meeting the minimum IP.
1. The playoffs will consist of 8 teams: the 4 divisional winners and 2 wild-cards per league. The playoffs will be separated by league, with the AL winner competing against the NL winner for our league championship.
Wild-card winners will be the 4 teams with the highest winning percentage in each league who did not win their divisions. Two wild cards from the same division CAN happen.
2. Tiebreakers
A. BREAKING A TIE BETWEEN TWO TEAMS (For Playoff Berths):
1. If two teams are tied, heads up match-up will be the first tiebreaker. Add the match-ups together, if they played more than once, for a total winning pct. (adding 6-5-1 to 3-8-1 to get 9-13-2 and therefore 10-14 for a winning pct of .417 - ties counted as 1/2 loss and 1/2 win).
2. Next tiebreakers, if necessary, in order:
a. If all the tied teams are in the same division, best winning percentage in that division.
b. Best winning percentage in that league (AL or NL)
c. Winning Percentage vs Team With Best Regular Season Record (excluding the tied teams). If there is still a tie, then Winning Percentage vs Team With 2nd Best Regular Season Record. Then vs 3rd Best, and so on.
B. BREAKING A TIE BETWEEN THREE OR MORE TEAMS (For Playoff Berths):
1. If three or more teams are tied, and one of the teams won all heads up matches against the other tied teams, that team would be removed from further tiebreakers and be ranked on top of the group.
2. If any of the tied teams lost all heads up matches against the other tied teams, it would be removed from further tiebreakers and rank on the bottom of the tied group.
3. If three or more tied teams still remain, add the heads up matches together to determine best total winning percentage. If there are now only two tied teams, return to BREAKING A TIE BETWEEN TWO TEAMS.
4. Next tiebreakers, if necessary, in order:
a. If all of the tied teams are in the same division, best winning percentage in that division.
b. If any of the tied teams are in different divisions, best winning percentage in that league (AL or NL).
c. Winning Percentage vs Team With Best Regular Season Record (excluding the tied teams). f there is still a tie, then Winning Percentage vs Team With 2nd Best Regular Season Record. Then vs 3rd Best, and so on.
(Note: The reason the 3 or more tied teams tiebreaker did not go directly to winning pct. among the tied teams is heads up play. If Team A beat Team B twice 7-4-1 and 7-4-1 and beat Team C 7-5 and 7-5, we think it should rank above both teams since it beat them all, even if Team B whipped Team C 11-1 and 10-2 (something Team A has no control over). Without extracting Team A as winner of all heads up matches, it would rank below Team B, as B's record against the others is 29-17-2 (30-18=.652) and Team A's would be 28-18-2 (29-19=.604).
C. TIEBREAKERS TO DECIDE PLAYOFF MATCH-UPS:
1. Head To Head Regular Season Winning Percentage
2. Regular Season Overall Winning Percentage
3. Regular Season League Winning Percentage
4. Regular Season Division Winning Percentage
4. If a team fails to meet the IP requirement during the playoffs it will lose all points from the round and be automatically eliminated.
5. FA signings are not permitted in the playoffs.
6. A team may designate any 30 players from its 40-man roster to its active roster each round. No promotions or demotions will be permitted unless a player on the majors roster is injured during the match-up. The injury must be universally understood as significant enough to prevent the player from finishing the round. Once the player is removed from the roster, he may not be added back to it in the same round.
a. A SP may only be replaced if the pitcher is going to miss a start(s). Therefore, you can not add a SP to make a start, unless you're losing a start due to injury.
b. Starters must be replaced by starters.
c. Relief pitchers must be replaced by relief pitchers.
d. Batters must be replaced by batters.
e. A relief pitcher may replace an injured starter in the event the team is having difficulty meeting the minimum IP.