<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Hi all,</font></span><div id="gmail-m_-691308586627473993yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467903486477_99538" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div id="gmail-m_-691308586627473993yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467903486477_99526" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">As Rusty mentioned in the newsletter, I've volunteered to put together a ballot for the 2017 All-Star Game. It'd be great if everyone participated, to save me from compiling stats when some players obviously shouldn't be included on a ballot.</font></div><div id="gmail-m_-691308586627473993yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467903486477_99529" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">So here's how it'll work:</font></div><div id="gmail-m_-691308586627473993yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467903486477_99530" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div id="gmail-m_-691308586627473993yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467903486477_99535" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><u><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Nominations</font></u></b></div><div id="gmail-m_-691308586627473993yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467903486477_99536" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div id="gmail-m_-691308586627473993yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467903486477_99537" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Each IBL team should nominate up to 6 position players, 3 starting pitchers, and 3 relief pitchers from their roster. This should be plenty, but if your team is so spectacular that you have more deserving players than that, feel free to nominate more. </font></div><div id="gmail-m_-691308586627473993yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467903486477_99537" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div id="gmail-m_-691308586627473993yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467903486477_99537" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Use whatever criteria you see fit, but players that have small sample sizes or have spent 2/3 of the year injured probably shouldn't be included. Reply to this email with your nominations (please include position played, MLB team, and full player name). In the subject line, use "[IBL TEAM NAME] All-Star Nominations" (subbing your team name of course). Nominations are due on Monday, July, 17th at the same time that weekly results are due.</font></div><div id="gmail-m_-691308586627473993yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467903486477_99537" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div id="gmail-m_-691308586627473993yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467903486477_99537" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Example of nomination: SS, TEX - Andrus, Elvis</font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><u><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">The Ballot</font></u></b></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Once nominations are in, I'll prepare a ballot for each conference by position, drawing stats from the almanac. I'll then send the ballots for both conferences and a reminder on voting instructions out to the entire mailing list.</font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><u><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Voting</font></u></b></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Once I have sent out the ballots, each owner/co-owner should vote for up to 3 players at each infield position, 5 at each outfield position, 3 starting pitchers, and 3 relief pitchers. Reply to the ballot email with your All-Star selections at each position by listing the players for each position in the order of your vote (top vote first, secondary vote second, etc.) </font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Example of voting: SP - PHI LAN Kershaw, TRI NYN Harvey, MAD LAN Grienke.</font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">In the subject line, use "[IBL TEAM NAME] All-Star Selections".</font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">I will then assign points for each vote a player gets. "First place" votes will get 3 points, "second place" will get 2 points, and "third place" will get 1 point. The player at each position with the most points will be named the All-Star Game starter. Ties will be broken by the total number of votes received (first place + second place + third place) at the respective positions. </font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Once starters are determined, I'll also add the next 2 highest point total players regardless of hitter position, 2 starting pitchers, and 1 more relief pitcher as "voted in reserves". That will bring each roster to 16 players. The managers of the game can then select their 9 player (or whatever number is agreed upon) benches. </font></div></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Votes are due on Monday, July 24th at the same time that weekly results are due.. I'll try to have the voting results out by the 27th.<br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">I think that covers everything. I hope everyone participates in the process!</font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Thanks,</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Brent Cunningham</font><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Owner/Manager</font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Gettysburg Generals Baseball Club</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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