[IBL] IBL: More thoughts on a 2020 campaign

[Brent Cunningham]

Rusty mentioned a poll during IBL All Star Week.  I would think the 14
players that opted out would simply be UC21.  I think every owner has dealt
with keeping UC players and a short roster before, some of us with multiple
UC's, so it shouldn't really be an issue in my opinion.


Thanks,

Brent Cunningham
Owner/Manager
Gettysburg Generals Baseball Club


On Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 6:46 PM Patrick Gibbs <pjgibbs at gmail.com> wrote:

> With MLB underway we should push this discussion to a conclusion as it
> will very quickly impact the IBL free agent and trade market.
>
> One huge issue if we use this year's MLB stats for next year's IBL
> cards is going to be what to do with players who opt out this year.
>
> And we should have a Plan B should MLB not make it to the end of the
> regular season.
>
> Best,
> Patrick
>
> On Thu, Jun 25, 2020 at 9:51 AM Mike Monostra <monostram1 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > In regard to rules changes, can we PLEASE not put in the new extra
> innings rule with the runner on second base? I think it would require a new
> version of GRS for starters, but most of all, it’s really campy and bush
> league. Hopefully it’s just a one year change.
> >
> > NJR Mike
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 5:41 PM Brent Cunningham <
> gettysburg.generals at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> I'd vote for a 162 game season also.  If MLB plays 60, multiply
> starts/PA's/BF's by 2.7 (162/60) for the baseline numbers then figure the
> 75%/133%/150% from there.  Alternately, 150 games with none against the
> opposing conference and multiply by 2.5 to get the baseline numbers -
> hearken back to the good old days of MLB when teams in separate conferences
> didn't play until the World Series.
> >>
> >> If we're worried about low MLB usage players, then lower the PA/BF
> thresholds a bit.  If MLB is playing with larger rosters though, I don't
> think free agent availability is going to be as much of an issue - more
> players are likely to reach our thresholds.  Maybe lower them to 15 IP / 20
> BF it that's the worry - but it's already pretty low.
> >>
> >> Our rules will also change for next season with the permanent MLB
> changes, right?  Meaning 3 batter minimum or to end of inning and 26 man
> rosters.  I haven't heard if position players pitching is a permanent rule
> change, but I think it is - position players can only pitch if a game is in
> extra innings, or winning/losing by more than 6 runs.
> >>
> >> One other rule, that I've never really bothered to look up - the 26th
> (going forward 27th) man rule for double-headers.  If it's not a rule now,
> we should vote on this as part of a mid-season ballot.
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Brent Cunningham
> >> Owner/Manager
> >> Gettysburg Generals Baseball Club
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 12:22 PM Russell Peltz <peltz38 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Personally, I don't think we should do anything too weird, and I'd
> like to play a full season.
> >>>
> >>> Since we'll need to add more low-playing time players and even full
> time players will only have around 240 PA or 60 innings, I think we will
> need to regress everyone's stats toward league average similar to how we
> regress LH/RH splits to mitigate small sample weirdness.
> >>> The fewer PA/IP, the more their stats would be regressed.
> >>>
> >>> -Rusty
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 9:26 AM drm13 <dmenardmww at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Use pro-rated limits, expand ML rosters to 28 and Org rosters to
> 40/45 and play 162.
> >>>>
> >>>> Some new teams catch lightning in a bottle and make a real run at the
> IBL championship?  Great.  Someone hits .430 or 30 hr over a 60g season?
> Cool, add an asterisk to the record books.  Some of the alternatives we
> were considering with no season were wackier and less interesting.
> >>>>
> >>>> IMO, of course...
> >>>>
> >>>> Dave
> >>>> SNH
> >>>>
> >>>> On Tue, Jun 23, 2020 at 11:12 AM Doug Palmer <aeronutty43 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> All,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> If we assume that the MLB plays a 60 game season (and right now, I’m
> not convinced that’s happening), I’m curious how (or even IF) extrapolating
> a 162 game season would work for the cards?  Wouldn’t there be some
> significant abnormalities?  Especially with players who get a relatively
> low number of AB’s?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I know it’s a bit premature.  Had I known that COVID would wipe out
> the season, I certainly wouldn’t have restarted a rebuilding project, but
> hindsight is 2020.  I think that’s what’s neutering my enthusiasm moving
> forward.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The one thing that I think I can say without a doubt….COVID sucks.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Doug/BAL
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
>
>
>
> --
> "The citizens nourished their peaceful thoughts and plucked out their
> hateful thoughts as one would tend a garden." - Journey Under the Sea,
> R.A. Montgomery, 1979.
>
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