[IBL] IBL: More thoughts on a 2020 campaign

[Mike Monostra]

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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>> Windows 10
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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