Minutes
Minutes of Managers’ Draft
Meeting, Thursday, 4/18/13 at Von Hoffman Field
Managers in attendance: Al
Avello (PNB), Jim Mahoney (DWM Bucs), Fran Schweiss (DWM Bucs), Bob Rodgers
(IL.C Renegades) Bill Minder (IL.C Renegades)
Minutes
1. Verification of Current Rosters—Rosters were distributed,
listing the current players remaining from last year, minus players who opted
to go into the draft and those who have been injured or have decided not to
play this year. Puss N Boots had 12 remaining players while the Bucs and the
Renegades each had 14
2. Power Rating for Draft—Even though the order of
selection and number of awarded picks were set at the meeting on 3/21/13, we
decided to reevaluate that process in light of the recent spate of injuries and
drops. The Bucs would no longer have the first two pick with the Renegades
drafting second. The Bucs would get just one first place pick (by virtue of
their three previous dismal seasons because Puss N Boots was devastated with
losses of personnel while the Renegades had lost Carl Marshall. The Bucs would
pick first, followed by Puss N Boots, and then the Renegades.
3. Determination of Roster Size —We then agreed to require each to team have at least 18 players on
the roster but that teams could exceed the minimum and pick additional players.
The Bucs and Puss N Boots elected to fill their roster at 20 players each while
the Renegades stopped at 18.
4. Revised Rules for Playing—Because we voted to expand the
rosters, we created a new rule for playing time. At the discretion of the
manager, if a team shows up with 15 players, all 15 must be inserted into the
batting order to bat. In addition, all players must play a minimum of 2 innings
in the field.
A. At the manager’s discretion, a team with more than 15 players who
show up, the manager still may have only 15 batting slots but may substitute
players in and out of the field for the two innings and the remaining players
must be inserted into the lineup toreplace a player in the batting order over a
period of three innings. Those players must bat at least once.
B. A manager may choose to put all players who show up into the
batting order and may move players around in the field any way that he wants.
C. For the manager who only bats 15 players with additional players
on the bench, bench players must come in and bat in the order for the players
they are replacing.
5. Draft Results— The following players were drafted and then assigned to the
following teams:
Bucs Puss N
Boots Renegades
1. Lou
DePalma Jerry Barski Bob Bunting
2. Chris Fessey Art
Laszlo Herman
Mitchell
3. Ray
Giberson Larry
Restivo Harold
Rittler
4. Chuck
Kascinski Bill
Schwartz Rich
Wagner
5. Bob
Vannozzi Bernie
Spivack
6. Mike
Zizzo Rick
Totsi
Craig Wright
Joe Zhelesnik
7. Uniforms—(additional uniforms are being procured for new players. Consult
with your managers about the color shirt to be worn in the meantime. Bucs wear
royal blue, renegades white or gray and Puss N Boots gray.
8. Games— Schedule begins on Tuesday, 4/23, with a double header at Von
Hoffman, 9:30 and 10:45
9. Registration, going forward— We added 10 registrations this morning, bringing
our total to 41 with two more “in the mail.” We have 68 players on the three
teams so 15 players are still unregistered. They will remain on the roster but
in an inactive position until they submit their registration form and fee to
the commissioner. They may not play in a game until that occurs. The managers
are working on contacting those players to get them registered.
10. New Players— Any additional players who appear must go through a supplemental
draft, to be determined by the manager, based on the roster needs.
11. Extending Games to 9 Innings— Because of the extended fuller rosters, the managers considered
extending the game to 9 innings so that more players could get to bat more than
once or twice. There was strong negative sentiment that such a decision should
be made only after consulting with the players.
As a way of confirming that you
got this, would you please respond either for or against extending the game to
9 innings. Remember that even though some may be placed at the tip of the
batting order, their number of at bats will be reduced by a larger roster. With
21 outs in a 7 inning game, instead of the 27 outs in a nine inning game, many
batters will only bat twice, even fewer if it is a tight, low scoring game.
12. Field Preparation and Warm-ups— All players should plan on being on the field at least 30 minutes
before the game. Some can help managers and other personnel carry equipment and
prepare the field. In addition, players who frequently arrive at the last
minute before a game cause great distress with the manager who wants to make up
the lineup early, even at home before leaving for the game. Any player who
can’t make it must call the manager as soon as he knows he cannot make the
game. Otherwise, he could face stern reminders in the form of sitting.
Respectfully submitted, Jim Mahoney on 4/18/13