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Constitution and By‑Laws
Revised: January, 2007
Article 1: Mission
Statement
The name of this organization shall be the Tri‑County
Baseball League, formed for the purpose of Athletics; to stimulate and
participate in healthful games, sports and recreation; and to secure enjoyment
of outdoor benefits and pleasures. Its
members shall be pledged to the highest standards of ethics of amateur and
courteous contest.
Article 2: Officers
Section 1: Election of Officers
The officers of this League shall be: Commissioner, President, Vice‑President,
Statistician, Secretary, Treasurer, Publicity Director, and a member of each
organization.
All officers are to be nominated by a nominating
committee before the first annual meeting and those nominations are to be
approved or voted on by the members at the first annual meeting with the option
of a secret ballot if motioned.
Section 2: President
The President shall preside at all meetings of the League and
shall enforce the Constitution and By‑Laws and in case of a tie vote, he
shall cast the deciding vote. He shall
be compensated three hundred dollars ($300) for his services. He shall direct the calling of all meetings
of the League, conduct all the business of the League
when not in session, make a report for consideration at the next meeting of the
representatives, and appoint pro‑tem all committees not otherwise
provided for.
If, after a player's contract has been approved, the
President is in doubt as to a violation of any By‑Laws, he shall have the
privilege of suspending said player until an investigation has been made by
him. If, upon investigation, he feels
the player has not violated the By‑Laws, he can reinstate the player at
once. The President shall at once notify
the manager of the team involved as to the standing of the player.
The League President will not be allowed to represent any
team at a league meeting. The League
President cannot be the manager or a player of a Tri‑County League
team.
On all non-bylaw issues that come up during the season,
the President does have the authority to make decisions that are for the good
of the league, preferably with consent from a majority of the teams’
representatives.
Section 3 ‑ Vice‑President
The Vice‑President shall preside at all meetings and conduct
all business in the absence of the President, and perform such other duties as
the President may direct. In the event
of the resignation of the President, the Vice‑President shall succeed to
the Presidency. At times when the Vice‑President
is acting in the President's absence, baseball‑related matter shall be
handled through consultation with the Commissioner. He shall be responsible for making the league
schedule and shall receive the sum of two hundred and fifty ($250) dollars as
compensation for his services.
The Vice-President shall have authority as to the playing
dates of all games postponed, unless the managers directly involved arrange to
play the postponed game or at least schedule the postponed game within 5 days
from the date of the postponement. The
Vice-President will enforce all make-up dates and stay on top of all make-up
games.
Section 4 ‑
Statistician
The Statistician will be responsible for providing statistics on
the website on the first of every month and will be fined $20 a week for every
week they are not updated (enforced by Treasurer). The Statistician should also
try and have the most up-to-date stats available on game day for all teams
participating in TV games for the telecast. All data included on the Statistics
sheet shall be included in Statistics reports.
The Statistician will also keep the Vice-President and President
apprised of postponed or cancelled games not rescheduled. The Statistician will be paid a sum equal
to that of the Umpire Assignor (see Section 8), plus any viable
expenses incurred during the season.
The Statistician will be responsible for providing the President with a
list of outstanding make-up games at each League meeting. The President will then verify if these games
have been rescheduled. If not, the
representatives are responsible for scheduling the game at the meeting;
otherwise, the Vice-President will schedule the game(s). After July 4th,
any rainouts should me rescheduled on the first available open date for both
teams. After July 14th, it will be mandatory that all rainouts WILL
be rescheduled on the first open date for both teams, even if a neutral site
needs to be used.
The Statistician will be responsible for the
website. The Statistician shall be responsible for the Banquet
Program and shall be compensated One hundred ($100) dollars for the program.
The Statistician must update the Transactions Page on the website daily,
barring verifiable special circumstances and will be fined $10 every time the
Transactions Page is not updated two days in a row (enforced by the Treasurer).
Section 5 ‑ Secretary
The Secretary shall keep a record of all meetings of the
representatives, and perform such other duties as may develop upon him. He shall receive the sum of two hundred
($200) dollars as compensation for his services, plus any expenses incurred.
The Secretary is also in charge of all By-Laws updates starting in 2007 and
must keep a record of all proposed changes at the By-Laws meeting and prepare a
list for the January meeting for all members to vote on. Once all annual
changes are made, the Secretary must get the updated By-Laws to the Webmaster
to put on the website before the start of the season.
The Secretary must maintain a Hall of Fame members contacts list with addresses and phone numbers for
all living members (use Bob Ravier and other members
of the Hall of Fame Committee to stay on top of this). The Secretary should
email the league minutes to all team reps and Officers within 10 days of every
meeting.
Section 6 ‑ Treasurer
The Treasurer shall be the custodian of the funds of the League,
and he shall give and take the receipts for all monies handled by him. He shall keep all monies in the bank in a
checking account. He is responsible for
providing financial reports on the All‑Star Game, League Banquet, and
other special events. He shall keep
records of monies owed by team and keep the President apprised of outstanding
balances. He shall receive the sum of two
hundred ($200) dollars as compensation for his services.
Section 7 ‑ Publicity
Director
The Publicity Director shall prepare a newspaper article
preliminary to the season. For this
article, each team is required to supply the Publicity Director with
preliminary information about the team ‑‑ site changes, new
managers, new and returning players with relevant statistics, and other
information of interest. The Publicity
Director may edit at his discretion. He
will keep the newspaper informed of All‑Star, Playoff and Banquet activities. The Publicity Director needs to phone in all
schedule changes that occur during the season to the Morning Call so their
daily schedule listings for our league is completely accurate every day. He
shall receive the sum of two hundred fifty ($200) dollars for his services,
plus any expenses incurred.
Section 8 ‑ Umpire
Assignor
The Umpire Assignor shall be selected by vote of the team
representatives and shall receive the sum equal to one umpire’s game fee times the
number of teams in the league, not including phone expenses. We’ll use 2003 as an example: The umpire’s
game fee is $43 and the there are 13 teams, so the Umpire Assignor’s fee is
$559. The Umpire Assignor shall present
the League with a full roster of umpires (with phone numbers) and the tentative
May umpires schedule before the start of each season. He is responsible for assignment of umpires
to scheduled and re‑scheduled games and for
dealings with the Bethlehem Umpires Association.
Section 9 ‑ Officer
Enforcement of By‑Laws
The President, Vice‑President, Statistician, Secretary,
Treasurer, and Publicity Director shall have the power to enforce any violation
of the By‑Laws and can take the necessary action immediately upon
violation. Officers missing more than
two meetings per year will be fined $20 for each meeting missed (except in the
event of unusual circumstances as verified by the President).
Section 10 ‑
Commissioner
A Commissioner shall be appointed by the Representatives. His appointment will run indefinitely, and a
new Commissioner will be appointed when needed.
His powers, duties and responsibilities shall be to settle all baseball‑related
matters submitted to him by the President and according to these By‑Laws.
Section 11 ‑ Additional
Responsibilities and Compensation
A number of additional responsibilities shall be given to
individuals appointed by the President and shall receive compensation as
follows:
* Banquet Manager: The individual who manages the banquet, to
include head count, contact with banquet site, table arrangements, and
determination of monies owed by team (in consultation with the Treasurer) shall
receive $100.
* Complimentary Banquet Tickets: Shall be awarded to all officers, to include
the Commissioner and the Chair/Chairs of the Hall of Fame Committee.
Section 12 – Manager’s
Checklist of responsibilities
A number of responsibilities are listed here for all Managers in
the Tri-County League:
1) Must have a representative at every league meeting
unless there are unforeseen circumstances verified by the President or there
will be a $50 fine.
2) Every team must have an email representative.
3) Every Manager should have a copy of the bylaws and
American League rule book at every game.
4) Call the Morning Call
(610-820-6558) and the website (see Contacts List) after every game by 10:00 or ASAP after a night game
or there will be a $10 fine.
5) Reschedule your rainouts within 5 days of the rainout
(you can put the rainout on a date several weeks after the rainout, but
SCHEDULE the make-up date within 5 days of the rainout.
6) Remember roster deadlines (drop deadline June 19 and
add deadline June 21).
7) You must email all roster moves to the Statistician
and Secretary even if you called them in to the Statistician already (a checks
and balances “system”) and if you make a roster move within 60 minutes of the
start of the game, then you must notify the opposing manager before the game
starts, too.
8) Please get all stat sheets in within 72 hours of the
completion of the games ($20 late fee).
9) Know your ground rules for
your home field and the teams sharing the Scherersville
fields should have the same ground rules.
10) Remember you have bought 5 Banquet tickets (included
in your league fees), so you should try and get at least 5 people to go to the
banquet.
11) Make sure EVERY player on
your team signs a league waiver. Do NOT sign it for them. Make sure they fill
out the info on the waiver for the website profile.
12) If any umpires show up late or if you have ONE
umpire, please email the umpire Assignor and the president with that
information.
13) You should keep your umpire’s phone list with your
By-Laws and American League rule book.
Article 3: Franchise
Section 1 ‑ Franchise
Fees
A new franchise deposit of two hundred ($200) dollars
shall be deposited with the League Treasurer at the first League meeting of the
year (January). The franchise deposit is
a non‑returnable fee payable after the team is accepted by the League.
If a manager of a team (one who has already paid the
franchise fee and fielded a team for at least one full season) is unable to
field a team during one regular season, but returns to the League during the
following season, his team will be exempted from paying the franchise fee. This exemption applies to one year of absence
from the League only; after that year, franchise fee must be paid.
Section 2 ‑ Transfer of
Franchise
A transfer of franchise from one manager to another must meet at
least two of the following conditions to be considered a transfer, rather than
a new team:
1) Team must play at same field as in prior season
2) Team must retain at least 5 players from the prior season
3) Team must use same uniforms and team name as in prior season
If at least 2 of the conditions are not met, the team
will be considered a new team and is subject to franchise fees and approval by
League representatives.
Section 3 ‑ Team
forfeits twice in one season
If
a team has forfeited 2 games during the current season, then that team must be
voted in as a new franchise to remain in the league the following season. The
franchise fee would not apply in this situation.
Article 4: Representatives
Section 1 ‑
Representatives, Roll Taking, and Fines
The Representatives shall consist of a member of each team, which
board shall control all matters of interest to the League. It shall have the power to decide questions
appealed to it from the different Clubs, act upon complaints and charges
brought and shall settle such business as may be brought before it by such
Officers of the individual Clubs.
A quorum shall consist as follows: If a six‑team League,
shall have four members; if an eight‑team League, shall have five
members; if a ten‑team League, shall have six members; if a twelve‑team
League, shall have seven members; if a fourteen‑team League, shall have
eight members; and if a sixteen‑team League, shall have twelve
members. When the roll is called at any
meeting of the League, the representative must answer by giving his name
instead of the usual yes. This signifies
who shall do the voting for that Team or Club.
A twenty ($50) dollar fine shall be imposed upon a Club
for not having a Representative at a meeting and shall be paid at the next
meeting. According to Article 13,
section 2, fines will be doubled if not paid at the next meeting; this doubling
will be rigidly enforced. Any team
failing to have a representative at two consecutive meetings, or missing more
than three meetings per year (except in the event of a game or unusual
extenuating circumstances as verified by the President), will result in a fine
of $100. Failure to pay said fine shall
result in suspension of further League play by that team until fine is paid,
and all suspended games will be forfeited.
Any team forfeiting two league games during the season shall lose its
membership.
Late arrival at league
meetings (excluding teams with games):
Representatives arriving over fifteen minutes late (except in the event
of unusual circumstances verified by the President) will receive a warning on
the first occasion and a $5 fine on each occasion thereafter.
League fees will be determined by the Treasurer before
the start of the season. League Fees are
due and payable in May. All teams must
pay their league debts by no later than the start of the season
or they will be unable to play until the fees are paid. Each game missed due to failure to pay will
count as a forfeit. If a team folds
while owing money to the League, the team's manager will be placed on the
monies‑owed list until the balance is paid to the league.
Every team must name a representative that is financially
responsible for all bills before the start of the season.
Article 5: Players
Section 1 ‑ Roster
Eligibility
Each team shall have the privilege of having 25 players, plus 3
designated legion players. The Manager
is automatically eligible for the Playoffs and counts as one of the 25 players. Legion players only need to meet half of the
requirements needed to be eligible for the playoffs.
If the player is a professional baseball player returning
from organized baseball, he cannot play until 2 days after the President has a
release or a copy of a release in his possession (i.e. the president receives
the release on Monday, verifies the release on either Monday or Tuesday, then
the player is eligible to play on Wednesday). Also, the same rules apply to a
player placed on the voluntary retired list, written evidence must be provided
to the President.
A professional player may be placed on any roster and does
NOT have to be released before June 19th to be eligible to play, as
long as the above requirements in the above paragraph are met (i.e. Ken Griffey
is placed on a roster on June 20th, gets released on July 9th,
provides proof of his release, he is eligible to play on July 11 and if he meets
the qualifications for the playoffs, he is then eligible).
Section 2 – Protocol for
Adding Players to the Roster
You must call or email the Statistician with all roster moves. You
can call, text message or email a roster move even 1 minute before game time if
need be. When you make a roster move, even if you call it in to the
Statistician, you must at some point also email those roster moves to the
Statistician and Secretary (a checks and balances “system”) and if you make a
roster move within 60 minutes of the start of any game, then you must notify
the opposing manager before the game starts, too.
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Section 3 ‑ Roster Date
Each respective team shall have the option to add and drop players
and the deadline for dropping players is June 19th. Once a player is
dropped, they cannot be re-added to their roster the rest of the season. All
final drops made on June 19th must be posted on the website by the
Statistician on June 20th. All teams then have until June 21st
at midnight to finalize their rosters with any additions (no more drops can
be made, though). The Statistician will immediately post the Final rosters on
the website on June 22nd..
Section 4 ‑ Players
with Multiple Contracts and Outstanding Debts
Every player must sign a Trico
waiver/contract before playing in any games. No exceptions. Should any player
sign contracts for 2 teams in the Tri‑County League, he shall be barred
from further participation in League games during the current season until he
receives a release from one team.
If a player is dropped or quits, he cannot sign with
another team until he is released from the original team and returns all
uniforms, equipment, and monies owed.
After a player has returned uniforms, equipment, and monies owed, his
release cannot be held up by the original team and becomes automatic. If his status is in dispute, the President or
his representative will determine his playing eligibility. There will be a three‑day interim
period after the date of the release during which the player cannot play for a
new team.
Outstanding debts not paid to
team: Each team will turn in at the January
meeting a list of players who owe teams money,
uniforms or equipment from the previous year.
These players are not eligible to play for any team until the debt to
the original team is settled. This will
give the player time to settle the debt before the season starts; if the debt
is not settled, he cannot be placed onto a roster. If the player's original team decides to take
him back, they must determine whether or not to remove him from the list. If the player disputes whether he has settled
with the previous team, the managers will vote on his status. The list of players owing uniforms and/or
equipment (not money) will be exchanged with the Blue Mountain League (BML),
and players owing uniforms and/or equipment to one League will not be allowed
to play in the other. Managers cannot add anyone to the blacklist for monies
owed after May. However, equipment and uniforms owed will be enforced
year-round. After the season is over, players are not
responsible for monies owed for the previous year.
There will be a 3-day
interim period starting the next calendar day after the release during which
the player cannot play for another team. The release does not take effect until
the statistician has been notified via voicemail, email or direct contact. So
if a player is released ANY time on Monday, then that player is NOT eligible to
play until Friday.
Section 5 ‑ Suspension
of Players
For any offense which merits player suspension, the penalty for
such offense shall be decided by the President.
The President will notify the team's manager of such a decision. The player may appeal his case, but his
Manager must make the appeal for him to the League.
Section 6 ‑ Ejection
from Game
Any player being ejected from a game must leave the ballpark and
remain outside hearing distance of the ballpark. Use of profanity or excessive throwing of
bats and/or helmets is a condition for being ejected from a game. Ejections and distance from the ballpark will
be at the umpire's discretion.
On the first offense, an ejected player will receive a
one-game suspension. On the second
offense, he will be suspended for two games.
On the third and subsequent offenses, he will be suspended for the next
three games. Umpires are responsible for
notifying the Umpire Assignor of ejected players, and it is the responsibility
of the Umpire Assignor to keep records of ejected players and number of offenses. The Umpire Assignor will keep the
President and Secretary apprised of these ejected players and their status.
Section 7 ‑ Bodily
Contact with Umpire
Should any player, coach or manager strike, bump or shove an
umpire, he is to be immediately suspended for at least 3 games (with any
additional penalty to be determined by the President). If a second offense occurs, the player will
be suspended 5 games and a third offense will mean the player is suspended for
balance of the season.
Section 8 ‑ Uniform
Regulations
A batter must wear a protected headpiece when batting. Coaches, to coach on the bases, must be in
full uniform, unless both managers agree.
Uniforms must all be team uniforms; it is preferred ‑‑ but
not critical ‑‑ that they all match. Games cannot be held up or protested due to
uniforms that don’t match.
Section 9 ‑ Appearances
for Playoff Eligibility
In order to be eligible for the playoffs, a player must have a
number of plate appearances equal to 2/3 of the total number of games scheduled
(rounded to the next whole number if applicable) to be played for their team
for the season. If an opponent forfeits a game to your team during the season,
then 1 plate appearance is subtracted from the total needed to qualify for all
players on your team and the same goes for subsequent forfeits.
A player can also be eligible for playoffs as a pitcher
if they have a total number of innings pitched equal to the total number of
games scheduled for your team at the start of the season divided by 2 + 1. If
an opponent forfeits a game to your team during the season, then 1 inning
pitched is subtracted from the total needed to qualify for all players on your
team and the same goes for subsequent forfeits.
Example: In a 32‑game
schedule, a player must have at least 22 plate appearances or have pitched at
least 17 innings.
Designated Legion players only need to meet half of the
requirements listed to be eligible for the playoffs (rounded to the next whole
number if applicable).
If a player switches teams during the season, the first
team’s stats do NOT count toward the player’s playoff eligibility for his new
team.
The team’s manager is automatically eligible for the
playoffs, if approved by the other managers, is automatically eligible for the
playoffs, even if he doesn’t make a single regular-season appearance.
Section 10 ‑ Teams
Using Ineligible Players within a playoff series
Each playoff team should receive a list of eligible players for
each playoff team from the Statistician prior to the playoffs. Score books will be made available at the
meeting prior to the playoffs. If the
list cannot be provided due to games not received at the time of the meeting
before the playoffs, final verbal confirmation of eligibility should be made at
the meeting and lists should be sent to each playoff team as soon as they are
available.
If a team is determined to have used ineligible players,
the team will be fined forfeit fees for all games involving said ineligible
players. The manager will be suspended
both as a player and as a manager for a length of time determined by the
President.
Article 6: Umpires
Section 1: Selection and Payment of Umpires
The League will rely on the Umpire Assignor to chose
Umpires for the League. If only one official
umpire is present at a game, the game must be played with one official umpire,
and the umpire shall receive 1˝ times his usual compensation if he acts
alone. If the home team pays the ONE
umpire $98, then that team shall be reimbursed $23 by the Umpire Assignor
within seven days if only one umpire is present. See Section 2 for protocol of
who to contact if only one umpire shows up.
Umpires will be paid by the end of the fifth inning and
preferably before the game begins. In
the event of an incomplete game, umpires are paid for 1/2 fee from start of
game until the completion of the fifth inning.
After the fifth inning is complete, they are paid the full amount. If a team fails to pay after the fifth
inning, the team will be warned on its first occurrence, fined $10 on its
second occurrence, doubling on each successive occurrence. The umpire must inform the Umpire Assignor,
who will keep a record and inform the President after every occurrence, who
must inform the team rep responsible for each infraction.
A spectator can be picked to umpire bases, if both
managers agree, and he shall be compensated.
However, if a spectator acts as a co‑umpire, the official umpire
shall receive his usual compensation.
Any umpire who plays on a
League team is prohibited from umpiring in the League, unless both teams agree
to his use as an umpire. The Umpire
Assignor must notify both teams in this event prior to the game.
Section 2 ‑ Umpire
Regulations
The Umpires shall make it their business to arrive on the playing
field and be dressed and prepared to begin the game 5 minutes before starting
time of the game and see that the infield, foul lines and batter's box are
properly marked. He is not to start the
game until any defects are corrected. It
is recommended that both managers confirm that the umpires at the game match up
with the umpires listed for the game on the website.
A ten ($10) dollar deduction from the umpire fee is
imposed if an umpire is not at home plate, ready to go at the scheduled start for
the game. If an Umpire arrives at a game
before the start of a game that is rained out, he is to be compensated eight
($8) dollars.
If both Umpires fail to show up for a game, it will be up
to the Managers to decide whether or not to play the game with fans
officiating. The Umpire Assignor and the
President should be notified within seven days if either or both umpires fail
to show up for a game. If an Umpire does
not show up for two games without a satisfactory reason, the Umpire Assignor
will remove him from the list of eligible umpires. For any other situations involving the
actions of umpires where the manager has a concern or grievance, the Umpire
Assignor should be contacted within seven days.
In any games where only ONE umpire shows up or either or
both umpires are late, the protocol for reporting this is the Home Team needs
to email the President, and then the President will forward the email the
Treasurer and the Umpire Assignor.
Section 3 ‑ Assignment
of Umpires
The Umpire Assignor shall present the League with a full roster of
umpires before the start of the season.
Teams may, at this time, indicate umpires to be placed upon their
individual team black‑list and not to be used for any game involving
their team, except in the case of emergency.
Teams will take the Umpire Assignor's word as to what constitutes an
emergency. At the meeting prior to the
start of the season, the Umpire Assignor will present a draft of the assigned
umpires for each game, with copies available for each representative. Teams will have an opportunity to state any
umpire difficulties and request reassignment at this time. Umpires on a team's blacklist cannot be
assigned to umpire a playoff game without approval from the President. The team can protest in the event a black‑listed
umpire is used.
Teams may blacklist 2
umpires for the regular season, home and away games. The Umpire Assignor shall adhere to these
lists, unless there is an emergency and he is short on umpires, in which case,
he may assign an umpire to the bases ONLY if he calls the manager and gets his
permission for that game. If problems arise during the season and a manager
wants to permanently blacklist an umpire from all games, then the manager can
do so if the Umpire Assignor agrees that this is the best course of
action. If the Umpire Assignor does not
agree, then the manager can appeal to the President for a decision. Managers, do not abuse this privilege.
Article 7: Scorekeepers
Section 1 ‑ Forwarding
to Statistician
The Home Team shall forward the official score sheet to the
Statistician to be received not later than 4 days following the playing of the
game. At the end of the season, all
teams must submit statistics on remaining games not later than two days after
the team's final game. All statistics
sheets must be received by the Statistician prior to the meeting before the
playoffs. A fine of ten ($10) dollars
for failure to comply with this rule must be paid at the next meeting.
Section 2 ‑ Official
Scorekeeper
The Home Team Scorekeeper will be the official scorekeeper. In case of a disagreement between
scorekeepers on a call, the Home Team and Visiting Team Managers will confer on
the situation and decide accordingly. At
the conclusion of a ball game, both Scorekeepers can check the Scorebooks to
make sure all statistics are the same (hits, runs, errors, etc.) if necessary. First initial (or preferably full name) and
Last Name are required on both Lineup Card and Statistics Sheet. Lineup card should also include name of
manager and record of team.
In the event of a significant problem in scoring, email
the Statistician. All differences of
opinion will try to be resolved by the Statistician, but in any instance where
the difference of opinion cannot be resolved, the home team’s scorekeeper or
manager has final say.
Section 3 ‑
Notification of Newspaper
It will be the responsibility of the Home Team to call all game
results into the Morning Call before 10 p.m. the day of the game. (Phone # 610-820‑6558). In the event of a night game, the results
will be called in on the following day.
A fine of ten ($10) dollars for failure to comply with this rule must be
paid at the next meeting. In the event
of the newspaper's error in failing to report a game, the League will accept
the word of the home team's manager as to whether the game was called in or
not. It will be the Statistician’s
responsibility to monitor games being reported.
Optional ‑ Call the Easton Express/Times for games
involving teams in the Easton or Bethlehem areas. Please try and call
all games in before 10:00 p.m. to the papers and webmaster
whenever possible. A fine of $10 will assessed for not calling in a game to the
website by 10:30.
Please note that the starting pitcher must pitch 5 innings
to record a win, unless it is a 6-inning game, then 4 innings is enough for the
win. Beginning in 1993, Walks and
Strikeouts are to be included in the Scorebooks, Score Sheets mailed to
Statistician, the League Statistics as printed regularly and included in the
Banquet Program. Beginning in 1994,
Saves are also to be included.
All
“local” teams in the Express-Times coverage area must call that paper with
their results. Call in all home games, plus any away games when the home team
is not in the Express-Times coverage area…Be aware that they take more
information than the Morning Call. They take doubles, triples, home runs, RBIs,
double plays and pitcher’s walks & strikeouts. A fine of $10 will be paid
for failure to call the website with game results (only need runs, hits, errors
and “stars-of-the game”). An Express-Times “local” team will be determined by
the President in conjunction with the Sports Department of the Express-Times.
The statistician will call the Express-Times with all scores/results from
“out-of-area” games.
Section 4 ‑ Deliberate
Misreporting of a Game
If, in the opinion of the President, a deliberate misreporting of
a game in the newspaper has occurred, the situation will be discussed at the
next League meeting. Representatives
from each team involved will be allowed to state their case. All representatives will vote on whether the
misreporting was deliberate. If it is so
determined by a 2/3 vote, the guilty team will be fined $100 for the first
occurrence, $200 for the second occurrence, and suspended from the League on
the third occurrence.
Any deliberate and/or egregious misreporting of statistics turned
into the Statistician will be dealt with according to the severity of the
offense(s). The Statistician will recommend to the President what punishment
fits the crime and the President will decide what is fair. The punishment can
be a monetary fine ($25 a game), or if there are multiple offenses by one team
during the year, the president can place that team on probation for at least
one year. A condition of that probation will be that the team will have all of
their home games monitored or “double-checked” by the Statistician (i.e. once
the Statistician receives a home game from the team on probation, he will call
the visiting team’s scorekeeper and verify ALL stats for that game).
Article 8: Playing Rules
Section 1 ‑ American
League Rules
The official rules of the American League shall govern all games
except when in contradiction to the By‑Laws or ground rules. Each team must have a copy of the American
League rules and the Tri‑County League By‑Laws available at each
game.
Section 2 ‑ Courtesy
Runner
An optional courtesy runner is permitted for the catcher when
there are two outs unless there are no extra players. The courtesy runner
cannot be a player already removed from the game or currently in the game.
Section 3 ‑ Number of
Players
A game must start with 9 players.
Game can continue if team loses players due to injury and the team still
has 7 or more players. Game will NOT continue if an ejection causes a team to
have less than 9 players available to play and will become a forfeit at this
point.
Section 4 ‑ Catch and
Carry Rule
There will be NO catch and carry rule in League play. As long as the defensive player has two feet
in play when he makes the catch, the catch is good, and any baserunners
may advance at their own risk. If the
defensive player should step over the out‑of‑bounds line after
making the catch, the ball is still in play (the ball is not dead), and the
defensive player is free to make a play.
Section 5 ‑ Helmets
Helmets with at least one ear-flap must be worn by every player on
offense. Running the bases without a helmet is no longer allowed.
Section 6 – Home Plate
Collision Rule
Contact is allowed. However, no head-hunting, leading with the
elbows or leading with the helmet is allowed, as all 3 of those situations will
be considered “malicious intent” and is not allowed. If the home plate umpire
deems that “malicious intent” took place by the runner, then the umpire is
encouraged to eject the runner from the game.
Section 7 – Ties count in the
standings
Starting in 2006, ties count in the standings and the game will
NOT be replayed. We will be using the NHL Standings rules for team records. For
instance, if Team A has a 20-10-2 record and Team B has a
21-11 record and these are the 2 best records in the division or the league,
then Team B will have the top seed because they have more wins than Team A,
despite the fact that Team A has a slightly higher winning percentage.
Article 9: Official Ball
and Bat
Section 1 ‑ Approved
Baseball
The Baseball to be used in the Tri‑County League any season
shall be the approved ball (usually Diamond baseballs) as decided at the last
League meeting of the season.
Section 2 ‑ Game Balls
All games must be started with at least 3 new balls, and the other
balls must be acceptable to the Umpire‑in‑Chief before being used.
Section 3 ‑ Game Bats
The Tri-County League is a wooden bat league as of 2006, but no
composite or bamboo bats are allowed. If a player is caught using an illegal
bat, they will be ejected from the game. There must be at least one pitch made
to a batter with an illegal bat before there can be an ejection. If a player
comes to home plate and asks the umpire if his bat is legal, he is allowed to
get another bat once notified that his bat is illegal.
Article 10: Games
Section 1 ‑ Schedule
At the first League meeting, a determination will be made of how
many teams will play in the League during the season and how many games will be
played and how many teams will qualify for the playoffs.
One open date may be saved each month for League
meetings, bearing in mind the dates of the All‑Star Game and the
playoffs. Playoff and All‑Star
games shall be included in the schedule.
Final League schedule must be adopted by no later than the March
meeting. On the Monday and Tuesday
preceding the playoffs, no games should be scheduled other than rainouts for
the last two weeks only.
Lineups must be given to
opposing manager and umpires prior to the start of the game. Acting manager must be indicated on the
lineup card. Umpire names should also be
indicated. Names on lineup card should
include first and last name and be clearly spelled for newspaper and
statistics. All teams should file their field’s ground rules with the league
President prior to the beginning of the regular season and these ground rules should
be uniform for Scherersville #1 and #5.
Section 2 ‑ Game Conditions
All games shall be 7 innings and if conditions are unfavorable,
the matter shall be left to the discretion of the Umpire‑in‑Chief
after the first pitch is thrown.
All Managers are expected to have a copy of the
Tri-County League By-Laws and an American League rule book at all games.
There is a mandatory 12-run rule after 4 ˝ innings.
A team will not be able to finish a game if an ejection
is the result of them having less than 9 players and the game will become a
forfeit at that point.
Section 3 ‑ Game Times
All weekday games shall start at 6:00 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday at 5:30
p.m.
unless otherwise noted on schedule. The
starting time of each game has a 15‑minute grace period. If two games are scheduled on the same date,
the first game is to start at 2:00 p.m. unless otherwise agreed upon
by the two managers. The visiting team
will be allowed to have the field for infield practice for a period of fifteen
minutes before a scheduled game. This
practice period will start 15 minutes before a scheduled game. All teams must
be off the field 5 minutes before scheduled starting time to go over ground
rules.
Playoff weekday games at unlighted fields should begin at
5:45 p.m. (no exceptions) to allow for complete games when the evenings are
shorter. Playoff weekend games should
start no later than 5:00 (at unlighted fields) and preferably at 4:30 and the
Home team may opt to start their playoff weekend game many hours earlier if
they choose to, but all start times must be in accordance with the start times
they used during the regular season unless special circumstances that can be
validated dictate otherwise and is approved by the President or both managers
mutually agree to the earlier start time.
If, on any lighted field where a game is scheduled, other
teams or leagues are still in possession of the field at game starting time,
teams will wait one‑half hour to attempt to start their game (unless both
managers agree to reschedule it immediately).
If, after one‑half hour, the previous game is still ongoing, the
visiting team has the option to force rescheduling the game. The home team will be responsible for umpire
or any other fees.
If possible, night games should start no later than 7:30 unless there is a conflict
with the facility on that particular evening.
Lights must be turned on no later than 8:15, prior to the start of an
inning. All games at lighted fields will
play 7 or more innings, related to darkness rather than playing
conditions.
Section 4 – Postponement or Cancellation
of Games
The home team manager should call off a game in case of
rain or bad field conditions at least one hour before game time and even sooner
if the visiting team has a long drive to your field (unless a storm hits within
60 minutes of the scheduled game time).
The manager of the home team is to communicate with the manager of the
visiting team and the umpires. The home
team manager must notify the Vice-President with a make-up date within 5 days
of the postponed game, or a fine of $10 will be levied. No scheduled game can be called off unless
weather does not permit, or unless previously agreed upon by both managers and
the League President.
All rescheduled games must be played before the end of
the regular season, or the home team shall be fined fifty ($50) dollars per
game and a forfeit of each game. All
games must be rescheduled within five (5) days and played within 14 days of a
rainout (if possible). The Vice-President will reschedule any games not rescheduled
within this timeframe or by July 14 on next open date for both teams. All games
should be completed by the last Tuesday in July (unless circumstances approved
by the President make this impossible).
Section 5 ‑ Playoffs
The Playoff format shall be voted on before the start of every
season. Playoffs will be scheduled to start three days after regular season is
completed (if possible) or on a date the Vice-President has scheduled before
the season has started. The Vice-President
(schedule-maker) is responsible for setting all playoff dates. Any changes to the playoff dates will have to
be reported to the Vice-President and may need approval by the President. Failure to do so will result in a forfeit for
the home team with all forfeit penalties applied. If both Managers agree, a
portion or the entire Finals can be played at Limeport
to take away the possibility of tie games and to better promote the league.
First Round: Six teams make the
playoffs:
In One‑Division League,
top six teams by record make the playoff.
Best record gets bye.
In Two‑Division League,
Two division winners automatically qualify for top 2 seeds and get byes. Four wild‑card teams (best remaining
records from any division) also qualify.
In Three‑Division
League, Three division winners automatically qualify for top 3 seeds. The two best records get a bye. Three wild‑card teams (best remaining
records from any division) also qualify.
First Round: #3 vs. #6 and #4 vs. #5 (best 2 of 3).
Second Round: #1 vs. lowest seed; other
two winners ‑ highest seed is home (best 3 of 5).
Final Round: Highest seed is home team (best 3 of 5).
Tie‑Breaker Rules:
When 2 teams are tied for the
#6 seed, a one‑game playoff will be played with
home team to be determined by tie‑breaker format.
In one‑division league,
if teams are tied for seeds #1 through #5, higher seed will be determined by
tie‑breaker format.
In two‑ or three‑division
league, division winners must be determined first. If three or more teams are tied for any seed,
then: All tied teams must be seeded
using tie‑breaker format. 2) Use
one‑game playoff format, if applicable.
If two division winners have the same regular season
record, then the teams must be seeded using tie‑breaker format.
When 2 teams are tied for any seed other than #6, there is no need for a one‑game playoff.
Higher seed will be determined by tie‑breaker format.
Tie‑Breaker Format:
1) Best head‑to‑head record between all teams tied.
If a tie
remains:
2) Least number of runs allowed head-to-head. If a tie
remains:
3) Team with best winning percentage against playoff teams. If
a tie remains:
4) Best run‑differential in head‑to‑head
games between all teams tied. If a tie
remains:
5) Best division record (between intra-divisional teams only). If a tie remains:
6) Team in division with best overall record. If
a tie remains:
7) Coin toss.
One‑Game Playoff Format:
* If three teams are tied:
First round: #1 seed has
bye. #2 (home) vs. #3. Second round:
#1 (home) vs. winner of first round (#2 vs. #3).
* If four teams are tied:
First round: #1 (home) vs. #4; #2
(home) vs. #3. Second round: Winners play with highest remaining seed home
team.
* If five teams are tied:
First round: #1, #2, and #2 have byes.
#4 (home) vs. #5. Second
round: #1 (home) vs. winner of first
round (#4 vs. #5); #2 (home) vs. #3.
Third round: Winners play with
highest remaining seed home team.
Overall Playoff Rules and Regulations:
The winner of the final round will be the League Champion
for the year and will represent the League in any series to be played against
other Leagues.
In each round, playoff games postponed because of rain or
darkness shall be considered a complete game if more than 4 1/2 or 5 innings,
or if tied played over at original site.
There will be one day off between each playoff series. If both semifinal
series end up being sweeps, there will be a two-game break before starting the
Finals.
The Publicity Director must be kept informed of all
playoff game dates, times, sites and any changes and reschedulings. He will be responsible for having the playoff
schedule submitted to the newspaper(s) and keeping media apprised of any
changes.
All playoff games must be played with two official
Umpires, unless agreed upon by both managers.
An additional third umpire may be supplied free of charge by the
Bethlehem Umpires Association. Playoff
teams can supply Umpire Assignor with a list of 5 non‑preferred umpires
for their playoff games. Assignment will
be made by Umpire Assignor ‑‑ teams cannot protest if another
umpire is chosen. The team has the
option to have an additional umpire for a playoff game if they are willing to
pay; the decision is entirely up to the home team.
Section 6 ‑ Regular
Season Dates
The Tri‑County League shall open the season on Mother's Day
Weekend and close the regulation season by the last Tuesday in July.
Section 7 ‑ All‑Star
Game
Each representative shall select the two or more best players from
his team to represent the League in the All‑Star Game. Prior to nominating any player from his team,
the manager MUST verify that the player has given his commitment to play in the
All‑Star Game (and for the Tri‑County League ONLY) if
selected. A player may be nominated to
the All‑Star team at only one position.
The League Statistician shall bring updated stats to the meeting at this
time. Managers will be responsible for
evaluating nominations with regard to statistics and being prepared to vote for
the All‑Star Team at the next League meeting. No games will be scheduled on the two nights
before the All‑Star Game (scheduled or rainouts).
At the League meeting prior to the All‑Star Game,
managers or their representatives will vote, position by position, for players
to represent the League in the All‑Star Game. Prior to voting, any representative who
wishes to make a statement concerning a player may do so. Two players shall be voted per position, with
the player receiving the higher vote total being selected as starter at the
manager's discretion. Two designated
hitters and all pitchers will be chosen at the manager's discretion.
If a team is not represented,
its manager may select one player who will represent the team and be
introduced. Alternates will also be
selected, one per position with two alternates for pitcher. Alternates will be contacted at least two
days before the All‑Star Game if they are needed to fill in for a player.
The manager of the All‑Star Game will be the
manager of the year selected by the League the preceding year. He will pick his own assistants. In the event that the manager of the year
from the preceding year is no longer participating as a manager in the League,
the representatives will elect a manager for the All‑Star Game; this will
be indicated on the ballots when mailed.
Three dozen balls will be purchased by the League and kept as practice
balls for the All‑Star Game.
Any person picked to be on the All‑Star Team or as
a manager thereof is obligated to participate in the All‑Star Game and
must be available on both the scheduled date and the rain date. If a conflict arises, notice must be given to
the all‑star team manager at least two days before the scheduled date of
the All‑Star Game so that an alternate can be notified. If a person selected to the All‑Star
Team or as its manager does not attend and does not give 48 hours notice, the
President will verify his reasons for not attending. If his reasons do not constitute an extreme
emergency, he will be considered ineligible for selection to the All‑Star
Team for two years and will additionally be suspended for the next three games
of the regular season.
At the league meeting after the All‑Star Game, any
managers of absent players should be polled as to why their players did not
attend. Players will be penalized if
appropriate.
Article 11: Protest
Section 1 ‑ Protest Notification
In case of disputes resulting between teams on the playing field,
the President must be notified via email, phone or in writing within 48 hours
(postmarked). The decision will be made
by the President and the Commissioner if the President cannot make the
decision. There will be no appeal.
Please keep in mind that if you are protesting a play
during the game, that protest must be made before the next pitch or the protest
then becomes invalid. The point of protest must be marked in the scorebook at
the game and the umpires need to sign the scorebook.
Section 2 ‑ Protest
Fees
Protest must be accompanied by fifty ($50) dollars. If protest is not allowed, the money shall
become the property of the League. A
protest can be withdrawn by notifying the League President within 48
hours. Games can be protested only for
rule infractions or By‑Law considerations, not for umpire judgment calls.
Section 3 – Appeal process
Once a decision is handed down by the league President, it can be
appealed by a team representative within 48 hours. A $50 fee must be paid for
the appeal. All appeals must be made in writing. 1-game suspensions cannot be
appealed. The Commissioner will handle all appeals. If you win your appeal,
your $50 is reimbursed.
Article 12: Contracts
Section 1 ‑ Official
Form
The Tri‑County League waiver/contract must be signed by
every player and managers must get these contracts to the Statistician in a
timely manner. Managers, do NOT sign the waiver/contract for the player. Every
player must sign the waiver/contract before playing in any league games. Personal
information will NOT be posted on the website, but player bios with general
player info can be posted on the website. The player’s waiver/contract shall be
the official contract for this League.
All player waiver/contracts are binding for all league events for that
calendar year. A league waiver/contract can be downloaded and’or
printed from the league website.
Section 2 ‑ Turning In
of Contracts
Waiver/contracts must be turned in to the League Statistician in a
timely manner after the player fills it out and signs it. Players cannot play
in games without signing a waiver/contract.
Section 3 ‑ Roster Additions or Deletions
Teams releasing any players or signing new players shall present
individually signed waiver/contracts to the Statistician in a timely manner. The expiration date for signing players shall
be June 21. Waiver/Contracts are valid
for one season. Under no circumstances can any player be added to any roster
after June 21.
Section 4 ‑ Legion
Player Eligibility
According to Legion rules, a
player is ineligible for a Tri‑County League game at the time of a
scheduled Legion game. If a Legion player under the
age of 19 gets a release from his legion coach, then he will be allowed to play
in all Tri-County League games, even games scheduled on the same night. If a
legion player is 19 years old, then he does not need a release from his legion
coach to play any Tri-County League game on any given night.
Section 5 ‑ Player
Releases
A player seeking release from a team must ask for a verbal release
from the manager. A signed and dated
release form must be given by the manager to the player, and the statistician
must be notified. A manager cannot hold
up a release if the player seeking release has returned all equipment and
uniforms. There will be a three‑day interim period after the date of the
release during which the player cannot play for a new team (see Article 5,
Section 3).
Article 13: Fines and
Penalties
Section 1 ‑ Failure to
Mail Scoresheets or Call In
Games
For failure of score sheets being received by the Statistician
within 72 hours after a game, the Club shall be fined ten ($20) dollars for each
offense. In the event of a team having
more than 5 statistics sheets outstanding, the Statistician will notify the
President. Any team forfeiting two (2)
League games during the season shall lose its membership. When a team loses its membership, all remaining
scheduled games will count as a loss.
All statistics recorded will still stand.
All League games must be called in to the Morning Call and
the Statistician by 10:00 p.m. on the day of the game, with
the exception of night games, which should be called in ASAP upon completion of
the game. Failure to call in games will result in a fine of ten ($10)
dollars. In the event of an error by the
newspaper in failure to report a game, the League will accept the word of the
home team's manager as to whether the game was called in, although the
Statistician does monitor teams that do not phone the Morning Call. All games should
be called in to the website by 10:00 p.m., and please see Article 7,
Section 3 for calling the Express-Times. Failure to call the website by 10:30 (unless it is a night game) will
be a $10 fine. Fines are to go into the League Treasury and are payable at the
next meeting.
Section 2 ‑ Forfeit
Fees
For the non‑appearance of nine eligible players, a team
shall be fined an amount equal to $30 plus the fees for two umpires (payable to
the League) plus a forfeit to the other team.
Thirty ($30) dollars of this money and a forfeit of the game will go to
the league. The remainder of this money
will go to the Umpire Assignor. After
the second offense, it shall be the responsibility of the League President to
notify this team about their obligations concerning the second forfeited
game.
Any team forfeiting a game after July 14th is
not eligible for the playoffs unless there are special circumstances for this
forfeit that can be verified by the President.
Section 3 ‑ Use of
Ineligible Players
Any team knowingly using a player or players whose contract has
not been approved shall forfeit the game to the opposing team. Any previous game that the player has
participated in shall be forfeited.
Article 14: Finances
All fines or other money
collected by the League shall be used for League expenses unless otherwise
provided for.
An audit of the books will be conducted between the first
and second meetings of the year, if necessary.
An audit committee of three persons will be appointed.
Article 15: Rule
Stipulations
The Tri‑County League
Teams will be allowed to use a designated hitter following the American League
Rule Book.
All games on the schedule will be played unless there are
special circumstances approved by the President.
There are no suspended games, unless there are special
circumstances approved by the President.
If a game is beyond the fifth
inning, and then is called by the umpires in the top half of an inning, the
score automatically reverts back to whatever it was at the end of the last
completed inning. If a game beyond the
fifth inning, and is called by the umpires in the bottom half of an inning,
then the final score stands at the point the game is called.
Article 16: Order of
Business
Section 1: Order of Business
The League hereby adopts the following as the order of business to
govern all meetings:
* Roll Call
* Reading of Minutes of the Preceding Meeting
* Collection of Fines and Monies Owed
* Treasurer's Report
* Bills and Communications
* Committee Report
* Unfinished Business
* New Business
* Remarks for Good of League and Adjournment
Section 2: Final Decision on Matters of Business
Any matter of business before the meeting shall be considered
closed when the President announces his declaration, or when the Secretary
announces the result of a vote. All
remarks on any matter must be addressed to the Chair.
Officers (except for the President) get a vote in all
league matters.
Section 3: Secret Ballot
EVERY issue to be voted on will be done so by secret ballot unless
EVERY manager verbally agrees that it is ok to vote by a show of hands.
Section 4: Meeting Dates
Regular scheduled meetings will be held from January through and
including the League Banquet. The By‑Laws
meeting will be held no later than November.
Article 17: Awards
Section 1: Champions
The teams ending up in first place of each division at the end of
the season will be called divisional champions.
The team winning the post‑season playoffs will be declared the Tri‑County
League Champion.
Section 2 ‑ Seasonal
Awards
**Should be voted on before the
Playoffs**
Trophies to be voted upon
each year are as follows:
* Most Valuable Player
* Most Valuable Pitcher (see
Section 4 for Eligibility Criteria)
* Manager of the Year (voted
on before playoffs begin)
* Rookie of the Year (player
is considered a rookie the first year he meets standards for playoffs, whether he is on a playoff
team or not)
* MVP of the Playoffs (to be voted on at first meeting
after the end of the playoffs)
Other trophies to be awarded
are as follows:
* Divisional Champions (team
with best League record should also be noted on divisional trophy and receive a bigger trophy)
* League Champion
* MVP of All‑Star Game (manager
and coaches select after game) -*This is an optional
award.
* Leading Player, Runs Batted In
* Home Run Leader
* E.R.A. Leader (see
Section 4 for Eligibility Criteria)
* Strikeout Leader
* Save Leader (optional)
* No‑Hitter, 7 innings (one
award to pitcher per occurrence, if any)
* Leading Batter
* 20 Years Service to League (includes
time as player, umpire, and/or league official)
* Optional Special Awards (to
be chosen by President: examples: Most Improved Team,
Most
Courageous Athlete, Facilities Use Award, Comeback Player
of the Year)
Section 3 ‑ Batting
Champion Eligibility
To be eligible for the League batting trophy, a player shall have
at least 70 plate appearances during the season and this number can be voted on
in January every season if necessary.
Section 4 ‑ Most
Valuable Pitcher or E.R.A. Leader Eligibility
To be eligible for the League Most Valuable Pitcher or E.R.A.
Leader award, a player shall meet at least one of the following criteria:
1) Involved in at least six (6) pitching decisions
2) Must have pitched a number of innings equal to the total
number of games played by the team during
the season
3) Must have pitched in at least half of the team's games
4) The most valuable pitcher must also have a winning record
during the season.
Section 5 ‑ Awards
Voting
At the League meeting held immediately prior to the banquet, each
representative will vote by secret ballot for first, second and third place for
each voted award:
* Most Valuable Player
* Most Valuable Pitcher
* Manager of the Year
* Rookie of the Year
Complete seasonal statistics will be made available at
the meeting by the Statistician. A
representative will not be able to vote for anyone on his own team.
Section 6 ‑ Hall of
Fame
The Hall of Fame was developed to honor league participants for
outstanding contributions to the League, whether as a player or in other capacities. Eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame
are:
* Players
* Managers, Coaches or other Team Personnel
* Umpires
* League Officials
Criteria for
eligibility:
* At least 7 years participation in the League
* Evidence of outstanding performance as a player, or
superior commitment to League if nominated in another capacity
* For players, must have not played at least 3 years and must
agree they will not return to the League
as a player
League Eras:
* Original Era, up to 1963 (prior to statistics being
available)
* Modern Era, 1964‑present
The Hall of Fame Committee will meet in Winter and nominate candidates to the Hall of Fame. League Representatives and Officials may make
recommendations to members of the Hall of Fame committee if they so choose. Voting on nominees is done by the Committee
and members of the Hall of Fame. Up to a
maximum of 8 inductees, 4 from each Era, is preferable for induction into the Hall of Fame at the League Banquet. Those selected for induction will be notified
of their selection by early Summer.
Section 7 ‑ Banquet
Every team must buy tickets for at least 5 players/people for
attendance purposes.
Article 18: Amendments During Year
These By‑Laws will be in effect, after initial
review, for the entire season. They
cannot be amended until the By‑Laws meeting following the season, unless
the President or Commissioner decides that an amendment is required. Any such amendment must be approved by a 2/3
vote of the Representatives. Anyone
proposing such an amendment must attend that year's By‑Law meeting.
