May 8, 1996 minutes

Tri-County Baseball League

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Minutes of meeting

Wednesday, May 8, 1996

7:30 p.m., Spring Valley A.A.

Roll Call : All present except Allentown Senators, Publicity (excused).

All members extend best wishes to Todd Greb after his recent accident.

Treasurer's Report - May 23, 1996

Previous Balance $ 5,306.90

Income:

Castle Hill 71.24

Easton league fees 170.00

S. Whitehall league fees 170.00

Woody's league fees 170.00

N. Yankees league fees 170.00

Center Valley league fees175.00 (overpaid $5)

ICC league fees 170.00

Limeport league fees etc. 225.00

East Texas league fees 170.00

Gabelsville league fees 170.00

Quakertown fees, baseballs 373.80

Upper Perk league fees 170.00

Shawn Andrews fines 240.00

Total Income: 2,445.04

Expenses:

Schuylkill Valley Sporting Goods, baseballs 4,534.55

Joseph La Bella, phone bill 7.68

Rebko Kwik-Print, schedules 158.15

Dick Serfass, severance pay 30.00

WAEB AM-790, radio show 300.00

Jan Ciganick, postage 12.80

Total Expenses: 5,043.18

Ending Balance, 5-23-96 2,708.76

Monies Owed:

Castle Hill $ 101.82 (which will be applied to more lineup cards)

Allentown Senators, League Fee$170.00

Center Valley, baseballs 300.70 (figure given is less $5 overpayment)

Silver Creek, League Fee 161.00 (figure given is less $9 overpayment)

Old Business:

Shawn Andrews: Settled his outstanding debt. He is now eligible to be placed on a roster.

Any Cetronia uniforms still outstanding should be returned to Shawn Andrews, Joe Sedler, or any officer by May 20. If uniforms are not returned, player with uniform will be unable to play. Players include:

Chris Gordon, Dan Roth, Joe Cuvo, Jason Erschen, John Zwitkowits, Mike Marks.

Pre-Season Article: D. Hemerly addressed concerns - why did article run on Tuesday, rather than weekend? Information submitted to Keith Groller was not always included; he added some of his own material. Representatives wondered if BML article would rate a weekend or also be run during the week (their article also eventually ran during the week).

Line-Up Cards and Schedules: Distributed at meeting.

Dick Serfass: Still bothering league about money he is supposedly owed from a rescheduled game several years ago. Representatives voted to pay him $30 to get rid of him.

New Business:

Bethlehem Umpires contract: Travel fee will be $7 - $1 less than previously. Tri-County By-Laws will be followed with regards to Catch and Carry. D. Hemerly recommended changing the increase by increments of $1 in 96 ($31), $2 in 97 ($33), and $1 in 98 ($34), rather than 1-96, 1-97, 2-98 as previously approved. This was put to a vote and approved 11 to 2. Be certain to get names of umpires. If umpire evaluators are present, they should make themselves known to coaches.

Post-Dated Checks: Will no longer be accepted. Checks given at the meeting must be dated within 3 days of meeting to be acceptable.

Fines: As per By-Laws, all fines will be doubled if not paid at next meeting. This rule has not been strictly enforced, but it will be beginning 1996. Fines and doubling will be kept track of in the "monies owed" section of minutes.

Drinking at Fields: Drinking is prohibited at Quakertown, Milford and Easton. Be careful at ICC. Do not give beer to players under 21 (there are quite a few on the Yankees). At any field, be certain to clean up "empties" and any other trash. We do not want to lose any fields from the League!

Scherersville Traffic: Please allow extra time to reach Scherersville fields during rush hour. There is heavy traffic due to construction on MacArthur Road and the timing on stop lights near field.

Golf Tournament: August 17. No playoff games should be scheduled on that date.

All-Star Game: Will be held July 12 (Rain Date July 13).

Dave Hemerly suggested for next year to consider having a 4-team tournament with BML during the All-Star Break. The ramifications of this would have to be considered; a committee may be appointed after the season to discuss the possibilities.

Next Meeting: Thursday, June 6, 8:30 p.m.

please note: we are moving the time back one hour

to allow for games to be played

due to the number of ties and rainouts.

Playoff Scenario

for three-division league

SEVEN teams make the playoffs:

* Three division winners automatically qualify for top 3 seeds. Best record gets bye.

* Four wind-card teams (best remaining records from any division).

* Round 1: #2 vs. #7, #3 vs. #6, #4 vs. #5 (best 2 of 3).

* Round 2: #1 vs. lowest seed; other 2 winners - highest seed is home. (best 2 of 3).

* Finals: Highest seed is home team (best 3 of 5).

Tie-Breaker Rules for 3-Division Format:

* Playoff seed #1 through #3 must be division winners.

* Division winners must be determined first.

* If three or more teams are tied for any seed, then:

1) All tied teams must be seeded using tie-breaker format.

2) Use one-game playoff format, if applicable.

* If three division winners have the same regular season record:

1) Teams must be seeded using tie-breaker format.

2) Use one-game playoff format to determine final #1 through #3 playoff seeds.

* When 2 teams are tied for #1 seed, #7 seed, or division title, a one-game playoff will be played with home team to be determined by tie-breaker format.

* When 2 teams are tied for #2, #4, #5, or #6 seed, 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) Best division record (between intra-divisional teams only). If a tie remains:

3) Team in the division with the best overall division record. If a tie remains:

4) Best run-differential in head-to-head games between all teams tied. If a tie remains:

5) Coin toss.

One-Game Playoff Format:

* If 3 teams are tied:

1) #1 seed has bye. #2 (home) vs #3.

2) #1 (home) vs. winner of #2 vs. #3.

* If 4 teams are tied:

1) #1 (home) vs. #4; #2 (home) vs #3.

2) Winners play with highest remaining seed home team.

* If 5 teams are tied:

1) #1, #2, and #3 have byes. #4 (home) vs #5.

2) #1 (home) vs. winner of #4 vs #5; #2 (home) vs. #3.

3) Winners play with highest remaining seed home team.