RULES AND REGULATIONS
REVISED
The
Charleston Men’s Adult Baseball League (CMABL) is an established competitive baseball
organization with national affiliations to the MSBL/MABL that provides men 18
and over an outlet to continue to play the game. Despite competition being a primary focus of
the
INDEX
1. Uniforms,
Helmets, Baseballs and Other Equipment
2. Game
Length, Run Rule and Rain-Outs
3. Teams,
Players and Line-Ups
4. Player
Behavior and Team Responsibility
5. Courtesy
Runners
6. Pitchers
7. Fielders
8. Ex-Pro
Status and Regulations
9. General
League Rules
10. Code of
Conduct
RULES
1. UNIFORMS,
HELMETS AND BASEBALLS
1.a All team uniforms must consist of baseball
hats, pants and numbered jerseys. Pants must be standard baseball pants
of similar color (grey, white, or pinstripes).
a.1. Any team found in violation of this rule
will be fined $10.00 a game for regular season games, and $20.00 for post
season games. The money is to be paid to
the league treasurer. All regular season
violations must be paid prior to the start of the playoffs. If a team fails to pay the incurred fines, then
they will be removed from the playoffs and all teams will move up
accordingly. Any postseason violations
must be paid prior to moving on to the next round.
a.2. All teams should have their uniforms by
their first game. A grace period can be extended, but must be decided on by the
league’s Board of Directors prior to the start of the season.
a.3. The following uniform standard is strongly
encouraged but not required: Uniforms should consist of baseball hats,
pants, numbered jerseys, belts, and socks.
1.b All batters and
runners must wear helmets with at least one ear flap facing the pitcher for
both at bats and on base. There is no option to this rule. Full double-ear flap
helmets are encouraged. Catchers must wear a helmet underneath their mask.
1.c The league will
distribute 8 dozen Official MSBL/MABL baseballs to the managers of each team.
The HOME team is responsible for providing the umpire with 5 new baseballs
prior to each game and the VISITORS are required to provide 4 that should also
be new. Any remaining baseballs will be
distributed evenly to the managers by the umpire following the game.
1.d Wood and metal bats
are allowed and both will be permitted for all tournaments. The maximum bat
differential established by the National organization is a minus 3 for any
type of metal or aluminum bat. No metal bats exceeding 36” in length and/or
a 2 5/8” diameter are permitted. If
a player uses a bat exceeding this differential and a protest is made, the
offending batter will be declared an out.
1.e Metal cleats are
permitted.
2. GAME
LENGTH, RUN RULE AND RAIN-OUTS
2.a All games are
scheduled for seven (7) innings. Regular season games have a 2 hour
and forty-five (
2
hour and forty-five (
a.1 There will be a manager’s meeting with the
umpire’s 5 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. A manager has the
option of using a grace period. If a team has less than 9 players at the
games scheduled start time the manager may elect to use a 10 minute grace
period to wait for another player. A team using the grace period will
automatically have 3 outs in their first inning at bat. When they take
their turn to bat in the 2nd inning they will begin from the top of their
batting order. The visiting team will still bat in the top half of
innings and home team will still bat in the bottom half of innings. The
game clock starts at the game’s scheduled start time, only the start of the
first inning will be delayed 10 minutes.
If the game is delayed due to umpire availability or other delays out of
the teams’ control, the game clock will start at the conclusion of the
manager/umpire pre-game meeting and not the scheduled start time.
2.b Run rule: If
there is a 12-runs discrepancy at the end of 5 innings (the losing team must
bat five times) the game will be ruled final at this point. There is no
minimum time to play.
2.c Rainouts: The
league will attempt to notify each manager and the umpires at least one
hour prior to game time if a game is to be canceled for any reason
(weather, forfeits, etc.). The league will give a minimum of 48 hours
notice when rescheduling rained out regular season games.
2.d The umpire's
discretion will be used to determine if a game should be "called"
(this includes lightning, rain and darkness) once the above notification time
has passed. If a game is called due to conditions prior to the completion
of 5 innings, the game will be considered suspended and rescheduled to be
played from the point the game left off.
If the losing team has batted five times (innings) the game will be
final. If the game is tied after 5 innings, the game will be suspended
and rescheduled to be played from the point the game left off. Suspended games will be rescheduled for the
next time the two teams are scheduled to meet if possible. If the
suspension of play occurred during the final meeting of the two teams, the
suspended game will be rescheduled only if it affects the playoff
picture. Lineups must remain the same during the completion of a
suspended game. If original players are not available, teams are
permitted to use substitutes but only in the same place in the batting order
(the batting order cannot change).
3. TEAMS,
PLAYERS AND LINEUPS
3.a A player is eligible
to play on his 18th birthday.
3.b New Players:
The league shall control the assignment to teams of all new players who have
contacted the league in response to advertising or who have been referred to
the league by any means. A player who has not played in any league game in
either the current or previous year shall be regarded as a new player. A new player
acquired by a team through that team’s own recruiting efforts shall be subject
to the control of the team and not the league.
3.c Team rosters must be
submitted to the League President prior to each team’s first game, including all
player waiver forms. A maximum of 22 players can be on a team roster. Players can be added to or dropped from a
team’s roster at any time during the regular season. Any roster changes and waiver forms are to be
submitted to the League President no later than 24 hours after participating in
a game. All new players must sign a
league waiver form and it must be in the possession of the team manager, prior
to participating in a game. The manager
of the team that is in violation of this rule will be suspended for 1 game for
the first offense. A second offense will
bring a 2 game suspension, with each additional offense directly correlating to
the number of games suspended. If the
problem becomes habitual then the League President may determine it an issue to be addressed by the league’s Judicial Committee.
3.d Playoff rosters must
be submitted to the League President prior to each team’s first playoff
game. Playoff rosters should show a
separation of the players that are playoff eligible. A team must have a minimum of 10 playoff
eligible players on their playoff roster to qualify for the playoffs.
3.e A team manager may
bat as many players as he desires, with a minimum of 9 (subject to the number
of players available, if less than 9). Batters cannot be deleted or skipped over,
regardless of their batting position or when they were added during the game.
3.f A manager may add
batters to the bottom of the lineup at any time but if a batter is pinch hit or
run for (except under courtesy runners as outlined in section 5), the player
may not re-enter the game as a hitter but may remain in the game as a fielder
or pitcher. A starting batter that has
been pinch hit or run for (except under courtesy runners as outlined in section
5), may re-enter the game in his original spot in the line up one time during
the game. Added players to the bottom of
the lineup may be added as individual hitters or as A/B. Each team has a
hitting and a defensive lineup that are independent of each other. Players may
play in either lineup or both.
3.g A team MAY declare
at the time that lineups are exchanged prior to the start of play that any
batting order position can be occupied by two (2) players in each such
batting position. That is, 3A/3B, 10, 11A/11B, 12, etc. The first time that
position 9 gets an at bat, 9A would hit and the next time this slot hits, 9B
would be up. Then 9A hits the third time this spot in the order comes up, and
so on, alternating between these two players throughout the game. Once a team
declares the use of this A/B system, it must continue using it for the
remainder of the game. Hitters in the A/B position may be pinch hit for, just
as any other player.
3.h All teams must
announce offensive additions, substitutions, and/or changes to the home plate
umpire AND opposing team manager and/or scorekeeper. Only after this has been
done will the added player be deemed a legal substitution. Defensive substitutions should be announced
to the opposing manager and/or scorekeeper.
There is no penalty, during the game, for unannounced defensive
substitutions, but if a player only plays defensively in a game and no official
record is keep, that game will not count in determining a player’s playoff eligibility.
If a team fails to announce an offensive addition/change, the player will be
called out as soon as he occupies the batter’s box and the lineup will revert
back to the lineup in effect prior to the player entering the game. The
unannounced player will not have officially entered the offensive lineup and is
therefore still available offensively even though an out has been assessed.
Example: Team A is batting 12 players and wishes to add a player to the bottom
of the lineup (Player 13). Player 13 walks to the plate and is not announced to
either the opposing team or home plate umpire. Once this player occupies his
position in the batter’s box, the umpire will immediately call him out for an
illegal substitution and it will then go back to the number 1 position in the
lineup. Player 13 is still available to be added to the lineup legally.
3.i If a player is
forced to leave a game due to injury or ejection, a reserve player, not
previously entered into the game as a hitter, must hit in the replaced hitter’s
place. If there are no reserves who can replace the individual, the spot is
skipped and all hitters below that position move up. The first time this
vacated spot comes up in the batting order, an out will be assessed, after that
one time an out will not be recorded for skipping the spot vacated by the
displaced player.
3.j A team must have 8
players for an official game and may borrow a player from an opposing team with
the opposing manager’s consent or may borrow a player from another team, also
with the opposing manager’s consent. If the team’s 9th player arrives after the
start of the game, the borrowed player reverts back to his team.
3.k All players may be
substituted for defensively, at any time, without affecting the player’s
offensive status in the line-up. If the pitcher is removed, he may re-enter to
pitch only one time during the course of the game, but not in the same inning.
The removed pitcher may play any other position after being removed or no
position at all.
3.l No player may switch
teams without being released by his manager and the consent of the League
President. If this does not meet with approval, the player must stay with his
original team or sit out one calendar year from competition, from the last date
of his playing, or re-enter the league’s next draft, making himself
available to any team for selection. In the event a team disbands during the
season or at season’s conclusion, all players with 3 years seniority in the
league will become automatic free agents and will be permitted to play for any
desired team. Players not having 3 years in the league will re-enter the draft.
If a player is not invited back by his manager, he must be given his release so
that he may go to the team of his choosing or re-enter the draft. If a player
is invited back to play and he desires not to play for his former team and
cannot be successfully traded, he must sit out one entire year or re-enter the
draft, making himself available to all teams.
3.m In the event a
player wishes to leave his existing team and form a new team, he may do so with
the approval of the League President. No other player can be taken from the
existing team without the consent of the existing team’s manager. No other
players may be taken from any other team without the respective team manager’s
approval.
3.n Final team rosters
must have no less than 12 players.
3.o First and last names
must be used in the scorebook to allow for player identification for follow up
inquiries that relate to playoff and national tournament participation
requiring minimum playing requirements.
4. PLAYERS
BEHAVIOR AND TEAM RESPONSIBILITY
4.a There will be no
beer or alcoholic beverages permitted at the field before, during or after the
game. The field refers to the general playing area and ancillary areas. No player, manager, coach or umpire
(participating in the current game) may smoke in the dugout, on the field, or
in the stands before during or after their games. If any of the above
need to smoke they should go to their car in the parking lot. A spectator can smoke if it is not posted at the
field and they are being respectful of those around them and the
facility. The two team managers are responsible for making that
determination. The manager of the team
that is in violation of this rule will be subject to suspension as determined
by the Judicial Committee.
4.b The home team is responsible
for field preparation and maintenance before and after the game, as well as
following any procedures set by the facility for shutting down and securing the
field and related equipment. The home
team has first right to the dugout that is closest to the area that contains
the equipment used for field maintenance and protection (tarps). Dugout choice is not given to the team that
shows up first. The manager of the team
that is in violation of this rule will be subject to suspension as determined by
the Judicial Committee.
4.c The league has the
right to suspend or expel any team member who abuses league rules or who does
not exhibit a sense of sportsmanship or who plays without regard to the safety
of the umpires or other players.
4.d An umpire has sole
discretion to expel any player or manager from the game.
4.e Fighting among
players or aggressive physical contact with an umpire will not be tolerated and
players expelled from the game for either violation will be subject to
suspension or expulsion from the league.
4.f The national rules
committee is concerned about possible unnecessary and violent collisions that
may occur with the catcher at home plate, and with infielders at all
bases. The intent of this rule is to encourage base runners and defensive
players to avoid such collisions whenever possible.
a. When
there is a collision between a runner and a fielder who clearly is in
possession of the ball, the umpire shall judge:
(1) Whether
the collision by the runner was avoidable (could the runner have reached the
base without colliding) or unavoidable (the runner’s path to the base was
blocked) or
(2) Whether
the runner actually was attempting to reach the base (plate) or attempting to
dislodge the ball from the fielder.
PENALTY—If the runner, a) could have avoided the collision and
reached the base, or b) attempted to dislodge the ball, the runner shall be
declared out even if the fielder loses possession of the ball. The ball is dead
and all other base runners shall return to the last base touched at the time of
the interference.
(3) If the
fielder blocks the path of the base runner to the base (plate), the runner may
make contact or slide into, a fielder as long as the runner is making a
legitimate attempt to reach the base or plate.
(4) If the collision
by the runner was flagrant, the runner shall be declared out and also ejected
from the contest. The ball shall be declared dead.
b. If the
defensive player blocks the base (plate) or base line clearly without
possession of the ball, obstruction shall be called. The runner is
safe and an immediate dead ball shall be called.
(1) If the
base runner collides flagrantly, the runner shall be declared safe on the
obstruction, but will be ejected from the contest. The ball is dead.
c. Decoy
Rule
Any fielder
may use a decoy only if it serves a strategic purpose. For example, if a
fielder, who sees a man attempting to steal second base during a hit and
run, looks upward into the sky and says that he’s got the pop-up when in
fact the ball has been hit on ground is a legal decoy as it may cause the
runner to retreat to first base and prevent him from advancing.
However, if
a fielder fakes a tag, forcing a player to slide, when there is no strategic
purpose or apparent play, the runner will be ruled safe and all runners
will advance one base.
This is
entirely an umpire judgment decision and not a rule that may be protested.
d. Force
Play Slide Rule
The intent
of the force-play-slide rule is to ensure the safety of the defensive player.
This is a safety as well as an interference rule. Whether the defense
could have completed the double play has no bearing on the applicability
of this rule. This rule pertains to a force-play situation at any base,
regardless of the number of outs.
a. On any force play, the runner must slide on the ground and in a direct line
between the two bases.
Exception - A
runner need not slide directly into a base as long as the runner slides or runs
in a direction away from the fielder to avoid making contact or altering
the play of the fielder.
(1) “On the
ground” means either a head-first slide or a slide with one leg and buttock on
the ground.
(2)
“Directly into a base” means the runner’s entire body (feet, legs, trunk and
arms) must stay in a straight line between the bases.
(3) If a
runner goes into a base standing up and does not make contact or alter the play
of the defensive player, interference shall not be called.
b. Contact with a fielder is legal and interference shall not be called if the
runner:
(1) Makes a
legal slide directly to the base, or
(2) Is on
the ground at the time of contact and the fielder moves directly down the line
between the two bases to attempt a play.
(3) Makes a
legal slide and makes contact with a defensive player who is on or over, but
not beyond, the base.
(4) When the
base runner slides beyond the base, but does not (a) make contact with, or (b)
alter the play of the defensive player, interference shall not be called.
c. Actions by a runner are illegal and interference shall be called if:
(1) The
runner slides or runs out of the base line in the direction of the fielder;
(2) The
runner uses a rolling, cross-body or pop-up slide and either makes contact with
or alters the play of a fielder;
(3) The
runner’s raised leg makes contact higher than the fielder’s knee when in a
standing position;
(4) The
runner goes beyond the base and either makes contact with or alters the play of
the fielder;
(a) Beyond the base” means any part of the offensive player’s body makes
contact with or alters the play of the fielder beyond the base.
(5) The
runner slashes or kicks the fielder with either leg;
(6) The
runner illegally slides toward or contacts the fielder even if the fielder
makes no attempt to throw to complete a play.
PENALTY:
(1) With
less than two outs, the batter-runner, as well as the interfering runner, shall
be declared out and no other runner(s) shall advance.
(2) With two
outs, the interfering runner shall be declared out and no other runner(s) shall
advance.
(3) If the
runner’s slide or collision is flagrant, the runner shall be ejected from the
contest.
(4) If the
bases are loaded with no outs, a double-play attempt is made, and interference
is called, all other runners must return to their original bases.
4.g Failure to abide by
age regulations - the managers must all recognize their responsibility to the
league and the perpetuity of it as to not cross the line where winning is more
important than playing. An opposing manager may at anytime have the right to
question a player’s age. If a manager wants to lodge a protest, proof of age
and residence must be submitted to the League President within 48 hours of the
protest. If an under age player is detected, penalties whether to the
individual or team will be decided by the league Judicial Committee. As a
national precedent, the penalties will be forfeiture of all games in which the
under-age player participated in and a minimum two-year suspension. If the
manager had prior knowledge, he is subject to similar suspension.
5. COURTESY
RUNNERS
5.a Players that will
need courtesy runners, must be noted on the lineup card given to the opposing
manager during the pregame managers’ meeting prior to the start of the game. Managers
can note this on the lineup card with an asterisk (*) next to the players name. If not so notified, the opposing manager may
deny the request. Each team will be allowed a maximum of 2 players per
game who can be run for each time that they reach base. The individual
who runs for these player(s) needing a courtesy runner is not determined ahead
of time. It is always the last batted out, or the last batter in
the line-up if there are no outs and still in the first inning, that must run
for the person in need of a courtesy runner. Once the game begins and the full
complement of 2 courtesy runners has not been used, if a player sustains
an injury, an additional courtesy runner may be used. In the event a
player becomes injured during the game and the maximum number of 2 courtesy
runners has already been designated, a pinch runner must be used and no
courtesy runner will be allowed. If a batter (designated as needing a courtesy
runner) opts to run, or forgets to get a courtesy runner and subsequently runs,
he will lose his courtesy runner for the remaining portion of the game. Pitchers and catchers, that are in the
offensive lineup and participated in the defensive line up prior to his at bat,
are allowed a courtesy runner if there are two outs in the inning. This is in addition to the two designated
courtesy runner spots that are determined prior to the game.
6. PITCHERS
6.a No player while
pitching may wear white or gray sleeves, nor may a pitcher wear a batting glove
or wristband while pitching.
6.b There is no limit to
the number of intentional walks per game.
All intentional walks require the pitcher to throw the ball.
6.c If a pitcher hits 4
batters in any one game, the pitcher must be removed on the fourth hit batsman.
6.d There is no
regulation as to how many innings a pitcher may pitch in a game or a week.
7.
EX-PRO STATUS AND REGULATIONS
7.a A player must not
currently be playing professional baseball in order to be eligible to play or
pitch in the Charleston MABL.
For the
World Series and Fall Classic, the following rules will pertain without
exception:
In order to guarantee fairness to all, the
ex-pro rules will be as follows:
National
division
- No team may have more than 5-ex-pros on
their roster and no more than 25% of any team roster can be comprised of
ex-professionals, no matter the time spent out of pro-ball.
- No ex-pro may play, if he has been out
of professional baseball for less than 3 complete MSBL seasons without the
written permission from MSBL-National Rules Committee.
A player is
not an ex-pro if:
A) the player is over 38 years old and he has been out of
pro-ball for at least 3 complete seasons.
B) the player has been out of pro-ball for more than 8 years.
American
division
No more than
3 ex-pros, as defined above, will be allowed on the roster without written
permission from the National Tournament Rules Committee.
Continental
division
- Limit 1 ex-pro as defined above.
Federal/Mountain
divisions
– Limit 1 ex-pro as defined above. For 35+ & 45+, no ex-pros
allowed as defined above.
Central
division
- No ex-pros allowed under any circumstances.
For
National Tournament Play
25 and over
- player becomes eligible on the date of his 25th birthday
35 and over
- player becomes eligible if turns 35 during the calendar year
18 and over
- player becomes eligible on the date of his 18th birthday
45 and over
- player becomes eligible if turns 45 during the calendar year
50/55 and
over - player becomes eligible if turns 50/55 during the calendar year
60/65 and
over - player becomes eligible if turns 60/65 during the calendar year
Father/Son -
minimum age for son is 16 years old
8. GENERAL
LEAGUE RULES
8.a Two forfeits by any
team could mean immediate expulsion from the league with no money refunded to
the team.
8.b All protests should
be lodged to the league protest committee/board within 48 hours after the game
for which the protest is made. All protests shall be decided by the league
board of directors and/or protest committee.
8.c Only MSBL and MABL
leagues are eligible for all MSBL and MABL sanctioned regional and national
tournaments, unless waived by national tournament committee.
8.d Determination of
eligibility to participate in MSBL regional and national tournament competition
will be based solely on the decision of MSBL National Tournament Rules
Committee. In general, no player will be allowed to participate in a regional
or national tournament unless the player has participated in at least 50% of
his regular season MSBL/MABL games.
8.e In order for a
player to qualify and participate in his team's local league playoffs, he must
be on the playoff roster (submitted to the League President by the deadline)
and he must either participate in at least 1/3 (one third) of his team's
regular season games combined defensively or offensively, or pitch in at least
1/4 (one fourth) of his team's regular season games. The required number of games will be rounded
down. The managers must all recognize
their responsibility to the league and the perpetuity of it as to not cross the
line where winning is more important than the integrity of the league. An opposing manager has the right to question
a player’s playoff eligibility. If a manager wants to lodge a protest he must
do so within 48 hours of the game that is in question, proof of eligibility
must be produced within 48 hours of the protest. If an ineligible player is
detected, penalties whether to the individual or team will be decided by the
league judicial committee. As a standard punishment, the penalties will be
forfeiture of all games in which the ineligible player participated in and probable
suspension of the player and manager.
8.f Each year, all
players on the league’s waiting list will be invited to a draft. The annual
draft will be conducted in a manner to allow parity in the league by having the
prior year’s teams with the lowest finishing records drafting first.
9. CODE
OF CONDUCT
Prohibitions
Managers and
players shall conduct themselves in a sportsmanlike manner at all times. All punishment for violation of the code of
conduct shall be determined by the league Judicial Committee. No manager or player shall commit the
following:
- Lay a hand upon, shove or strike,
or threaten an official. Players and managers guilty of such
conduct shall be immediately suspended from further participation in the
game and shall remain suspended until his conduct is reviewed by Judicial
Committee. Players and managers guilty of such conduct shall be subject to
suspension for the remainder of the season or expulsion from the league
for life.
- Refuse to abide
by an official’s decision. Players guilty of such conduct shall be
immediately suspended from further participation in the game and shall
remain suspended until his conduct is reviewed by the Judicial Committee.
Players guilty of such conduct shall be subject to probation or suspension
for the remainder of the season.
- Be guilty of objectionable
demonstrations of dissent at an official’s decision. Players and
managers guilty of such conduct shall be subject to suspension from
further participation in the game.
- Discuss with an official or
officials the decision reached by such official or officials, except for
the manager or his designee who are authorized to participate in such
discussions.
Players guilty of such conduct shall be subject to suspension from further
participation in the game.
- Use
unnecessarily rough tactics in the play of the game against the body
or person of an opposing player. Players guilty of such conduct shall be
immediately suspended from further participation in the game and shall be
subject to probation or suspension for the remainder of the season.
- Be guilty of physical attack as
an aggressor upon any player, manager, official, or spectator, before,
during, or after a game. Players guilty of such conduct shall
be immediately suspended from further participation in the game and shall
remain suspended until their conduct is reviewed by the Judicial Committee.
Players guilty of such conduct shall be subject to suspension for the
remainder of the season or expulsion from the league for life.
- Be guilty of verbal abusive
attack upon any player, manager, official, or spectator,
before, during, or after a game. Players guilty of such conduct shall
be immediately suspended from further participation in the game and shall
remain suspended until their conduct is reviewed by the Judicial Committee.
Players guilty of such conduct shall be subject to suspension for the
remainder of the season.
- Consume alcoholic beverages or
illegal drugs during the game or be upon the field of play at any time in
an intoxicated condition. Players guilty of such conduct shall
be immediately suspended from further participation in the game and shall
be subject to probation or suspension for the remainder of the season.
- Smoke on the field of play or in
the dugout.
Players guilty of such conduct shall be immediately suspended from further
participation in the game.
- Any player or manager ejected from a
game must leave the field immediately and is automatically suspended for
the next game their team plays. Failure to do so will lead to an
additional penalty for the player and team – as determined by the Judicial
Committee. All ejections are
reviewed by the Judicial Committee to determine if the punishment is to
exceed the minimum one game suspension.
Players or managers can appeal the mandatory suspension prior to
their next game but all decisions by the Judicial Committee are final.
Penalties
- The judicial committee may, by majority
vote, suspend any player or manager for such a period and upon such terms
as it may propose, for the conduct with in its opinion is prejudicial to
the welfare, interest, reputation, or charter of the league.
·
Any
player/manager that is required to serve a suspension is allowed to attend the
game that they are suspended from, provided they do not have any
contact with the dugout during the course of the game. In the event that
the player/manager is observed communicating with their dugout during this
time, then that person will be reported to the judicial committee. At
that point, the judicial committee will determine any action to be taken as a
result of the violation. The judicial committee also retains the
authority, at their discretion, to deem a player banned from attending any
games that they are suspended for. In
the event that expulsion is an appropriate option to be considered, the
judicial committee will propose the expulsion of the said player to the Board
of Directors. The Board of Directors
will then vote on the matter, after being briefed by the head of the judicial
committee.
- Except as otherwise provided, the judicial
committee shall determine the appropriate action required for violations
of the codes of conduct or league rules, and shall report their decision
to the player, manager and the board of directors.
Grievances,
protests, and appeals
- All protest will be formally submitted
to the League President by the team manger. The Judicial Committee shall adjudicate
the protest and shall report any action taken to the board of
directors. A team will have 48
hours from the game in question to file a protest. A manager may protest a game when he
believes an umpire's decision has not adhered to the rules and when he
believes that the opposing team committed a rule violation that could affect
the outcome of the game as determined on the field.
- Grievances may be filed by an individual
player or by the manager of a team provided that a grievance is formally
submitted to the League President. The Judicial Committee shall adjudicate
all such grievances and shall report any action taken to the board of
directors. If the grievance is
against a member of the judicial committee, then it will be heard by the
league’s Board of Directors. A
player or manager may file a grievance if he believes that that there has
been an unfair treatment of himself or his team. A grievance may also be filed if a
player or manager feels that another player, manager, or team has violated
a league rule or code of conduct.
This only applies to league rules that would not affect the outcome
of a game as determined on the field.
- An appeal of any action or ruling determined
by the Judicial Committee may be filed with the League President by an
individual player or by the manager of a team provided that the appeal is
formally submitted. However, all decisions by the League President are
final and not subject to appeal.
For any situation not
specifically addressed in these rules, the National MSBL/MABL rules will apply.