2013 West Coast Fantasy Baseball Association League Announcement
Hi all
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The West Coast Fantasy Baseball
Association (WCFBA) returns for its 13th season of league play in 2013. The
league is operated solely by former fantasy campers and carries no
affiliation with the San Francisco Giants, Oakland A's or either of their
fantasy camps. League play begins in March and continues into October.
League games are played throughout the Bay Area with stops in San Francisco,
the Peninsula, the South Bay, the East Bay, and the North Bay.
At this time, we are looking for full and part-time (pool) players to
join us for the coming season. Full-time players will be entered into a player
draft in early March while part-timers will participate as pool
players on the weeks when they are available.
Team Structure :
All players who sign up, whether they
be A’s or Giants, will be combined into one league draft. For league play,
the concept of A's teams and Giants teams does not exist. Pool players will
be assigned to the most appropriate team on a given week based upon their
talent level and the needs of those teams playing.
General Structure:
· Six teams of twelve players each
· 15 game schedule for each team stretching from March into October
· All games are played on Sundays with the exception of our league weekend in Napa
· No games are scheduled during tournament weekends (Palm Desert, San Diego, and Lodi)
· No games are scheduled during most holiday weekends
· Wood bats are mandatory for all players except those 60 and over and any ladies; Bats will be furnished to each team, but players are free to bring their own
· No pitcher may pitch more than six innings in any one game
Fees:
Full Season Player –
Full-timers will pay a non-refundable $220
upfront. Your name will be placed in the player draft and you will be
guaranteed a roster spot on one of the teams for the 2013 season. If you are
planning to play at least ten of the fifteen scheduled games, we suggest you sign up
as a full-time player.
Pool Player - Part-timers will pay $20
per game payable at game time. A pool player should respond to the weekly
email soliciting extra players for that week’s games. The pool coordinator
will work with the team coaches to fill their openings that week with those
that have signed up to pool play. There is no guarantee a spot will be
available, but we will do our best to accommodate you.
Full-timers who wish to act as pool players in games their regular team
is NOT playing in will only receive a roster spot if there are not enough
part-time pool players available. If selected as a pool player, full-timers
will pay $10 per game.
Pre-Season Draft:
Prior to the start of the season, those
who have signed up to be full-time players will be entered into a player
draft (likely the weekend of March 9 and 10). Team rosters
will be announced after the draft so that teams can prepare for their first
games. The 2013 schedule will begin on Sunday, March 17th.
At the end of the season, teams are disbanded and redrafted the following
season.
NOTE - We WILL NOT accommodate requests for players to be placed with
specific friends on the same team. We do not want the league to be comprised
of cliques and feel everyone should enjoy the experience of playing with
different people each season. Minor exceptions will be made with respect to
families, carpools, etc., but please understand our goal.
The Pool:
Those of you who cannot join us a
regular basis are welcome to join the player pool. An individual will be
designated as the Pool Coordinator for the league. This individual will
advertise each week’s scheduled games via email requesting available pool
players to sign up. Any part-time player who is interested in playing in any
of that Sunday’s games should email the Pool Coordinator to let them know by
Thursday at noon. The Pool Coordinator will work with the team managers to
determine the needs of each team every week and assign the most appropriate
pool players to the teams that need them. Rosters will be filled and
announced on Thursday afternoons.
Playing Rules:
These will be covered in detail later,
but in order to make our games a safe and enjoyable experience, we have made
some modifications to the standard baseball rules. We WILL play the game of
baseball except for some changes which will reduce the potential for
injuries and provide a competitive environment for all players. No new
inning will start after two hours and 45 minutes.
What to do Next:
FULL-TIMERS have three
things to do by Monday, March 4th:
1) If you have NOT already done so in a prior season, fill out the
player waiver form. A blank form is attached or it can be found on the
league web site at:
Download the League Liability Form (Adobe
PDF)
http://www.westcoastfantasybaseball.com/West Coast Fantasy Baseball
Association Liability Form.pdf
2)
If you have NOT already done so in a prior season or if you have had recent
life changes, fill out the player
emergency medical contact form. This is optional, but strongly encouraged so
we can help contact the right people in the event of an emergency. A blank
form is attached or it can be found on the league web site at:
Download the Emergency Contact Form
(Adobe PDF)
http://www.westcoastfantasybaseball.com/Emergency Contact.pdf
3) Send a check for
$220
(made out to West
Coast Fantasy Baseball Association)
along with your pertinent contact info (including your player waiver form
and your emergency medical contact form) to:
c/o
West Coast Fantasy Baseball
Association
2605 Briarwood Drive
San Jose, CA 95125
PART-TIMERS (Pool players) have
nothing to do right now. Wait for the emails calling for pool players about
five days before each play weekend and if you can play, respond back as soon
as possible. We'll do our best to get you in.
If you have any questions, email me back at
rweber5@prodigy.net.
Last year's league web site can be found at
http://www.westcoastfantasybaseball.com/league12/.
Thanks and hope to see you all in March,
Rob Weber