2024 CCBA CONSTITUTION
SECTION I -- GENERAL
1. The Coast to Coast Baseball Association will operate as a continuous ownership of players league.
2. By law, all franchise owners are required to own the Baseball For Windows Game as well as the latest Season disk.
The Commissioner will provide ALL teams with the official league Organization Disk. Teams are NOT to set up their
own organization. Baseball for Windows (Version 5.75 or higher) and Advanced Draft and League Manager Power tool
will be used un this league. Full AIM with fatigue and injuries will also be used.
3. This league is in operation to promote friendship and sportsmanship for people who have a love for the game
of Baseball. Those who promote animosity between league members by their actions will be subject to dismissal
by a vote of league members. A two thirds majority of league members is required for dismissal.
4. All managers must maintain an active e-mail address with internet access.
5. Changes to the Constitution require a majority of league members.
6. Any rule not covered in the Constitution will follow MLB rules.
SECTION II -- SCHEDULE
1. The season will start at a time determined by the Commissioner. The season will run for a period of 32 weeks.
2. The regular season schedule will consist of 160 games.
3. There will be 4 weeks of interleague play.
SECTION III -- ROSTER RULES
A.- REGULAR SEASON
1. Rosters will be limited to 40 players, 27 active and 13 players assigned to Farm Teams.
2. Active rosters must include at least nine pitchers and a carded back up at each position. A player may be the
sole backup at two positions maximum. Rosters may be adjusted weekly. There is no limit to the amount of times
a player is promoted or demoted during the season.
3. Players on the Minor League roster may be moved to the Major League Roster only during the update cycle.
The Franchise manager may promote players to the major league roster prior to sending the Franchise file to
the Commissioner for the next period of play.
4. Uncarded Players may be carried on a league roster for a maximum of two seasons. If an uncarded player
is acquired in a trade, there is no restart of this provision. Uncarded players may NEVER appear on an active
roster. Violation of this provision will result in loss of said player AND a draft pick in the upcoming season draft.
5. All carded players must be used for at least 25% of total real-life plate appearances or 25% of innings pitched.
Those having less than 10 MLB At Bats or 5 MLB Innings Pitched are exempt from the penalties outlined below.
Any player not meeting this requirement will become a free agent and will be placed in the pool for the following
seasons rookie and free agent draft. A manager acquiring a player in a mid season trade is not obligated to
meet the above requirements. However the player in question may not appear on the original players roster
for a period of two seasons following the trade.
6. Players not on any team roster are eligible to be signed as free agents during the course of the season.
Only pitchers Grade 5 and below and position players designated as PR930 (players with SLG plus OBP equaling .600 or
less) shall be eligible for in season free agent drafting. Free agent pickups will be made on a weekly basis.
Free Agent claims must be made via e-mail. The signing period will run from Tuesday at 10 am PST through
Thursday at 5 pm PST. If the same player is claimed by more than one team during a given signing period,
the player will be awarded to the team with the lowest winning percentage at the time of the claim. Any team
signing such players must release someone from their roster (if they have 38 players) in order to make room
for the free agent. Any free agent pickups during the season will be released from the team following
post-season play. Free agents may be signed at any time during the season. Any players signed after the
trading deadline are NOT eligible for the playoffs.
7. Active Rosters may be expanded up to 40 players after the 130 game mark.
8. In the event that injuries leave a franchise without a carded player at a position, the Injured player
may be placed on the "disabled list" and an emergency call up from the free agent pool is allowed without
the team losing a player. Grade 5 and below and PR930 Players are eligible to be picked up.If the player
to be placed on the DL's injury duration is less than 10 days, said players injury would be increased to 10 days.
When that player is eligible to come off the DL the emergency call up (or another player on the roster)
must be returned to the free agent pool.
9. Any player with 0% RUse must be removed from the Active Roster immediately. Said player may remain on the
farm roster for the remainder of the season.
B. END OF SEASON ROSTER CUTS
1. At the end of the Championship season the player agent will set a date in December for submission of the winter rosters.
2. Rosters will be trimmed to a number between 21 and 35 players. Teams will be drafted to reach a total of 40
players. Draft picks will be awarded in accordance with Section IV.2 and Section IV.3 below.
SECTION IV - ANNUAL ROOKIE AND FREE AGENT DRAFT
1. The Annual Rookie and Free Agent draft will be conducted at a time determined by the Commissioner after
polling the league membership. Draft will be conducted via e-mail unless otherwise announced by Commissioner
2. The order of selection for the draft will be in reverse order of winning percentage. In the event of a tie,
the team with the better AWAY record will select first, and reverse in all subsequent rounds.If the teams
in question remain tied following the examination of away records, a random method will be decided by the Commissioner.
3. All teams will receive the number of draft picks computed by subtracting the number of players on that team's
Winter Roster from the league maximum roster limit. Each team will receive one pick per round, starting at
Round One, until all allocated draft positions have been used.
4. Following the Rookie and Free Agent Draft a two round waiver draft will be conducted. Each team will
supply the commissioner a list of players they wish to acquire as well as the players they will release
to acquire such players.
SECTION V - TRADING
1. The In-season trading period will begin on Opening Day and close after the 130 game mark. The rosters will then
be frozen, with the exception of minor league callups and free agent pickups for the remainder of the season.
2. Both managers must notify the Commissioner via e-mail of the trade for it to be official. Telephone calls
confirming trades will not be accepted in the league office.
3. Any trades during the in-season trading period must have an even number of players in each direction.
4. Draft picks may be traded at any time with the exception of the period between 130 games and the end of
the regular season.
5. No future considerations will be allowed in a trade and no conditional trades are allowed.
6. Any trade reported by both parties after the submission of the results file becomes effective the
following Monday with the following week's results file.
SECTION VI -- BEGINNING THE SEASON
1. The Commissioner will set up the Organization and set default instructions for all franchises
on the Commissioners file. All managers will then be required to set the instructions for their franchises
and return them to the commissioner for inclusion on the league play file.
2. Prior to the start of the season, Each team may submit two relief pitchers to have their save
totals adjusted. This provision is to allow the Computer Manager to select the closer of choice for
a particular team. The League does not guarantee results as Micromanagers are all defferent.
3. All Pitchers grade 5 and lower shall have their MBF's increased to 1100. All pitchers grade 1 and 2 will
have their grades adjusted to grade 3. All PR930 catchers will have their J factor upgraded to J2.
4. The Commissioner will convert all position players to a SF of 100, using the All to SF =100 in AIM. The software
will update the PR of all players accordingly.
SECTION VII - DEFAULT/GAME RESULTS FILE SUBMISSION
1. Franchise files (for default instructions and game results are to be e-mailed to the commissioner in accordance
with the following schedule:
a. Commissioner File after Games/Initial File Sent to League on Tuesday.
b. Franchise default files with weekly Rotations/Lineups/Roster changes, must be sent to the commissioner by 6 PM PST/PDT Thursday.
c. Commissioner File for playing games sent ot league members by 12:00 Noon PST/PDT on Friday.
d. Franchise Game Result Files sent to commissioner by Monday 9:00 PM PST/PDT.
2. Any Manager failing to keep up with their league responsibilities are subject to penalties assigned by the
Commissioner. Game results files always fall under the guidelines below and Default files will be charged if
players with 0% Ruse are found to be on the active roster:
3. Penalties for non submission of franchise files without prior notification are as follows:
a. First Offense: Warning
b. Second Offense: Forfeiture of 3rd round pick in following season draft
c. Third Offense: Forfeiture of 2nd Round pick in following season draft
d. Fourth Offense: Dismissal from league.
4. Any member unable to play their home games or make updates on time, MUST notify The Commissioner in advance.
The Commissioner will not impose penalties on league members providing the notification comes prior to the
deadline for same file submittal. ALL games will be completed on time. If the files are not in by the deadline,
the games will be played on AUTOMODE using the last file submitted to keep the league on track. The Commissioner
will not be responsible for any injuries incurred due to files not submitted on time.
5. The default road manager will be Buck Miller IV.
SECTION VIII - PLAYING RULES/REGULAR SEASON
1. In order to start a game, a pitcher has to have had at least one start in real life. (The only exception
to this rule is in a road game if the team is physically disabled and the AUTOMODE of League Manager chooses
a non starter to start.
2. The Designated Hitter will be used in all CCBA Games.
3. Pitchers may not bat unless they had at least 50 MLB AB's or if injury forces the DH to play in the field.
4. Pitchers may be used to pinch run. If a pitcher is injured while pinch running, the length of the injury
will be what is reported by the game.
5. The hit and run play can be used anytime the score is +/- 3 runs of the opponents score up to a maximum of
four times per game. It may be used once every two innings after the 9th inning. Hit and run attempts resulting
in a foul ball or base stealing attempt do NOT count against the total.
6. Rainouts are discouraged in the CCBA. All teams are to set their default to domed stadium. If a rainout
does occur that would require rescheduling, every effort will be made to assign the rainout on the next series
between the two teams, and every effort will be made to maintain the home team.
7. Players are only allowed to play the positions which they are rated. The ONLY exception is when all players
eligible to play that position have either been injured in the series and are ineligible or have been ejected
from that particular game. When using a player at a position not rated on his card, the substitute should be a
logical choice.
8. Players are limited to 125% of their real life steal attempts. Once a player reaches the 125% limit, their
steal rating will be edited to read N00 for the remainder of the season.
SECTION IX- POST SEASON PLAY
**THE FOLLOWING RULES APPLY TO BOTH THE AMERICAN AND NATIONAL LEAGUE
1. All post-season series should be played online (including one-game playoff to make the playoffs). If online play
is not an option for both teams, the games may be played as in the regular season with the home team playing against
the computer manager if both teams agree.
2. No Pitcher may START in the post season unless that pitcher started at LEAST 5 games AND pitched 25 innings
during the regular season.
Exception: If no other available starters are on the roster (unavailable due to fatigue earned from prior
start in Post Season or extra inning appearances) then a pitcher with an actual season start may make an
emergency start. A pitcher who is not qualified to start due to regular season usage limitations can not be
counted in the 4 Starter minimum for the Post Season Roster."
3. POST SEASON USAGE RESTRICTIONS
a. All position players with over 300 MLB plate appearances will have their usage factors adjusted to 1000 PR/100 SF for
the playoffs to allow them to play full time and not be affected by fatigue in the post season.
b. Position players with 300 or fewer plate appearances in the MLB season are limited to 10% of their
appearances for the entire playoffs.
c. Starting pitchers with 100 or fewer innings pitched in the MLB season are limited to 10% of their innings
for the entire playoffs.
d. Split grade (X/XX*) pitchers with 60 or fewer innings pitched in the MLB season are limited to 10% of
their inningd for the entire playoffs.
e. Relief pitchers with 40 or less innings pitched in the MLB season are limmited to 10% of their innings
for the entire playoffs.
f. All players are limited to 25% of their MLB season steal attempts for the entire playoffs.
g. PR930 players are unlimited.
4. There will be no injuries lasting longer than the duration of a game during the playoffs. Any carryover
injuries from the regular season will be wiped out
5. Qualifiers for the playoffs will be as follows:
a. -3 division winners
b. -best remaining record (wild card)
6. In the event of a tie for the final playoff qualifier, a one game playoff will determine the final
playoff qualifier. Home team in this game is determined by coin flip. In the event of a tie for playoff
seeding, head to head records will determine the seeding.
7. DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (2-2-1 format)
a. Best division winner (#1 seed) faces qualifier with worst record (#4)
b. Second division winner (#2) faces qualifier with third best record (#3)
i. -Seeds #1 and #2 will be home in games 1, 2 and 5
ii. -Seeds #3 and #4 will be home in games 3 and 4
NOTE: The wild card tean cannot host a playoff series.
c. 1 day off between games 2 and 3 and between games 4 and 5
8. LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (2-3-2 format)
a. The two first round winners will face off in the LCS.
i. -The highest remaining seed will host games 1, 2, 6 and 7
ii. -The lower seed will host games 3, 4 and 5
NOTE: The wild card tean cannot host a playoff series.
b. 1 day off between games 2 and 3 and between games 5 and 6
9. CCBA WORLD SERIES (2-3-2 format)
a. -The National League champions will face off against the American League champions in the CCBA World Series.
b. Home field advantage will be determined by best regular season record.
In the event of a tie, the team with the best road record will have home
field advantage.
c. The host team will be home in games 1, 2, 6 and 7.
NOTE: Wild Card teams can never host a playoff series.
d. 1 day off between games 2 and 3 and between games 5 and 6.
e. Designated Hitter to be used in all playoff games.
10. There will be 1 day of rest between the last day of the regular season and the beginning of post-season play.
There will also be a day of rest between the final scheduled game (game 5 in first round, game 7 in other rounds)
of a series and the first scheduled game of the next series.
11. To be eligible for playoff participation, a player/pitcher must have appeared in at least 1 game prior
to the trading deadline.
a. Playoff rosters are limited to 26 active players per series and are set for the entire series.
b. Due to IP/PA restrictions there are no limits on roster moves between series.