National Pastime Baseball League Constitution

I. The National Pastime Baseball League

A. The NPBL brings together Out of the Park Baseball owners to compete for its Championship.

B. The NPBL is free to all.

II. Commissioner

A. The Commissioner’s duties include:

1. Setting the league schedule;

2. Running the in-OotP game league;

3. Following owners’ management instructions;

4. Updating the league website;

5. Running drafts;

6. Resolving all disputes and questions;

7. Encouraging league participation;

8. Improving the league;

9. Filling ownership vacancies.

B. The Commissioner may change any rule.

C. The Commissioner has final say in all matters.

III. Owners

A. Owners must be active, by:

1. Submiting team exports;

2. Communicating with the Commissioner;

3. Posting in the league forum;

4. Participating in the amateur draft;

5. Responding to trade offers.

B. Owners must play fair and try to win.

C. Owners must follow all rules.

IV. League settings

A. No financials.

B. No designated hitter.

C. Fictional players.

D. Era settings at “normal.”

E. Franchises

1. Represent states, not cities.

2. Minor league teams:

a. From within major-league home state

b. From within neighboring state with no home team.

F. Leagues and divisions are based on geographical proximity.

G. The top two teams from each division will qualify for the playoffs.

H. All three rounds of the playoffs will be best of seven.

V. Players

A. A player may play any position in the minors, to train him.

B. Owners may acquire only one free agent per 24-hour period. Players leftover from the amatuer draft are available beginning at midnight following the draft.

VI. Trades

A. The commissioner may cancel a deal if it harms team or league integrity.

B. All trades must be posted on the league message board.

C. Both parties must agree to the deal before it is actioned.

D. Only draft picks from the next two drafts may be traded.

E. All trades must include at least one player from each team.

F. Non-playoff teams may trade during the postseason, at their own risk.

VII. Amateur draft

A. Before each season there will be an Amateur Draft.

1. The non-playoff teams will draft in inverse order of winning percentage. Ties will be broken based on pyt. rec, then coin flip.

2. The playoff teams will draft next:

a. The losers in the divisional series will draft; then

b. The losers of the Championship Series will draft; then

c. The NPBL Championship loser will draft; then

d. The NPBL Championship winner will draft.

B. The league will hold the Amateur Draft live in its chatroom.