2007 West Coast Fantasy Baseball Association League Announcement
http://www.sobaysports.com/sfgiants/league07.htm

Hi all -

The 2007 West Coast Fantasy Baseball Association (WCFBA) returns for its seventh season of league play in 2007.  The six-team league features two squads of A's players and four squads of Giants players.  The league is operated solely by former campers and carries no affiliation with the San Francisco Giants, Oakland A's or either of their fantasy camps.  League play begins on March 4th and continues into October.  League games are played throughout the Bay Area with stops in San Francisco, San Jose, the East Bay, and San Rafael.

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 in a player draft the last weekend in February while part-timers will participate as pool players on the weeks when they are available.

General Structure:

- Six teams of twelve players each
- 15 game schedule for each team stretching from March into October
- No existing tournaments are affected (Bakersfield, Las Vegas, San Diego, Lodi, and Stockton)
- We will NOT play on most holidays
- 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 buy their own
- No pitcher may pitch more than six innings in any one game

Fees:

Full Season Player - They will pay a non-refundable $200 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 season.  Giants players will be drafted by a Giants team and A's players will be drafted by an A's team.  If you are planning to play at least ten of the fifteen games, we suggest you sign up as a full-time player.

Pool Player - They will pay $15 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.  NOTE : Full-timers participating as pool players in games their team is not playing in must pay a $10 fee.  These full-timers will only receive a pool spot if no other pool players have signed up.

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.  Team rosters will be announced one week prior to the first games.  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 don't 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 Giants and another will be the Pool Coordinator for the A's.  These people will advertise each scheduled game via email requesting available pool players.  Any part-time player who is available for that week's game should call or email the appropriate Pool Coordinator to let them know.  The Pool Coordinators will work with the team managers to determine the needs of each team every week and assign the proper pool players to the teams that need them.

Part-timers should make sure we have your current email address so you can start receiving the invites in March.  Teams are filled on a first come, first serve basis so get your requests in early each week.  Rosters will be filled and announced on Thursday afternoons.

Playing Rules:

These will be covered in detail later, but the essentials are that there are no pass balls, wild pitches, or stealing (if the pitcher goes from the stretch).  No new inning will start after two hours and 45 minutes.

What to do Next:

FULL-TIMERS have three things to do by Wednesday, February 21st:

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:

http://www.sobaysports.com/sfgiants/West%20Coast%20Fantasy%20Baseball%20Association%20Liability%20Form.pdf.

2)  If you have NOT already done so in a prior season, 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:

http://www.sobaysports.com/sfgiants/Emergency%20Contact.pdf.

3)  Send a check for $200, your pertinent contact info, your player waiver form, and your emergency medical contact form to:

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.  The new league web site is still being built, but most of your questions can be answered using last year’s web site at http://www.sobaysports.com/sfgiants/league07.htm.

Thanks and hope to see you all in March,


Rob