MWBL - PROPOSALS PAGE
These proposals will be posted until September 1st, 2008, in the League Manager Schedule.
At that point the veterans committee will vote on these proposals being placed on the ballot
If they make the ballot we will vote on new rule proposals for 2008
MWBL Season sometime before the end of the 2008 MWBL Regular Season.
To place a proposal you will need to send an E-Mail with a IDEA, REASON,
and your NAME to the Commissioners office at mwbl@straybaseball.com
* Indicates that this proposal has been re-proposed from a previous year
 

PROPOSAL 1* - "EXTRA WILD"
To add an extra WILD CARD team to each League.  This would be the team with the second best record that is not a division winner.  The Extra Wild Card team would play the Wild Card in a one game elimination to move forward in the playoffs, with the Wild Card Team with the better record having Home Field Advantage for the "Wild Card Game".
Reason for the Proposal:  What this would accomplish is three fold.  1st, there could be more races and chances for teams to make the playoffs.  More teams would be "In" the Wild Card hunt, therefore keeping the league owners more interested.  2nd, it would give teams more opportunity to still have a chance, which could help promote more trading partners.  3rd, it would give the League winner a larger advantage in the Division Series, because the Wild Card Game winner would have probably thrown his #1 starter to try and win that game.  The Extra Wild Card Team might not have thrown his #1, since he might have to use his #1 starter to actually win that spot during the regular season. 
Proposed by - John "Stray" Corrado - Chicago Mobsters

PROPOSAL 2 -  I propose we go to a draft lottery starting with the 2010 MWBL Draft

Reason for the Proposal: This would prevent teams from tanking games at the end of the season knowing where they would fall in the standings.  The Draft would be lottery adjusted for the 1st two rounds of the draft.   Beyond that it would go based on opposite order of finish.   The Lottery would be conducted by the Commissioner as well as one of his minions.   The proposed number of lottery balls would be as follows:
Proposed by - Chris Douglas - Tempe Temper 2008  / Steve Cutler - Hollywood Werewolves - (2007)

PROPOSAL 3* - "WAIVER DRAFT - WAVES"
Any players waived in the first round of the Waiver Draft do not become available for re-drafting until Round 2. Any players waived in Round 2 are immediately available.
Reason for the Proposal:  Having the worst record is suppose to give you the advantage in the Waiver Draft. By allowing a team below the worse team to immediately re-draft a waived player, it gives the teams in the middle to the end of the draft the advantage. I realize that most the players waived will not amount to much, but since usage is at a premium, the team with the poorer record should still always have the advantage of choosing a player. might not have thrown his #1, since he might have to use his #1 starter to actually win that spot during the regular season. 
NOTE: I know I joked about it last night, but Brian Scantland and I were chatting on the side and when Rob Mackowiak was waived, I told him I would have taken him if I had the option cause he provides great usage. He agreed that it would make sense for a proposal like that. That's why i thought about this proposal.
I then joked with Stray about quitting because of that and he informed me that an owner actually quit because of a waiver draft problem. Now that I found truly hilarious. To quit over Lenny Harris? I'm sure Lenny would even laugh over that!
Proposed by - Steve Cutler - Hollywood Werewolves