gamedayritual | 2006 User Manual and Guide

Welcome to the Next Generation of Fantasy Baseball.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. What if me and a couple of friends want to form a league but we do not have enough people together to have the minimum of 8 teams?. 4

2. What are the league size options for public leagues?. 4

3. Can we set up divisions for larger leagues?. 4

4. How do divisional formats affect the schedule?. 4

5. Is it possible to play AL or NL only leagues?. 4

6. Is it possible for the "commish" of a league to choose the date and time for the start of their league's FAB? 4

7. Do the league creators, or "commissioners", have any "special" powers?. 4

8. I would like to take over a "orphan" team from last season. How can I do this?. 4

9. If I buy a league will I have to just pay for the league and my friends will be able to join for free? 4

10. Can you change your stadium's dimensions after the FAB?. 5

11. Why do we build a stadium?. 5

12. Can you see your opponents' stadium designs before the FAB?. 5

The Basics of the Free Agency Blitz (FAB) 6

1. How long is the Free Agency Blitz ("FAB")?. 6

2. What is the goal of the FAB?. 6

3. What is the FAB?. 6

4. When does a FAB start?. 6

5. What do I need to do before my league's FAB starts?. 6

6. How does the FAB process work?. 7

7. What does it mean if I sign a player for more than one year?. 7

8. How do players become "On the Market?" 7

9. How do I make a First Offer and do I need to be at my computer when it is my turn (What is the First Offer Queue)? 7

10. How long do I have to negotiate with a player?. 7

11. Can I bid on a player after he is On the Market?. 8

12. At what point are free agents acquired in the FAB?. 8

13. Am I obligated to acquire a minimum number of free agents each wave?. 8

Before the FAB 9

1. When I am queuing my pitchers, all are going into the SP1 queue even when a few of them are RP. What is happening?. 9

2. When I add outfielder to my queues they keep showing up in the OF1 queue. What is happening? 9

3. If a player is given a First Offer by another team, and I don't have that player in my queue somewhere, does that mean I can't bid on him?. 9

4. How and when can I change an offer to a player before the FAB starts?. 9

5. What happens if I don't have any players with checkmarks beside their name (i.e. my First Offer Queue is empty)? 9

6. Can I place a player in a different position queue from which he plays in real life?. 9

7. If a player is made a First Offer by another team, and I don't have that player in my queue somewhere, does that mean I can't bid on him?. 10

Playing the FAB 11

1. How do I know if a player is a good hitter in a particular batting order spot?. 11

2. Why do I have a player in my First Offer Queue that is greyed out? What does this mean?. 11

3. I injected a player On the Market via the First Offer Queue and he now has a red box and a zero next to his name. What does this mean?. 11

4. Should I delete players in my Team Planner that have red "X"s beside their names, indicating that I lost in bidding on them?. 11

5. When I mouse over the players in the Team Planner some players give me bidding feedback but other players do not. Why is this?. 11

6. Does every "On the Market" player appear green on at least one team's Team Planner?. 12

7. Is there a way that I can avoid making a First Offer when it is my team's turn to inject a player? 12

8. If I no longer want to see a player anymore on my Team Planner (i.e. he won't accept any more bids and is just sitting there with a red zero) is there a way to "hide" him without having to rescind my offer?. 12

9. What is the formula behind a player's contract demands?. 12

10. Is there a formula behind whether I get a "red zero" on my First Offer to a player?. 12

11. How many times are we allowed to change our offer to a player?. 12

12. Is there another way for me to get more feedback on how my offer is doing with a player other than the colors? 12

13. The contract demand settings seem to be set really high ... or am I cheap?. 12

14. I offered strong young player a two year offer at $7.0M per year but he took a one year offer at $6.5M from another team instead? What happened?. 13

15. What happens if I sign a player to a long term contract and then he retires (for real) after one year? 13

16. What happens if I have the bid on a player but when he signs I do not have the cash, the contract years or the no trade clauses left to fulfill the offer, even if my bid is not the highest?. 13

17. Why is there a set "Max to Pursue" limit on each position -- is it not easier to let owners bid on as many players at a position that they want?. 13

18. If two owners issue the same bid for a player, how does the system decide who gets the player? 13

19. I just lost out in signing a player that I had the highest bid by $2 million per year because another other team included in their offer a no-trade clause. How much is a NT clause worth?. 14

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