SIDENOTE
1
A reverse righthander is a right handed pitcher who does better vs
left handed hitters; a reverse lefthander is a left handed pitcher
who does better vs right handed hitters.
Graphic
A1:Reverse
RH/LH Lineup
COMPUTER
MANAGERS (CM)
This
page will cover the computer manager (CM) system used in the ASBL. The
ASBL provides owners with many options on how to set up their CM from
week to week. Hopefully after a while you'll find the option that is best
for you and your team.
DEFAULT
CM (DCM)
A
default setting for a team's CM will be used whenever a team doesn't send
in a weekly CM (WCM). A DCM has to be tuned in at the start of the season
The DCM setting should include the following:
pre-set
lineups vs. left handers and right handers (make the #1 preset vs LH
and the #2 preset vs RH)
a
pitching rotation
a
twenty-five active player roster (all players on a roster can be made
eligible in Sept)
substitutes
& manager tendencies (optional)
SuperHal
settings & player settings (optional)
If
you want, you can include in your preset lineups a lineup vs reverse right
handers and reverse left handers (see sidenote 1 to read what reverse
lineups are; also see graphic A1 to see an example of a reverse RH/LH
lineup). The following is an example on how to send a DCM:
After
setting your default CM to your liking, under the team menu select export
computer manager as shown in the graphic below.
A
window will now appear prompting you to enter a password, as shown in
the graphic below. Leave it at 0 to enter no password and click ok.
Now
you will be asked to save your file. You should save it as your city's
team abbreviation followed by the abbreviation 'def' for default, and
then followed by the suffix of 'mgr,' as shown in the graphic below.
Then
attach the file to e-mail. The subject of your email should include
your team's city name or abbreviation followed by the abbreviation DCM,
as in the following Knoxville example: KNO DCM.
Then
send it to the commissioner and/or persons designated by the commissioner
to receive CMs
Throughout
the season you can change your DCM as many times as you like.When changes
occur to your team via trades or free agent transactions, the commissioner
will make changes to your DCM.These changes will remain until a new DCM
is turned in by you. Two last notes on DCMs. One, you'll always receive
all the teams latest DCMs when the weekly roster files are sent. And two,
be aware that if you assign a starting pitcher on your pitching sheet
who hasn't been pitching on a regular basis and you are planning on using
your DCM that week, you should make sure that pitcher is called up on
your DCM. It is very easy to forget and you could be penalized for it.
To see what the penalties are read rule
8
WEEKLY
COMPUTER MANAGER (WCM)
WCMs
are turned in each Wednesday by 11:59 pm est for GMs who want to tailor
their CMs to matchup against specific opponents. Each week owners have
three choices they can make regarding CMs: the first is turn in two WCMs
,one for each of the two series played; the second is turn in one WCM
for both series played; and the third is don't turn in any WCM and let
the DCM manage. All three choices are perfectally acceptable. Below is
an explanation on some of the features of the three WCM options and directions
on how to send them.
Option
#1–Turing in two WCMs ,one for each series .The main benefit
of turning in two WCMs is that lineups can be different for all 6 games.
In so doing you would name each preset lineup by what number game it
is in the week, just as the graphic shows below.
The second WCM should then have preset lineups for games 4-6. Another
benefit is the ability to have more control of whom to call up. Let's
say there is a player you want called up from the minors for the first
series, but you want him back in the minors for the second series.Turning
in two WCMs would be the only way you could do this. And one last benefit
I can think of, is you can change manager tendacies, define substitutes
settings, super hal settings, and player settings for each series played
in the week.
The
way you would turn in two WCMs is the following. After setting your
WCM for your first series, export your CM just as you would do your
default CM, but when asked what to save it as, save it as your team's
city abbreviation followed by the abbreviation 'Ser1' for series 1 and
then followed by the suffix 'mgr.,' as shown in the graphic below.
Next, go and make changes to your WCM for series two. When it's time
to export it do everything the same as you did for the series 1 WCM,
but when it comes time to save it replace 'Ser1' with 'Ser2' (i.e, KNOSer2.mgr).
Then place both files in a folder and name that folder with your team's
city abbreviation and the week number (i.e., KNOWK1). Zip or stuff the
folder and attach the compressed file to an e-mail, and name your e-mail
by your team's city abbreviations and the abbreviation WCM (i.e, KNOwcm).
Then send it to the commissioner and/or persons designated by the commissioner
to receive CMs. Please be aware that all pitchers assigned to start
in the week should be made eligible on the WCMs you send. It is very
easy to forget and you could be penalized for it. To see what the penalties
are read rule 8
Option
#2–Turning in one WCM for both series. This opton allows for
one WCM to cover both series. You may not have as many choices as you
do when sending in two WCMs, but you can still have up to five preset
lineups. So let's say that one week a GM wants to keep manager settings
and minor league players the same for both series, but has five different
lineups he wants to use. Having five different lineups means that two
games will share the same preset lineup.To save himself from going through
the extra work of sending in two CMs,he can use one preset lineup in
one WCM to cover both games.The graphic below shows an example of one
WCM that has preset lineups that share the same game.
Here's another scenario as to why a GM might want to use this option.
Let's say a GM wanted to use a vs.lefty, vs.righty lineup for most of
his games except for one. The graphic below shows how he would do this
using one WCM.
It is also perfectally fine for an owner to send in one WCM with lineups
that are just vs.lh/vs.rh or reverse rh/lh.
The
way you would turn in one WCM is the following. After you have changed
your WCM for the week, export the WCM and save it as your team's city
abbreviation, the week it is, and the 'mgr' suffix, as shown in the
graphic below.
Then attach it to e-mail and name your e-mail after your team's city
abbreviation and the abbreviations WCM (i.e., KNOwcm). Then send it
to the commissioner and/or persons designated by the commissioner to
receive CMs. Please be aware that all pitchers assigned to start in
the week should be made eligible on the WCM you send. It is very easy
to forget and you could be penalized for it. To see what the penalties
are read rule 8
Option
#3–Don't send in a WCM and let your DCM manage. This is a great
option to use when you plan to be away for a long period of time or
are just to busy to work on a WCM. Please be aware that if you assign
a starting pitcher on your pitching sheet who hasn't been pitching on
a regular basis, you should make sure that pitcher is called up on your
DCM. It is very easy to forget and you could be penalized for it. To
see what the penalties are read rule
8.
