4.0 DELI SCRUBS

4.0 Deli Scrubs Contract

This is only an idea….read it over….add what you think is relevant….

Please understand this will not take into effect until next season….we will have to work with what we have this season


Contract:

-The 4.0 Deli Scrubs roster will be 13 players each season. (no more, no less)

-Payment for the season will be due 1 week before the new season starts. I will give ample time for each member to pay. The league dues have remained the same for the past 2 seasons. $2040 will be divided by 13 guys… $170 per player.

-If payment has not been received by the deadline your roster spot is open. Sorry no exceptions. You have a car, get in it and drive to my house if needed.

-If there is an open roster spot at the beginning of the season the team will discuss who is going to fill that position.

-If one of the 13 members is not going to make the game, you are expected to contact the manager 2 days before the game. The manager will then decide if we need to fill your spot in the lineup for that week. I will pull from a pool of players if needed. This “fill in player” will have the same privileges as you do, they will bat and play the field.

-Pitchers…. If you are not on the original roster and you can pitch, you are welcome to come to the game but you are not guaranteed any AB’s. We will place you on the roster as a sub and fill in if needed. If the game is a blow out and the manager feels comfortable you can bat after the 5th inning.

-Lineup…with a roster of 13 everyone will bat….past seasons have shown that 2 guys will miss each game. The manager will decide if we need 13 guys for the game. Most of the time the team will play with the original roster and not bring in subs.…

-Getting to the game late or leaving early…. If you are going to be at the game late please let me know 2 days in advance. You will be placed as a sub and put at the bottom of the lineup once you arrive. If you need to leave a game early please let me know…most games last 3 hours if you can’t stay that long do one of two things. Don’t show up, or contact a sub player and work it out with them.

-Batting order…if you have a problem with where you are batting please speak with me first and explain why the lineup need to change.

-Uniforms…Scrubs jersey, grey pants, blue socks, blue belt, blue undershirt

-Positions in the field….if you are uncomfortable or new to a position in the field do not play that position unless the lead is substantial. I am all about letting people play whatever position they want….but realize that there is a time and a place.

-Pulling pitchers from the game….this is the manager’s discretion. Most of the time the entire team knows your arm is toast its only a matter of time you get pulled.

-Attitude and Behavior….if you don’t like the way someone is acting or not playing the game, first speak with them personally before getting the entire team involved.

-Non runner…if I place you as a non runner its nothing against you…I am just trying to better the team…if you have a problem with being a non runner talk with me personally.

-Trash pick up…I know everyone is in a rush to make it home after the game. Please stay an extra minute to pick up a few pieces of trash. Nothing is worse then seeing Doug Herman picking up our trash in the dugout.

-If the Scrubs are unable to fill a roster of 13 by the 1st game each member will be asked to pay extra to cover the costs until the 13th player has paid. For example with a roster of 13, each game costs ( 13 players / $2040 = $157 )... $157 / 10 games = 15 per game. The Scrubs will need to come out of pocket an extra $15 to cover costs.

Now to make it fair for the 13th player he will be asked to pay the lesser amount. For example if the 13th player comes on board during the 9th game he will be asked to pay $157-$15 per game = $142

I need my agent and attorney to read this over before I sign anything!

I'm only gonna sign a contract that involves guacamole. Guacamole is so delicious

Addition:

-If the Scrubs are unable to fill a roster of 13 by the 1st game each member will be asked to pay extra to cover the costs until the 13th player has paid. For example with a roster of 13, each game costs ( 13 players / $2040 = $157 )... $157 / 10 games = 15 per game. The Scrubs will need to come out of pocket an extra $15 to cover costs.

Now to make it fair for the 13th player he will be asked to pay the lesser amount. For example if the 13th player comes on board during the 9th game he will be asked to pay $157-$15 per game = $142

I dont expect this to happen....I just want it written down.


What else am I missing here....lets get it all down....I want to stop all the drama....?????????????????

Bravo! I don't know whether it needs to be a "signed contract," but a statement of policy -- here's how we're going to do business -- is sure in order. I know there's controversy, there's hurt feelings, there's bruised butts ... but somewhere along the way, somebody has to make a decision and say "here's how we're going to do it." Doing it "free form" doesn't work in any endeavor ... baseball, or business, or war ... because nobody knows what the real deal is.

You may be right on some issues, you may be wrong on some. But if this is what it is ... and it's take it or leave it ... that's totally fair. You may lose some guys, you may not. Time will tell, but this is a good time to end the guesswork as to what the team is doing and make it so everyone knows what they're dealing with. Even though guys pay to be here, this can't be a true democracy. It can't work that way. Someone has to be in charge and be the final decision-maker. Imagine what your job would be like if everyone had a vote, then if somebody didn't like the result, you had a re-vote. You'd never get anything done (except vote)!

Where this will crumble into a pile of dust around your ass is if you set the policy, then start making exceptions. If you make one exception, you have to make them all and then you're right back where you started except that you can never make a policy again because nobody will take it seriously.

So look before you leap. (I think Benjamin Franklin said that...). Good luck!

I totally agree Doug...

Thats why I am asking the team to tell me what changes to this CONTRACT need to be re-worded, changed, or added.... I would like every possible problem that we have had in the past addressed and any future problems that might occur.

Please chime in....lets settle it all now....

Doug you are as much of a part of this team as anyone else (chime in)....some might say you are the "God Father"

Its also going to be rough going and I will need the entire team to help me stick to this contract....I think collection of money is going to be the big hurdle...

If I dont hear from you on this issue...I guess you agree with terms....or its not the direction you want and you are over playing for the Scrubs...

What goes into the "contract" is not my business, I'm not a player or a payer. It's not even my business whether you formalize the Scrubs "business plan," or how you go about it. My only points were (a) that whatever is decided about how the team is run, everyone needs to know the details. "No surprises" is always a good policy. And (b) that the deal, whatever it is, is the deal, without exceptions.

I think most of you who played on the Reds had more of a problem with Jimmy's exceptions than you did with how the team played, which was well enough to win a championship. On the Reds, everyone had a different deal .. this guy paid full price, that guy paid half price .. some didn't pay at all .. guys who paid less (or not at all) sometimes got more playing time .. it was a mess. That's the kind of situation you need to avoid and the "contract" helps to accomplish it.

Scott, Good job this is exactly what we need. Something that shows what the Scrubs "philosophies/goals" are per season and how it will be handled. Best thing is people can give there input (or what they want the scrubs to be) now, before the next season. By the end of the changes, if some people still don't like it, they at the very least, know what their getting into or can play somewhere else. For me personally, I would only "tweak" a few things, but otherwise it looks good. Thanks for doing this.