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What's New This Year (in the League)?

The Basics

Approximate Cost Of Fielding A Travel Team

Annual Timeline - ENYTB Participation

Annual Informational Meetings

New Member Orientation

The Club GM

Team Registration Part I - Team Activation

Team Registration Part II - Your Purchase

Team Registration - Part III - Other

Loopholes On Age Eligibility

Fines & Security Deposits

Paid Advertising - enytb.com

Free Ads on enytb.com (Members Only)

Placing/Finding Team Ads For Pick-Up Games

League Playing Rules

Wood Bats

Composite Metal Bat Restrictions

Sanctioned Post-Season Play - What is it?

Last Man Standing Tournaments - What Are They?

Online Roster Management System (ORMS)

Roster Management Protocols

How ENYTB Regulates Player Movement Between Teams

FINDING UFAs Via enytb.com

Customized Scheduling - 101

How To Transact a SCHEDULE CHANGE

PROTOCOLS FOR SCHEDULE CHANGES

Schedule Management Protocols

Standings Questions

  • What are STANDINGS used for?
  • New STANDINGS Methodology - Adopted Beginning 2009 Season & Refined For 2010
  • What is SoS and How Is It Calculated?
    • How are STANDINGS computed?
    Standings can be computed in a variety of ways.

    ENYTB's STANDINGS rank teams based on win percentage, adjusted for strength-of-schedule (SoS). For a description of ENYTB's new STANDINGS methodology, adopted in 2009 and refined in 2010, GO Here.

    Prior to 2009, ENYTB relied on standings that only counted games between divisional opponents. In addition, a cap was placed on the number of head-to-head games between each opponent pair that would be counted in the standings. For example, there could be 8 teams in a division with a H2H cap = 3. This would define a 21 game divisional schedule that was common to all included teams. All other games were excluded from the divisional standings, including games between opponent pairs in excess of three. In the case of so-called "extra games" between divisional opponents, the standings would count the first three games listed chronologically on the schedule In addition, to reward teams for playing all their divisional games, a point system was used to rank teams:
    • Wins = 2 points
    • Losses = 1 point
    • Ties = 1.5 points
    • Forfeit Wins = 2 points
    • Forfeit Losses (playing or non-playing)) = 0 points
    • Other un-scored games = 0 points.

    Other applicable criteria included:
    • If an extra game is played with a divisional opponent, the first extra game shall count as a head-to-head tie-breaker if nec.
    • Three non-playing forfeits in the same division disqualified a team from eligibility in that division.
    • Five non-playing forfeits in any combination of divisions disqualified a team from berth eligibility in all divisions.
    This generic type of standings methodology treated each competition level as its own mini-league i.e., what happened outside the division was excluded from the divisional standings altogether and imposed a common schedule for ranking purposes (NON-FLEX). This approach is very different from how Major League Baseball (MLB) and other major sports determine their post-season teams. For a discussion of this topic as well as a derivation of ENYTB's new standings methodology (FLEX), used to compute standings in all league divisions in 2009, go HERE. ENYTB teams, like MLB teams, do not play identical schedules. (ENYTB teams also are not required to even play the same number of games.) To include ALL games in an ENYTB divisional standings, like MLB does, it is necessary to include a strength-of-schedule factor (SoS) because ENYTB teams play teams from multiple competition levels i.e., it would not be fair to count a win against a LoSilver team the same as a win against a Gold team.

    A major consideration in choosing a standings methodology is in what games it counts:
    • Method 1 - all games played by each listed team with other listed teams only. This approach would include games between eligible teams only. Applied to a single competition level, it would be quite similar to ENYTB's original approach except that it would remove H2H caps and it would not require teams to play a common schedule. Because of the latter, inclusion of an SoS would be appropriate. M1 is a step in the right direction but does it go far enough, i.e., it doesn't include all games.
    • Method 2 - all games played by each listed team with any same power team in the same age division (SoS is still applicable because schedules are not the same). This approach would include all games within the same competition level regardless of team eligibility;
    • Method 3 - all games played by each listed team with any same power team in any age division (SoS is still applicable because schedules are not the same). (This is same as Method 2 except extended to include games with teams in adjacent age divisions.)
    • Method 4 - all games played by each listed team with any team in the same age division (SoS is required). This would include games with ineligible teams in team's own age division;
    • Method 5 - all games played by each listed team with any team in any age division (SoS is required). (This is same as Method 4 except extended to include games with ineligible teams in adjacent age divisions.)M5, with a SoS adjustment, would be the closest we could get to MLB for wildcard standings.
    BERTH GUARANTEES (EARMARKS) TO COMPETITION LEVELS

    By definition, when a division is constructed for a single competition level, the class is guaranteed a certain number of berths. When multi-class divisions are used, there usually are no berth guarantees to any competition level, although it would be easy to stipulate such guarantees i.e., one berth goes to the highest finishing team in each level of competition. However, this would not be necessary when used for wildcard purposes as wildcard berths are equal opportunity berths.

  • If I Use "ADD GAME" To Add A Game To My Online Schedule Does It Count In The STANDINGS?
  • How are ties factored into a team's win/loss percentage?
  • Which games count in the STANDINGS i.e., for tournament qualification?
  • Is there a limit to how many games count between the same two teams?
  • enytb.co Automatically tracks TQG When Non-Flex STANDINGS Used
  • ENYTB STANDINGS Tie-Breaker Rules
  • How Do Berths Get Awarded?

After You Have Won A Berth To A Sanctioned NCTS

Contact Info

How Do I Change My Email Preferences

How Do I Enter My Scores

Lineup Cards - Mandatory (available Online)

Field Availability

INFORMATION re: ENYTB Fall League

JOE Tournament (ENYTB/ValleyCats Fall Classic)

ENYTB OPEN Tournaments

Help

  • How Do League Participants Retrieve Their Own Password?

    Lost Password?

    enytb.com allows users to retrieve their own password at any time.

    To retrieve your own password:

    Go to the very top of the home page and click on the [Login] button. In the spawned modal, click [Lost Password?]

    Enter your ENYTB registered email address;

    Click the applicable user ID (if there is more than one).

    The system will instantly email your password to your registered email address.

    NOTE: If you get a message stating that you aren't a registered user, the system is telling you that it does not recognize the email address you have entered i.e., it is not of a valid email address/password pairing. This would happen if you have multiple email address and are entering a different email address from what you are registered under in the system. It could also mean you have typed in your email address incorrectly or that it was originally entered incorrectly to the system. If you believe it to be the latter, please contact your league navigator for assistance. If you don't know who your league navigator is, contact Ed Frye at 518-356-9089.

Custom Scheduling

ENYTB puts you in the driver’s seat in determining when and how much you team plays as well as who you play.
  • Have your schedule include the exact number of games you want week-by-week as well as in total;
  • Have your HOME games scheduled only on the dates/times your home field and team are both available;
  • Have your AWAY games scheduled only on the dates/times your team is available;
  • Automatically eliminate opponents outside your team’s competitive range; and,
  • Top priority given to scheduling games with specific opponents that you designate as most preferred. You can also block specific opponents you prefer not playing.

Schedule Reliability

Schedule reliability is the hallmark of every great league!
  • Teams are required to play all games as scheduled;
  • 100% enforcement via ENYTB website;
  • More than 90% of all ENYTB scheduled games are played as scheduled, excluding cancellations due to bad weather;
  • Games that aren’t played as scheduled (forfeits) can be made up at a later time by mutual agreement to avoid fine;
  • Fines are imposed for un-played or un-scored games;
  • ENYTB guarantees reimbursement for unavoidable out-of-pocket game expenses due to late cancellations.

Tournament Opportunities

Multiple tournaments for all ages!
  • Local tournaments hosted on premium fields, including Joe Bruno Stadium, home to the Tri-City ValleyCats, minor league affiliate of the Houston Astros.
  • Exclusive local tournaments for Members Only: Super 8, Summer Blast, Madness!, and ValleyCats Fall Classic. Each with a 2 game guarantee. Sign up available on team order form.
  • OPEN tournament: Last Man Standing. 3 game guarantee. Last weekend of July. All teams in the Capital District and beyond are welcome to join in this summer finale! Members sign up on team order form. Non-members sign up on-line through tournament menu.
  • Sanctioned National Championship Tournament Series are available to members at all ages via ENYTB affiliates: NABF; PONY; and, AABC. Sign-up available on team order form.

Nine ENYTB Teams Have Won Sanctioned National Championships. Can your team be the 10th?

Interested in Joining?

  • New members are always welcome - ENYTB continues to grow, having reached 225 teams in 2019
  • New teams are allowed to roster up to four players one year older than their team age (pre-2019 teams are grandfathered at five such players); and,
  • New teams are allowed a maximum of four players from active ENYTB teams, provided no more than three of those players are from the same team.
  • Players looking for a travel team to play for can go to Teams Looking for Players or go to Teams Hosting Tryouts.

For more information re: ENYTB membership you may contact ENYTB Executive Director, Andy Frye at (518) 545-0747 or by email at andy@enytb.com.

Interested in Joining?

  • New members are always welcome - ENYTB continues to grow, having reached 225 teams in 2019
  • New teams are allowed to roster up to four players one year older than their team age (pre-2019 teams are grandfathered at five such players); and,
  • New teams are allowed a maximum of four players from active ENYTB teams, provided no more than three of those players are from the same team.

For more information re: ENYTB membership you may contact ENYTB Executive Director, Andy Frye at (518) 545-0747 or by email at andy@enytb.com.