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PART 1 INTRODUCTION

Welcome to STATMAN BASEBALL.  STATMAN is designed to assist
you in running your Fantasy/Rotisserie League on your
personal computer.  STATMAN will maintain your entire league
from the draft to the end of the season.

Following are some of the features of STATMAN:

     Keeps complete league records including statistics, points
      standings and league treasury

     Automatically calculates team standings

     Enforces Official Rotisserie League Rules (but allows the
      rules to be customized)

     Provides (at additional cost) for automatic update of
      league statistics

     Provides a complete set of options for maintaining teams
      (draft, injured/reserve, trade, release, call up)

     Pre-entered with all National League (or American League)
      rosters

     Prints Rosters, Standings, Transactions and Statistics by
      Rotisserie Team or Major League Team

     Notepad function for entering reminder notes

     Configurable for your specific needs

     Complete context sensitive help

     Intuitive design using pop-up windows and menus


System Requirements


STATMAN Baseball requires the following minimum configuration:

     An IBM Personal Computer or strict "compatible" running
      the MS-DOS or PC-DOS operating system version 2.1 or
      later, or OS/2 version 1.0 or later.

     Monochrome or Color Display, Hercules, CGA, EGA or VGA.

     One floppy disk and a hard disk drive with approximately 1
      megabyte free space.

     At least 312K of free memory (after DOS and any TSRs are
      loaded).


PART 2 Installing STATMAN


The Test Drive version of STATMAN Baseball is distributed in
a single, compessed format file called an archive file.

1)  Create a directory on your hard disk called STATMAN.

2)  Uncompress the archive file and load all of the
uncompressed files into the STATMAN directory.

3)  You must now build the player data base by entering one
of the following:

    american  (if you will be drafting from the American
              League).

    national  (if you will be drafting from the National
              League).

4)  Enter STATMAN at the DOS prompt to start STATMAN.

For your convenience, a batch file called STATMAN.BAT has
been added to the STATMAN directory during installation.
Copy the STATMAN.BAT file to a directory that is in your
computer's search path. Then all you need to do is type
STATMAN and the batch file will be executed to start
STATMAN. Please refer to the PATH command in your DOS Users
Manual.

The databases have been pre-loaded with the National League or
American League players. Its ready to run as-is, but you may want
to configure STATMAN for your particular needs.

The software makes extensive use of pop-up windows for data entry
and menus. The menus list the options that are available. You may
select any of the options by highlighting it; press the up and
down arrow keys and then press the enter key to execute the
option. You may also execute an option by pressing the number (or
letter) next to the option on the menu.

The Escape key can be used to abort any operation in STATMAN. If
you make a mistake while entering data and just want to start all
over again, hit the escape key. You can also hit the Escape key
to back out of a menu (return to the next higher menu).

If you need assistance, you can press the F1 key at any time.
This will pop-up a help window that will provide additional
information and assistance.


Part 3 SCREEN NAVIGATION AND DATA ENTRY


This section explains the keys used to navigate through STATMAN's
menus and how to enter data.


3.1 Online User Help Screens


STATMAN comes with field by field context-sensitive help screens.
No matter where you are in the program, you can hit the F1 key to
get help.  After typing the F1 key, the help screen will guide
you with instructions for the field under the cursor.

After typing the F1 key, a Help Screen will appear. At the
top of the box, will be the name of the field or menu for
which help was requested.  The interior of the help box will
display one or more pages of help information. At the
bottom will be three fields labeled "Next", "Back" and
"Exit". The "Next" option is used to view the next page of
help information.  The "Back" option is used to view the
previous page of help information. The "Exit" option is used
to remove the help screen.  In order to execute any of the
options, move the highlight to the option by pressing the
left-arrow or right-arrow cursor keys.  Then press the enter
key.

As you display additional pages of help information, the high-
light will attempt to anticipate your next action.  For example:
if there are multiple pages of help information, the highlight
will be automatically placed on the "Next" option.  You can
simply press then Enter key to view the next page.  At the last
page of help information, the highlight will move to the "Back"
option.  Simply hit the Enter key to view the previous page of
information.  When you are finished viewing the help information,
move the highlight to the "Exit" option and press the Enter key.


3.2 Navigating Menus


Navigating through menus is a very simple procedure. When
STATMAN is first started, you will see the Main Menu
displayed on the screen with option number 1, "Update
Statistics", highlighted.  Whenever the highlight is on a
menu option, you can execute that option by hitting the
"Enter" key.  To select another menu option, move the
highlight by pressing the "Up" and "Down" arrow keys.  You
may also type the letter or number that corresponds to the
option you want and that option will be executed.

Every menu in STATMAN contains an Exit option.  The Exit option
can be executed several ways.  First, you can move the highlight
to the option and press the Enter key.  Or you can press the "X"
key. Or you can simply hit the Escape key.

The menus in STATMAN are organized hierarchically.  This means
that you will navigate downward through a hierarchy to get to the
option desired.  The Main Menu is the top of the hierarchy and is
displayed upon entry into STATMAN.  Selecting The following
options from the Main Menu will take you to a lower level menu:

     Statistics (takes you to the Statistics Menu)
     Reports (takes you to the Reports Menu)
     Rot. Team Maintenance (takes you to the Team Maintenance
      Menu)
     Owner Maintenance (takes you to the Owner Maintenance
      Menu)
     Configuration (takes you to the Configuration Menu)

As you go down a menu hierarchy, the previous menu continues to
be displayed on the screen as a visual reminder of the path down
the hierarchy.

To return up the hierarchy to the Main Menu, simply hit the
Escape key or highlight the Exit option and press the Enter key.
As you exit a menu, it will be removed from the screen to show
that it is no longer in effect.


3.3 Data Entry


This section explains the function of the data entry screens and
the keys used to enter data into STATMAN.

Data entry screens are used to enter data into STATMAN.  The
data entry screen will be displayed as a popup screen with
field prompts, data entry fields and other information.

Prompts

The first field prompt is "Major League Team".  The prompt
specifies that the data entry field follows and that you are
to enter the Major League Team Abbreviation in that field.

Data Entry Fields

To the right of the prompt is the data entry field.  The data
entry fields are the only place the cursor will move to and
consequently the only fields that will accept keyboard input.
The data entry fields are usually shown highlighted.

Other Information

Occasionally, other information will be displayed on the data
entry screen.  For example, after entering a Major League Team
Abbreviation, the long team name will appear as confirmation that
the correct abbreviation was entered.

There are also Function Keys displayed at the bottom of the
computer screen.  These Function Keys are available to perform
specific functions such as display pick lists of player names,
open the Notepad or display Help information.  The function keys
will change according to the data entry field that the cursor is
on.

Entering Data

To enter data into a data entry field, just type what you want on
the keyboard.  As you type, the data will appear on the screen in
the field.  Each data entry field is limited in size; you cannot
type more characters than will fit into the field.


3.4 Entering Dates


Dates are always entered in STATMAN in the following format:

   MM/DD/YY    MM = Month (01-12)
               DD = Day of Month
               YY = Year relative to 1900

For example: to enter April 21, 1990, enter 04/21/90.  As you are
typing, the cursor will automatically enter the "/" (slash)
character.

Most dates entered into STATMAN are adjusted to be a week ending
date.  In STATMAN, a week is Monday through Sunday.  If you enter
a date between Monday and Saturday (inclusive), it will be
automatically adjusted to be the following Sunday (Sunday dates
are not adjusted since they already specify the week ending
date).


3.5 Pick Lists

In order to make it easier to enter data, specific fields in
STATMAN have the option to press a function key to get a
list of information for entry in that field.  For example,
if the cursor is on the Major League Team field, a press of
the F4 key will display a list of Major League Team Names.
The list is referred to in STATMAN as a Pick List.

You can select an item in a pick list by highlighting it
with the cursor keys.  Press the Enter key and the item will
be returned to the data entry screen.  When there are
multiple screens of data, use the cursor keys (up and down
arrow keys) to scroll to the additional pages.  The Page-Up
and Page-Down keys can also be used to display additional
items in the pick list.


3.6 Entering Major League Team Abbreviations


STATMAN identifies players with two pieces of information; their
Major League Team and their name.  Many screens will prompt you
to enter the Major League Team Abbreviation in order to identify
a player.  The prompt usually appears on the screen as "ML Team".

The Major League Team Abbreviations and Long Names can be viewed
using the Configuration Menu option "ML Team Names" (select
"Configuration" from the Main Menu, then "ML Team Names" from the
Configuration Menu).

An easier, and more timely way to view the Major League Team
Abbreviations is by using the pick list function key; F4.
Whenever the cursor is on the "ML Team" data entry field, hit the
F4 key to bring up a list of all teams in the league.  One of the
teams can be copied to the "ML Team" data entry field by high-
lighting it (use the cursor keys) and then press the Enter key
(see Pick List in the previous section).

After the Major League Team Abbreviation has been entered, the
long name for that team is printed on the screen as further
confirmation that the correct team was entered.


3.7 Entering Player Names


As stated in the previous section, STATMAN identifies players
with two pieces of information; their Major League Team and their
name.  Names must by typed exactly as they are stored in the data
base or STATMAN will not recognize the player.  This means that
the same spelling must be used.  STATMAN converts names to upper
case so you can enter the name in any combination of upper and
lower case letters as long as each letter matches the name in the
data base without regard to case.

STATMAN also includes several features to ease this burden of
remembering the exact spelling of player names.

When the cursor first moves to the player name data entry field,
the first player (alphabetically) for the team is automatically
displayed.

You can press the F2 key to scroll (alphabetically) through the
players on the team.  With each press of the F2 key, the next
name will appear in the data entry field until you reach the end
of the roster.

You can press the F4 key to get a pick list of all of the players
on the team.  A pick list is a popup screen that displays all of
the players of the team.  You can copy one of the names to the
data entry screen by highlighting it with the cursor keys.  When
you press the Enter key, the name will be copies into the data
entry screen.  See the section on pick lists above.

Press the F5 key to get a pick list of all of the players in the
league.  Since the data base is so large, the pick list may take
several minutes to appear on the screen.  Refer to the section
above on Pick Lists for instructions on how to copy a player name
back to the data entry field.


3.8 Entering Report Targets


STATMAN has the capability of printing reports to one of
several targets; the printer, the computer's screen or a
disk file.  Whenever you select a report to be printed, you
are given to opportunity to direct that report using the
Target data entry field. To direct the report to the
computer's screen, hit the Enter key or type "S" in the
field and hit the Enter key.  The report will be displayed
on the computer's screen.

To direct the report to the computers printer, type "P" and hit the
Enter key.  The report will be displayed on the attached printer.

To direct the report to a disk file, type "D" and hit the Enter key.
You will then be prompted for a path for the disk file. Enter a full
path name.  Please refer to your computer's reference manual for a
description of how to construct full path names.

Directing a report to a disk file is useful if you want to transfer the
report to another computer to be printed or if you want to distribute
the report to owners using a floppy disk or over a bulletin board
system.

Part 4 CONFIGURATION

This section explains how to configure STATMAN in order to more closely
match your needs.

The  configuration that comes with STATMAN is based on standard
Rotisserie League Baseball rules.  This configuration may be changed to
reflect your league's individual requirements.


4.1 Configuration Menu


The Configuration Menu can be displayed by selecting "Configuration"
from the Main Menu.

There are 8 options available on the Configuration Menu that effect the
customization of your league.

The ML Team Names option is used to view or enter Major League Team
abbreviations and long names.

The Points Data option is used to specify how STATMAN distributes points
to Fantasy/Rotisserie Teams.  This option has a direct effect on how
standings are calculated.

The Rules option specifies which statistics are to be used in
calculating standings. The Cost option is used to set defaults for
transaction costs and to specify your leagues cost per point.

The Miscellaneous option allows you to change the season start and end
dates, specify which league you are drafting from, and modify other op
tions.

The Screen Colors option allows you to change the way STATMAN is
displayed on your monitor.

The Positions option allows you to specify the number of players in each
playing position.

The System Paths option allows you to specify which directories on the
hard disk contain the STATMAN data bases.

A detailed explanation of each option follows.


4.2 Major League Team Names


The ML Team Names option allows you to view and change the Major League
Team Names.  This option is selected by first executing the
Configuration option on the Main Menu and then the ML Team Names option
on the Configuration Menu.

STATMAN is distributed with the American League and National League team
abbreviations and long names already in the data bases.  The ONLY time
that you would need to make a change would be for a future "Expansion"
of either the American League or National League.

To change any of the information on the Team Names screen, simply move
the cursor to that information and type in new information. To add a new
team, move the cursor to the first empty slot on the screen and type in
the abbreviation and long team name.  After completing your changes,
type the Escape key to return to the Configuration Menu.


4.3 Points Data


The Points Data option allows you to specify the points allocated to
each place in the standings.  This option can be reached by first
selecting "Configuration" from the Main Menu and then selecting "Points
Data" from the Configuration Menu.

There are 17 fields corresponding to the maximum number of
Fantasy/Rotisserie teams.  If your league has 10 teams, only the first
10 fields would b  used.  When STATMAN calculates standings, it first
ranks all of the teams in each statistical category.  The first place
team is allocated the number of points specified in field one of the
Points Data screen.  The second place team in each statistical category
is allocated the number of points found in the second field, and so on
to the last place team.

The official Rotisserie League rules specifies that points are
distributed evenly across the number of teams in a league.  In other
words, in a 10 team league, the first place team would receive 10 points
and the last place team would receive 1 point.  The sample screen shown
to the right is setup according to Rotisserie League specifications.

You can configure STATMAN for your requirements. For example, let's
assume you will be calculating standings using all 8 statistical
categories. These include:

     Batting Average
     Home Runs
     Runs Batted In
     Stolen Bases
     Earned Run Average
     Wins
     Saves
     Composite Pitching Ratio

Each team will be ranked according to performance in each statistical
category.  Perhaps Team #1 is first in Wins and third in Saves.  If you
use the points established by standard Rotisserie League rules, Team #1
will receive 10 points for Wins and 8 points for Saves for a total of 18
points that are counted toward Team #1's overall standings.


4.4 Rules


The Rules option allows you to specify which statistical categories are
to be included when calculating standings.  This option can be reached
by first selecting "Configuration" from the Main Menu and then selecting
"Rules" from the Configuration Menu.

The screen allows you to specify which statistical categories are to be
included when calculating standings.  If a category is to be included,
type "Y" next to the prompt. If the category is to be ignored, type "N".
The specifications that you enter here apply to all Fantasy/Rotisserie
teams.  To return to the Configuration Menu, type the Escape key.

These statistical categories are the same as used by official Rotisserie
League rules.  You DO NOT have to use all of these for your league;
however, you MUST make your selection from this list.


4.5 Cost


The Cost option allows you to specify the default cost for transactions
and to specify the conversion of points to money. This option can be
reached by first selecting "Configuration" from the Main Menu and then
selecting "Cost" from the Configuration Menu.

In STATMAN, each owner has two accounts for keeping track of charges;
the Draft Account and the Transaction Account.

The Draft Account starts with a balance that is specified on the Cost
Screen.  Each time a player is drafted, the price paid is subtracted
from the owner's Draft Account.  The Draft Account balance can never go
below zero.  After the Draft is over, the beginning balance of the Draft
Account minus the Draft Account balance is charged to the Transaction
Account.

The Transaction Account starts with a zero balance.  Each time a
transaction is entered (for example, a call-up), the owner's Transaction
Account is charged.  Each time a payment is entered (through the
Payments Screen), the account is credited. STATMAN keeps track of
charges using points.  Each transaction has a default number of points.
The default is specified on this screen for each transaction type.  When
a transaction is entered, the default points that were entered on this
screen appear on the transaction entry screen.  As the transaction is
entered, the League Secretary can accept the default charge or overtype
the amount.

The first field allows entry of a monetary value for each point charged
in STATMAN.  For example: if you enter 1 in this field, each point is
valued at $1. If you enter 10 in this field, each point is valued at
$10.  If you enter .01 in the field, each point is valued at one penny.

The next 4 fields specify the default points to be charged for
transactions.  Remember: the values appear on the transaction entry
screen but can be overridden to charge a different amount.

The Minimum Draft Cost field specifies the minimum cost an owner must
pay to draft a player.  During the draft, owners bid for players.  The
winning bidder gets the player and the owner's draft account is charged
the points paid.  This field specifies the minimum number of points that
can be paid for a player.

The last field, Draft Account Beginning Balance, specifies the beginning
balance of the Draft Account. Remember that this is the total points an
owner has to draft all the players for a team.

When finished entering cost information, hit the "Escape" key to return
to the Configuration Menu.


4.6 Miscellaneous


The Miscellaneous option allows you to change the season start and end
dates, specify which league you are drafting from and other options.
This option can be reached by first selecting "Configuration" from the
Main Menu and then selecting "Miscellaneous" from the Configuration
Menu.

Major League

The first field, Major League, specifies which league you will be using
to conduct the draft. Enter either AL for American League or NL for
National League.

Number of Teams

The field, Number of Teams, specifies how many Fantasy/Rotisserie teams
will be in this league.

Players Per Team

The next field, Players Per Team, specifies the number of players on
each Fantasy/Rotisserie Roster.  STATMAN insures that the specified
number of players per team is never exceeded.

Rot. League Start Date

Rot. League Start Date specifies the date of the first week in the
season.  STATMAN operates using weeks.  The date that you enter here
will be adjusted to be a week ending date. See the section "Navigation
and Data Entry - Entering Dates" for a more detailed explanation of how
dates are adjusted in STATMAN.

No statistics or transactions may be entered with a date less than the
Start Date.

Many Rotisserie leagues start at least a week later than the major
leagues to allow the major league rosters, etc., to get established.  Of
course, it is no problem configuring your league to start effective the
"Opening Day" of major league baseball.

Season End Date

The Season End Date specifies the last week of the Fantasy/Rotisserie
League season.  Again, the date entered will be adjusted to be a week
ending date.  Refer to "Navigation and Data Entry - Entering Dates" for
more information on entering dates in STATMAN.

Draft Open

This field specifies whether the Draft is concluded or not.  A "Y" in
this field allows the Draft screen to be used (the Call-Up screen is
disabled).  A "N" specifies that the draft is over (the Draft screen is
disabled, the Call-Up screen is enabled).

It is important to type a "N" in this field when the draft is over.
STATMAN modifies the  data base without regard to other transactions
during the draft.  If you accidentally drafted a player (verses Call Up)
during mid-season, the transactions entered prior to the Draft Date may
be corrupted.

Scan Notepad

This field specifies whether you want to automatically scan the Notepad
data base and display un-read reminder notes each time STATMAN is
started.  A "Y" specifies that the scan is to be performed.  A "N"
specifies that no reminder notes are to be displayed.

If this field is set to "Y", STATMAN will scan the Notepad data base
each time you start the program.  If there are any un-read messages with
a date that is less than or equal to the current date, they are
displayed on the screen.  The Notepad can be used as a reminder system.

When finished, the Escape key will return you to the Configuration Menu.


4.7 Screen Colors


The Screen Colors option allows you to change the way STATMAN's screens
appear on your monitor.  This option can be reached by first selecting
"Configuration" from the Main Menu and then selecting "Screen Colors"
from the Configuration Menu.

If you have a color monitor, there are 16 text colors (foreground) and 8
background colors available.  In addition, the text can be caused to
blink by adjusting the background color.

If you have a monochrome monitor, there are two text colors (black and
white).  The text can be caused to blink or be underlined by adjusting
the background color.

The Color Selection Screen displays a list of STATMAN screens that can
be configured;

     Menus
     Update Statistics
     Player Maintenance
     Team Maintenance
     Configuration
     Help Box
     Player List
     Report Parameters
     Notepad

To change the display for any of these screens, use the cursor movement
keys to highlight the name of the screen to be modified. Then use the
function keys below to change the way the screen looks.  A sample screen
will change as you press the function keys to assist you in getting the
most pleasant look.


4.8 Positions


This option allows you to specify the number of players for each playing
position.  This option can be reached by first selecting "Configuration"
from the Main Menu and then selecting "Positions" from the Configuration
Menu.

STATMAN ensures that each team has no more than the specified number of
players in each position during transaction entry.  Use this screen to
specify how many players must occupy each position. STATMAN is
distributed with the number of players specified in "The Official Rule
Book" of Rotisserie League Baseball, but you may change these numbers to
meet your leagues requirements.

If your league is using the American League database, then, the Utility
Player is replaced by a Designated Hitter; The screen prompts will
change accordingly.

To change the number of players, just move the cursor to the field you
want to change and type over the value that is there.

When completed, type the Escape key to return to the Configuration Menu.


4.9 System Paths


The System Paths option allows the user to specify which directories
contain the STATMAN data bases.  This option can be reached by first
selecting "Configuration" from the Main Menu and then selecting "System
Paths" from the Configuration Menu.

The Install program will setup a directory called STATMAN that contains
all of the programs and data bases needed to run STATMAN.  You need not
make any changes to this screen in order for STATMAN to run properly.

When there is no path specified on this screen, STATMAN will search the
default directory (STATMAN) for the programs and data bases.

Some leagues prefer to keep their statistics files in a separate
directory.  To do this you must first create that directory using the
MKDIR command.  After the directory is created, move all of the
statistics files to the new directory using the COPY and DEL commands.
Please refer to the DOS manual that came with your computer for
instructions on how to create directories and move files.  Only after
the files have been moved should you modify this screen to reflect the
new path.

When finished, type the Escape key to return to the Configuration Menu.

Part 5 PUTTING STATMAN TO WORK FOR YOU

Once you have configured STATMAN to your satisfaction, you are now ready
to begin to put STATMAN to work for your league.  This section explains
how to use STATMAN to enter statistics, setup teams, enter transactions
that will modify the teams and keep track of owners and league finances.


5.1 Updating Statistics


The most important feature of STATMAN obviously is entering the
statistics.  After all, without statistics, your league is meaningless
and STATMAN is of no use, whatsoever.  This being the case, we will
start this chapter explaining the different ways of entering statistics
into STATMAN.

There are two ways that statistics can be entered into STATMAN. The
first method is manual; the user will enter all of the statistics for
each of the players in the Major League rosters each week.  The
statistics can be gathered from publications such as newspapers, "USA
Today", "The Sporting News", etc.  The second and easiest way is to
obtain weekly statistics from Fantasy Sports Software.  If you decide to
subscribe to our service, we can either mail you the statistics weekly
on a floppy diskette or you can access our Bulletin Board service via
modem hookup and download them directly.  Although the statistics
service is more efficient and less time consuming, STATMAN will allow
the League Secretary to enter statistics directly into STATMAN.

STATMAN maintains 5 offensive (batting) statistical categories and 7
pitching statistical categories.

These statistical categories are used to calculate team standings.  For
each period, every player's statistics are accumulated to get a
Fantasy/Rotisserie team total for each statistical category.  Then all
of the Fantasy/Rotisserie teams are ranked in each statistical category
from best performance to worst performance.  The team with the best
performance gets the first place points, second get the second place
points, etc.  The points received in each statistical category are then
totaled for each team.  The total points determines the teams standings.
This process is described fully in "The Official Rotisserie League
Handbook".


5.2 Manually Updating Statistics


This option allows the League Secretary to type in the weekly statistics
for each player.  This option can be reached by first selecting
"Statistics" from the Main Menu and then selecting "Update Statistics -
manually" from the Statistics Menu.


Date

The date field is used to enter the week-end date for the statistics.
Please refer to the section "Navigation and Data Entry - Entering Dates"
for a complete description on how dates are handled in STATMAN.

ML Team

The next field allows entry of the 3 character Major League Team
Abbreviation of the player whose statistics you are entering. See the
section "Navigation and Data Entry - Entering Major League Team Names"
for a detailed explanation of the options available for entering Major
League Team Names.

Player Name

This field allows entry of the players name.  See the section
"Navigation and Data Entry - Entering Player Names" for a detailed
explanation.

Statistics

After the successful identification of the player, the screen will
display the statistics that have already been entered for this player
for this week or it will display zeros if no statistics have been
entered.  Also, if this player is a pitcher, both offensive and pitching
statistics are displayed.  The offensive statistics do not have to be
entered for a pitcher but they are available in the unlikely event that
a pitcher changes to an offensive position on one of the
Fantasy/Rotisserie teams.

(Note:  If the player selected is NOT a pitcher, only the first line
(offensive statistics) will be available for updating)

To exit this screen, press the Escape key.


5.3 Update Statistics Automatically


If you decided to subscribe to Fantasy Sports Software Statistical
Service; whether receiving a weekly disk, or downloading the statistics
from our bulletin board, this is the option you will use to update your
statistics.  This option can be reached by first selecting "Statistics"
from the Main Menu and then selecting "Update Statistics - Automatic"
from the Statistics Menu.

NOTE:  The files you receive from our service will have a file name with
the following format:

   NLMMDDYY.STA

   where:           NL      could be NL for National League, or
                            AL for American League
                MMDDYY      is the date of the statistics
                  .STA      is the file name extension

All of these files must be in the directory specified on the
Configuration - System Paths screen.

When the "Update Statistics - Automatic" option is selected, STATMAN
will search the directory specified on the System Paths screen for all
files with a .STA extension (the statistics files).  It will then
present a pick list showing which statistics files have already been
loaded into STATMAN (and which have not).

There are two statistics files listed in the pick list at the right.
Both of these files have NOT been applied to STATMAN.  The cursor will
be resting on the first .STA file in the list.  If you want to apply
this file, just hit the Enter key.  Another screen will pop-up and you
will see STATMAN going through each player on each team.  You will not
have do anything but wait until STATMAN is finished.

While STATMAN is applying statistics, it is also performing player team
changes.  For example; if a player in the Major League is traded to
another team, STATMAN will create another record in the data base for
the new team.  All of the data bases are adjusted for the new Major
League team for that player; automatically.

When the program finishes applying statistics, that screen will
disappear and the pick list screen will reappear and look like the
following with the notation for the first file...APPLIED.

STATMAN has taken that .STA file and applied ALL the statistics for ALL
the players to ALL the teams in the major league database.  That is all
there is to it!

To exit this option, press the Escape key.


5.4 Print Reports Menu


The Print Report Menu allows you to specify which reports to print.  To
reach this menu, select "Print Reports" from the Main Menu.

There are 6 reports available in STATMAN.

The Standings Report shows the most current team standings.

The Team Rosters list all players on a Major League team or
Fantasy/Rotisserie team.

The Transaction Report list all transac tion for a Fantasy/Rotisserie
team.

The Owners Report shows all owner information including account status.

The Statistics Reports list the statistics for all players on a
Fantasy/Rotisserie team or a Major League team.

The Free Agents Report shows all players that are not currently on a
Fantasy/Rotisserie Team.

To select a report to print, use the Up and Down cursor keys to
highlight the report and then press the Enter key.  To return to the
Main Menu, press the Escape key.


5.5 Print Standings


The Print Standings option allows you to calculate and display the
overall team standings.  This option can be reached by selecting "Print
Reports" from the Main Menu and "Print Standings" from the Reports Menu.

STATMAN calculates standings in the following steps:

1) A team total for each of the 8 statistical categories (Bat-
   ting Average, Home Runs, Runs-Batted-In, Stolen Bases, Earned
   Run Average, Wins, Saves and Composite Ratio) is derived
   using the team rosters, weekly statistics, configuration
   rules and player status.

2) The totals in each statistical category for all teams in the
   league are ranked from best performance to worst.  The teams
   are awarded points in each statistical category according to
   their rank.

3) Each teams points are summed to get a team points total.  All
   of the teams are ranked according to their total points.  The
   team with the highest total points is the current leader.
   The next highest total assumes the next rank, and so on.

This report and all reports in STATMAN, give the option of specifying a
Target for the report; screen, printer or disk file. For complete
instructions on entering the Target see "Navigation and Data Entry -
Entering Report Targets".

After this option is selected, you may see another window popup that
shows the progress in calculating the league standings.  The standings
are only calculated if there has been a change to the data base
effecting standings such as addition of new statistics, roster changes,
transactions, etc.

This report has 10 columns of information.  The first column has a 4
digit number representing the "Ending" date.  The next column is "BA" or
the team Batting Average; "HR" is total team Home Runs; "RBI" is total
team Runs Batted In; "SB" is total team Stolen Bases; "ERA" is the team
Earned Run Average; "W" is total team Wins; "S" is total team Saves;
"C-RATIO" is the Composite team Pitching Ratio and "PNTS" is the total
team points that is used to calculate this team's standings. After each
statistic is a number representing the rank for that category.

The first line of The Brewington Budgirigars, shows the team batting
average in 2nd place, Hrs-3rd, RBIs-6th, SB-2nd, ERA-3rd, and so on
with a total points of 48.  Look at the next week's totals and how they
changed.

This team went from 2nd place to 1st in batting average, remained in
third for Hrs, went from 6th to 4th place in RBIs, dropped from 2nd
place to 4th in SBs and dropped from 3rd place to 8th in ERA!  The total
points dropped to 37.

If you study the example report you will notice that during the course
of the season this team's HR, RBI, SB, ERA, and WINS were the statistics
that really hurt this owner.  If you look at the "Final Points
Standings", this team finished 6th in an 8 team league.  As you can
tell, these statistics should be used by each owner to assess his team's
performance.


5.6 Print Team Roster


This option allows you to display a current list of players on a
Fantasy/Rotisserie team or a Major League team.  This option can be
reached by selecting "Print Reports" from the Main Menu and "Print
Roster" from the Reports Menu.

The selection screen allows you to specify which league and team are to
be printed.  The league can be "AL" for American League, "NL" for
National League, or "RT" for Fantasy/Rotisserie League. After selecting
the league, type in the 3 character team abbreviation.  If you need help
in selecting the correct abbreviation for the team, type the F4 function
key and the team pick list will appear showing all teams for the
specified league.

The League Secretary may want to print a current roster of each team in
the league.  This is no problem as STATMAN will generate a report for
ALL of the teams in the league by entering "ALL" on the line that
prompts for Team.  Each of the teams will then be printed.

The next two fields are the "Target" and "Path".  The "Target" field
allows you to direct the roster to the computers screen (S), to the
printer (P) or to a disk file (D).  See the section "Navigation and Data
Entry - Entering Report Targets" for a complete explanation on how to
enter these fields.

This report has the date and time the report was generated, with the
Rotisserie League team name and 5 different columns that pertain to the
printed roster.  These columns are referred to as Name, Team, Position,
Price, and Status.

        Name     - Name of Major League player on this team
        Team     - Name of Major League team for player
        Position - Rotisserie League position for player
        Price    - The Price paid for player during the draft
        Status   - Current roster status of player

At the bottom of the report is a breakdown of current positions for this
team.  A maximum number for each position is displayed in parenthesis.
Also shown is the total number of players on Injured/Reserve.


5.7 Print Transaction Report


The Transaction Report displays information for every transaction
entered into STATMAN.  This option can be reached by selecting "Print
Reports" from the Main Menu and "Print Transactions" from the Reports
Menu.

In STATMAN, a transaction is recorded each time any action is taken
effecting a player on a Fantasy/Rotisserie team.  The following actions
generate transactions:

     a player is drafted
     a player is traded to another team
     a player is released
     a player is placed on injured/reserve
     a player is removed from injured/reserve

The selection screen allows you to specify which league and team are to
be printed.  The league can be "AL" for American League, "NL" for
National League, or "RT" for Fantasy/Rotisserie League.  After selecting
the league, type in the team.  If you need help in selecting the correct
abbreviation for the team, type the F4 function key and the team pick
list will appear showing all teams for the specified league.

The League Secretary may want to print the transaction report for each
team in the league.  This is no problem as STATMAN will generate a
report for ALL of the teams in the league by entering "ALL" on the line
that prompts for Team.  Each of the teams will then be printed.

The next two fields are the "Target" and "Path".  The "Target" field
allows you to direct the roster to the computers screen (S), to the
printer (P) or to a disk file (D).  See the section "Navigation and Data
Entry - Entering Report Targets" for a complete explanation on how to
enter these fields.

This report will list each player on the Fantasy/Rotisserie League team
and include all of the transactions that this player has been involved
in since the draft.  It will also list the cost of each transaction.
Some players may not be involved in any transactions once acquired and
have only one line listed, and others; through trades, call-up,
Injured/Reserve, etc., may have multiple lines next to their names.

When transactions are entered, STATMAN automatically updates all of the
information on the player involved.  STATMAN will automatically change
the player's team, position, roster and if the player was involved in a
trade will cease to use any future statistics of the player for his
former team but WILL use the statistics for his new team. This report
will tell the Secretary if the transactions occurred properly by what is
displayed.  This report can also help the team owner when evaluating
personnel moves.  For example, if a player goes on and off the disabled
list repeatedly, that fact may have a bearing on whether the owner wants
to keep this player, trade him or even release him.  The report can also
serve as a safety check with each owner to ensure trades, etc., were
conducted properly.


5.8 Print Owners


The Owner's Report shows name, address, and accounting information for
team owners.  This option can be reached by selecting "Print Reports"
from the Main Menu and "Print Owners" from the Reports Menu.

This report is a record for the Secretary, of each Owner's name address
and phone number.  The most important reason this report is necessary is
that it will also allow the Secretary keep track of charges and balances
of each team Owner.

For each Team Owner, the report will show owners name; team abbreviation
and team name; address, including city, state and zip code; and
telephone number.  To the right of this information is a column
displaying the Owner's current Draft Balance; transaction charges
to-date; payments made for those transaction charges, and the current
balance owed to the league's treasury.

Draft Bal - This signifies the amount of money left in the Owner's
account after the draft has been conducted.

Trans Chgs - This amount indicates the total amount of money the owner
has expended conducting various transactions.  This is the total amount
owed to the league.

Payments - This amount indicates the total amount the Owner has paid to
the league offsetting the outstanding charges.

Balance - This is the difference between what the Owner owes the league
and the amount of money the Owner paid the league.

Whenever a payment is received by the Secretary or Treasurer and is
entered into STATMAN, the Payments and Balance columns are updated
automatically.


5.9 Print Statistics


This report displays all of the statistics of each team in the
Fantasy/Rotisserie League, and the Major League.  This option can be
reached by selecting "Print Reports" from the Main Menu and "Print
Statistics" from the Reports Menu.

This report is essential in order for each Owner to know how each of the
players on his team is performing.  Without a report showing player
performance, it is impossible for the Owners to determine what his team
needs in order to improve.  This report is broken down week by week and
will allow the Owners the knowledge of a "streaking" player, one in a
"slump", or even if one did not play for a period, thus, not
contributing to the team. Any and/or all of this information can be used
in determining the status of the player; whether or not the player is
being considered for a trade or release, or whether or not the player
performed well enough during the current season to have him remain on
the roster for the next season.


These statistics can be printed for your Fantasy/Rotisserie League, or
you can printout the statistics of a Major League team.

Select the league that has the stats that you want printed.  You will
then select the team, give the target information requested, and path,
if needed.

The Secretary may want to print the statistics report for each team in
the league.  This is no problem as STATMAN will generate a report for
ALL of the teams in the league by entering "ALL" on the line that
prompts for Team.  Each of the teams will then be printed.

If the statistics being displayed are batting statistics, the screen
will state this.  If these statistics are pitching statistics, it will
state that information, also.  Underneath the type of stats is the
player's name.  Adjacent to the player's name is the statistics recorded
by the player.

Batting Statistics:

   Date  - the week ENDING date for the statistics
     AB  - total number of official "At Bats" for the period
      H  - total number of "Hits" credited to this player for
the period
     HR  - total number of "Home Runs" hit for the period
    RBI  - total number of "Runs Batted In" for the period
     SB  - total "stolen bases" for the period
     BA  - the player's batting average for the period displayed
Team Total - There will not be a date given but this line
             will give a complete team total for all the above
             statistics.

Pitching Statistics:

   Date  - the week ENDING date for the statistics
     IP  - total "Innings Pitched" for the period
      H  - total "Hits Allowed" for the period
     BB  - total "Bases on Balls" (or walks) allowed for the
           period
     ER  - total "Earned Runs" charged to this pitcher for this
           period
      W  - total "Wins" received by this pitcher for this period
      S  - total "Saves" recorded by this pitcher for this
           period
    ERA  - this pitcher's "Earned Run Average" for the period
C-RATIO  - the "Composite Pitching Ratio" determined for this
           period

Team Total - There will not be a date given but this line
             will give a complete team total for all the pitch-
             ing statistics for the team displayed.

5.10 Print Free Agents


This option allows the printing of "all" the eligible players in the
database that are not on a Fantasy/Rotisserie League team. This option
can be reached by selecting "Print Reports" from the Main Menu and
"Print Free Agents" from the Reports Menu.

This list is used mainly by the Owners for calling up players and
determining future transactions.  By knowing which players are still
available, the Owner can use this information for determining roster
moves, trades, etc.

To print this report you will be prompted for a date. The date specifies
the week-ending period for the report.  The report will list all free
agents for the specified week-ending period.  Next enter the report
Target.  The Target field specifies whether you want the report printed
to the computer's screen (S), to the printer (P) or to a disk file.  See
the section "Navigation and Data Entry - Entering Report Targets" for a
complete explanation of the Target field.

The report will not only display a complete list of eligible players,
but also provide a complete statistical record for the player.  Pitchers
will have pitching statistics displayed and non-pitchers will have
batting statistics displayed.  These statistics are the same as those
that are displayed in the "Print Statistics" report.

Batting Stats:

        AB
        H
        HR
        RBI
        SB
        BA

Pitching Stats:

        IP
        H
        BB
     ER
        W
        S
        ERA
        C-RATIO

The report will list alphabetically all the players eligible in the free
agent pool.  This listing is by name, not team, so players of different
teams will be listed together.  In addition to the name of the players,
the Major League team and eligible positions are listed.

Whenever a player is selected from this pool for a Fantasy/Rotisserie
League team, his name will be removed from the list automatically.  By
the same token, when a player is released back to the pool, his name
will be added to the Free Agent List.


5.11 Rot. Team Maintenance Menu


This section describes the features of STATMAN that allow the team
maintenance functions such as trades, place players on injured/reserve,
remove players from injured/reserve, call-up players from the free agent
pool, change a players playing position, etc.  The team maintenance
features are selected from the Rot. Team Maintenance Menu.  The Rot.
Team Maintenance Menu can be reached by selecting "Rot. Team
Maintenance" from the Main Menu.

Trades

Selecting the first menu option will allow the trading of a player from
one Fantasy/Rotisserie League team to another.

Place on Injured/Reserve

When an Owner is aware that a player of his has been placed on
Injured/Reserve at the Major League level, that owner can notify the
League Secretary and have that player placed on Injured/Reserve in the
Fantasy/Rotisserie League, also.  This option allows that type of
transaction.

Remove from Injured/Reserve

After an Owner learns that one of his Fantasy/Rotisserie League players
has come off the Major League Disabled list, that Owner can notify the
League Secretary and have the player taken off the Rotisserie League
Injured/Reserve.

Call-Up

During the course of a Rotisserie League season, some players will be
placed on Injured/Reserve or Released outright. When this occurs, the
Owner will need to Call-Up a player from the free agent pool.  This
feature will allow the Secretary to enter the Call-Up transaction.

Release

This feature allows the Secretary to release players.  Once these
players have been released, they return to the free agent player pool
where other Owners are free to call them up to their teams.

ML Player Maintenance

With this feature the Secretary can add new players, maintain a player's
status and change (or add) eligible positions.

Draft

This is the option that is selected to conduct your Fantasy/Rotisserie
League draft.  Players are removed from the draft pool and placed on a
Rotisserie League team.  Once selected for a Rotisserie League team,
STATMAN will not allow a player to be taken by another Rotisserie League
team.

Change Player Position

This option allows the league Secretary to change any player's
Fantasy/Rotisserie team playing position.

Enter Rot Team Names

This section of STATMAN is used to enter all of the Fantasy/Rotisserie
League team names and abbreviations.  This usually is done only once
since this information likely will not change once the season is
underway.


5.12 Trades


Trading players from one Fantasy/Rotisserie team to another is easy with
STATMAN.  This option can be reached by selecting "Rot. Team
Maintenance" from the Main Menu and then selecting "Trades" from the
Team Maintenance Menu.

Once the League Secretary has received all of the information from each
of the Owners involved in the trade, he will need to use this option to
effect the trade.  This feature will take a player being traded and
remove him from one roster and place him on his new team.  Although the
player will still be listed with his former team, his place on the
Transaction Report is there just as a reference.  All of the player's
statistics from the point of trade on will transfer to his new team and
those stats will be used in calculating the standings of the new team.
The players statistics will continue to contribute to the old team up to
the point of the trade.

Owners can only make a trade when the roster of the receiving team has
an open position for the player.  For instance, a pitcher being traded
must have his position on the roster taken by another rostered pitcher;
a catcher for another catcher, etc. This does not mean that a team that
owns Eric Davis could not trade Davis to a team for pitcher Dwight
Gooden.  The thing is, in a trade like this, the team that owns Eric
Davis must throw in a pitcher and the team that owns Dwight Gooden must
throw in an outfielder; that way the rosters balance out.

Three different Owners can get involved in a complex trade involving
several players.  An example of a somewhat complex trade could be the
following scenario:

Owner number 1 wants to unload Rich Mahler, but wants a catcher, say,
Craig Biggio.

Owner number 2 has Biggio and is willing to unload him if he can get a
quality reliever, say Steve Bedrosian.

Owner number 3 owns Steve Bedrosian and is willing to trade Bedrosian
for Mahler.

Here's how the trade would go.  The three owners get together to
determine how the players can be transferred.  First, Owner number 1 and
Owner number 3 trade up even, Mahler for Bedrosian. Owner number 3 has
what he wants, is satisfied, and is out of the picture.  Owner number
one now has Bedrosian (which he does NOT want) but has made a deal
beforehand with Owner number 2 to trade Bedrosian  (AFTER he receives
him) to Owner number 2 for Craig Biggio, a player Owner number 2 is
willing to give up to get Bedrosian.  Owner number 1 will have to throw
in a bum catcher and Owner number two will have to throw in a bum
pitcher to complete this transaction properly.  Now EVERYONE is happy,
but Owner number 3 only has to pay a transaction fee ONCE, while Owner
number 2 will pay a fee twice, and Owner number 1 will be required to
pay three fees.  Owner number 3 has traded only 1 player, Owner number 2
has traded 2 players and Owner number 1 has actually made three trades
and is required to pay three fees. Of course, since all the Owners in
the end are getting what they want, all three may agree to share equally
in the fees.  The point being made is that all trades and fees MUST be
worked out amongst the Owners involved BEFORE it is turned over to the
League Secretary.  The League Secretary will do nothing more than carry
out the wishes of the Owners involved.

There are seven fields needed to enter a trade transaction.


ML Team and Player Name

Enter the Major League Team and Player Name of the player being traded
in the first two fields.  For details on how to enter player names, see
the section "Navigation and Data Entry - Entering Player Names".


Effective Date

The Effective Date will show the system's date and can be retyped to
reflect the correct effective date of the trade. Please refer to the
section "Navigation and Data Entry - Entering Dates" for details.

From Team

The From Team field will automatically show this player's current
Fantasy/Rotisserie League team.

To Team

This field specifies the receiving team for the trade.  Again, the F4
function key can assist in locating the proper Fantasy/Rotisserie League
team.

Cost of Trade

The cost of the trade is to be decided by the Owners involved in the
trade.  If one Owner wants a player badly enough, he may agree to pay
the entire trading fee himself.  It is NOT a steadfast rule that the
teams involved in a trade have to split the fee.  Whatever percentage of
the fee each Owner pays is entered in the "Cost of Trade - From Team"
and the "Cost of Trade - To Team".

When the Trade screen appears, the cost information will be filled in
from defaults that were set on the "Configuration - Cost" screen.  These
are only defaults.  Type over the costs to change them.

The Cost of Trade will be automatically posted to the respective owners
accounts.

To Position

The "To Position" field will list the traded player's current rostered
Fantasy/Rotisserie League position.  If the traded player will be placed
in a different rostered position on his new team, that information must
be typed here.  Remember, that you can not exceed the number of players
per position as defined on the "Configuration - Positions" screen.

Comments

Comments are optional and appear on the Transaction Report.

5.13 Place on Injured/Reserve


During the course of a Fantasy/Rotisserie League season, many Major
League players will end up on the Major League disabled list.
Obviously, this will affect the Fantasy/Rotisserie League team
statistics (the player will not be contributing any statistics to his
Rotisserie League team while disabled).  This option gives the
capability of removing a player from a team roster and reserving that
player for future reactivation.  After placement on Injured/Reserve, the
vacant position on the team can be filled.

This option can be reached by selecting "Rot. Team Maintenance" from the
Main Menu and then selecting "Place on Injured/Reserve" from the Team
Maintenance Menu.

When an Owner is aware that one of his players has been placed on the
Major League disabled list, he may replace this player by outright
release, or place him on Injured/Reserve.  Most of the time an Owner
will put him on the Injured/Reserve list and call up a replacement. Not
many Owners would release a Jose Canseco just because he is injured.  A
team reserves a player by notifying the League Secretary and paying the
standard transaction fee. At that point, the League Secretary confirms
that the player is, in fact, on the Major League disabled list, and then
removes the player from the team's active roster (the player is actually
place on the team's Injured/Reserve list). Reserving a player protects a
team's rights to that player when he comes off the Major League disabled
list.

Once a player is placed on the Injured/Reserve list, the Rotisserie
League team is then free to select any eligible player from the
free-agent pool of players not already owned by another Rotisserie
League team.  When selecting a player from this pool, the Rotisserie
League team will be assessed a fee for the transaction.  The call-up
takes effect as soon as it is recorded by the League Secretary, but the
stats will not accrue until the next full week's end date.

NOTE:  There is no limit to the number of players that a Rotisserie
League team places on their Injured/Reserve list; however, the player(s)
that is placed on the list MUST be on the Major League disabled list at
the time.

ML Team and Player Name Enter the player' Major League Team and name in
the first two fields. See the section "Navigation and Data Entry -
Entering Player Names" for details.

Start Date

The "Start Date" field is the date a player is removed from a team's
active roster.  See the section "Navigation and Data Entry - Entering
Dates" for more information.

Example

Benito Santiago goes down with a leg injury in a game Friday night.  He
is placed on the disabled list by his Major League team Saturday
morning.  The Rotisserie League Owner is aware of this injury and calls
the League Secretary on Saturday afternoon to place him on his team's
Injured/Reserve list.  As explained earlier, the Rotisserie League
statistics are calculated on a week END date (Sunday).  When the League
Secretary enters this information into STATMAN, the effective date of
the Injured/Reserve will be Sunday and not Saturday. For that week,
Santiago's statistics will still count toward the standings; although he
will only have statistics from Monday through his injury on Friday.
(The Rotisserie League team will lose 2 full days of statistics for this
player for this week)  By the same token, the player that is called up
to replace Santiago, will not have his stats take effect on the
Rotisserie League team until the following Monday. Whatever statistics
this player accumulates on Saturday and Sunday will not be counted
toward the team standings.

Comments

The last field is the Comments field. Usually, the League Secretary will
want to make a comment as to who replaced the injured player, the date
of the injury, the date of expected return, or whatever other
information is pertinent.  Comments appear on the Transaction Report.

Once completed, this player will move to the "inactive" reserve list and
his position will be open on the active roster until another player is
called up to fill it.


5.14 Remove from Injured/Reserve


This option allows the League Secretary to move players from a teams
Injured/Reserve list to the active roster.  This option can be reached
by selecting "Rot. Team Maintenance" from the Main Menu and then
selecting "Remove from Injured/Reserve" from the Team Maintenance Menu.

When a Major League player has been released from the Major League DL
and rejoins his team, he also becomes eligible to be reinstated to his
Rotisserie League team.  According to Rotisserie Rules, this player must
be reinstated to the active roster of his Rotisserie League team within
two weeks of his activation or be waived.  Failure to notify the League
Secretary shall be considered a waiver and the player will then be
placed in the "active" free-agent pool.  "Two weeks" means two full
reporting periods and may actually be as much as two weeks plus six days
(a player activated the day after a reporting deadline).  It's up to the
League Secretary to enforce the two-week rule.

When a player is reinstated to the active roster from the reserve list,
the player called up to replace him must be released back to the
"free-agent" pool.  A reinstated player may not displace any player on
the active roster other than his original replacement.  If his
replacement was traded during the injured period, he must take the place
of the player received for his replacement.

Removing a player from Injured/Reserve is almost identical to placing
him on the reserve list.  Please notice that the screen for removal is
the same as the one for placing a player on the list EXCEPT for the
START DATE and END DATE fields.  Rather than entering the starting date
of the period, the week END date will be applied.

ML Team and Player Name

Enter the player' Major League Team and name in the first two fields.
See the section "Navigation and Data Entry - Entering Player Names" for
details.

End Date

The "End Date" field is the date a player is returned to a team's active
roster.  See the section "Navigation and Data Entry - Entering Dates"
for more information.

Comments

The League Secretary is free to enter any pertinent information in this
field.  Comments appear on the Transaction Report.


5.15 Call-Ups


This option allows the League Secretary to add players to a
Fantasy/Rotisserie team.  This option can be reached by selecting "Rot.
Team Maintenance" from the Main Menu and then selecting "Call-Up" from
the Team Maintenance Menu.

Whenever a player has been waived, released or placed on
Injured/Reserve, the Rotisserie League owner is allowed to replace that
player with another, so long as the positions are in line with league
rules.  When a call-up is made, the Rotisserie League team conducting
the call-up will be assessed the specified fee for that transaction.
All call-ups are conducted through the "Free-agent" player pool.  The
section of the manual that referred to "Reports" details proper
procedure for obtaining a list of "eligible" free-agents.

ML Team and Player Name

Enter the player's Major League Team and name in the first two fields.
See the section "Navigation and Data Entry - Entering Player Names" for
details.

Effective Date

Enter the date that the Call Up will be effective. For more information
on entering dates, see the section "Navigation and Data Entry - Entering
Dates".

Rotisserie Team

Enter the Fantasy/Rotisserie team the player will be on.  A list of
teams can be displayed by hitting the F4 key.

Cost

The cost field is used to enter the cost of this transaction.  A default
cost is pre-entered on the screen.  The League Secretary can override
this cost by typing in a new cost.

Position

This is the position that the player will occupy on the
Fantasy/Rotisserie team.  The number of players per position (as defined
on the Configuration - Positions Screen) must not be exceeded.


Comments

The League Secretary is free to enter any pertinent information in this
field.  Comments appear on the Transaction Report.


5.16 Release


This option allows the League Secretary to remove players from a team's
roster.  This option can be reached by selecting "Rot. Team Maintenance"
from the Main Menu and then selecting "Release" from the Team
Maintenance Menu.

Releasing players will be something all Rotisserie League Owners will do
some time or other during the course of a season.  It would be a rather
remarkable feat for an Owner to go through an "entire" season without
ever releasing someone.  The main reasons for releasing players are to
fill the vacancy of a player that has been placed on Injured/Reserve or
because the player has no market value to trade and the Owner feels that
through a release and call-up of another player it would benefit that
Owner's place in the standings.  Whatever the reason for the release,
the Owner must notify the League Secretary of the release, as well as,
the player that will be replacing the released player on the active
roster.  The Secretary will use option number 5 from the Team
Maintenance Menu to conduct this action.

ML Team and Player Name

Enter the player's Major League Team and name in the first two fields.
See the section "Navigation and Data Entry - Entering Player Names" for
details.

Effective Date

Enter the date that the release will be effective.  For more information
on entering dates, see the section "Navigation and Data Entry - Entering
Dates".

Rotisserie Team

This field is automatically entered based on the ML Team and Player
Name.

Cost

The cost field is used to enter the cost of this transaction.  A default
cost is pre-entered on the screen.  The League Secretary can override
this cost by typing in a new cost.

Comments

The League Secretary is free to enter any pertinent information in this
field.  Comments appear on the Transaction Report.


5.17 Draft


Draft Day...the most important day of the season to all Owners of
Fantasy/Rotisserie League teams.  It is on this day that all the
Rotisserie League teams are molded together.  It is this day that all
Owners compete for the Dave Stewarts and Jose Cansecos to make their
teams the best in the league.  This day should be taken seriously by all
involved.  The Owners should have done their homework and have outlined
the players or types of players needed to build their teams.  The
Owners, as well as all the officers of the league, must get together at
the same time, on the same day in order to complete the draft.  It is
highly recommended that a whole day be set aside for your draft.   This,
in itself, is usually a major undertaking.  Getting everyone together at
the same time may take weeks of planning.  After everyone is together,
the officers and Owners should determine all the rules of the league and
setup STATMAN (determining the rules and setting up STATMAN can be done
long before draft day, but MUST be completed before the draft, itself).

Now, the time has come to actually draft the players.  How you auction
the players available is up to those present.  STATMAN is there to serve
as the database for all the bids of the day and build each Owner's
roster as it goes along.  While the draft is being conducted, either the
Commissioner or the League Secretary should be sitting at the computer
entering data while the other is helping in any capacity possible.

To display the Draft Screen, first, select "Rot. Team Maintenance"
from the Main Menu.  Then select "Draft" from the Team Maintenance Menu.

At the start of the draft, each owner has a Draft Account Balance.  The
Draft Account Balance is the total number of points each owner has to
draft a team.  The Draft Account Balance can be set for all owners on
the Configuration - Costs screen.

Once the bidding for a player has been completed, the pertinent
information must be recorded into STATMAN in order for that player to be
placed on the correct roster and the Owner to have his balance updated,
etc.

ML Team and Player Name

Enter the player's Major League Team and name in the first two fields.
See the section "Navigation and Data Entry - Entering Player Names" for
details.

Rotisserie Team

Enter the Fantasy/Rotisserie team the player will be drafted to. A list
of team can be displayed by hitting the F4 key.

After the team is entered, the owners draft account balance and the
current team size are displayed on the screen.

Cost

The cost field is used to enter the winning bid for this player. The
cost is charged against the owners draft account.

You can not enter a cost that is less than the minimum cost specified in
the Minimum Draft Cost field on the Configuration - Costs screen.

There must be sufficient funds in the Draft Account to draft the
remaining players needed to fill out a team.  For example:

    Minimum Draft Cost         1 point
    Remaining players to be drafted      5

    Owner needs a minimum of 5 points to draft remaining players
    and fill out the team.

    Owner's Draft Account Balance  20 points

    STATMAN will not allow the owner to pay more than 15 points
    for the current player so that there will be a remaining
    balance from which to draft the 5 other players needed to
    fill out the team.

Position

This is the position that the player will occupy on the
Fantasy/Rotisserie team.  The number of players per position (as defined
on the Configuration - Positions Screen) must not be exceeded.

For example, Daryl Strawberry is being auctioned and two Owners, say,
DTZ and VBD were in the final bidding.  VBD outbids DTZ and claims the
Strawman for 47 points.  This information must be entered into to
STATMAN this way.

First, where the field "Major League Team:" is, type in NYM for New York
Mets, Strawberry's Major League Team.  The next field will have his name
listed.  For the field of "Rotisserie League Team:", type in the three
letter abbreviation of the Owner claiming Strawberry.  In this case it
is VBD.  The next field is the cost of the player, or Strawberry's
salary.  Here, 47 must be entered as VBD bid 47 points to acquire him.
The  "Owner Balance" and "Team Size" fields will update automatically
for this Owner when this information is entered.  They will give a
running balance of funds left for bidding and number of positions
available. The last field that must be completed is the "Position"
field.  This is the ROTISSERIE LEAGUE position Strawberry will be
occupying on the Rotisserie League roster.

That's basically all there is to it.  After Strawberry has been entered
into STATMAN, the next player to be put up for bid is brought to the
floor and the process repeats.  This is done over and over until all the
Owners have completed filling all the vacancies on their rosters.  Once
all of the rosters have been completed, the draft is over.  Once
everyone is satisfied with the draft, you may now close the draft
through Configuration. You are now ready to PLAY BALL!


5.18 ML Player Maintenance


Player Maintenance allows the League Secretary to add new players or
change current player's playing status or eligible playing positions.
To navigate to this option, first select "Rot. Team Maintenance" from
the Main Menu. Then select "ML Player Maintenance" from the Team
Maintenance Menu.

During a baseball season, many players will be called up to the Major
Leagues and appear on the Major League roster for the first time.  Once
these players are activated, they then can become eligible for the
Rotisserie League.  STATMAN allows these players to be added to your
Rotisserie League with this function.  When adding these players into
STATMAN, you will also include their current playing status and their
eligible positions.


ML Team and Player Name

Enter the player's Major League Team and name in the first two fields.
See the section "Navigation and Data Entry - Entering Player Names" for
details.

Status

This field is where you enter the player's current playing status.  This
field is not just for "new" players.  If a player is traded to another
league, then it is here that the information is applied to STATMAN.

Most players will have status 0, "Eligible for Fantasy/Rotisserie Team".
This means that this player is available to play for any Rotisserie
League team that drafts him.

Status number 1, "Traded to Another League" means just that.  The player
with this status number would have been traded from one Major League to
another.  Either an American League player went to the National League
or a National League player went to the American League.  This becomes
important when a player is traded away from the Major League you are
using as your draft pool. When the player is traded away, it up to the
owner of that player to notify the League Secretary so the player can be
released and a new player called up to fill his position.  The player's
status is changed to 1 so that he will not appear on the Free Agent
Report as eligible for call up to another Fantasy/Rotisserie team.

Status number 2, "Disabled for Season", will reflect a player that has
been injured for the remaining season, thus, becoming ineligible for a
Rotisserie League team.

Status number 3, "Ineligible for Draft", would be a status given to a
player that will not be eligible for the draft.  Once a player has this
status, he would not be allowed to be selected from the draft pool to a
Rotisserie League team.

Status number 4, "Player traded teams", would be an instance where a
player traded teams from within the same Major League. Say for example,
that Dale Murphy was traded by the Atlanta Braves in mid-season to the
Cincinnati Reds.  This would be a case where you would change Murphy's
status to number 4.

Eligible Position

The "Eligible Position" field is the position a player is eligible for
at the Major League level.  Usually a player must play at a certain
position for two weeks before he becomes eligible; however, each
Rotisserie League can determine their own rules.  A player may be
eligible for more than one position at a time.  An example may be where
a shortstop is converted to second base when the second baseman goes
down with an injury.  After a minimum of two weeks playing second base,
this player now will be eligible for both second base and shortstop.
This option will add that second eligible position.

This field is used when activating a player to a Fantasy/Rotisserie team
roster.  The players positions on the Fantasy/Rotisserie team is checked
against this field to make sure the player is eligible for this playing
position.


5.19 Change Player Position


This feature allows the Rotisserie League Team Owner to change a
player's Rotisserie League position.  Whereas ML Player Maintenance may
allow a player to "add" an eligible position by playing in a new
position at the Major League level, here, an Owner can switch positions
of a Rotisserie League player if the position he is switching to is an
"eligible" position and that position is open on the Rotisserie team
roster.  This feature deals strictly with Rotisserie League position
changes.

To navigate to this option, first select "Rot. Team Maintenance" from
the Main Menu.  Then select "Change Player Position" from the Team
Maintenance Menu.

ML Team and Player Name

Enter the player's Major League Team and name in the first two fields.
See the section "Navigation and Data Entry - Entering Player Names" for
details.

Effective Date

Enter the date that the position change will be effective.  For more
information on entering dates, see the section "Navigation and Data
Entry - Entering Dates".

After typing the player' name and ML Team, the date of position change,
the player's Rotisserie League team abbreviation and old playing
position are displayed.

New Position

When entering the "New Position" information, it is important that only
correct position abbreviations be used.  STATMAN will not recognize
anything but the following:


5.20 Enter Rot. Team Names


STATMAN will require that each Rotisserie League team have an assigned
name and three letter abbreviation.  STATMAN uses these three letter
abbreviations to enter other data throughout the program in order to
keep team statistics, make reports, and assemble team rosters.  Once
your league defines the number of teams, those teams must be given a
three letter designation, and entered into STATMAN using this option.

To navigate to this option, first select "Rot. Team Maintenance" from
the Main Menu.  Then select "Enter Rot. Team Names" from the Team
Maintenance Menu.

This is a very simple procedure.    Usually, this function will be
completed only once each season.  Unless an Owner leaves the league and
another replaces him, this option may be left from one year to the next.

To enter teams names and abbreviations, note that there is basically
just two areas to be concerned with.  The first block is set aside for
the three letters that will be associated with the team next to it.  For
example, a Rotisserie League team has a name of "Unroe's Unruly Dudes".
With this name, the Owner has decided the three letter designation will
be UUD.  In the first box, type in "UUD".  (A team does not HAVE to use
three letters for the abbreviation, a one or two letter abbreviation is
acceptable, but no MORE than three can be used.)  After the abbreviation
has been typed in, the cursor will move to the box adjacent to it.
Here, type in the name of the team, "Unroe's Unruly Dudes". Continue to
enter each of your league's team names and abbreviations.


Press the Escape key to return to the Team Maintenance Menu.


5.21 Owner Maintenance Menu


Selecting this option from the main menu will allow the League Secretary
to enter pertinent information regarding the Owners of your Rotisserie
League.  First, it allows for the entry of Team Owner's names, addresses
and phone numbers.  It also allows for the League Secretary to keep
track of payments to the league by the Owners during the course of the
season.  Whenever an Owner pays the Secretary for a transaction, etc.,
this amount will be entered using this feature of STATMAN.


5.22 Enter Payments


Whenever an Owner makes a payment to the league for a transaction, this
amount must be entered into STATMAN with this option. To navigate to
this option, first select "Owner Maintenance" from the Main Menu.  Next
select "Enter Payments" from the Owner Maintenance Menu.

Payment Date

Enter the date that payment has been made. For more information on
entering dates, see the section "Navigation and Data Entry - Entering
Dates".

Rotisserie Team

Enter the Rotisserie League team abbreviation.  You can make use of the
"Pick-list" feature available (F4 function key) to assist you in finding
the correct abbreviation.  For more information on "Pick-lists", refer
to the previous section regarding "Navigation and Data Entry".

Current Balance

Once the Rotisserie League team abbreviation is selected, this field
will automatically display the CURRENT balance that this team owes the
League.

Payment Amount

Enter the payment amount in this field.

Once a payment has been made and entered into STATMAN, the program will
automatic ally track the current balance and calculate and update this
figure to the correct amount.



5.23 Enter Owner Information


This option allows the entry and updating of information about the team
owners.  To navigate to this option, first select "Owner Maintenance"
from the Main Menu.  Next select "Enter Owner Information" from the
Owner Maintenance Menu.

This information should only need to be entered at the beginning of the
season.  Unless an Owner moves, gets a new phone number or leaves the
league entirely, you will not have to refer to this option again for the
remainder of the year.

Rotisserie League Team

Enter the name of the Rotisserie League team that this person Owns.  Use
only three letter abbreviations that have been entered into STATMAN
during the Configuration of your league.

Owner

Enter the Owner's complete name.

Address

Enter the address of this Owner. There are two lines available in the
event there is a Suite number, P.O. Box number, etc.

City

Enter the city in which this Owner lives (the remaining part of his
complete address).

State

Enter the two letter abbreviation of the state in which this Owner
lives.

Zip Code

Enter the complete zip code in which this Owner lives.

Phone

Enter the phone number of this Owner, including the Area Code.



5.24 Notepad


The Notepad is a feature that makes STATMAN unique.  It allows the
League Secretary to make reminder notes or construct complete documents.
The Notepad can be engaged at any time by typing the F10 key or from the
Main Menu by selecting "Notepad".

Running a league requires constant monitoring of players on the
Injured/Reserve list, etc., and the notepad will allow notes to be
entered that reappear on a specified date.  STATMAN can be configured to
remind you of notes or just keep written records of events during the
season.

An example might be something like this.  Kirby Puckett goes down with
an injury and is placed on the 14 day Major League Disabled List.
Obviously, the Rotisserie League Owner that has Puckett on his roster
would want to place him on Injured/Reserve.  He notifies the League
Secretary that Puckett has been placed on the 14 day disabled list.
After verification, the Secretary allows the Owner to call up a player
in his place.  The Secretary may want to make a note to remind him in 13
days or so that Puckett is due to come OFF the Major League Disabled
List.  This way the Secretary knows to check and verify the status of
Puckett at the Major League level. If the Secretary does not write a
note, Puckett's return may be overlooked entirely.

This is just an example of a possible use for the notepad. However it is
decided to be used in your league, the Notepad will be an invaluable
tool over the course of a complete season.

Date

After engaging the notepad, the first field will be the date of your
document. The system date will appear automatically in the
field; however, it is doubtful that this will be the date you want to be
reminded for your note.  Just overtype the date on the screen in the
MM/DD/YY format.  Then on that date when you first start STATMAN, a
reminder will automatically appear on the computer screen.



Subject

STATMAN allows a 20 character description of your note.  A description
of some sort must be typed in this field to activate the body of the
notepad.

Text Entry

Once a description is entered and the user types the "Enter" key, the
body of the notepad appears.  This is where the actual note or document
is created.  The notepad recognizes different commands that make it
function like a simple word processor.  At the bottom of STATMAN, is a
list of function keys available for editing the document.


5.25 Drop to DOS/OS2

Sometimes, while running STATMAN, the user may have a need to
temporarily get out of STATMAN to run another application. Rather than
quit the program entirely and have to go through the complete process of
bringing STATMAN back on line, there is a feature that allows the
temporary drop to the command line and return quickly to STATMAN.

This option can be engaged by selecting "Drop to DOS/OS2" from the Main
Menu.

When this option is engaged, STATMAN remains in memory, and a new copy
of the computers command interpreter is also activated in memory.  This
may require more memory that your computer has.  In that case the Drop
to DOS/OS2 will not be allowed.

In addition, the application you start in "Drop to DOS/OS2" will need
additional memory.  Again, there may not be enough memory on your
computer.

This option is valuable for running small applications and entering
operating system commands.

While at the DOS/OS2 prompt, a message will appear above the prompt
reminding the user to type "Exit" to re-enter STATMAN. Once "Exit" has
been typed at ANY DOS/OS2 prompt, the user will return immediately to
STATMAN.



5.26 Calendar

STATMAN comes with a perpetual calendar that can be displayed at any
time by pressing the F9 function key.  The current month will be
automatically displayed.  You can display additional months by pressing
the Page-Up and Page-Down keys.


Part 6 RUNNING A FANTASY/ROTISSERIE LEAGUE

This chapter will assist the Commissioner and League Secretary by giving
examples of circumstances that will occur while running your
Fantasy/Rotisserie League.  We will review all areas of STATMAN and give
suggestions that will make similar encounters when running your league a
little easier.


6.1 Setting Up the Fantasy/Rotisserie League


Obviously, the first thing to review is Configuration, since this is the
first thing that will be completed when preparing the Fantasy/Rotisserie
League.

Configuration should be setup prior to the draft.  If Configuration is
setup before draft day, then, the Owners and the League's Officers must
get together before to discuss and setup rules, etc.  The rules must be
in agreement with all the Owners and Officers before the actual drafting
of players begin.  For example, basic things need to be discussed and
agreed upon; the size of each roster, the Rotisserie League season Start
and End dates, all the rules of the league, eligible positions, costs of
transactions, Rotisserie League team names and abbreviations, and the
format for conducting the draft.  These things HAVE TO be decided on
before doing anything with STATMAN.


6.2 Setting Up the Rotisserie League Rules


STATMAN allows eight different statistics to be used in any
Fantasy/Rotisserie League to determine each team's standings. This does
NOT mean you have to use all eight, but you MUST select from the eight
listed.  The League Officers and Owners are the ones that sit down and
decide which eight to use.  It is conceivable that the Rotisserie League
could use only the batting categories for its' league; however, that
would not really be in line with REAL Major League baseball.  It is
doubtful that any Rotisserie League would want to set up their league
like this, but the possibility DOES exist.  A league could also be setup
to use only PITCHING categories, or any variation of categories. The
rules that STATMAN recognizes are those that are recognized by standard
Rotisserie League rules.  The only difference, STATMAN allows the league
to CHOOSE from among those categories without having to use them all.

One last thing about rules and their purpose.  The rules tell STATMAN to
flag certain statistics from Major League player's weekly statistics and
read them to their respective Rotisserie League team.  STATMAN then
totals ALL the statistics that the league recognizes and uses the points
data to determine the Rotisserie League team's position for each
individual statistical category.  All the categories are then added up
for a grand total for each Rotisserie League team.  The highest number
of team points will be assigned position number one in the standings,
the next highest position number two in the standings, and so forth.


6.3 Determining Transaction Costs of the Rotisserie League


Each league will have to determine the costs involved in belonging too,
and to participate in the league through various transactions.  Again,
these costs are determined by the league's members.  STATMAN will NOT
determine how much money it will take to trade players, call them up, or
even a starting balance to begin the league draft.  These are all costs
that each league must clearly think out beforehand. Use the
Configuration - Costs screen to enter the agreed upon transactions
costs.

Remember that these costs are automatically displayed when entering
transactions.  You can overtype the amount while entering the
transaction to effect a different transaction cost.


6.4 Specifying Team Size and Determining the Term of the League


A couple of other very important things that need to be determined
before the draft, is the team size and season start and end dates. The
team size is defined in the Configuration Menu under "Miscellaneous"
options.  STATMAN will not allow any team to activate more than this
number of players per team.

The season start and end date are defined on the "Miscellaneous" screen,
also.  STATMAN must have a season START and END date in order for
statistics to be processed.

The START date can be any date the league's members decide on. It DOES
NOT have to be the "Opening Day" of the Major League baseball season.
STATMAN will only recognize statistics entered after the START date.  If
your league decides to start after the Major League "All-Star" game,
then your leagues statistics will not be counted until after the game.
This means that all the statistics accumulated by the Major League
players prior to your league's START date will not be read into STATMAN,
thus, not count toward the standings.

The END date must be set to a date beyond the start date of your
Rotisserie League.  STATMAN refuses to recognize any statistics AFTER
the END date.




6.5 Owner Information


Before drafting players, the league's members must decide who will and
will not be awarded Rotisserie League franchises.  Once all the Owners
have been determined, this information needs to be entered into STATMAN.
This information, along with the Rotisserie League team names and
abbreviations allows STATMAN to allow a roster for each Owner, as well
as, an account balance for tracing Owner's fees.


6.6 Finalizing your League's Preparations Before the Draft


Probably the last thing that the league members will be concerned with
prior to the draft is acquiring an up-to-the-minute ACTIVE Major League
roster.  This roster must be correct in order to perform the draft.  If
your league decides to subscribe to FANTASY SPORTS SOFTWARE's "Stats"
service, your league will automatically receive a current Major League
listing by downloading it from Data Exchange or having our company mail
it to you.  If your league does NOT subscribe to the service, it is up
to the league's officers to gather the information.  When gathering the
current Major League Team rosters, it is important that the officers
also get an up-to-the-minute listing of each player's ELIGIBLE major
league positions.  If your league is putting this information together
without the stat service, "USA Today" and the "Sporting News" are
probably your best source of information.

The STATMAN player data bases must be updated with the current roster
information.  Use STATMAN to print out the rosters for all of the Major
League Teams.  Compare these listing to the up-to-date rosters you have
collected.  Make the necessary changes using the Rot. Team Maintenance -
Player Maintenance screen.

6.7 Conducting the Rotisserie League Draft


After the members have been admitted to the league, all the start up
fees collected and all the rules, etc., been configured into STATMAN,
the next step is probably the most IMPORTANT aspect of your Rotisserie
League.  The Draft is where the whole thing really begins.  It
determines Rotisserie League rosters based on the various strategies of
the Owner's involved in the bidding.

Before a day has been selected for the draft, the league's officers
should print out a complete list of ALL the "Free Agents" in STATMAN.
Since no Major League players are currently on any Rotisserie League
team at this point (assuming the league is just starting up) then, all
the eligible major league players and their positions will be included
with this list.  It is suggest this list be handed out two or three days
before the draft to give the Owners ample time to study each player and,
maybe give the Owner time to look back over the prior year's Major
League statistics to determine a player's worth to his team.

Next, comes "Draft Day", itself.  This day should be devoted
"completely" to the draft.  Don't even think of doing the draft in two
or three hours.  Make sure there are ample snacks and drinks on hand as
the draft is very time-consuming, and the members will get hungry and
thirsty while studying their sheets and bidding during the auction.

Although "Draft Day" is a long, drawn out affair, it is fun as the
members will find themselves commenting on such and such player this and
such and such player that.  Since you're amongst a bunch of baseball
junkies like yourself, you feel right at home and the process is really
very enjoyable.

How a player is brought to the floor for bidding is up to the members of
each league, but once a player is put up for bidding, it is recommended
that one officer (Commissioner or League Secretary) mediates the
bidding, while the other sits at the computer and enters the information
into STATMAN.  It is suggested that each Owner keep a written account of
the players they draft and the amount they paid for each player's
salary. This way, there is a double entry of the process, STATMAN and
the Owner's.

NOTE:  Remember, that STATMAN must assign a MINIMUM of one point for
every player drafted.

Each Owner will need to determine what he will expend for each player in
the bidding.  Since he must have at LEAST one point to buy a player, if
the Owner expends too much on, say, his first 17 players and has only 6
points (dollars) left and he has six positions to fill, he will not be
able to bid more than a dollar on any of the remaining players up for
bid.  His poor strategy could really hurt him by not acquiring the
talent he needed at the end of the draft.

After the last Owner has selected his last player, the draft is
officially over and the draft should be "CLOSED" from the
"Miscellaneous" option of the Configuration Menu.


6.8 Statistics and STATMAN


Think of STATMAN as nothing more than a bookkeeper for your
Fantasy/Rotisserie League.  STATMAN's job is to take the statistics that
are entered into the program and use those statistics by sorting them
into categories that will be read as belonging to a certain team.  The
statistics will then be used to compute totals that will be assigned to
each team and those totals will be used to determine standings. STATMAN
keeps a journal of everything that has to do with running a Rotisserie
League, but keeping and utilizing statistics in a meaningful way is the
primary function of the program.  In order for STATMAN to use statistics
properly, the statistics must, first, be properly entered.  There are
only two ways of entering statistics into the program.

The manual mode is only as accurate as the statistics being entered.
Each league will determine the source of statistics for themselves.
"USA Today" is probably the most used source for weekly statistics;
however, "The Sporting News" is also a very popular source for gathering
statistics.  When a League Secretary is gathering statistics, it is
important that ALL the Major League players have their statistics
entered.  Even if a player is not currently rostered on a Rotisserie
League team, he may be called up any time.

Note:  If your league is applying statistics manually, the league
Secretary must keep in contact with Major League changes.  It is not
unusual, during the season, for a player to be charged with an AB via a
fielder's choice or error on the defense only to have the error changed
the following day to a hit.  These changes MUST be reflected correctly
in order for the player involved to have correct statistics and the
Rotisserie League team to have it's standing computed with corrected
stats.

The automatic mode is the other way statistics are entered into STATMAN.
This, by far, is the easiest, fastest and most accurate way of keeping
track of your league.  The League Secretary will not have to be
concerned with newspapers, etc., and entering all the stats by hand.
With FANTASY SPORTS SOFTWARE Stats Service, we do all the hard work for
you. If your league subscribes, each week we will provide a complete
list of the prior week's statistics.  Our company will either mail you
a diskette each week with the stats, or you may download them from our
24 hour bulletin board service.  The bulletin board service is the
fastest way of receiving the weekly updates; however, it requires the
use of a modem and, in most cases, a long distance telephone call.
Please refer to the flyer included with your program for more details on
our service.

When using the automatic mode of entering statistics, a NL??????.STA or
AL??????.STA file will be used (depending on which Major League you are
using, American League or National League).  These files are easily
entered into STATMAN and take less than five minutes from start to
finish.  (Please refer to the section of the manual that describes
detailed entering of statistics).  Once the statistics have been read by
STATMAN, the program will sort each Major League player's stats to be
placed in the correct Rotisserie League team roster, and total all the
stats of each team automatically.  Once this has been done, reports,
standings, etc., can be printed immediately for distribution to the
other Owner's of the league.

Note:  Unlike the manual mode where the League Secretary has to monitor
the Major League level for statistic changes, with the automatic mode of
application, the stats you receive from our company will include updated
official league changes and you will not need to be concerned with such
things.  You will also receive automatic Major League Trades.

As you can see, the Automatic feature of entering statistics will save
the Secretary and/or League Secretary many hours of detailed, tedious
work. We, here at FANTASY SPORTS SOFTWARE, believe that running a
Rotisserie League should be fun and not work.  When determining the time
and energy devoted to manually entering your league's stats, not to
mention the time and energy expended correcting errors from entering
them manually, the nominal charge for the stats service will be MORE
than justified over the course of an entire season.


6.9 Reports, Using them Effectively


What exactly do the Reports provide in STATMAN?  We know that after all
the data entry has been completed, STATMAN takes the statistics and
applies and calculates the information to the proper places.  Other than
calculating standings, statistics would have no other function if it
weren't for the ability of STATMAN to write reports from those
statistics.  These reports are an invaluable tool to use during the
course of the Rotisserie League season.  Matter of fact, they are
absolutely essential!  Each report is listed below with some information
regarding different uses, etc.

Standings

This report shows how each team ranks in the statistical categories
used by your league.  Generally, this report is run weekly after the
weekly statistics have been applied. It should be distributed to each
Owner so they can understand how their teams are doing in relation to
the Others.  It will also give the Owner's that are not in first place,
a realistic idea as to how far behind they are from first.  Of course
another use for this report is to allow the first place team bragging
rights, as well as, provide fuel for barbs at those that are placed down
in the standings!

Team Roster

This report should be given to the Owner's so that each Owner has a
written report as to the active rosters of each of the other Owners.
After awhile, the Owners will come to know which team the star players
belong too; however, it is impossible to remember all the players.  In
addition to the Rotisserie Team rosters, it is recommended that
periodically, the Major League rosters be handed out, also.  This report
may be substituted by the "Free Agent" report described later, or handed
out with the "Free Agent" report.  These reports will not only provide
player names of respective teams, but also, provide playing positions,
as well.

Transaction Report

This report serves as a log of all the League's activities. Owners
should have their own record for transactions; however, they may want to
get an "Official" league copy to check theirs against.  This will be an
issue that the Officers and Owners will have to hash out before the
season begins.  The League Secretary or League Secretary will use this
report to check for incorrect transactions and verify that each
transaction is correctly documented.

Owners' Report

This report documents total transaction charges and payment of fees.
There is no real need to hand this report to the League Owners; however,
if your league decides that each Owner will get this report, fine.  This
report will be used to monitor late payments, etc.  Each league should
set up some rules at the beginning of the season spelling out EXACTLY
what happens to an Owner when he fails to make proper payment on time to
the league. Expulsion, etc., is something that must be discussed prior
to the situation arising later.

Statistics Report

This report is an invaluable tool to everyone in the league.  The
Owner's should be given this report weekly in order to know how each
player in the league is performing.  Of course, the Owners will know
from basic knowledge; however, this report will spell-out EXACTLY what
each player is doing in the way of statistics. It allows the Owner the
information needed to decide on trading or releasing players.  It allows
the Owners information on players on other rosters that may help in the
decision whether or not these other players may be traded for.  The
report will give a pattern of streaks, slumps, possible injury, etc.
All of this information is an immeasurable aid for player transactions.
An example of how this information may be beneficial to an Owner:

    Owner A has Danny Jackson and Keith Hernandez that he
    is thinking of trading to Owner B for Dwight Gooden and
    Mike Marshall.

    Hmmmmm, this sounds like a pretty decent deal for Owner
    A.  Where can you get a Dwight Gooden for ANYTHING?
    Well Owner A looks at all the statistics of all the
    players involved in the trade. Danny Jackson is having
    a very good year, he is 9 and 3 with a 2.56 ERA.  Keith
    Hernandez is hitting only .265 and has been on the
    Injured/Reserve twice already.  Dwight Gooden is 5 and
    2 with a 3.26 ERA and Mike Marshall is hitting .279.

    Owner A believes that Hernandez is past his prime and
    slowing down with injuries, so getting Marshall is
    figured to be a wash, since Marshall, too, (though
    younger) is injury prone.  Now, the interesting part of
    this trade is the Danny Jackson/Dwight Gooden. Normal-
    ly, there is no contest as to which is the best pitch-
    er, Gooden would win hands down, but when Owner A (who
    is drooling all over himself) looks carefully at
    Gooden's statistics he notices that in addition to his
    low figure in wins, his bases on balls (BB) and ERA has
    been climbing steadily.  He also notes that his strike-
    outs have drastically been reduced.  This could indi-
    cate that Gooden has arm trouble, or may be hurting in
    another way. Should he take a chance and give up an
    excellent starter (Jackson) for a normally SUPER pitch-
    er that just may be having arm trouble?

    These statistics just might be enough to cause Owner A
    to hold off on the trade until he can get a little more
    information.  It could be a decision that could be the
    reason this Owner finishes at a higher position in the
    standings.  If he completes the trade, Jackson could go
    on with his new team and win 20 games, whereas, Gooden
    (who may be hurting) may go on the injured/reserve and
    not pitch any longer.  When you look at it like that,
    these statistics are an invaluable tool in determining
    player's value!

Free Agent Report

After the League's Draft has been completed, the remaining players will
be assigned to the "Free-Agent" pool.  This report is a valuable tool
for each Owner and should be handed out to each occasionally.  When a
player on a Rotisserie League team is placed on the Injured/Reserved
list, his Owner is allowed to select another player to fill the space on
the roster.  To call-up a replacement, the player must come from this
eligible "Free-Agent" list.  How frequently this report is delivered to
the Owners will be determined by the league.


6.10 Trades


As explained previously, STATMAN will allow simple or complex trades
between Rotisserie League Owners.  An example of a rather complex trade
has already been provided so there is no need to provide another.  The
important thing to remember is for the Owners to get together and decide
on the players involved and how they are to be moved around before the
League Secretary gets involved.  It is also important for the Owners to
decide how the transaction fees for the trade is to be divided.  It is
conceivable that one Owner, in order to get the trade he wants, might be
willing to pay ALL the fees, but, it must be understood beforehand in
order for the trade to be made in STATMAN correctly.


6.11 Monitoring Players on
Injured/Reserve

The League Secretary or League Secretary is responsible for monitoring
Players that have been placed on Injured/Reserve. Since they are the
Officers in charge of verifying information from an Owner in order to
place a player on the list, it is also their responsibility to monitor
the return of the player to the Major League roster.

Normally, after verifying that a player, in fact, was put on the Major
League disabled list, the Secretary should make a note on the Notepad in
STATMAN as to the date the player is placed on the Rotisserie League
Injured/Reserve List and the expected date of return.  The date of
expected return can be calculated by the number of days the player was
placed on the Major League DL.  Then, after the specified period of
time, the Secretary would be prompted that the player is due to come off
the Major League DL list and should be checked to see if, in fact, the
player did return to the active Major League roster.  If not, the
Secretary can make another note for the extended period of time the
player is expected to remain out of action.

The League will have to determine how the Secretary will receive
official Major League information.  Other than newspapers and
television, there are telephone services available that can also provide
the information needed.


6.12 Rotisserie League Treasury


As explained earlier, when the league forms each Owner is required to
pay a predetermined "franchise" fee in order to participate in the
Draft and build a Rotisserie League team.  This fee is placed into a
League "pool".  This "pool" will be decided by the League members, as
well as, the physical location of the "pool".  Normally, the League
Treasurer will maintain the League's finances, but, the League's members
will decided who is to be elected to this trustworthy position.

Whenever there is a transaction within STATMAN, a fee is assessed (if
League rules specifies).  These fees are charged against the Owner
involved.  Once the Owner pays the League Treasurer, this fee is placed
into the "pool".  If fees are paid with money the "pool" may be nothing
more than a bank account in a local bank. All the fees collected by the
Secretary are placed into the "pool".  It is this "pool" that rewards
are paid at the end of the season to Owners that finish in the "money".

STATMAN will keep a running balance of all fees owed by each Owner.  It
is the responsibility of the League Treasurer to collect the fees;
however, it is the determination of all the League members to decide
penalties for late or non-payments.


6.13 Keeping the Owners Informed


A Rotisserie League is fun mainly because the interaction involved
between all the Owners and League Officers during the season.  The
League will only be successful if proper information is disseminated to
all involved.  The easiest and most frequently used is obviously the
telephone.  The "Owner Report" should be given to each Owner at the
beginning of the season so everyone has names, addresses and phone
numbers of each other.

Each week a normal set of reports will be given to each Rotisserie
League Owner as a means of providing information needed to actually
manage their teams.  The reports that are actually given out will be
determined by each league; however, the "Standings", "Team Roster", and
"Statistics" will almost always be included.

Of course, Owners are responsible for their own decisions, which means
they will receive much of their information on their own from watching
games and news on television, listening to the radio, or reading
articles in newspapers or magazines.  The more determined the Owner to
gather timely information, generally will mean a higher place in the
standings when the season is completed.

6.14 Backing Up your Data


Backing up all of the STATMAN data bases cannot be stressed enough.
Most anyone familiar with computers and, especially hard disks, know
that they are prone to fail at the most inopportune time.  If, when
these failures occur there is not satisfactory backups, all the time and
effort devoted will be lost forever!

Of course you can backup your data to another drive, but the best and
safest way is to back your data is to a diskette and store them in a
safe place.  It is not a bad idea to backup your backups.  That way if
you have a diskette failure, you still have another shot at retrieving
your data lost when your hardware failed.  However you determine to
backup is your business, just DO IT!  If you do not have your data
backed up and you have a failure your entire league will fall apart.
THEN, there will be the fallout of who gets what from the fee "pool". It
would be a total NIGHTMARE!

It is suggested that more than one party keep the backed-up data.