nuordr Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 While on vacation last week my brother was telling me about a contingency plan that all 4 Major League Sports have in case a team was lost during their season and I found this to be very interesting. I was kinda shocked that the leagues would have a contingency plan like this in place, but it is understandable why they do and hopefully they will never have to use it. What amazed me more is that Major League Baseball would not share their contingency plan which makes me skeptical if they actually have one in place. You know the MLB seems like they are always the last to join the crowd. Here is the article I found: http://espn.go.com/gen/s/2001/0328/1163463.htmlNational Basketball AssociationIf a disaster occurs in which five or more players die or are dismembered, the league will hold a Disaster Draft to replace the individuals who were lost. Teams unaffected by the disaster each would be allowed to protect five players.National Football LeagueIn a "near disaster," in which fewer than 15 players are killed or lost for the season, teams would be required to play out the season but would receive priority on all waiver claims.In a "disaster," in which 15 or more players are killed or lost for the season, the commissioner decides whether the team will continue its season. If it does, the "near disaster" plan would kick in. If not, a restocking draft would take place in the offseason and the team would get the No. 1 pick in that year's NFL draft.National Hockey LeagueIf an accident occurs resulting in the death or disability of five or more active players, the club would be allowed to restock its roster by buying players from other teams using money from an indemnity insurance policy.Once the disabled club returns to a playing strength of one goalkeeper and 14 players (NHL rosters regularly have 20 active players), the Emergency Rehabilitation Draft can be enacted to finish the re-stocking process. Each club will be able to protect one goalkeeper and 10 position players and the disabled club will draft from the remaining pool of talent.Teams that lost a player in the first phase of the ERP are exempt from losing a player in the draft.Major League BaseballMajor League Baseball declined to release information regarding its contingency plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Morbid, but interesting if valid. Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramerica Industries Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Dammit, Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOldRoman Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Morbid, but interesting if valid.Yeah. It's necessary, but it's still astonishing to think an NFL team could have 14 players killed, but the league would say "You still have to play, but we'll give you priority over the players teams don't want." And for 15 or more players dead? You get the #1 pick. Hell, that team should get the top 5 picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmm Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 MLB has a plan, it's Rule 29 (from the rules that give us the Rule 5 Draft).http://bizofbaseball...eRules-2008.pdfEDIT: the Reader's Digest version is on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disaster_draft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSky Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 This is just business continuity planning. My suggestion to these leagues would be to cover the humanitarian side by also having something similar to Transportation Special Assistance Teams. League and team employees would be specially trained to assist survivors and the families of those who died.TSAT is what I used to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Makes sense - this has happened before. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_air_disaster The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin W. Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Makes sense - this has happened before.http://en.m.wikipedi...ch_air_disasterI was thinking more along the lines of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl crash, since the Munich disaster didn't wipe out the whole team, while the Lokomotiv disaster did. Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (CHL - 2018 Orr Cup Champions) Chicago Rivermen (UBA/WBL - 2014, 2015, 2017 Intercontinental Cup Champions) King's Own Hexham FC (BIP - 2022 Saint's Cup Champions) Portland Explorers (EFL - Elite Bowl XIX Champions) Real San Diego (UPL) Red Bull Seattle (ULL - 2018, 2019, 2020 Gait Cup Champions) Vancouver Huskies (CL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuordr Posted May 3, 2013 Author Share Posted May 3, 2013 Makes sense - this has happened before.http://en.m.wikipedi...ch_air_disasterI was thinking more along the lines of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl crash, since the Munich disaster didn't wipe out the whole team, while the Lokomotiv disaster did.The most popular event for me would be the Marshall plane crash: http://media.herald-dispatch.com/mucrash/index.php?p=1_61 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DustDevil61 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Makes sense - this has happened before.http://en.m.wikipedi...ch_air_disasterI was thinking more along the lines of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl crash, since the Munich disaster didn't wipe out the whole team, while the Lokomotiv disaster did.The most popular event for me would be the Marshall plane crash: http://media.herald-...ndex.php?p=1_61There's also the Witchita State football plane crash that killed 31 in 1970; it's pretty well-known around these parts, as they were en route to Logan to play Utah State. http://i.imgur.com/Pyc5qRH.gifhttp://i.imgur.com/RDXvxFE.gif LED Sig Credits to packerfan21396 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcgd Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 I could see a (bad) movie being made around one of these. Evil owner with a bad team who won't get the number one pick, franchise changing player graduating college, wants a new team so plans to crash the plane that has backups on it while the starters mysteriously couldn't make the trip. Jean Claude Van Dam finds out the plot and saves the day.Or it could be a comedy by Trey Parker and Matt Stone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njmeadowlanders Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 I could see a (bad) movie being made around one of these. Evil owner with a bad team who won't get the number one pick, franchise changing player graduating college, wants a new team so plans to crash the plane that has backups on it while the starters mysteriously couldn't make the trip. Jean Claude Van Dam finds out the plot and saves the day.Or it could be a comedy by Trey Parker and Matt Stone...As soon as I saw the NBA's plan was each team could protect only 5 players and everyone else is subject to a disaster draft, I thought that so many teams would be better if they were allowed to participate in such a draft... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 I could see a (bad) movie being made around one of these. Evil owner with a bad team who won't get the number one pick, franchise changing player graduating college, wants a new team so plans to crash the plane that has backups on it while the starters mysteriously couldn't make the trip. Jean Claude Van Dam finds out the plot and saves the day.Or it could be a comedy by Trey Parker and Matt Stone...Disaster DraftIt's a Van Dam ShameComing, Memorial Day 2014 https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbadefense1990 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 I could see a (bad) movie being made around one of these. Evil owner with a bad team who won't get the number one pick, franchise changing player graduating college, wants a new team so plans to crash the plane that has backups on it while the starters mysteriously couldn't make the trip. Jean Claude Van Dam finds out the plot and saves the day.Or it could be a comedy by Trey Parker and Matt Stone...Or another "Family Guy" episode, where Peter Griffin is horribly insensitive to the tragedy and does random flashbacks throughout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 I could see a (bad) movie being made around one of these. Evil owner with a bad team who won't get the number one pick, franchise changing player graduating college, wants a new team so plans to crash the plane that has backups on it while the starters mysteriously couldn't make the trip. Jean Claude Van Dam finds out the plot and saves the day.Or it could be a comedy by Trey Parker and Matt Stone...Movie? I was actively advocating the late-2000s Rams crash the team charter into the ocean so as to invoke the disaster draft. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 If a disaster occurs in which five or more players die or are dismembered, the league will hold a Disaster Draft to replace the individuals who were lost.Oh, it's a dismemberment plan. OH GLADYS GIRL I LOVE YOU BUT OH GET A LIFE ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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