Miss the call, pay the crew
The rulebook puts the umpires at the centre of its weather policy. In rain, the home club must notify the league president, the Umpire Coordinator and the opposing manager at least two hours before first pitch. Fail to and that club alone is liable for any travel and game fees the umpiring organization charges, and may forfeit. Once a game starts the umpire decides whether it continues, with rain delays capped at forty minutes, and the umpire may stop play whenever conditions are unsuitable.
Charging a club for a crew that drove to an unplayable field is the only rule of its kind in this directory, and it exists because somebody paid that bill once. On High Cheese the crew attaches to the fixture and a cancellation reaches everybody at once, which is the cheapest possible version of that two-hour phone call.
Inland Northwest MABL/MSBL in detail
- Two hundred players across eastern Washington and north Idaho, May to October, wood bats.
- Four divisions on four different days, doubleheaders on Sundays, twenty minutes between games.
- Percentage, then head to head, then inter-division record, then runs against.
- Ties are final, five innings makes it official, and no result is published.
- Twenty-two clubs across four divisions, dressed as real franchises.
- Scored through GameChanger; nothing published on the league's own pages.
- Bret Fink, president, on 208-641-9255, plus a contact form.
- A workout on April 12, a draft, and a rule about who owns a new player.
- Local high schools, Hart Field for the workout, and occasional games at Avista Stadium.
- Replica uniforms only, wood bats, and a forfeit that punishes both clubs.
- Categories for 18+, 32+, league news and tournaments — and a standing call for players.
- A 2025 class of six, inducted at a golf club in Liberty Lake, each with a filmed citation.
- The rulebook makes room for a sponsor on the shirt; no sponsor is named.
- Double elimination in summer, single in fall, and a national circuit of 500 teams.
- Champion and runner-up every year — Phillies five straight, then Rockies three.
- Bret Fink is president; three past presidents are named with their years.
- Who, when, where and how to join are answered. Only the fee is missing.
- A ten-section rulebook, waiver and application forms, and proof of age required.
- A workout in April, baseball from late May to October, and a fall league after the summer one.
- Replica uniforms are required; nothing is sold.