The evidence for parity
The league states three times on its front page that competitive parity between teams is its objective, both across leagues and within each age division.
That is a claim only standings can support, and it is the basis on which clubs are placed into divisions each season.
No table appears on the public front page.
Standings that rebuild themselves from the reported scores are what a High Cheese league page produces without anyone compiling them -- and for a league that sorts its clubs by parity, they are also the working papers.
Washington DC MSBL/MABL in detail
- Six age groups from 18 to 68-and-over, wood bat, across three jurisdictions.
- Six separate spring and summer schedules, one per age group.
- Results feed six sets of standings and a universal playoff.
- Six age groups divided further into leagues and divisions.
- Three honour rolls imply a statistical record; none is public.
- A contact page, an interest form, and separate team and player logins.
- Separate fall registration for four brackets, plus a free agent and waiting list.
- A locations section and a live field status page.
- A league rules section, and wood bats throughout.
- A dated league digest, published as its own section.
- No gallery is published.
- No sponsor is named.
- Every team makes the postseason, and there is a page called Playoff Central.
- A history page, a champions page, and three separate honour rolls.
- A Hall of Fame, a Lifetime Achievement Award and a League Commissioner Award.
- A FAQ, an interest form, and the season shape published outright.
- League rules, a dated digest, and payments handled on site.
- Early April to mid-August, with a separate fall season for four brackets.
- Nothing is for sale; a Hardballers section exists.
- No crew or assignor is named.
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