Protests

A visiting manager may protest a game if the following two conditions exist:

1. The home manager, while managing the visiting manager's team, violated the visiting manager's instructions during a game
2. The violation of the instructions caused the visiting team to lose the game

The process for protesting a game is as follows:

1. The visiting manager contacts the home manager and informs him of his intention to protest the game.  If possible, the two managers should try to settle the matter themselves.
2. If the matter cannot be settled, the visiting manager contacts the commissioner and explains the grounds for the protest.
3. The commissioner will either uphold the protest and order the game to be replayed or will disallow the protest in which case the matter is concluded.  The decision of the commissioner is final.
4. If the game is ordered to be replayed, the home manager replays the game and submits the results in the normal manner.  Depending on the situation, the commissioner may or may not decide to have the statistics from the replayed game replace the statistics from the original game.

Notes:

1. Games should not be protested for frivolous reasons as hard feelings may result.
2. If the commissioner's team is involved in a protest, a committee of three uninvolved managers will be appointed to rule on the protest.