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I cannot believe someone would have the audacity to call you and complain about their draft slot. Every league must have 15 people in it and all 15 cannot get the first pick!! That's unreal! People never cease to amaze!!!

Barring any setbacks prior to the draft I bet he gets taken by virtually all teams picking at 15/16 if not gone before then. I think some of the teams picking from 10-14 will believe they can get him on the way back in round 2, but it won't happen. I think if you want him, you have to take him in ro...

This year more than ever it seems that the end of the first round, start of the second round brings a TREMENDOUS amount of RISK/REWARD with UTLEY and AROD. Someone could gain a nice advantage and potentially win 100k with these guys as 2nd rounders or just as easily flush their $1,300 down the drain...

The problem with the mindset is that this site is not just the Main Event any longer. All the other leagues (Ultimate, Super, Auctions, Satellites, and now the online championship make up this one site and all should have equal weight in deciding the HOF players. You cannot weight the Main Event lea...

Greg, does the news from yesterday have any new relevance to fantasy sports on the internet?

I enabled it.

nice call Shawn!

we were at the bottom of league 8.

Originally posted by Chico Lind's Hermanos: quote:Originally posted by Gordon Gekko: quote:Originally posted by fandango: quote:Originally posted by Gordon Gekko: Fandingdong - please focus your manlove on someone else...please. I don't want anything to do with you. In fact, you are the reason I'm n...

I've heard Shawn Childs mention this prior, but what are the differences when drafting for a main event team vs. the individual leagues? better yet, why are there different approaches?

Originally posted by Quahogs: quote:Originally posted by cindy: 3 - Winning the 100k, you must get lucky Any thoughts? I think the season is too long to sum up coming in 1st out of 390 teams lucky. I'd like to say that good fortune followed whatever skillful choices that team made at the time - from...

Originally posted by Gordon Gekko: Here’s a way of looking at it: In a 15 team baseball league comprised of 5 poor owners, 5 average owners, and 5 above average owners…the 5 poor owners will win 0% of the time, the average owners will win 25% of the time, and the above average owners will win 75% of...

These lists that Greg and Tom have provided us with seem to prove a few facts to me. 1 - There is clearly an elite group of players based on money winnings. 2 - this elite group forms subgroups: players that excel in individual league play; players that excel in the overall format; players that exce...

Hi Shawn. I lay low during the season, mostly because my kids are on summer break, but I like to chime in every now and then. No success for me this season:) I tried to employ all of your great advice from baseball mafia, but I just didn't get it right. Can I look forward to more writing from you? H...

Originally posted by eddiejag: I also agree with league's entered and money spent in leagues.The main events are easy especially for the owners who have played 5 years it's 5 year's for all.So that would be 1300 dollars times 5 years which for charted members would be 6.500.dollars. Now for auctions...

Originally posted by Gordon Gekko: quote:Originally posted by cindy: Gekko which super lg. were you in? Is your team name Guess Who? Also, when you say "lesser players" were available in free agency, what do you mean by that? don't all the leagues have the same available players or am I wrong? And l...

Originally posted by Greg Ambrosius: Cindy, all I will say is that in this competition it's very easy for any shark this year to be a minnow the next year. :D The Supers and the Ultimates have the best league payouts, which obviously brings out the best competition. It's no different for the auction...

Gekko which super lg. were you in? Is your team name Guess Who? Also, when you say "lesser players" were available in free agency, what do you mean by that? don't all the leagues have the same available players or am I wrong? And lastly, I agree with you on the ability of others seeing who you picke...

Originally posted by Greg Ambrosius: [ So he's turned $25,000+ into a nice investment. Same for some of the others at the top of this list. [/QB]Greg/Tom, have you ever considered letting people invest their money with some of your top players? Do you think any of them would be willing to manage tea...

Originally posted by Gordon Gekko: Okay, I’ve been wanting to write this piece since drafts day was over, and I finally have some time so here goes. I participated in the main event, the super draft, and three $250 satellite leagues. I’ve never entered more than 2 NFBC leagues in a season as the tim...

That's a good point GG. It would be nice to see five separate lists: 1 - overall money winners 2 - main event money winners 3 - the high stakes (super/ultimate) money winners 4 - satellite money winners 5 - auction league money winners This would break down areas of expertise because it appears that...

I cannot believe DiDonato has won over 200k!!!! That's unreal...You guys should do special article on him for the next magazine. Ask him to provide his strategy:)

WOW!! This is juicy stuff. Thanks Greg and Tom for putting this list together. Everyone that plays this game is here to win cold hard cash! And this list sheds some pretty interesting light on who the truly successful players are. We all know who the 100k winners are, rightfully so, and Childs, Jupi...

Alas, I'm not a winner yet again, but nonetheless I have enjoyed another baseball season. Congrats to all the league winners and of course the top ten overall. It is quite impressive to me when I see some of the same teams/names doing well year after year. I know that there has been some discussion ...

I did read all your stuff. It is an easy read and specifically geared towards the NFBC so I found it very entertaining. I had my husband read it too and he referred to it as finding a "Golden Ticket" to the Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory. He said "why haven't I figured this out earlier." He, like I, ...