The 2017 NFBC Main Event Is NOW SOLD OUT!!

[Greg Ambrosius]

We topped 470 teams in the NFBC Main Event last night and now it's time to fill up the remaining leagues and host these drafts. This is beyond our expectations, so the overall prizes will get a small bump if we can fill these last two leagues. Great job everyone. Thanks all and good luck.

Okay, we just Sold Out the New York Main Event, so everything on the First Weekend is done. We have just two offerings left and both are on Saturday, April 1st. Remaining spots include:

SOLD OUT: Las Vegas Saturday, April 1st, 10 am PT
SOLD OUT: Main Online Saturday, April 1st, 1 pm ET

The rest of the Mains are sold out:

SOLD OUT: Las Vegas Saturday, March 25th at 10 am PT
SOLD OUT: New York Saturday, March 25th at 1 pm ET (4th league)
SOLD OUT: Las Vegas Thursday, March 30th at 5 pm PT
SOLD OUT: Saturday, March 25th Online
SOLD OUT: Main Online Monday, March 27th, 8 pm ET
SOLD OUT: Main Online Wednesday, March 29th, 8 pm ET
SOLD OUT: Main Online Thursday, March 30th, 8 pm ET

We still have a lot of NFBC veterans who are working on their schedules to still join the NFBC Main Event. Only time will tell if we have enough for a sellout or not, but as you all know the prizes are guaranteed no matter what the final number is, so good luck.

There are some people who are waiting to sign up because they are waiting to hold off on payment. If that's your case and you know which draft date you want, give me a shout at [email protected] or at 715-254-5553 and I'll secure that spot for you. I don't want anyone missing out on the Main because they waited too long to sign up. Give me the chance to help you out and we'll make it work.

Okay, you see the remaining spots above. We can't wait much longer to fill up these leagues, so let's get busy these next two weeks and fill these up. Thanks all and good luck.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Dani Goldring is returning to the Las Vegas Main Event on First Weekend, so we now have only 3 spots there. Sign up now to secure your spot in the Las Vegas Main Event at the Bellagio on Saturday, March 25th. Thanks all and good luck.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Greg Morgan is coming to New York City on the First Weekend and took a Main and an Auction Championship League. We now have ONLY 1 SPOT LEFT in the Saturday Main Event League (for a 3rd league) and ONLY 2 SPOTS LEFT in the Friday morning Auction Championship League in New York City. C'mon, let's fill all of these up. Thanks all.

[Greg Ambrosius]

NOW ONLY 2 SPOTS LEFT in the Las Vegas Thursday, March 30th Main Event as former NFBC overall champ Dan Semsel grabbed a team. I think competing with Mikey The Mouth convinced Dan-o to jump in!! Anyway, we have 13 owners now for that one with only 2 spots left. Let's kick off Second Weekend the right way with a full league in Vegas.

Here's a look at that current signup list:

LAS VEGAS
Thursday, March 30, 5 pm PT
1. Scott Waggener, Santa Rosa, California
2. Jon Stadtmueller, Little Rock, Arkansas
3. Mike Massotto, Hamilton, New Jersey
4. Eddie Gillis, Jamestown, Rhode Island
5. Dave Potts, Auburn, Alabama
6. Paul Weber, Richmond Heights, Missouri
7. Bill Loughlin/Ken O'Brien, Monaca, Pennsylvania
8. Michael Gebby, Las Vegas, Nevada
9. Brian Slack, Los Angeles, California
10. Mario Malgeri, Harrison, New Jersey
11. Mark Hatton, Bonita, California
12. Kenny Enfield, Sept-Iles, Quebec
13. Dan Semsel, Fairborn, Ohio

[Greg Ambrosius]

NOW ONLY 6 SPOTS LEFT in the Saturday, March 25th Main Event Online. We are going to close off this one after we hit 3 full leagues, so if you want to be in the first Main Event of the season don't wait much longer. Nothing wrong with filling up three leagues on First Weekend and moving on. Thanks all and good luck.

Here's the current signup list for that one:

ONLINE
Saturday, March 25, 1 pm ET
1. Rusty Clark, Centerville, Ohio
2. Eric Albright, Loveland, Ohio
3. Anthony J. DiSibio III, Glassboro, New Jersey
4. Leonard Ringle, New York, New York
5. Patrick Schaeffer, Dover, Pennsylvania
6. doug moe, San Antonio, Texas
7. Brian Slack, Los Angeles, California
8. Nick Cassavetes, Los Angeles, California
9. Derek Pierson, Springfield, Illinois
10. aaron silver, Brooklyn, New York
11. Anthony Palavis, Weirton, West Virginia
12. Patrick Gallagher, Boston, Massachusetts
13. Clark Olson, Las Vegas, Nevada
14. Scott Keikoan, Las Vegas, Nevada
15. Bradley Libros, Kensington, Maryland
16. Patrick Gagne, Sutton, Quebec
17. Les Travis, Albuquerque, New Mexico
18. Kevin Bass, Potomoc, Maryland
19. Jason Shook, Lake Oswego, Oregon
20. Eric Heberlig, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania
21. Nelson Martinez, Tampa, Florida
22. Eric DelRicci, Hawthorne, California
23. Tom O'Bryan, Minneapolis, Minnesota
24. zachary olszewski, Chicago, Illinois
25. Abdulaziz Madani, Boston, Massachusetts
26. chris king, Austin, Texas
27. Michael Meehan, Minnetonka, Minnesota
28. Mike Boelkens, Arlington, Texas
29. Dan Perry, Moorhead, Minnesota
30. Peter A. Plati III, Ossining, New York
31. Danny Bronski, Portland, Oregon
32. Ty Parsons/Greg Headrick, Springfield, Illinois
33. Brian Magnani, Owings Mills, Maryland
34. Mark Mittleman, Hollywood, Florida
35. KJ Duke, San Diego, California
36. Rian Lange, Bradford, Ontario
37. Brad Thibodeaux, Mandeville, Texas
38. Bill Strickler, Holiday, Florida
39. Paul Hong, Toronto, Canada

Also, ONLY 3 SPOTS LEFT in the Las Vegas March 25th Main Event League. Let's fill that one up with two full leagues and kick off Las Vegas in the right way. Thanks all.

[Greg Ambrosius]

NOW ONLY 2 SPOTS LEFT in the Las Vegas Main Event on Saturday, March 25th. This First Weekend in Las Vegas is starting to come together, so let's keep things rolling. Let's fill up this second league and enjoy Sweet Sixteen together.

And here's a deal I'll make everyone: If you want to have a live $350 or $750 Online Championship draft either afternoon I will make it happen. We can create a live $350 Online Championship Plus draft at the Bellagio. We can do any size Satellite League and draft live if you want. The ballroom is ours both days.

Same with the Second Weekend. If people don't want to do a $1500 or $750 OC Plus, let me know and we'll use the suite for a $350 Online Championship League. I don't care what we play for; let's just have live drafts all day Friday in the suite on Second Weekend and DRAFT!!! Who's in?

Okay, here's the signup list for the March 25th Main Las Vegas:

2017 NATIONAL FANTASY BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
NFBC MAIN EVENT -- 15 TEAMS
LAS VEGAS
Saturday, March 25, 10 am PT
1. Don Warner, Wyzata, Minnesota
2. Jon Stadtmueller, Little Rock, Arkansas
3. Shawn Childs, Forestdale, Massachusetts
4. Andrew Nolan, Bellingham, Massachusetts
5. Dave Potts, Auburn, Alabama
6. Rob Giese, Shelby Township, Michigan
7. J Michael Duggan, Brunswick, Georgia
8. Christopher Cosley, Rolling Meadows, Illinois
9. Dominic Cirigliano, Columbia Station, Ohio
10. Mike Borth, Burbank, California
11. Ted Cohan, Centennial, Colorado
12. Bill Macey, Houston, Texas
13. Scott & Jason Zeidman
14. CIPRIANO RIVERA, Homestead, Florida
15. James Floriolli, Fremont, California
16. John Pausma, Tinley Park, Illinois
17. Bradley Shairson, Hermosa Beach, California
18. Will Hoffman, Hermosa Beach, California
19. John Raukar, Hermantown, Minnesota
20. damian passalaqua, albuquerque, New Mexico
21. Doug Gruber, Troy, Michigan
22. Eric Smith, Thousand Oaks, California
23. Joe Berg, Fullerton, California
24. Jenny Butler, Columbus, Ohio
25. Chris Dalzell, Playa Del Rey, California
26. Dani Goldring, Hallandale Beach, Florida
27. Stephen Fiore, Norwalk, Connecticut
28. Joe Anthony, Wake Forest, North Carolina (P)
Raymond Chung (tentative)

Next two in closes out this league. Thanks all.

[Gekko]

Same with the Second Weekend. If people don't want to do a $1500 or $750 OC Plus, let me know and we'll use the suite for a $350 Online Championship League. I don't care what we play for; let's just have live drafts all day Friday in the suite on Second Weekend and DRAFT!!! Who's in?

If you could pull it off, i would be game for a ~$500 live DC that 2nd weekend in Vegas. 30 seconds per pick to keep things moving along

[slopshot]

I would be interstead in a 350.00 live on the second weekend, Friday afternoon

[Greg Ambrosius]

Just a heads up that if you are coming to Las Vegas on Second Weekend and want to do the Main Event, jump in soon. We have 10 Spots Left for the Saturday, April 1st Main Event and once that 6th league is full we will close out Las Vegas. We just don't have space for more than 6 leagues, so once we get to 90 signups there we are full. We are at 80 teams right now. Thanks all and good luck.

If you want to secure a spot that weekend just give me a holler at [email protected] or at 715-254-5553. Thanks all and good luck.

[Greg Ambrosius]

NOW ONLY 4 SPOTS LEFT in the Saturday, March 25th Main Event Online. Everything is filling up that First Weekend, so don't delay if you want to be in the first Main Event drafts of the season. New York, Las Vegas and Online have limited spots left. Thanks all and good luck.

[Greg Ambrosius]

NOW ONLY 1 SPOT LEFT in the Las Vegas March 25th Main Event as we welcome Roger Martin to the Bellagio. Roger has drafted in New York, Las Vegas and Online, but I'm VERY HAPPY to see him back in Las Vegas. It's great having you Roger with our crew for the Main Event at the Bellagio. Thanks.

Now let's get one more owner to fill this one up. We'll end it at two full leagues. Thanks and good luck everyone.

Here's the current signup list:

2017 NATIONAL FANTASY BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
NFBC MAIN EVENT -- 15 TEAMS
LAS VEGAS
Saturday, March 25, 10 am PT
1. Don Warner, Wyzata, Minnesota
2. Jon Stadtmueller, Little Rock, Arkansas
3. Shawn Childs, Forestdale, Massachusetts
4. Andrew Nolan, Bellingham, Massachusetts
5. Dave Potts, Auburn, Alabama
6. Rob Giese, Shelby Township, Michigan
7. J Michael Duggan, Brunswick, Georgia
8. Christopher Cosley, Rolling Meadows, Illinois
9. Dominic Cirigliano, Columbia Station, Ohio
10. Mike Borth, Burbank, California
11. Ted Cohan, Centennial, Colorado
12. Bill Macey, Houston, Texas
13. Scott & Jason Zeidman
14. CIPRIANO RIVERA, Homestead, Florida
15. James Floriolli, Fremont, California
16. John Pausma, Tinley Park, Illinois
17. Bradley Shairson, Hermosa Beach, California
18. Will Hoffman, Hermosa Beach, California
19. John Raukar, Hermantown, Minnesota
20. damian passalaqua, albuquerque, New Mexico
21. Doug Gruber, Troy, Michigan
22. Eric Smith, Thousand Oaks, California
23. Joe Berg, Fullerton, California
24. Jenny Butler, Columbus, Ohio
25. Chris Dalzell, Playa Del Rey, California
26. Dani Goldring, Hallandale Beach, Florida
27. Stephen Fiore, Norwalk, Connecticut
28. Roger Martin, Sarasota, Florida
29. Joe Anthony, Wake Forest, North Carolina (P)

[Greg Ambrosius]

We are getting a nice push of signups today and now have ONLY 78 SPOTS LEFT. Keep an eye on these two Saturday Mains because they could fill over the weekend. We likely won't add another Main on March 25th, but we will on April 1st. Still, no guarantees we can fill one more Main Online after these fill, so jump in now if you want a guaranteed spot in these two leagues. Thanks all.

Here are the ones to keep an eye on:

3 Spots Left: Saturday, March 25th Online
5 Spots Left: Main Online Saturday, April 1st, 1 pm ET

[Greg Ambrosius]

NOW ONLY 4 SPOTS LEFT in the April 1st Main Online as we welcome back Doughboys, Dan Kenyon, to our signature event. I'm telling you, the April 1st Main Online is going to sell out soon, so don't delay if you want a spot in the last Main Event draft of the season. Thanks all and good luck.

Oh, and welcome back Doughboys!!

[Greg Ambrosius]

James Maples closed out our First Weekend Auction League in Las Vegas and now he's added the Main Event as well. We have 30 owners for that weekend, but Joe Anthony is flexible and could move to another date. He was helping us out when it looked like we would have trouble filling two leagues in Las Vegas. Now we're in great shape.

So technically we are Sold Out in Las Vegas, but we could take one more live body if needed. Great job everyone and thanks Joe for being flexible. This is shaping up like a great, great kickoff to the season.

Spots are limited now across the board. We've had almost 50 Main Event signups this last week, so thanks everyone. Great, great job and now things are really shaping up nicely. Good luck in all of your leagues.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Wow, what a day for NFBC Main Event. We might have set a new record for signups today for this contest. Now let's keep it going and sell this thing out.

A lot of the Main Event leagues are close to selling out or have sold out. Here's a few of the leagues closest to selling out:

1 Spot Left: Las Vegas Saturday, March 25th at 10 am PT
3 Spots Left: Saturday, March 25th Online
15 Spots Left: New York Saturday, March 25th at 1 pm ET (4th league)

We also are working on the Thursday Main Event at the Bellagio that starts at 5 pm PT:

1 Spot Left or possibly Sold Out already: Las Vegas Thursday, March 30th, 5 pm PT

Also that weekend in Las Vegas:

10 Spots Left: Las Vegas Saturday, April 1st, 10 am PT

And here are our remaining spots in the Main Event Online:

7 Spots Left: Main Online Monday, March 27th, 8 pm ET
6 Spots Left: Main Online Wednesday, March 29th, 8 pm ET
11 Spots Left: Main Online Thursday, March 30th, 8 pm ET
4 Spots Left: Main Online Saturday, April 1st, 1 pm ET

Secure your spots now before these sell out. Thanks all and let's sell this Main Event out for a 13th straight season!!

[Greg Ambrosius]

SOLD OUT: Chris King has joined the live Main Event in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 25th, filling up our second league at the Bellagio. It's great to get 30 live owners with us on that First Weekend for the Main Event. Thanks a lot Chris. We will randomly choose the two leagues among the 30 owners and announce draft picks on Monday, March 20th. Very excited for this weekend in Las Vegas.

Next year our First Weekend in Las Vegas will be during Opening Weekend of March Madness, so that should be a lot of fun. Can't wait for that again as we were on Opening Weekend of March Madness for the first decade of the NFBC. So happy to be returning to that weekend again.

Okay, here's a look at our First Weekend Main Event participants in Las Vegas:

2017 NATIONAL FANTASY BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
NFBC MAIN EVENT -- 15 TEAMS
LAS VEGAS
Saturday, March 25, 10 am PT
1. Don Warner, Wyzata, Minnesota
2. Jon Stadtmueller, Little Rock, Arkansas
3. Shawn Childs, Forestdale, Massachusetts
4. Andrew Nolan, Bellingham, Massachusetts
5. Dave Potts, Auburn, Alabama
6. Rob Giese, Shelby Township, Michigan
7. J Michael Duggan, Brunswick, Georgia
8. Christopher Cosley, Rolling Meadows, Illinois
9. Dominic Cirigliano, Columbia Station, Ohio
10. Mike Borth, Burbank, California
11. Ted Cohan, Centennial, Colorado
12. Bill Macey, Houston, Texas
13. Scott & Jason Zeidman
14. CIPRIANO RIVERA, Homestead, Florida
15. James Floriolli, Fremont, California
16. John Pausma, Tinley Park, Illinois
17. Bradley Shairson, Hermosa Beach, California
18. Will Hoffman, Hermosa Beach, California
19. John Raukar, Hermantown, Minnesota
20. damian passalaqua, albuquerque, New Mexico
21. Doug Gruber, Troy, Michigan
22. Eric Smith, Thousand Oaks, California
23. Joe Berg, Fullerton, California
24. Jenny Butler, Columbus, Ohio
25. Chris Dalzell, Playa Del Rey, California
26. Dani Goldring, Hallandale Beach, Florida
27. Stephen Fiore, Norwalk, Connecticut
28. Roger Martin, Sarasota, Florida
29. James Maples, Cisco, Texas
30. Chris King, Austin, Texas

[Greg Ambrosius]

SOLD OUT: We also just Sold Out the Las Vegas Thursday March 30th Main Event at the Bellagio. This one is scheduled to start at 5 pm PT in the DaVinci ballroom of the Bellagio Convention Center. We have 15 solid owners for this one all in Las Vegas and it should be the perfect kickoff to the Second Weekend. Great job everyone and good luck.

Here's a look at this lineup card:

LAS VEGAS
Thursday, March 30, 5 pm PT
1. Scott Waggener, Santa Rosa, California
2. Jon Stadtmueller, Little Rock, Arkansas
3. Mike Massotto, Hamilton, New Jersey
4. Eddie Gillis, Jamestown, Rhode Island
5. Dave Potts, Auburn, Alabama
6. Paul Weber, Richmond Heights, Missouri
7. Bill Loughlin/Ken O'Brien, Monaca, Pennsylvania
8. Michael Gebby, Las Vegas, Nevada
9. Brian Slack, Los Angeles, California
10. Mario Malgeri, Harrison, New Jersey
11. Mark Hatton, Bonita, California
12. Kenny Enfield, Sept-Iles, Quebec
13. Dan Semsel, Fairborn, Ohio
14. Raymond Chung, Cuppertino, California
15. Joe Anthony, Wake Forest, North Carolina

[Greg Ambrosius]

We just filled our third Main Event League Online on Saturday, April 1st at 1 pm ET. We will open another league and should easily fill that one in the next 3 weeks. Great job everyone and let's keep things rolling.

We're glad to welcome back veteran Bob Mazur to the Main Event as he is taking teams on March 30th and April 1st. Steve Elbaum closed out that April 1st Online League, while Josh Lindell is jumping into our signature event on Thursday, March 30th. There's a lot of action taking place today as we are now within 65 teams of a sellout. Great job this week everyone. On Tuesday morning when I started this thread we had 99 spots left. We're making quick work of these remaining spots.

Thanks and good luck all.

[Greg Ambrosius]

NOW LESS THAN 60 SPOTS LEFT in the Main Event!! Great job everyone. It looks like Wednesday Night Main could sell out first. We won't add another one on Wednesday after that. Thanks all and good luck.

Here's a look at the mid-week Mains:

6 Spots Left: Main Online Monday, March 27th, 8 pm ET
4 Spots Left: Main Online Wednesday, March 29th, 8 pm ET
6 Spots Left: Main Online Thursday, March 30th, 8 pm ET

Thanks all and good luck.

[Greg Ambrosius]

We got three more signups for the Main Event in New York City, so a 4th Main Event League in the Big Apple is possible. We still have some work to do to fill this in New York, but Tom is calling around now. If you have any interest in returning to the New York Hilton with us, contact Tom at [email protected] or sign up online. Should be fun.

We're also down to ONLY 3 SPOTS LEFT in the Wednesday, March 29th Main Online. That one is closing out once we get to three full leagues. Thanks all and keep the signups coming. We are nearing 400 teams today.

[Greg Ambrosius]

We're closing in on 400 teams now, so don't delay if you want to compete in the NFBC Main Event this year. I wasn't sure we'd sell out for a 13th straight season when the week started, but we've had 46 Main Event signups since Tuesday morning. That might be a record for us. Let's keep it going and close it out with 53 more teams. Great job everyone, so THANKS.

These mid-week Main Event Onlines are going fast and we still have 4 Mains Online on the First Weekend. Watch these leagues fill up and close soon:

4 Spots Left: Saturday, March 25th Online
5 Spots Left: Main Online Monday, March 27th, 8 pm ET
3 Spots Left: Main Online Wednesday, March 29th, 8 pm ET
5 Spots Left: Main Online Thursday, March 30th, 8 pm ET

Keep an eye on the Countdown for each contest here:

http://nfbc.stats.com/baseball/contest/ ... type_id=12

[Greg Ambrosius]

NOW ONLY 2 SPOTS LEFT in the Wednesday, March 29th Main Event Online. Once that league is full we will close off that draft date. It's time to fill these up and move on. Thanks all and good luck.

[Greg Ambrosius]

NOW ONLY 1 SPOT LEFT in the Wednesday, March 29th Main Event Online at 8 pm ET. We will close out this draft date once this league fills as we still have four other Online leagues we need to fill. Thanks all and good luck.

Oh, and our latest signup -- No. 399, by the way -- is none other than Artie Rastelli, the overall champion of our first $100,000 grand prize in 2004. Artie had a memorable last weekend in 2004 as he was tied for first place as of Friday, but pulled away for the win on Saturday and Sunday. It was a fantastic finish to a solid debut season here.

Welcome back Artie and best of luck trying to win this year's $125,000 grand prize.

Now, who wants to fill the Wednesday Main Event league up?

[Greg Ambrosius]

We are now at 400 teams for the Main Event as we closed out the Wednesday, March 30th Main Event Online. This one is closed with three full leagues and all 45 teams will be randomly selected to form the three leagues. Thanks all and good luck.

Kudos to Joe Berg for closing that draft date out. Now let's work on the four other available draft dates. Thanks all and good luck.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Okay, I changed my mind about the Wednesday, March 29th Main Event Online. I decided to keep it open and try for one more league that night and sure enough we already got a signup. So 14 SPOTS LEFT for that one. We have time to fill one more on that date, so let's give it a roll.

Thanks all. NOW ONLY 48 SPOTS LEFT in the 2017 Main Event!!