Vegas MTM Party 2017: It Returns! Friday 3/31, 9 P.M.

[Edwards Kings]

Well, I am referring to the more gentile, cultural coastal southerners...a land where the language brings you back to walking barefoot on warm summer evenings in dew-kissed grass with the soft perfume of magnolia and wisteria sweetening the air while whispering dulcet tones promising memorable forays into unconstrained passion....just before tripping over the washing machine left in the front yard and running up the steps into to trailer to tell the kids to put the dog out before getting to hell to bed!

But then there is Appalacia...home of the coal-covered Scots-Irish. I have great respect for the Appalacia...but enunciate? In my latest two-hour conversation in Appalacia the most I was ever to understand were:

"Well, Grandma's pregnant again!";
"No, we sold it to make bail!"; and
"Take his ass to JAAIILLLL!"

But you cannot take away the music...



The parties....



The friendly people...




Nope...not going to find any of that at the MTM Vegas Party! Look forward to seeing your there, Dan!

[Baseball Furies]

Wayne, this party will feature the most teeth you've seen in one place in quite some time, and more than three or four per mouth, too! And probably none of them being used as bottle openers.


In this photo: One of Wayne Edward's Kinfolk featuring his bottle-opening chompers.

[Baseball Furies]

Up to about 25 mostly high-quality, really, really great, tremendous people...believe me. The previous was an attempt at a Donald J. Trump-sounding endorsement. I really had a difficult time dumbing myself down to a fifth grade level to pull it off. High-roller, Joe Martens joined us yesterday, and I'm expecting at least several more who I'm still waiting to get back to me (that would mean especially you, Lindy! I mean, WTF!?). Right around 30-35 would be great. So still comfortably room for several more of you esteemed NFBC competitors to join us if you would like. Just let me know. Going to be a blast!

[Baseball Furies]

News Flash! The Vegas MTM Party 2 has just gotten even better !


I'm excited to announce that I was able to work out a generous door-prize for all party attendees which will essentially cover the cost of the party for everyone who joins us that night! I am speaking to catering by Monday, and I'll have the cost up shortly, but looks like everyone who will be there will now be "reimbursed" on their investment in the festivities from what I was able to work out. Yes, you cheap asses, you'll have to pony up the dough to me in advance via PayPal or otherwise for the event as you did last year because I've already generously shelled out most of the money to the Bellagio for this already, but now it's going to essentially cost you nothing when all is said and done.

So no more fence sitters, who else wants in? It's going to be a great night and I'm just getting warmed up!

[Baseball Furies]

Just a public service announcement for those who might have missed my last post: This little shindig of mine became essentially FREE over the weekend when I was able to secure a generous door prize for all attendees which will basically cover the cost of admission. More on this and the final details soon. So no more excuses especially from those of you on a tight budget...which if you are, makes absolutely no fucking sense at all going to Vegas and shelling out the big bucks for these live events. So who else wants to join the NFBC Fantasy Baseball Nerd Festivities?

[Baseball Furies]

Added a few tentatives to the party guest list who apparently still need a little coercion on my part to take the plunge. Hopefully they'll all decide that an evening with me is better than any other options that they may have for the night. Will have the final numbers on everything for everyone by the end of the week! Counting the days now. Going to be a blast!

[Baseball Furies]

Here's the most updated list of attendees for this year's party:

1. MTM
2. KJ Duke
3. Mike Mager
4. Wayne Edwards
5. Dan Semsel
6. Gaetan Lavoie
7. Bryan Vogel
8. Dave Potts
9. Chad Fleming
10. Scott Davis
11. Chris Plouffe
12. Matt Modica
13. Mario Malgeri
14. Jason Duponte
15. Glenn Lowy
16. Mike Cameron
17. Kenny Enfield
18. Joe Anthony
19. Roger Garvin
20. John & David Crane
21. Joe Martens
22. Rob Silver (2016 NFBC Main Event Champ)
23. Lindy Hinkelman (tentative)
24. Gabe Hinkleman (tentative)
25. Eddie Gillis (tentative)

[Baseball Furies]

Just heard from Rob Silver, 2016 NFBC Main Event Champ, and he will be joining our already highly esteemed guest list- (except for that idiot Bryan Vogel...man is he's a fucking pain in my ass...I mean he's like Deadheadz light or the Diet Coke of Deadheadz...the Margarine of Deadheadz...but still annoying, and I had to invite him because he thinks we're like friends or something...like he's always texting me at all hours of the day and night and asking me for advice on everything like women and stuff... you guys know the type, just a real mook. But we're all going to be nice to him when he shows up and not treat him any different than the normal NFBC competitors just because he has special needs. Okay? ). Now where was I?

Ah yes, Rob Silver will be there, and he will be covering the entire party for everyone, but he has to do it in Canadian Yen he says, so I guess that's okay. What's the exchange rate on the Canadian Yen right now anyway? Hope it's good. Anyway, this little soiree is getting better by the minute. Just need to keep badgering the stragglers to finally get them to cave and commit. Still room for a few more kids, so just let me know.

[Baseball Furies]

I'm just going to tease this given the late hour of this post, because I wouldn't do it justice if I went into in detail about it all now. I received Greg's blessing today on my newest idea which I am calling my "Midnight Madness Draft" which I hope to launch this year out in Vegas the night of the party if there is sufficient interest. All I will tell you is that it's going to be insanely good fun, and anyone can participate even if you aren't coming to the party as a guest (although party attendees will get the first crack at this one). So I will be looking to recruit 15 daring souls who have the professional drafting chops and late night stamina to test their mettle for this one! And yes it counts and money is involved. So stay tuned and let me know what you think.

[Edwards Kings]

Sounds like a great idea, but I already know I do not have the stones to stay awake and then draft the next day. After all, I need my beauty sleep...

[Sack]

So Mikey, let's get this price up there so my guy Joe Anthony knows how much he needs to cover!

[Baseball Furies]

So Mikey, let's get this price up there so my guy Joe Anthony knows how much he needs to cover!

Does this mean you are attending as well, Sack? Might have to bump up the cover charge just to cover what you'll consume over the course of a couple of hours in food and beverage. The final price will be up next week once I have everything worked out with catering. They have been a slow on the uptake this past week, which is no way to be treating one of their top VIP's like me!

[Sack]

Mike: Under consideration now with your Midnight Madness idea. Like it. Going to be rough on our 2 time Champ, No? I mean, dunno if The Pig Farmer can hack staying up that late and still make it to the Main Event the following morning. Ole Lindy is no Spring Chicken!

[Baseball Furies]

Mike: Under consideration now with your Midnight Madness idea. Like it. Going to be rough on our 2 time Champ, No? I mean, dunno if The Pig Farmer can hack staying up that late and still make it to the Main Event the following morning. Ole Lindy is no Spring Chicken!

Cool. Only takes 15 die-hards, Sack. So we don't need the decrepit old man to stay up late for it. Maybe you can get your pal Joey on board for this action since he'll be getting there late that night as it is. Would be perfect for him to jump into this one. Tell him to check it out!

[Baseball Furies]

Just putting this up on here as well just in case people miss it on the boards. It's the "Midnight Madness" draft at the MTM Vegas Party. Let me know if any of you on here would like in. Going to be a blast!

Okay it's that time of year again in the NFBC that I know you all look forward to as much as I do when Greg is coming in way too short on his Main Event entries, and the insufferable whining, pandering, and begging on the boards begins. But this event has nothing to do with all that, other than Greg is giving it his blessing and setting up whatever I need for it to go down that night while making all the money from me working for free as usual as his surrogate marketing person. Maybe next year with the new ownership, I'll win my arbitration case for a significant bump in salary from zero to at least a free subscription to the annual NFBC Fantasy Baseball Magazine or some of Tom's cat sitting services, whatever. But yet again, I digress.

For those of you on here not up on current events, I have a party set to go down again this year Friday night the big second weekend in Vegas. It's going to have the usual fun, food, beverages, cigars, baseball chat and shit-talking, ball-busting, and general camaraderie which is typical of all my functions. However, I felt like the evening wouldn't be complete without what draws us all together for the best time of the year: THE LIVE DRAFT EVENTS! So I wanted to put this out there for the true die-hards of the NFBC who just can't get enough drafting in this year and would like to try another MTM incarnation in this case, "Midnight Madness"!

Since there are going to be 25-30 of the best competitors and players in the NFBC in one place as a captured audience, why not put a little more money on the line in the spirit of friendly competition while we're all together anyway, right boys? And here's the kicker as far as who would like to participate in this thing: You don't need to be a paying party-goer or even be there live and in-person to throw your hat into the ring! That's right, I'll take 12-15 live bodies who are there that night, or anyone else who would like a piece of this action who'd like to patch in from wherever you'll be come draft time. I don't care as long as there are 12-15 competitors in when we are ready to start. Wait, what do I mean by 12-15 you ask? So here's how it'll work:

In the spirit of the name, it'll be a little "Madness" come time to start this thing. First of all, for all of you who need to turn in earlier for the next day's Main Event who need their beauty rest like Wayne Edwards (a man who could be put into a drug-induced coma for a year, and still not come out of it looking any better than he does now ), we don't have to start this at midnight, 11:00 p.m. would work fine and still give people party time and several hours of sleep for the Mains the next morning. Six hours not enough sleep, you may be saying?! Like I said, this is Vegas and you're not going there to fucking sleep, ladies. That's why it's for the die-hards!

So just before draft time, the type of draft contest that it's going to be will be determined randomly on the spot from one of the following NFBC contests: A $350, $750, or $1500 Rotowire Championship or the Grand-Daddy of them all, an NFBC Main Event! Followed immediately by a live "Iron Balls" KDS draft position draw. And then the draft for 30 rounds straight through with no breaks (or one break if everyone agrees to it). Like I said, "MADNESS" is the theme here. All of these events would also be eligible for the overall prizes in their respective contest categories. I'll compile a list of competitors over the next couple of weeks on this thread, and once we're at 15 committed, I'll start a list of alternates as well. The top 12 or 15 will get in depending upon how the contest draw goes that night, so everyone needs to be ready to go. And no pussing out! However it shakes out, is how it shakes out. If your name is on the list, you need to be there live or patched in if I can't get 15 Vegas guys there live and in person first. All party-goers are welcome to be there as spectators/coaches/fans etc. should you not be in for the draft and wish to stay to continue to enjoy the festivities.

So let the "sign-ups" begin in the spirit of the true Vegas gambler in all of us. If there happens to be a consensus as to one type of contest over another, I'm game for going with any of these. Personally, I'd love to do another Main Event, but as I said, whatever happens, happens, and I'd be just as happy with a random draw that night.

Let's make this happen! Who's game and wants in?

[Cobb]

So Mikey, let's get this price up there so my guy Joe Anthony knows how much he needs to cover!

Rumor has it that you're bringing Britney Spears to Mikey's party Sack...with that kind of game I think you should be covering me!

[Sack]

JA : I don't want to upstage Mikey, he has a reputation to uphold!

[Baseball Furies]

Joe, what I think Sack is trying to say is suck it up and join us for the draft that night once you get there, Britney or no Britney. You'll have completed your marital duties by that time of night anyway.

And just a side note and reminder: Spouses and significant others who can tolerate it are welcome to attend the festivities until either boredom, aggravation, or insanity set in.

[Baseball Furies]

Spoke with event planning today at the Bellagio, and basing this on about 25 attendees, I was able to get this down to only $100 a head this year (last year it was $150). This includes four hours of tended open bar of beer, wine, and spirits; chipping in to help me with the room rental; the elevator attendant from 9:00-11:00 who will be directing all party attendees on where to go (this was mandatory); and all the snacks and other treats that will be on hand. The cigars and the high end spirits/wine that I'll be "smuggling" in are on me.

So, if you're on the list and committed to me to attend, please PayPal me your $100 party entrance fee to [email protected]. If you don't do PayPal, text or message me, and I'll work out an alternative payment with you. Thanks for your prompt attention to this as I will have already fronted the fees for most of this entire thing by this Friday the 3/17. Thanks boys! Looking forward to it! Just a little over two weeks away now!

[Baseball Furies]

Thanks to all who have already jumped on sending me their party funds. I really appreciate it. I'll be sending out some personal texts and messages just in case, since there are several people coming who don't follow on these boards like most of us do. Going to be an amazing night! We are already close to filling up the "Midnight Madness" Draft event that night, so if you would like a piece of the action, please post your intentions to that thread. Thanks!

[braves95]

My partner, Matt Davis, and I have decided to not attend. Have fun guys!

[Baseball Furies]

My partner, Matt Davis, and I have decided to not attend. Have fun guys!

Okay Zach. Sorry to hear this. We'll all drink extra for you guys.

[Baseball Furies]

About 2/3 of all party attendees have sent me the funds already. Just want to say that I appreciate it, and rest assured they are all being put to good use for the benefit of all who will be there. Plenty of "value" in attending these festivities, Dough. You should be there with all of us, and you will be missed again this year.

[Baseball Furies]

I'm happy to report to all, (and to my wife and the Bellagio as well ), that virtually everyone who has committed to the party has paid or has a "check in the mail" (Believe these when I see 'em ). Just need a few more to close out the books on this one, so if you haven't done so already, please send me your funds for the fun! Now less than two short weeks away from all the festivities!

[Baseball Furies]

Okay, it's almost here! The best night of the second weekend in Vegas if I do say so myself. I'm flying into Vegas today and I'll be finalizing and setting everything up over the next couple days to prepare for the festivities. I will post the details here on which room and other instructions when I have the final word. I can tell you that it will be in the Casino Towers and there will be an elevator attendant with the guest list directing all MTM NFBC Vegas Party revelers in the right direction beginning a little before 9:00 p.m. I have the room all night, so feel free to hang out and mingle as long as you'd like and watch the draft beginning around 11:30 p.m. if you're not participating. The tended open bar will be for at least four hours, with snacks and other food all night that I'll be smuggling in. More details to follow on this thread, and I'll be texting people as well who aren't regulars on here. Anyone as pumped as I am for this one yet?!!