SOLD OUT! 2025 Godfather Games Event Schedule & League Registration, 3/14 & 3/15/25

[Baseball Furies]

Okay, so the response so far to the return of LIVE NFBC drafts to the East Coast in tranquil and scenic NJ has been MASSIVE, and with all the best of the best in social festivities in the industry today included! Now it's just a matter of pulling everything together, and I'll be working on this diligenetly until the big weekend is upon us. So let's start off by getting the schedule with the intial registration lists going. My goal is to have all of these events 100% sold out by December 31st, so if you want in for one or more of them, you better start making your plans now. All the details on the venue, room blocks, etc. are in the other Godfather Games topic and thread. If you want in for any of these events, just post to this thread, DM, email, or text me. Nothing needs to be paid for now. I just want to know how many of you are planing to make the trip in ASAP, and that all the events will be filled and ready to rock far advance of the others to make it the best experience ever and well worth the travel! Just an FYI, it's about a 50 minute ride from Newark Airport and an hour from Philly in terms of travel logistics. So here are all the events with the current registrants:

Friday, March 14th, 10:00 a.m.

$1600 Auction Championship
Sign-up link: 1600 Auction: https://nfc.shgn.com/signup/baseball?fo ... 19791,60,1

1. Al Holmes
2. Steve Goodwin (tentative)
3. Ben Zamfino
4. Andy Saxton
5. MTM (tentative)
6. Mike Lins
7. Anthony Mezzatesta
8. Emilio Cutaneo
9. Sam Horton

$2500 Auction Championship, 3:30 or 4:00 p.m.

Sign-up link: 2500 Auction: https://nfc.shgn.com/signup/baseball?fo ... 19792,60,1


1. Al Holmes
2. Mike Mager
3. Scott Fleming
4. Mike Wallis & Joe Brady
5. Dan Semsel
6. Rob DiPietro (tentative)
7. Mike DeCavalcante
8. Eric Albright
9. Ben Zamfino
10. Andy Saxton
11. Rick Talley
12. Anthony Mezzatesta
13. Jody Ryan
14. Mike Lins (tentative)

Saturday, March 15th, 10:00 a.m. & 2:00 p.m.

Main Event: (Leagues TBD)
Sign-up links:

10:00 a.m. Main Event: https://nfc.shgn.com/signup/baseball?fo ... 19793,60,1

2:00 p.m. Main Event: https://nfc.shgn.com/signup/baseball?fo ... 19813,60,1

1. MTM
2. Scott Fleming
3. Mike Mager
4. Ben Tidd
5. Sam Horton
6. Jason Santieu
7. Rob DiPietro
8. Randy Haines
9. Stephen Goodwin
10. Mike DeCavalcante
11. Mark Bendar
12. Paul Heege
13. Eric Gailing
14. Steve Jupinka
15. Dom Rello (tentative)
16. Gregg Martin
17. Dan Semsel
18. Marc Perlmutter
19. Tom Olownia/Michael Allocca
20. Adam Warner
21. Andrew Geller
22. Jim Ferretti
23. Bret Levinson
24. Matt Moline
25. Brian Edwards
26. Steve Brunn (tentative)


14th Annual MTM Ultimate, 6:00 p.m.

MTM Ultimate Sign-up Link: https://nfc.shgn.com/signup/baseball?fo ... 19794,60,1


1. Mike Mager (2024 League Champion)
2. MTM
3. Scott Flemimg
4. Jason Santieu* (*Never stepping in a pile of dog shit that big again )
5. Eric Albright
6. Ned Donohue
7. Dan Semsel
8. Simon Hanft
9. Marc Perlmutter
10. Rob DiPietro/Dom Rello
11. David Einhorn
12. Jody Ryan
13. Sam Horton
14. John Lymberis
15. Mike DeCavalcante

Plus numerous wait listed!

Yours truly,

[Greg Ambrosius]

In the tone of today's political ads, "I'M GREG AMBROSIUS AND I APPROVE OF THIS MESSAGE!"

[Greg Ambrosius]

So we do have a room block at the luxurious Hampton Inn & Suites in Robbinsville, New Jersey. It looks nice and affordable so here's the details:

Room block is under: National Fantasy Baseball Championships
I think the room block code is: 911
1 King - $139 on Friday and Saturday
2 Queen - $149 on Friday and Saturday

I believe rates are a little cheaper Thursday and Sunday if you plan on getting in early or staying late. I will be running the Godfather Games, so I'll be getting in on Thursday and leaving for Las Vegas on Monday morning.

For reservations, call the hotel directly at 609-570-7041 or call reservations number at 609-259-0300. Use the room block name or code when calling in for reservations.

I'll send out an email to past New York participants soon and hopefully we can fill both auction leagues and everything on Saturday. Should be a blast!!! See you there.

[benzame7531]

Can I have a spot for both auctions on Friday 1500 & 2500.

Ben Z.

[Baseball Furies]

Can I have a spot for both auctions on Friday 1500 & 2500.

Ben Z.

Awesome Ben! Will add you to the lists. Welcome to the Godfather Games!

[poopytooth]

Please add me to the morning auction on Friday and.a tentative for Friday afternoon auction. Im trying to make that afternoon auction work.

[Baseball Furies]

Please add me to the morning auction on Friday and.a tentative for Friday afternoon auction. Im trying to make that afternoon auction work.

You got it, Mikey! Thanks, and looking forward to having you join us. Welcome to the Godfather Games!

[Baseball Furies]

All the events for the weekend are filling up FAST already and the NFBC hasn't even opened up its draft room yet for 2025! Never underestimate the power of the MTM PR & Marketing Department! The participants for all the leagues to date have been updated as of this post, so if you want in and want to take advantage of the reserved rooms, don't risk getting left on the outside looking in! If we get it up to three Saturday Main Events, I'll hold the third one at the luxurious MTM Estates Sports Bar and Pub! The Saturday night bash will be even more epic than last year, so let me know what you want in for ASAP!

LET'S ROCK!!!

[Baseball Furies]

All the live events in NJ are filling up fast already! Check out what's left and get in on all the fun! All the accompanying festivities are at no extra charge and are going to be done up in true Godfather style! All the sign-up links for the events have now been added here in this post, so jump in and start planning your trip to pastoral and picturesque New Jersey this coming March.

[Rickerbocker]

I signed up for the 2500 Auction.

[Baseball Furies]

I signed up for the 2500 Auction.

Awesome, Rich! Great to have you on board for the Games! Reach out to me directly with your contact info so I have it for all the festivities. Appreciate it, man.

[Baseball Furies]

Okay, it's getting to be that time of year again...actually, it's never stopped being that time of year for me at least. It's NFBC baseball season, and all the MTM events and festivities that go along with it starting with these inaugural Godfather Games in NJ! All these live event are going to fill up fast, and they're such a hit that Greg even got his tourist card renewed so he would be allowed into New Jersey for all the fun.

The events are all going to be done up in true MTM style, so if you want to be a part of NFBC history and some of the best high stakes live events in the industry today, NOW is the time to register for the Auctions and the Main Event offerings. No payment is due until February, but I'd like to get all these events filled sooner rather than later so that I can shift my focus to prepping for all the accompanying festivites including the big after party at the MTM "Estates" at the conclusion of the 14th Annual MTM Ultimate Saturday evening! So search for all the live event offerings listed in Robbinsville, NJ at the Hampton Inn & Suites, sign up, and make your travel plans ASAP!

And always remember,



The Godfather, NFBC
(on Twitter @GodfatherNFBC)

[Greg Ambrosius]

NOW ONLY 5 SPOTS LEFT in each of the two New Jersey Main Event leagues on Saturday, March 14th. The first one will start at 10 am, while the second one follows at 2 pm ET. The MTM Ultimate Invitational League will follow at 6 pm, so folks can watch some of that before the fireworks start on Saturday Night!!!

Jump in soon if you want to secure your spot in the New Jersey Main Events because once these are full they are SOLD OUT!!! We just have room for one Main Event league at a time. Thanks all and enjoy.

Here's the current signup lists:

NFBC MAIN EVENT -- 15 TEAMS
NEW JERSEY - Hampton Inn & Suites, Robbinsville, NJ
Saturday, March 15, 10 am ET
1. Michael DeCavalcante
2. Gregg Martin
3. Matt Moline
4. Michael Mager
5. Daniel Semsel
6. Bret Levinson
7. Richard Talley
8. Jason Santeiu
9. Adam Warner
10. Scott Fleming

NFBC MAIN EVENT -- 15 TEAMS
NEW JERSEY - Hampton Inn & Suites, Robbinsville, NJ
Saturday, March 15, 2 pm ET
1. Mike Massotto
2. Mark Bendar
3. Ben Tidd
4. Samuel Horton
5. Thomas Olownia
6. Stephen Jupinka
7. Randall Haines
8. Brian Edwards
9. Christopher Torres
10. James Ferretti

[Greg Ambrosius]

GREAT JOB MIKE getting these signups in for the New Jersey Godfather Games!!! The Saturday, March 14th, 2 pm ET Main Event League is SOLD OUT and we have ONLY 2 SPOTS LEFT in the 10 am Main Event League. Once that league is sold out, the Main Event on the East Coast is closed, unless we figure out another draft date. The Saturday dance card looks full!!!

Here's the current signup list:

NFBC MAIN EVENT -- 15 TEAMS
NEW JERSEY - Hampton Inn & Suites, Robbinsville, NJ
Saturday, March 15, 10 am ET
1. Michael Decavalcante
2. Gregg Martin
3. Matt Moline
4. Michael Mager
5. Daniel Semsel
6. Bret Levinson
7. Richard Talley
8. Jason Santeiu
9. Adam Warner
10. Jeffrey Dincher
11. Jody Ryan
12. Joe Anthony
13. Raymond Ventura

NFBC MAIN EVENT -- 15 TEAMS
NEW JERSEY - Hampton Inn & Suites, Robbinsville, NJ
Saturday, March 15, 2 pm ET
1. Mike Massotto
2. Dominic Rello
3. Mark Bendar
4. Ben Tidd
5. Samuel Horton
6. Thomas Olownia
7. Stephen Jupinka
8. Scott Fleming
9. Randall Haines
10. Brian Edwards
11. Christopher Torres
12. James Ferretti
13. Eric Gailing
14. Lopi Asch
15. Brian Ambos

The $2500 Auction Championship league also has ONLY 2 SPOTS LEFT. That would then leave us with the $1600 Auction Championship league to fill on Friday, March 13th at 10 am ET. We can get that one, too. Thanks all and I'll see you shortly.

[Greg Ambrosius]

SOLD OUT: Both New Jersey Main Event leagues are now SOLD OUT!!! Great job everyone to sell these two leagues out by January 1st!!!

We still have availability here:

2 SPOTS LEFT - MTM Ultimate League (soon to be filled by returning participants)
2 SPOTS LEFT - $2500 Auction Championship League, Friday, March 14, 2:30 pm ET
9 SPOTS LEFT - $1600 Auction Championship League, Friday, March 14, 10 am ET

Here's the final lineup cards for the New Jersey Main Event Leagues:

NFBC MAIN EVENT -- 15 TEAMS
NEW JERSEY - Hampton Inn & Suites, Robbinsville, NJ
Saturday, March 15, 10 am ET
1. Michael Decavalcante
2. Gregg Martin
3. Matt Moline
4. Michael Mager
5. Daniel Semsel
6. Bret Levinson
7. Richard Talley
8. Jason Santeiu
9. Adam Warner
10. Jeffrey Dincher
11. Jody Ryan
12. Joe Anthony
13. Raymond Ventura
14. Kevin Grady
15. Stephen Goodwin

NFBC MAIN EVENT -- 15 TEAMS
NEW JERSEY - Hampton Inn & Suites, Robbinsville, NJ
Saturday, March 15, 2 pm ET
1. Mike Massotto
2. Dominic Rello
3. Mark Bendar
4. Ben Tidd
5. Samuel Horton
6. Thomas Olownia
7. Stephen Jupinka
8. Scott Fleming
9. Randall Haines
10. Brian Edwards
11. Christopher Torres
12. James Ferretti
13. Eric Gailing
14. Lopi Asch
15. Brian Ambos

[Greg Ambrosius]

SOLD OUT: The 2025 NFBC New Jersey MTM Ultimate Invitational League is now SOLD OUT!! Great job everyone as all 15 participants are locked and loaded for Saturday, March 15th. This draft will be livestreamed for all to hear and we'll announce more details on that soon. Here's the final lineup card:

MTM INVITATIONAL ULTIMATE LEAGUE
NEW JERSEY -- HAMPTON INN & SUITES, ROBBINSVILLE, N.J.
Saturday, March 15, 6 pm ET
1. Eric Albright
2. Michael Mager
3. Daniel Semsel
4. Mike Massotto
5. Robert DiPietro
6. Simon Hanft
7. David Einhorn
8. Samuel Horton
9. John Lymberis
10. Jason Santeiu
11. Jody Ryan
12. Michael DeCavalcante
13. Scott Fleming
14. Ned Donohue
15. Marc Perlmutter

NEXT UP: ONLY 1 SPOT LEFT in the NFBC $2500 Auction Championship League on Friday, March 14th at 2:30 pm ET. Jump on in and join us for that one as well. See ya there.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Is this right??? Is the Godfather himself entered into the New Jersey $1600 Auction Championship for the first time ever?? Can you really teach him a lesson in this new format AND still win the $30,000 grand prize? How sweeeeeeeeet is that?

Yup, MTM has jumped into the Friday, March 14th, 10 am NFBC $1600 Auction Championship league. We now have ONLY 6 SPOTS LEFT in that Auction Championship League. We also have ONLY 1 SPOT LEFT in the Friday, 2:30 pm ET NFBC $2500 Auction Championship league. Who wants to close that one out for us?

FIVE FULL LEAGUES in New Jersey for the first year back on the East Coast is pretty, pretty damn good. Great job everyone and now let's close these last two auction leagues out. Here's the current signup lists:

NFBC AUCTION CHAMPIONSHIP -- 15 TEAMS
NEW JERSEY -- HAMPTON INN & SUITES, ROBBINSVILLE, N.J.
$1600 Auction Championship League
Friday, March 14, 10 am ET
1. Emilio Cutaneo
2. Andy Saxton
3. Ben Zamfino
4. Samuel Horton
5. Alan Holmes
6. Michael Lins
7. Bob Casale
8. FRANK LAMATTINA
9. Mike Massotto

NFBC AUCTION CHAMPIONSHIP -- 15 TEAMS
NEW JERSEY -- HAMPTON INN & SUITES, ROBBINSVILLE, N.J.
$2500 Auction Championship League
Friday, March 14, 4 pm ET
1. Michael Mager
2. Michael Wallis
3. Michael DeCavalcante
4. Daniel Semsel
5. Andy Saxton
6. Eric Albright
7. Ben Zamfino
8. Richard Talley
9. Jody Ryan
10. Alan Holmes
11. Scott Fleming
12. Brian Ambos
13. Robert DiPietro
14. Anthony Mezzatesta

[Baseball Furies]

Is this right??? Is the Godfather himself entered into the New Jersey $1600 Auction Championship for the first time ever?? Can you really teach him a lesson in this new format AND still win the $30,000 grand prize? How sweeeeeeeeet is that?

Yup, MTM has jumped into the Friday, March 14th, 10 am NFBC $1600 Auction Championship league. We now have ONLY 6 SPOTS LEFT in that Auction Championship League. We also have ONLY 1 SPOT LEFT in the Friday, 2:30 pm ET NFBC $2500 Auction Championship league. Who wants to close that one out for us?

FIVE FULL LEAGUES in New Jersey for the first year back on the East Coast is pretty, pretty damn good. Great job everyone and now let's close these last two auction leagues out. Here's the current signup lists:

NFBC AUCTION CHAMPIONSHIP -- 15 TEAMS
NEW JERSEY -- HAMPTON INN & SUITES, ROBBINSVILLE, N.J.
$1600 Auction Championship League
Friday, March 14, 10 am ET
1. Emilio Cutaneo
2. Andy Saxton
3. Ben Zamfino
4. Samuel Horton
5. Alan Holmes
6. Michael Lins
7. Bob Casale
8. FRANK LAMATTINA
9. Mike Massotto

NFBC AUCTION CHAMPIONSHIP -- 15 TEAMS
NEW JERSEY -- HAMPTON INN & SUITES, ROBBINSVILLE, N.J.
$2500 Auction Championship League
Friday, March 14, 4 pm ET
1. Michael Mager
2. Michael Wallis
3. Michael DeCavalcante
4. Daniel Semsel
5. Andy Saxton
6. Eric Albright
7. Ben Zamfino
8. Richard Talley
9. Jody Ryan
10. Alan Holmes
11. Scott Fleming
12. Brian Ambos
13. Robert DiPietro
14. Anthony Mezzatesta

Alas, Greg, your usual lack of knowledge as it pertains to NFBC history especially in regards to your star customer and future Veteran's Committee Hall of Famer is once again stunning. I did in fact participate in at least two auctions many years back in NY or one of the other East Coast locations you have long since bailed on. So, as much as you would like it to be billed as my first rodeo in live auction competition, you are mistaken. However, this is not to say that I shouldn't be taken lightly and this entry looked at as nothing short of an NFBC Freakshow which is why I am presently in talks to contract the best NFBC auction advisory team in history to coach me and of course feed me all the answers. Hell, I may just send one of them in as a proxy for me and sleep in that Friday morning with all the guest hosting and entertaining work I need to do on your behalf that weekend while preventing you from getting yourself permanently lost, permanently injured, or permanently killed during your stay in NJ. Needless to say, a lot is riding on me bringing my A-game.

But with all this hopefully put to rest, I am looking forward to a 100% SOLD OUT weekend for all the Godfather Games and festivities. So with the two Main Events already sold out along with the 14th Annual MTM Ultimate, only a scant few spots remain for the autions on Friday, March 14th with only SIX SPOTS LEFT for $1600 auction championship, at 10:00 a.m., and JUST ONE SPOT LEFT for the $2500 auction that afternoon at 4:00 p.m.

So who else wants in for all the fun with everything concluding in the epic Saturday night MTM Ultimate followed by the wrap party later that night at the MTM Estates*? Let's get ready to rock and do this! Make your travel plans now!



*Attendance subject to whether or not I want any of you jackasses in my house, Greg included.



All you need to do is ask.

[Baseball Furies]

My sincere thanks to all who jumped into leagues to make the inaugural Godfather Games a massive success as we are now 100% SOLD OUT! I'll be working on all the festivities from here, and I'll see everyone in NJ in less than five weeks time! It's going to be the best NFBC live draft experience and social event EVER!