Where Did The 2008 NFBC League Champs Draft From?

[Greg Ambrosius]

Okay, it's always fun to look at past performances and see how the winners did. In 2008, we had 26 main event leagues, two Ultimate Leagues and two Super leagues. We had one tie in the main event, so the following list includes 27 teams. Here's where the 27 league champs drafted from in 2008:



No. 1 pick: 1 team

No. 2: 1 team

No. 3: 1 team

No. 4: 2 teams

No. 5: 4 teams

No. 6: 1 team

No. 7: 2 teams

No. 8: 5 teams

No. 9: 3 teams

No. 10: 0 teams

No. 11: 0 teams

No. 12: 2 teams

No. 13: 1 team

No. 14: 3 teams

No. 15: 1 team



2008 NFBC League Champs:

Nos. 1-3: 3 teams

Nos. 4-6: 7 teams

Nos. 7-9: 10 teams

Nos. 10-12: 2 teams

Nos. 13-15: 5 teams



** 13 of 15 draft spots produced league champs in 2008.



** No. 8 led the way with 5 league champs followed by No. 5 with 4.



The Ultimate League champs were 10 and 7, while the Super League champs were 1 and 7.



Here's the list of league champs and their first round picks:



LV 1: Neal Moses, Pick 5 (Hanley)

LV 2: Stewart Cables, Pick 1 (A-Rod)

LV 3: Kelly Uganski, Pick 8 (Jose Reyes)

LV 4: Matthew Bauler, Pick 8 (Cabrera)

LV 5: Bill McAleer, Pick 7 (Cabrera)

LV 6: Maurice Gregory, Pick 4 (Hanley)

LV 7: Dallas Jones, Pick 14 (Fielder)

LV 8: Chris Poulson, Pick 7 (Holliday)

LV 9: Scott Zeidman, Pick 14 (Pujols)

LV 10: Bob Mazur, Pick 2 (Wright)



CHI 1: Jeff Thomas, Pick 14 (Soriano)

CHI 2: Robert Jurney, Pick 9 (Cabrera)

CHI 3: Rob Dykhoff, Pick 9 (Utley)

CHI 4: Kevin Kirves, Pick 4 (Reyes)



ORL 1: Dave Clum, Pick 12 (Braun)

ORL 2: Phillip McDonald, Pick 15 (Howard)

ORL 3: Edward Nolan, Pick 5 (Cabrera)



NY 1: Sal Cariola, Pick 8 (Cabrera)

NY 2: Jeff Dobies, Pick 6 (Utley)

NY 3: Mark Srebro, Pick 8 (Cabrera)

NY 4: Stephen Jupinka, Pick 5 (Reyes)

NY 5: Pete Lukowicz, Pick 13 (Brandon Phillips)

NY 6: Winston Sapigao, Pick 8 (Cabrera)

NY 7: Pat Tremaglio, Pick 3 (Wright)

NY 8: Steven Rubino, Pick 12 (Crawford)

NY 9: Jared Eagle, Pick 5 (Holliday), Richard McCormick, Pick 9 (Pujols) tied for first



ULT 1: David DiDonato, Pick 10 (Crawford)

ULT 2: Andre Bourcier, Pick 7 (Utley)

SUPER 1: Chris Schinker, Pick 1 (A-Rod)

SUPER 2: Scott Fleming, Pick 7 (Cabrera)



** Miguel Cabrera was on 7 league championship teams, counting the Super and Ultimate Leagues, which easily led the way.

[Greg Ambrosius]

I know I posted this on another thread this morning, but I'll add it to this thread as well for all to compare with the league champs information. Here's a look at the Top 25 NFBC main event teams and where they drafted in 2008:



No. 1 - 0 teams

No. 2 - 2 teams

No. 3 - 2 teams

No. 4 - 2 teams

No. 5 - 3 teams

No. 6 - 2 teams

No. 7 - 2 teams

No. 8 - 3 teams

No. 9 - 3 teams

No. 10 - 0 teams

No. 11 - 0 teams

No. 12 - 1 team

No. 13 - 2 teams

No. 14 - 2 teams

No. 15 - 1 team



** 12 of the 15 spots were represented in the Top 25.



Nos. 1-3: 4 teams

Nos. 4-6: 7 teams

Nos. 7-9: 8 teams

Nos. 10-12: 1 team

Nos. 13-15: 5 teams



Five of the Top 15 teams had Miguel Cabrera as their top pick as he was the top player picked among these Top 25 teams. Two of the Top 4 teams had Jose Reyes as their top pick (and 4 teams in the Top 25), while 3 Top 25 teams also had David Wright.



Here's a list of the Top 25 teams and where they drafted:



1. Robert Jurney, Pick 9, Chicago League 2 (Cabrera)

2. Stephen Jupinka, Pick 5, New York 4 (Reyes)

3. Rob Dykhoff, Pick 9, Chicago 3 (Utley)

4. Kevin Kirves, Pick 4, Chicago 4 (Reyes)

5. Jeff Dobies, Pick 6, New York 2 (Utley)

6. Mark Srebro, Pick 8, New York 3 (Cabrera)

7. Pat Tremaglio, Pick 3, New York 7 (D. Wright)

8. Kelly Uganski, Pick 8, Las Vegas 3 (Reyes)

9. Scott Fleming, Pick 6, New York 7 (Cabrera)

10. Winston Sapigao, Pick 8, New York 6 (Cabrera)

11. Pete Lukowicz, Pick 13, New York 5 (B. Phillips)

12. Philip McDonald, Pick 15, Orlando 2 (Howard)

13. Chris Poulson, Pick 7, Las Vegas 8 (Holliday)

14. Dave Clum, Pick 12, Orlando 1 (Braun)

15. Billy McAleer, Pick 7, Las Vegas 5 (Cabrera)

16. Scott Zeidman, Pick 14, Las Vegas 9 (Pujols)

17. Jared Eagle, Pick 5, New York 9 (Holliday)

18. Richard McCormick, Pick 9, New York 9 (Pujols)

19. Frank Heron, Pick 3, Orlando 2 (Hanley)

20. Eric Albright, Pick 5, Chicago 2 (Reyes)

21. Keith Voight, Pick 2, Las Vegas 6 (Wright)

22. Bob Mazur, Pick 2, Las Vegas 10 (Wright)

23. Mike Berkich/C. Williams, Pick 13, LV 10 (Howard)

24. Ryan Houston, Pick 14, Las Vegas 5 (Sizemore)

25. Maurice Gregory, Las Vegas 6 (Hanley)



Top 25 teams from the various draft cities included:



New York - 9 teams

Las Vegas - 9 teams

Chicago - 4 teams

Orlando - 3 teams