THE NFBC MAIN EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT AT 390 TEAMS!!

JohnZ · Post by **JohnZ** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 2:32 pm

How could it possibly matter to a phone person where the rest of the league is? :rolleyes:

I did the NBC FB on the phone with all on the phone from my LV room. LOL. And we did the Super in baseball last year with several on the phone.

In both cases, the only difference is you get more room to draft. A league is a league is a league.

I hope you get to 405 to make it easier and keep any extra prize money for doing a damn good job.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 2:34 pm

Originally posted by JohnZ:

How could it possibly matter to a phone person where the rest of the league is? :rolleyes:

I did the NBC FB on the phone with all on the phone from my LV room. LOL. And we did the Super in baseball last year with several on the phone.

In both cases, the only difference is you get more room to draft. A league is a league is a league.

I hope you get to 405 to make it easier and keep any extra prize money for doing a damn good job. Do you mean you hope I keep the extra money or Krause's keeps the extra money?

Marauders · Post by **Marauders** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 2:34 pm

I'm signed up for the phone league (one of the first 15), and I don't care where I call into. I'd actually rather be slotted in NYC, just for the reason that I could still have an outside chance of making it in person.

Tom Kessenich · Post by **Tom Kessenich** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 2:35 pm

Originally posted by Greg Ambrosius:

quote:Originally posted by JohnZ:

How could it possibly matter to a phone person where the rest of the league is? :rolleyes:

I did the NBC FB on the phone with all on the phone from my LV room. LOL. And we did the Super in baseball last year with several on the phone.

In both cases, the only difference is you get more room to draft. A league is a league is a league.

I hope you get to 405 to make it easier and keep any extra prize money for doing a damn good job. Do you mean you hope I keep the extra money or Krause's keeps the extra money?

[/QUOTE]Pretty sure we both know the answer to that.

JohnZ · Post by **JohnZ** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 2:36 pm

Originally posted by Greg Ambrosius:

quote:Originally posted by JohnZ:

How could it possibly matter to a phone person where the rest of the league is? :rolleyes:

I did the NBC FB on the phone with all on the phone from my LV room. LOL. And we did the Super in baseball last year with several on the phone.

In both cases, the only difference is you get more room to draft. A league is a league is a league.

I hope you get to 405 to make it easier and keep any extra prize money for doing a damn good job. Do you mean you hope I keep the extra money or Krause's keeps the extra money?

[/QUOTE]Split it with Tom.

Da bears · Post by **Da bears** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 2:38 pm

Great job again Greg and Tom!!

I also don't see why the phone hookups should care if they are in a all phone hookup league versus a partial phone hookup league.

Either way they will still be on the phone.

[ March 11, 2009, 08:39 PM: Message edited by: Da bears ]

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 2:39 pm

Originally posted by Marauders:

I'm signed up for the phone league (one of the first 15), and I don't care where I call into. I'd actually rather be slotted in NYC, just for the reason that I could still have an outside chance of making it in person. NOW THAT'S THE SPIRIT!!

This is exactly why I decided to talk about this tonight so that there are no surprises on Friday when we announce the leagues. We want this to work perfectly for everyone, but we added the phone option to help everyone in a tough economy and now with us selling out but not perfectly in every city I think everyone needs to be flexible to make this work. The bottom line is that no matter what league you get put in, it is going to be a very, very tough 15-team league.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 2:40 pm

Originally posted by Tom Kessenich:

quote:Originally posted by Greg Ambrosius:

quote:Originally posted by JohnZ:

How could it possibly matter to a phone person where the rest of the league is? :rolleyes:

I did the NBC FB on the phone with all on the phone from my LV room. LOL. And we did the Super in baseball last year with several on the phone.

In both cases, the only difference is you get more room to draft. A league is a league is a league.

I hope you get to 405 to make it easier and keep any extra prize money for doing a damn good job. Do you mean you hope I keep the extra money or Krause's keeps the extra money?

[/QUOTE]Pretty sure we both know the answer to that. [/QUOTE]Who let you in?

Don't you have three online satellite leagues to be running at this time!! See ya at work tomorrow and be ready to pick some good draft spots for the folks in the Supers and the Ultimate. They are counting on you, you know.

Tom Kessenich · Post by **Tom Kessenich** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 2:42 pm

All 3 satellites going smoothly. So far, every owner for all of our leagues has shown up with time to spare. I like it when I don't have to chase after folks.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 2:42 pm

Originally posted by JohnZ:

quote:Originally posted by Greg Ambrosius:

quote:Originally posted by JohnZ:

How could it possibly matter to a phone person where the rest of the league is? :rolleyes:

I did the NBC FB on the phone with all on the phone from my LV room. LOL. And we did the Super in baseball last year with several on the phone.

In both cases, the only difference is you get more room to draft. A league is a league is a league.

I hope you get to 405 to make it easier and keep any extra prize money for doing a damn good job. Do you mean you hope I keep the extra money or Krause's keeps the extra money?

[/QUOTE]Split it with Tom. [/QUOTE]Don't you mean 60-40 or 70-30?

You know Tom well enough that his share would just go towards devilish doings!! At least my money would go towards golf clubs or a new lawnmower or higher taxes!!

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 2:46 pm

Originally posted by Tom Kessenich:

All 3 satellites going smoothly. So far, every owner for all of our leagues has shown up with time to spare. I like it when I don't have to chase after folks. Man, that's awesome. It really seems like everyone is so humped up for baseball this year that they can't wait to draft. Like you said, everyone is early for the online drafts this year and ready to go. So much better than two, three years ago.

Mix yourself a nice, tall 7&7 for a job well done. I've got the best one I've ever mixed right now and I think I need one more!!

You deserve one yourself. Besides, neither one of us are getting the extra money that Big Z suggested, so drinks are our reward!!

Bullgod · Post by **Bullgod** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 2:48 pm

Greg & Tom,

Do what you do and don't look back. You can't please everyone at the dance! I know we are ALL paying customers, even the phone people, but you can't please everyone all the time. As you guys have done since I've been dealing with you; do the right thing for the good of the entire event! And great job filling up this thing!

Pat Sorge

Chicago league ???...waiting patiently

freddiezee · Post by **freddiezee** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 2:51 pm

Greg,

I say that if you can get to 405 by Friday morning then go for it. If you can't, then cut if off at 390 and set up the phone links as necessary.

If people want to ensure that they get the exact setup they want, they need to sign up before the final days. If you sign up last, you get what is left.

We had 350 or so signups a week ago...those guys deserve their slots on Friday.

No matter how the phone links are set up, everyone is going to have a good experience in this competition. I am sure of that!

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 2:58 pm

Originally posted by freddiezee:

Greg,

I say that if you can get to 405 by Friday morning then go for it. If you can't, then cut if off at 390 and set up the phone links as necessary.

If people want to ensure that they get the exact setup they want, they need to sign up before the final days. If you sign up last, you get what is left.

We had 350 or so signups a week ago...those guys deserve their slots on Friday.

No matter how the phone links are set up, everyone is going to have a good experience in this competition. I am sure of that! That's probably what we'll do. Thanks all and have a good night. I'll update this thread only when No. 390 officially comes in. Hopefully that will happen tonight.

Top Dawg · Post by **Top Dawg** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 3:30 pm

Greg - Even though I got in early, I'm cool with being in a NYC league that has some phone dudes drafting with me. Like one of the guys just said, more leg room for me at the table. No problem at all.

Pete

DOUGHBOYS · Post by **DOUGHBOYS** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 3:59 pm

I took it for granted that phone hook-ups would be used to fill the cities.

What is the big deal?

devilznj · Post by **devilznj** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 4:19 pm

Looking at all the ugly mugs in the pictures from past years drafts, some phone folks will be a welcome relief!

Sack · Post by **Sack** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 7:00 pm

Greg & Tom were smart in not announcing this is already sold out.........they realize as soon as they do, we will start pestering them for leagues and draft positions.

Rototitan · Post by **Rototitan** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 7:30 pm

Originally posted by Greg Ambrosius:

Just a reminder that if you're unable to travel this year for the NFBC's main event but you still want to be involved in the $100,000 grand prize, we are offering online/phone leagues this year. I've created a link for this under the EVENTS link on the home page explaining the procedure. Here's the link to that page:

http://www.fantasybaseballchampionship.com/online.asp

Here's the text in case you can't find it:

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Saturday, March 21:

1 p.m. EST: NFBC main event draft begins on MockDraftCentral.com

The NFBC will have online/phone leagues in the main event this year, allowing participants to compete for the $100,000 grand prize if they can't make it to the live event. Separate online/phone leagues will be comprised of teams drafting on MockDraftCentral.com starting at 1 p.m. EST on Saturday, March 21st.

Here's how it will work: By signing up for the Online/Phone option, you will be randomly placed into a 15-team main event league just like any other city . If there are 45 teams in the Online league, they will be randomly selected into three leagues and KDS preferences will then run for each league.

Team participants will be given an 800-number to call into for the draft and will also be given a URL for the draft site on MockDraftCentral.com. All 15 owners will be on the teleconference and all picks will be announced by team owners there. An NFBC representative will run the draft, announce the selections of each team and then make the selection on MDC.com for all to see. Team owners will be able to follow the draft on MDC.com and see all available players online, while still being able to hear all draft results through the teleconference. This will continue for 30 rounds, with 15 minute breaks after Rounds 10 and 20.

Thanks and good luck all. I took the above quote "just like any other city" to mean that the online/phone leagues were similar to a city. That means that full leagues should be honored and that the "extra" would all fall into a pool with the other cities to form the remaining leagues. Since the "locations" are assumed to have these final tallies:

LV - 159 (extra 9)

NY - 113 (extra 8)

CHI - 60 (Full)

ORL - 24 (extra 9)

Online - 34 (extra 4)

I would propose that the extras be put into a pool of 30 and 2 additional leagues formed, just like the Superdrafts and Ultimates. If there are 3 cities with some online, then so be it. The max would end up being 2 additional leagues per "location", but since they won't be full, they could be placed back to back and maybe only take up just as much space as a normal single league. Not sure how that works with a phone and MDC, though. Anyway, my two cents on the matter. I am sure Greg will do what is best.

KJ Duke · Post by **KJ Duke** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 7:45 pm

The fact that several phone-in guys want lges of their own (excluding in-city drafters) concerns me. I don't have control over who is in my league in LV (any of 150 people could be in it), so why should you be limited in potential competitors?

Is it because the bulk of the phone-in players could be perceived as more novice than the diehard live drafter? I don't think phone drafters should have guarantees that they'll be in phone-player only lges. Many didn't there should even be phone-in leagues in this competition, now you want to be guaranteed not to face top players in the various cities.

sportsbettingman · Post by **sportsbettingman** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 7:55 pm

Originally posted by KJ Duke:

The fact that several phone-in guys want lges of their own (excluding in-city drafters) concerns me. I don't have control over who is in my league in LV (any of 150 people could be in it), so why should you be limited in potential competitors?

Is it because the bulk of the phone-in players could be perceived as more novice than the diehard live drafter? I don't think phone drafters should have guarantees that they'll be in phone-player only lges. Many didn't there should even be phone-in leagues in this competition, now you want to be guaranteed not to face top players in the various cities.

Although I do not wish to burden Greg with crap...I agree with KJ big time!

Aside from Orlando...

:rolleyes: ...there is no better way to "fix" a league with either people you know...or to avoid people you don't want to know..then the phone/online option.

The only way to keep it on the up and up...is to spread it out. (randomly...my favorite thing!)

~Lance

Jesse Homer · Post by **Jesse Homer** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 7:58 pm

I'am in one of the phone leagues. I just want to draft, don't care if I draft live/phone/online in outer space or anywhere else, I just want to be part of this contest.I'am just happy that they allow this option,and whatever they choose to do is fine by me.

Lunatic · Post by **Lunatic** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:01 pm

I never thought about this - valid point. That said, I am too excited about Vegas and drafting at a table with 14 other die-hard fantasy baseball fanatics, I don't really care...

Top Dawg · Post by **Top Dawg** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:28 am

There are some interesting points being made here. Greg will do the "best" thing for the "bulk" of us, as he always does. Personally, if I was sitting at home, on my computer, with internet access all day, in my PJ's I could care less about calling into a Vegas, Orlando, NYC or "telephone" league. Either way, I'm on the telephone. That said, I also agree that if the telephone leagues are used to fill the remaining city needs, it should be random, not just the last "X" number of telephone sign-ups.

Pete

[ March 12, 2009, 08:05 AM: Message edited by: Top Dawg ]

ESPN8 THE OCHO · Post by **ESPN8 THE OCHO** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:41 am

Just my opinion.

First- I have been in leagues where there was a phone hook up. It really is not a problem. A problem would be if phone competitors were limited to a certain number of players to compete against.

Second- MDC.com is great for sattelite leagues but for the main event people should have to track their own players. Obviously everyone in the event has a list but I don't like the fact MDC.com has the list of players in an order in front of them. Call me crazy but sometimes players are overlooked and this can remind people.

**** Phone poeple should be drawn randomly into leagues and should have to follow the draft via phone. It is how it was always done. It really causes no problem and it is only fair.