Updated NFBC Mid-Season Signup List and Rules

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 5:27 am

With the MLB All-Star Game just three weeks away, I thought I'd create a new thread with the NFBC Mid-Season signup list at the top. The other thread had lists all over the place. Here is the updated list and if anyone wants to join they can just click on the Register button on the home page and pull down to Satellite Leagues and EXPAND. All of the available leagues are listed there. Here's the current signup list and we'll close off leagues once we have a full 15. Thanks all.

Monday, July 13th, 7 p.m. EST

$125 NFBC Mid-Season League,

Winner-Take-All For $1,300 or 2010 NFBC Main Event Entry

1. Chris Schinker

2. Jamie Vassallo

3. Jeff Barachy

4. Robert Hudson

5. Jeff Schinker

6. Richard Kulaski

7. Erica Lay

8. Jason Mastrodonato

9. Tony Cincotta

10. Robert FitzGerald

11. Todd Mossinger

12. Terry Lewis

13. Matthew Bauler

14. Anthony Palavis

15. Kevin Kirves

Tuesday, July 14th, 7 p.m. EST

Don Mathis League, (use first half stats + second half stats)

Pay Top 3 ($2,000, $750, $250)

1. Pete Baczynski, Las Vegas, Nevada

2. Will Tyrer, Beverly Hills, California

3. Don Mathis, Lakeland, Florida

4. George Kleemann, Palatine, Illinois

5. Michael Lins, Hillsborough, New Jersey

6. Jesse Homer, Sheffield, Iowa

7. Chris Plucar, North Liberty, Iowa

8. Aaron Smith, Jamestown, Rhode Island

9. Gary Barth, Towson, Maryland

10. Anson Chan, Fort Lee, New Jersey

11. Emory Upchurch, Ukiah, California

12. Terry Lewis, Harrisburg, North Carolina

13. Chris Poulson, Dublin, California

14. Kevin Schiller, Phoenix, Arizona

15. Andrew Diem, South River, New Jersey

Tuesday, July 14th, 7 p.m. EST

$500 Satellite League, Pay Top 3

1. Chris Poulson, Dublin, California

2. Bobby Brendler, Rockville, Maryland

3. Stephen Giufre, Huntington Beach, California

4. Terry Lewis (would do $500 or $1,000 if we fill)

5. Gene McCaffrey, Ft. Collins, Colorado

6. Dave Cushard, Jackson, Michigan

7. Glenn Lowy

Wednesday, July 15th, 7 p.m. EST

$1,000 Satellite League, Pay Top 3

1. Will Tyrer, Beverly Hills, California

2. Bobby Brendler, Rockville, Maryland

3. Jeff Meyer

4. Williams Devers

Wednesday, July 15th, 9 p.m. EST

$250 Satellite League, Pay Top 3

1. Richard Goodwein, Oliver, British Columbia

2. Chris Poulson, Dublin, California

3. Gaetan Lavoie, Varennes, Quebec

4. Gary Barth, Towson, Maryland

5. Jim Christie

Wednesday, July 15th, 9 p.m. EST

$125 Satellite League, Pay Top 3

1. Mike Connolly

2. Jeff Rubenstein

[ July 09, 2009, 02:58 PM: Message edited by: Greg Ambrosius ]

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 5:29 am

Here are the rules again if you have interest:

The draft dates will be Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, July 13-15 during the All-Star break. We'll offer the following leagues and draft on MockDraftCentral.com:

Monday, July 13th

$125 Winner-Take-All

$250 Pay Top 3.

Tuesday, July 14th

$125 Pay Top 3

$250 Don Mathis League (retain stats from first half)

$500 Pay Top 3

Wednesday, July 14th

$125 Winner-Take-All

$250 Pay Top 3

$1,000 Pay Top 3

Section I: Official Rules and Regulations of the

National Fantasy Baseball Championship

Mid-Season Contest

1. Overview: The National Fantasy Baseball Championship (NFBC) Midseason Contest will consist of individual leagues, each comprised of 15 teams/managers, with individual league prizes. The NFBC Midseason Contest’s regular season will extend from July 16, 2009 (the first game after the MLB All Star Game) through the final game of the regular season (including a season-ending tie-breaker if needed). Teams will compete for accumulative stats in five offensive and five pitching categories, with each category weighted equally. Categories include: (for hitters) Batting Average, Home Runs, RBIs, Stolen Bases and Runs; (for pitchers) Wins, Saves, Earned Run Average, Strikeouts and WHIP Ratio (Walks plus Hits divided by Innings Pitched). Only player stats from the second half of the season will count towards team totals (except for the Tuesday, July 10th Don Mathis League, where first half results will also be included in the team standings). The team at the end of the year with the most cumulative points in each league wins the league title.

2. Draft: Drafts will take place online at www.mockdraftcentral.com on Monday, July 13, Tuesday, July 14 and Wednesday, July 15.

3. Roster Requirements: Maximum of 30 players at all times.

4. Starting Lineup Requirements: Starting lineups will consist of:

• 2 Catchers

• 1 First Baseman

• 1 Second Baseman

• 1 Shortstop

• 1 Third Baseman

• 1 Middle Infielder (2B/SS)

• 1 Corner Infielder (1B/3B)

• 1 Utility Player (any offensive position)

• 5 Outfielders

• 9 Pitchers

There is a 300 innings pitched minimum requirement for all of the mid-season leagues and a 600 IP minimum for the Don Mathis League. However, there is no minimum requirement for number of starting pitchers or relief pitchers. Should any team not reach the required limit of innings pitched by the end of the season, the rankings will be altered to show that team getting 1 point in both ERA and WHIP. No other teams will switch positions in the standings, but the team that didn’t reach the minimum IP will automatically earn 1 point in ERA and WHIP. All players must have played 20 games in 2008 or 10 games during the 2009 season to qualify at a certain position. Minor-leaguers who did not play 20 games at any position in 2008 but who still played at least one game in the majors last year, will qualify at the position they played the most at in the majors in 2008. Other eligibility guidelines can be found under Section 6 in the Rules. If a player returns from retirement or rehab after missing the previous year, his position eligibility will be his previous year’s eligibility. If no Week One lineup is submitted, the NFBC will determine your starting lineup. After Week One, if no starting lineup is submitted, your starting lineup will be that of the previous week.

Owners DO NOT have to fill their 23 required starting spots with their first 23 draft picks; i.e. you can pick your second catcher with your 30th pick if you’d like.

A. League Management Web Address: You can access your league via the Internet by going to http://www.fantasybaseballchampionship.com. You will need a username and a password to access the game site. Contact [email protected] if you are signed up for the contest and don't have a username and password.

B. Lineup Submission: All lineups may be submitted on the league web site and are due five minutes before the first game starts each Monday. If the first game of that Monday starts at 7:05 EST, your starting lineup must be designated by 7:00 EST.

5. Scoring: The National Fantasy Baseball Championship Midseason Contest will use a 5x5 Rotisserie scoring setup. Cumulative totals will be used for the following categories:

• Batting Average

• Home Runs

• RBIs

• Runs

• Stolen Bases

• Wins

• Saves

• Earned Run Average

• Strikeouts

• WHIP Ratio (walks plus hits divided by innings pitched)

6. Position Eligibility: Players who played at least 20 games at any position in 2008 will qualify at that position for the entire 2009 NFBC mid-season contest. Players who play 10 games at a new position in 2009 will be eligible at that position after they have played for the 10th time there this year.

7. Free Agents: Any player who is not on a team roster within your league and is on a major-league roster or once was on an NFBC Midseason Contest team in your league is considered a free agent for that league. Even players on the MLB disabled list are eligible to be picked up during the FAAB bidding process. The player pool is deemed closed of new free agents two hours (5 p.m. EST on Sundays) before the FAAB bidding deadline. Participants should note that MLB unsigned veteran free agents at the time of Draft Day are eligible to be picked up or bid on in the NFBC Midseason Leagues.

8. Free Agent Acquisitions: The free agent system will be a "blind bidding" process for each individual league. Each team will start with 1,000 free agent "dollars" for the season, and will be permitted to bid for free agents on a weekly basis with a minimum bid of $1 per player. No team will be informed of any other team's free agent bids. The team with the highest bid on any given player will be awarded that player. The amount of the winning bid will be deducted from the winning team's free agent dollars. For each winning bid, the winning team must drop a player to make roster room for the free agent acquisition. If a team's free agent dollars goes to zero, that team will no longer be allowed to bid for the rest of the season. No bid will be accepted that is larger than a team's free agent dollars. All bids must be in increments of dollars (no cents). The winning bids with owner's name will be shown after the FAAB bidding period for each NFBC Midseason league along with the runner-up dollar amount that was offered for each player. The first FAAB period will begin on Thursday, July 16th.

9. Bidding Time Frame: The bidding process starts just after the draft and ends at the completion of Week 26 (including any regular-season tie-breaker game). Bids will be accepted on the league web site from Monday at 3 p.m. ET until Sunday at 8 p.m. ET in each of these weeks. Rosters will be updated shortly after 8 p.m. ET on Sunday with the results of all successful bids and starting lineups for the upcoming week must be finalized five minutes before each game every Monday.

10. Conditional Bids: Conditional bids can also be offered. In the event you may lose out on a player, you can place conditional bid(s) for other players during the bidding time frame. The first conditional bid will become relevant only if you lose out on your primary bid. Subsequent conditional bids will become relevant only if the previous conditional bid fails. Bids do not require conditional bids. Bids may have several sequential conditional bids. Participants should note that the computer takes the HIGHEST BIDS and processes each bid in that order if you have multiple FAAB acquisition bids. Putting a larger bid on a conditional bid than a primary bid also isn't allowed.

Example:

Acquire Max Scherzer, $19, cut Tony Pena

Acquire Jensen Lewis, $16, cut Tony Pena

Acquire Eric Gagne, $2, cut Tony Pena

11. Number of Bid Limits: There is no limit to the number of bids each week in which bids are permitted.

12. Tied Bids: If there is a tie bid, the team that receives the player will be determined in order by:

1. Worst league record.

2. Lowest standing the previous week.

3. Coin toss.

In the case of a tied bid during the first FAAB period (July 16), the player will be awarded to the team that is lowest in the standings at that time. If there is still a tie, the team that had the lowest draft spot on Draft Day (i.e. should Team 4, Team 7 and Team 11 each bid $1 on Sam Smith, Team 11) would get him.

13. Trades between managers: To minimize the possibility of collusion, there will be no trading allowed. All drops are also subject to review by the commissioner of the NFBC and can be revoked if the dropped player is deemed too valuable to be offered to that league's free agent pool, thus damaging the credibility of the overall contest. The commissioner can also allow a cut of a star player and then keep that player out of that league’s free agent pool for any length of time, including the rest of the season. All decisions by the NFBC commissioner will be final.

14. League Structure: Each league will consist of 15 teams competing in a Rotisserie style mixed-league format for the league championship. Points will be awarded in this order: 15 points for 1st place in each category, 14 points for 2nd place, 13 for 3rd and continue down to 1 point for 15th place. This will occur in all 10 scoring categories. Payoffs will be for the first three teams in each league unless it is a $125 Winner-Take-All League.

15. Prize Breakdown:

We are paying back 80 percent of all entry fees for each league in prizes. Check the web site for the prize breakdown for each league.

16. Time Limit For Draft: There will be a 90-second time limit for each owner to make his/her pick during each round of the NFBC mid-season draft. If a participant does not make a selection in the allotted time, he is passed over until the next participant makes a player selection. The passed-over participant follows after the next person's pick and again has 90 seconds to make his/her pick.

17. Refunds: Once a participant submits valid payment, no money will be refunded to participants or co-managers unless The National Fantasy Baseball Championship Midseason Contest is canceled. A team spot is considered filled when the entire entry fee is paid. Krause Publications reserves the right to cancel any entries not comprising a full 15-team league. When a participant agrees to finish the registration form and submit payment, that participant has demonstrated his/her acceptance of the official rules and regulations for the NFBC Midseason Contest.

At its sole discretion, Krause Publications also reserves the right to terminate The National Fantasy Baseball Championship Midseason Contest in its entirety if there are an insufficient number of teams by July 12, 2009. In this unlikely event, Krause Publications will refund all entry fees within 48 hours of cancellation notice and/or provide a new application form with the newly stated prize figures. All pre-registered applicants would have the right to a full refund or agree to play for the newly announced prize structure. Krause Publications is not responsible for any loss or liability incurred by any participant or co-managers due to cancellation of the National Fantasy Baseball Championship Midseason Contest, including but not limited to travel or hotel expenses, time taken off from employment, etc.

18. Taxes: If the principal participant's prize winnings exceed $600.00, The National Fantasy Baseball Championship must file a Form 1099 with the IRS at the end of this calendar year. We will request your social security number and signature on this form. The Form contains the amount paid to you and you will receive a copy of the Form for tax purposes. You are responsible for paying any taxes that result from your cash prize. Please consult your income tax advisor for filing advice.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 2:22 am

Okay, we have 12 owners for the Monday, July 13th $125 Mid-Season league. THREE SPOTS LEFT. Let me know if you want to compete in this winner-take-all league as we will close out that date once we have a full house. Thanks all.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 4:04 am

ONE SPOT LEFT for the Monday WTA $125 Mid-Season League. Who wants the final spot? Thanks all.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 4:11 am

Okay, the $125 Winner-Take-All League is now full. We have 15 teams. We will need to get everyone set up on the site with this link and then you can set your KDS preferences. We have plenty of time for that, but let's pick the draft spots on Monday, July 6th and give you a week to prepare for this league. I'll contact everyone next week to get you set up and paid and your KDS preferences set. Thanks all.

We do have a $125 WTA on Wednesday, July 15th at 7 p.m. EST and a $125 Pay Top 3 on Tuesday, July 14th at 9 EST if anyone still wants to do a draft at this price point. Just sign up online or contact me and I'll get those two going. Thanks all.

Here's the final lineup card for the Monday event:

Monday, July 13th, 7 p.m. EST

$125 NFBC Mid-Season League,

Winner-Take-All For $1,300 or 2010 NFBC Main Event Entry

1. Chris Schinker

2. Jamie Vassallo

3. Jeff Barachy

4. Robert Hudson

5. Jeff Schinker

6. Richard Kulaski

7. Erica Lay

8. Jason Mastrodonato

9. Tony Cincotta

10. Robert FitzGerald

11. Todd Mossinger

12. Terry Lewis

13. Matthew Bauler

14. Anthony Palavis

15. Kevin Kirves

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 5:35 am

Just a heads up: We now have seven spots left in the $250 Don Mathis Mid-Season League that allows first-half stats to be computed in the standings. This is a fun, fun league, where the first half stats are calculated once you've set your starting lineup for the first game of the first week of action. So draft players who had great first half stats and will excel in the second half as well.

Thanks all and welcome aboard Aaron Smith.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 2:12 am

We now have nine teams for the Don Mathis Mid-Season League that will draft during the All-Star Game. This is the only mid-season game that will count the first half stats with your starting 23 players for Week 1. Can we find six more owners to fill this league up? Let's do it.

Here's the current lineup card for that one:

Tuesday, July 14th, 7 p.m. EST

Don Mathis League, (use first half stats + second half stats)

Pay Top 3 ($2,000, $750, $250)

1. Pete Baczynski, Las Vegas, Nevada

2. Will Tyrer, Beverly Hills, California

3. Don Mathis, Lakeland, Florida

4. George Kleemann, Palatine, Illinois

5. Michael Lins, Hillsborough, New Jersey

6. Jesse Homer, Sheffield, Iowa

7. Chris Plucar, North Liberty, Iowa

8. Aaron Smith, Jamestown, Rhode Island

9. Gary Barth, Towson, Maryland

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 10:51 am

Okay, we now have FIVE SPOTS LEFT in the Don Mathis Mid-Season League. Welcome aboard Anson Chan. Here's the latest lineup card for that mid-season league, the only one that includes first half stats:

Tuesday, July 14th, 7 p.m. EST

Don Mathis League, (use first half stats + second half stats)

Pay Top 3 ($2,000, $750, $250)

1. Pete Baczynski, Las Vegas, Nevada

2. Will Tyrer, Beverly Hills, California

3. Don Mathis, Lakeland, Florida

4. George Kleemann, Palatine, Illinois

5. Michael Lins, Hillsborough, New Jersey

6. Jesse Homer, Sheffield, Iowa

7. Chris Plucar, North Liberty, Iowa

8. Aaron Smith, Jamestown, Rhode Island

9. Gary Barth, Towson, Maryland

10. Anson Chan, Fort Lee, New Jersey

captain · Post by **captain** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 6:00 pm

Greg--

Chris Poulson Here go ahead and add me to the Don Mathis league. Also keep me on the list for the other 2 in case they fill up. I just don't think they will for some reason. Can you also call or email me when you get time Greg...

Thanks,

Chris

Raskol · Post by **Raskol** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 6:42 pm

I just registered online for the Mathis league....add me to the list please.

Emory

WOODERSON · Post by **WOODERSON** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:30 pm

Greg, I also went ahead with the Mathis as it doesn't look like the other 2 will fill.

Terry

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 5:32 am

Okay, we now have TWO SPOTS LEFT for the $250 Don Mathis League. Let's fill this up and set a deadline of Tuesday, July 7th for the KDS deadline, noon CST. Then I'll pick the draft spots and give everyone a week to prepare for their spots. This league will need extra preparation since we are using first half stats, so the goal is to get your draft picks as soon as possible.

Here's the current lineup card. Let's get two more owners in this league and have some fun. Thanks all.

Tuesday, July 14th, 7 p.m. EST

Don Mathis League, (use first half stats + second half stats)

Pay Top 3 ($2,000, $750, $250)

1. Pete Baczynski, Las Vegas, Nevada

2. Will Tyrer, Beverly Hills, California

3. Don Mathis, Lakeland, Florida

4. George Kleemann, Palatine, Illinois

5. Michael Lins, Hillsborough, New Jersey

6. Jesse Homer, Sheffield, Iowa

7. Chris Plucar, North Liberty, Iowa

8. Aaron Smith, Jamestown, Rhode Island

9. Gary Barth, Towson, Maryland

10. Anson Chan, Fort Lee, New Jersey

11. Emory Upchurch, Ukiah, California

12. Terry Lewis, Harrisburg, North Carolina

13. Chris Poulson, Dublin, California

Purple Helmets · Post by **Purple Helmets** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 11:38 am

Greg, you can count me in for the Don Mathis league. I tried the registration online...it may or may not have worked. Count me in...call me if you need any additional information.

No pressure if I missed the cut to be in the final 15.

Thanks,

Kevin

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 2:38 am

Originally posted by Purple Helmets:

Greg, you can count me in for the Don Mathis league. I tried the registration online...it may or may not have worked. Count me in...call me if you need any additional information.

No pressure if I missed the cut to be in the final 15.

Thanks,

Kevin You're good to go Kevin. I'll need to update your new address at some point, but your registration came through and you are good to go.

Okay, ONE SPOT LEFT for the $250 Don Mathis League, using first half stats. Who wants a spot?

Here's the current lineup card for that one:

Tuesday, July 14th, 7 p.m. EST

Don Mathis League, (use first half stats + second half stats)

Pay Top 3 ($2,000, $750, $250)

1. Pete Baczynski, Las Vegas, Nevada

2. Will Tyrer, Beverly Hills, California

3. Don Mathis, Lakeland, Florida

4. George Kleemann, Palatine, Illinois

5. Michael Lins, Hillsborough, New Jersey

6. Jesse Homer, Sheffield, Iowa

7. Chris Plucar, North Liberty, Iowa

8. Aaron Smith, Jamestown, Rhode Island

9. Gary Barth, Towson, Maryland

10. Anson Chan, Fort Lee, New Jersey

11. Emory Upchurch, Ukiah, California

12. Terry Lewis, Harrisburg, North Carolina

13. Chris Poulson, Dublin, California

14. Kevin Schiller, Phoenix, Arizona

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:49 pm

Andrew Diem has agreed to take the last spot in the Don Mathis $250 Mid-Season League. We now have 15 owners for this event. I will contact each on Monday to get payment info and KDS info and pick the draft spots on Tuesday. Thanks all and good luck.

Here's the lineup card for this contest:

Tuesday, July 14th, 7 p.m. EST

Don Mathis League, (use first half stats + second half stats)

Pay Top 3 ($2,000, $750, $250)

1. Pete Baczynski, Las Vegas, Nevada

2. Will Tyrer, Beverly Hills, California

3. Don Mathis, Lakeland, Florida

4. George Kleemann, Palatine, Illinois

5. Michael Lins, Hillsborough, New Jersey

6. Jesse Homer, Sheffield, Iowa

7. Chris Plucar, North Liberty, Iowa

8. Aaron Smith, Jamestown, Rhode Island

9. Gary Barth, Towson, Maryland

10. Anson Chan, Fort Lee, New Jersey

11. Emory Upchurch, Ukiah, California

12. Terry Lewis, Harrisburg, North Carolina

13. Chris Poulson, Dublin, California

14. Kevin Schiller, Phoenix, Arizona

15. Andrew Diem

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:27 am

The Monday, July 13th $125 Mid-Season Satellite League has been set up and participants will get an e-mail confirmation soon from MockDraftCentral.com. Make sure you set up payment with Tom this week and then we'll be good to go.

Here is the draft order for that league, using only second half stats:

1. Richard Kulaski

2. Anthony Palavis

3. Jeff Schinker

4. Erica Lay

5. Matthew Bauler

6. Todd Mossinger

7. Jamie Vassallo

8. Robert FitzGerald

9. Jeff Barachy

10. Chris Schinker

11. Tony Cincotta

12. Jason Mastrodonato

13. Robert Hudson

14. Kevin Kirves

15. Terry Lewis

Also, we have a few leagues with 4-5 signups on Tuesday and Wednesday. See the signup page at the top of this thread to see who is competing and then help us fill these up. Thanks all.

Tom Kessenich · Post by **Tom Kessenich** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:16 am

Here's the draft order for the Don Mathis League. Good luck everyone.

Tuesday, July 14th, 7 p.m. EST

Don Mathis League, (use first half stats + second half stats)

1st: $2,000

2nd: $750

3rd: $250

1. Anson Chan

2. Jesse Homer

3. Michael Lins

4. Aaron Smith

5. Gary Barth

6. Terry Lewis

7. Andrew Diem

8. Emory Upchurch

9. Will Tyrer

10. Kevin Schiller

11. Chris Plucar

12. Pete Baczynski

13. Chris Poulson

14. George Kleemann

15. Don Mathis

Purple Helmets · Post by **Purple Helmets** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:51 am

Originally posted by Tom Kessenich:

Here's the draft order for the Don Mathis League. Good luck everyone.

Tuesday, July 14th, 7 p.m. EST

Don Mathis League, (use first half stats + second half stats)

1st: $2,000

2nd: $750

3rd: $250

1. Anson Chan

2. Jesse Homer

3. Michael Lins

4. Aaron Smith

5. Gary Barth

6. Terry Lewis

7. Andrew Diem

8. Emory Upchurch

9. Will Tyrer

10. Kevin Schiller

11. Chris Plucar

12. Pete Baczynski

13. Chris Poulson

14. George Kleemann

15. Don Mathis Please confirm that the first half stats will count for only those players that we start the first week of this competition. So if we bench a player in week 1, we don't get their first half stats...correct?

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:44 am

Originally posted by Purple Helmets:

quote:Originally posted by Tom Kessenich:

Here's the draft order for the Don Mathis League. Good luck everyone.

Tuesday, July 14th, 7 p.m. EST

Don Mathis League, (use first half stats + second half stats)

1st: $2,000

2nd: $750

3rd: $250

1. Anson Chan

2. Jesse Homer

3. Michael Lins

4. Aaron Smith

5. Gary Barth

6. Terry Lewis

7. Andrew Diem

8. Emory Upchurch

9. Will Tyrer

10. Kevin Schiller

11. Chris Plucar

12. Pete Baczynski

13. Chris Poulson

14. George Kleemann

15. Don Mathis Please confirm that the first half stats will count for only those players that we start the first week of this competition. So if we bench a player in week 1, we don't get their first half stats...correct? [/QUOTE]Correct. On the Thursday that you set your first starting lineup, make sure your 23 guys have the best first half stats, even if they're currently on the DL. The standings will then run on Thursday night with first half stats and on Friday morning you'll see all of the standings updated with first half stats. The league is set pretty good with that first set of standings.

Great league and lots of strategy involved. We all want to see what the first few rounds of this draft look like. Good luck.

Glenneration X · Post by **Glenneration X** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 1:52 pm

Hello Greg, Tom,

I had to postpone my poker championship dreams, so please put me down for the $500 mid-season satellite.

If the $1000 fills first, I'll take that instead.

Thanks,

Glenn

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 2:35 am

Originally posted by G-X:

Hello Greg, Tom,

I had to postpone my poker championship dreams, so please put me down for the $500 mid-season satellite.

If the $1000 fills first, I'll take that instead.

Thanks,

Glenn Sorry to hear that you didn't win the WSOP. Better luck next time.

Okay, I can put you down for the $500 for now and keep an eye on the $1,000. Dave Cushard said the exact same thing and will do the $500 and/or the $1,000 if we fill. We need a rush by Friday to make either one happen. Here's the latest on the $500 on the day of the All-Star Game. Anyone else want in on this one?

Tuesday, July 14th, 7 p.m. EST

$500 Satellite League, Pay Top 3

1. Chris Poulson, Dublin, California

2. Bobby Brendler, Rockville, Maryland

3. Stephen Giufre, Huntington Beach, California

4. Terry Lewis (would do $500 or $1,000 if we fill)

5. Gene McCaffrey, Ft. Collins, Colorado

6. Dave Cushard, Jackson, Michigan

7. Glenn Lowy

We need to finalize these last leagues by this weekend, so please don't wait until the last minute to sign up. We need to get everyone set up in advance. Thanks all and just contact me or post here if you want one of these spots.

Geoffrey Stein · Post by **Geoffrey Stein** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 3:05 am

Originally posted by Tom Kessenich:

Here's the draft order for the Don Mathis League. Good luck everyone.

Tuesday, July 14th, 7 p.m. EST

Don Mathis League, (use first half stats + second half stats)

1st: $2,000

2nd: $750

3rd: $250

1. Anson Chan

2. Jesse Homer

3. Michael Lins

4. Aaron Smith

5. Gary Barth

6. Terry Lewis

7. Andrew Diem

8. Emory Upchurch

9. Will Tyrer

10. Kevin Schiller

11. Chris Plucar

12. Pete Baczynski

13. Chris Poulson

14. George Kleemann

15. Don Mathis This draft has been created, and e-mail invites have been sent.

Glenneration X · Post by **Glenneration X** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 2:53 pm

Originally posted by Greg Ambrosius:

quote:Originally posted by G-X:

Hello Greg, Tom,

I had to postpone my poker championship dreams, so please put me down for the $500 mid-season satellite.

If the $1000 fills first, I'll take that instead.

Thanks,

Glenn Sorry to hear that you didn't win the WSOP. Better luck next time.

Okay, I can put you down for the $500 for now and keep an eye on the $1,000. Dave Cushard said the exact same thing and will do the $500 and/or the $1,000 if we fill. We need a rush by Friday to make either one happen. Here's the latest on the $500 on the day of the All-Star Game. Anyone else want in on this one?

Tuesday, July 14th, 7 p.m. EST

$500 Satellite League, Pay Top 3

1. Chris Poulson, Dublin, California

2. Bobby Brendler, Rockville, Maryland

3. Stephen Giufre, Huntington Beach, California

4. Terry Lewis (would do $500 or $1,000 if we fill)

5. Gene McCaffrey, Ft. Collins, Colorado

6. Dave Cushard, Jackson, Michigan

7. Glenn Lowy

We need to finalize these last leagues by this weekend, so please don't wait until the last minute to sign up. We need to get everyone set up in advance. Thanks all and just contact me or post here if you want one of these spots. [/QUOTE]Thanks for the condolences Greg. Turns out I had to cancel my trip due to a conflict....made some decent dough for cashing out the prize package so it wasn't a total loss. Next year though, you'll see me going all in against Phil Helmuth at the final table....(well maybe not, but I'm going).

As far as the mid-season leagues go, I'll make a suggestion.....

If these leagues get close to the deadline without filling, maybe those signed up only for the $1000 league can step down a level to the $500....and those only signed up for the $250 league can step up to the $500. If everyone currently signed up for all three leagues met in the middle, we'd have 14 signups right now with only one to go. Again just a suggestion with the impending deadline for those who'd like one more baseball league.

Glenn

[ October 08, 2009, 04:55 PM: Message edited by: Tom Kessenich ]

Geoffrey Stein · Post by **Geoffrey Stein** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:52 am

Originally posted by Greg Ambrosius:

The Monday, July 13th $125 Mid-Season Satellite League has been set up and participants will get an e-mail confirmation soon from MockDraftCentral.com. Make sure you set up payment with Tom this week and then we'll be good to go.

Here is the draft order for that league, using only second half stats:

1. Richard Kulaski

2. Anthony Palavis

3. Jeff Schinker

4. Erica Lay

5. Matthew Bauler

6. Todd Mossinger

7. Jamie Vassallo

8. Robert FitzGerald

9. Jeff Barachy

10. Chris Schinker

11. Tony Cincotta

12. Jason Mastrodonato

13. Robert Hudson

14. Kevin Kirves

15. Terry Lewis

Also, we have a few leagues with 4-5 signups on Tuesday and Wednesday. See the signup page at the top of this thread to see who is competing and then help us fill these up. Thanks all. This draft has been created, and e-mail invites have been sent.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:05 am

Okay, as much as I'd like to run a few more drafts next week, I just don't think we're going to get it done. We have one on Monday and one on Tuesday and too many partials after that to piece together another one. I'll send an e-mail out to those in the other leagues today so that everyone can plan accordingly. No sense forcing folks to set time aside for next week if we can't fill these up.

Sorry about that folks, but we tried. Good luck the rest of the way and good luck to the 30 owners drafting in next week's $125 and $250 leagues.