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

Scott Boras · Post by **Scott Boras** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:52 am

Originally posted by KJ Duke:

quote:Originally posted by sportsbettingman:

That would be awesome to know who is in our league tonight, then draft spots tomorrow or THU!!! That would be fun, at a little suspense and speculation to the process. [/QUOTE]Greg, Can we do this?

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:54 am

NFBC Charter Member Korey Gardner has secured a spot in the NFBC's main event. Due to another conflict, he has to draft in the phone/online league, but we'll accommodate him. Welcome back Korey and we're glad to have you back for a sixth straight season.

Likewhat17 · Post by **Likewhat17** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 12:00 pm

Awesome work Greg, keep it up!!

Gordon Gekko II · Post by **Gordon Gekko II** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 12:01 pm

man, i'm gonna have to start working on that "value" player article

Gordon Gekko II · Post by **Gordon Gekko II** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 12:13 pm

1. Today - Fill up main event!

2. Tomorrow - Determine leagues and run KDS!

3. Thursday - Announce leagues and draft slots!

Tom Kessenich · Post by **Tom Kessenich** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 12:17 pm

I was here all weekend on the boards day and night and people couldn't sign up then? They just wanted to wait for Greg to get back? Sheesh.

sportsbettingman · Post by **sportsbettingman** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 12:28 pm

Message Board is swelling with anticipation...over 80 folks here...they know Greg and Tom have surprised them before!

billywaz · Post by **billywaz** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 12:38 pm

Originally posted by Tom Kessenich:

I was here all weekend on the boards day and night and people couldn't sign up then? They just wanted to wait for Greg to get back? Sheesh.

Greg gets the signups, you get the ladies!

Now go perfect your beer pong skills!!

Tom Kessenich · Post by **Tom Kessenich** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 12:46 pm

Originally posted by billywaz:

quote:Originally posted by Tom Kessenich:

I was here all weekend on the boards day and night and people couldn't sign up then? They just wanted to wait for Greg to get back? Sheesh.

Greg gets the signups, you get the ladies!

Now go perfect your beer pong skills!!

[/QUOTE]Maybe those skills are already perfect.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 1:02 pm

Originally posted by Tom Kessenich:

I was here all weekend on the boards day and night and people couldn't sign up then? They just wanted to wait for Greg to get back? Sheesh.

I was VERY charming on the phone today. I started every conversation with "yeah, we should have a Corona together." Even the folks signing up for the phone/online league liked that line. They couldn't resist.

We're hitting a home run and coming around third to officially score the winning run. This is exciting. There's a few folks out there just checking their schedules and then we'll have some work to do to finalize the leagues in each city. But we are DEFINITELY close.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 1:09 pm

Originally posted by sportsbettingman:

Message Board is swelling with anticipation...over 80 folks here...they know Greg and Tom have surprised them before!

I don't know if we've surprised folks in the past, but we usually come through with what we say we're going to do. That will be the case here. Friday should be a fun day for main event participants. Get ready!!

You know, it's funny, sometimes I wonder if I'm too transparent with this event. By announcing every single participant and where we are with each signup, I often leave myself open to providing too much information. Folks back out at times or credit cards don't work or things just happen, like in football, when the signups don't meet expectations. Since I'm the only one who runs things this way, I wonder if being too open is a wrong thing to do.

But then you see the excitement and the signups roll in when the honest numbers are out there. I think folks are on the boards tonight because they've seen all day today that even in tough economic times people want to be part of this special event, this special group of die-hard fantasy players. A few folks told me today that they weren't going to play this year, but after seeing the countdown of available slots and seeing all of the great names coming back for another season that they just had to get back in the main event. They made arrangements to get it done, financially and with their schedules.

I guess we'll always be open about our signups and do it this way. After today, I think we're doing it the right way. Thanks all.

Thunder · Post by **Thunder** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 1:12 pm

95 on the MB's, you could cut the anxiety with a knife.

KJ Duke · Post by **KJ Duke** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 1:54 pm

Originally posted by Greg Ambrosius:

I guess we'll always be open about our signups and do it this way. After today, I think we're doing it the right way. Thanks all. That was one of the first things that struck me about this event. Announcing signups, the countdown, and your general presence here shows everyone you're involved and enthusiastic, rather than just a company trying to make a buck off a marketing plan.

Stick with the tradition Greg, it sets you apart in the best possible way.

Top Dawg · Post by **Top Dawg** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 1:58 pm

Greg,

We love that you post every name and keep counts for us. You are right, these are hard economic times. No question about that. As members of this "family" we want to see this event grow and sell out. We are all in this together.

Pete

sportsbettingman · Post by **sportsbettingman** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 2:06 pm

Yup...this country needs all the transparency it can get!!!

~Lance

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 2:15 pm

TWO SPOTS LEFT IN THE 2009 MAIN EVENT!!!

We now officially have 388 teams for the NFBC's main event tonight as we welcome Glen Lowy of Farmingville, New York to the big dance. I think Glen called me late this afternoon when we had five spots left and he said he would hopefully be getting back to me about grabbing a spot in the main event. Welcome aboard Glen as you're part of our eighth main event league in the Big Apple and the 26th main event league overall.

Here's all we have left:

389

390

Who wants one of the final teams in this year's competition?

KJ Duke · Post by **KJ Duke** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 2:19 pm

Who's gonna be a hero tonight and take #389 or #390 ?

Captain Hook · Post by **Captain Hook** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 2:19 pm

We could do a few leagues right now - 103 members and 63 guests online now!

Tom Kessenich · Post by **Tom Kessenich** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 2:21 pm

I told Greg today I was hoping we could sell out tonight or early tomorrow and pick the spots on Thursday. Can we make that happen?

751542 · Post by **751542** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 2:21 pm

who will be mr. irrelevant??? but very relevant, for all of us board watchers will be ecstatic for greg n co.!!!!!

Thunder · Post by **Thunder** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 2:26 pm

greg

you, tom and the group do yeomans work with this. i'm sure you're as surprised as the rest of us that the event can fill and even exceed expectations as with the online draft. this looks like a great year for the NFBC and it feels great just to be a part of it.

thanks and good luck to all

bill

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 2:34 pm

Originally posted by Captain Hook:

We could do a few leagues right now - 103 members and 63 guests online now! Wow, I didn't even see that. I've been trying to balance these final signups and a Science Fair where two of my kids had displays. They didn't think it was too funny that I was on the Internet responding to questions while they were trying to show how seven solutions cleanse pennies at different intervals !!!

(By the way, Efferdent can clean a penny in 5 seconds; Coke can take the rust off a nail in 4 hours. I'm done drinking Coke!!)

Okay, with so many people on the boards, Tom, are you ready to pick draft spots?? Let's get it done!!!!

Nah, better hold true to plan. Friday sounds like a good day to ruin everyone's work day and announce the leagues and slots. I'll stick to the plan and make sure every credit card has been run. We're still chasing a few bad cards. So hang in there a little longer and let's sell this out TOGETHER. Pete is right, we're all in this together and I know that everyone is as happy about our success this year as Tom and I are. It doesn't get any better than this.

KJ Duke · Post by **KJ Duke** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 2:38 pm

Friday would be a good day to plan and discuss slots. Wednesday or Thursday would be a better day to GET draft slots!

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 2:42 pm

Originally posted by RoundTrippers:

who will be mr. irrelevant??? but very relevant, for all of us board watchers will be ecstatic for greg n co.!!!!! Thanks man. What's fun tonight is that for Tom and me, and for the 100+ owners who have been with us every step of the way since 2004 like yourself, there's really a sense of pride tonight as we sell out early during a tough economic period. It feels like 2004 all over again when signup number 155 came in and I said we're guaranteeing this damn $100,000 grand prize even if we don't fill up more than 11 leagues. We said back then that we were committed to this event for the long-term and we meant it.

That last week in 2004 we got 45 signups and finished at a proud 195. It was a great feeling then and it's a similar feeling tonight. Tom and I really haven't changed much since 2004, it's just that we're now running 140+ leagues instead of the 16 we ran then. We had 16 leagues that first year and it was hectic. Now, it's still just Tom and me and we're running 140+. SIMPLY AMAZING.

All 388 signups to date have made this possible. You stuck with us through thick and thin. We're going to get through this bad economy and ENJOY BASEBALL dammit. I can hardly wait for the drafts to begin. I'm as pumped as you folks are. Awesome and we'll get 390 soon enough, I know it. 10 main event signups today was a good start. Tomorrow or tonight we finish it off.

Thanks all.

Scott Boras · Post by **Scott Boras** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 2:44 pm

Receiving payment is one thing, waiting for waiting's sake is another. If we sell out and get everyone's credit cards straight, let's do this sooner than later. With the significant advantage that Gekko has, we need all the prep time we can get. An extra day or two of planning might be the difference in dethroning the manipulative master

Also, Coke is horrible for you, but it's so friggin' delicious!