Who has decided to enter the NFBC and where?

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Mon Feb 09, 2004 3:59 am

Jon Engstrom of Ohio has officially signed up to compete in the NFBC draft in Chicago and will be competing for the $100,000 grand prize. Welcome aboard Jon.

Also signing up to compete in the NFBC in Las Vegas is the tag team of Thomas Smith and Chris Worstell. Thomas is flying in from Pennsylvania and Chris is arriving from California. Besides competing for the $100,000 grand prize, this group along with about seven buddies will be joining us for the golf event on Friday morning. Nothing like hitting the links before a big exam!!! I'll see you guys on the driving range March 19th and best of luck in the competition.

Who's next? Keep the signups coming!!!

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Mon Feb 09, 2004 5:09 am

Charles and Peggy Gallagher of Las Vegas will join us in -- of course -- Las Vegas to compete in the NL Auction League. The husband-wife team (I'm assuming) will take on Meat Loaf and all the other competitors in the NL for the $7,500 league prize. Best of luck to all of you.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Mon Feb 09, 2004 8:32 am

Rick Thomas of West Virginia has eagerly signed up (I know because he called me!) for the NFBC draft in Las Vegas, leaving West Virginia in March for the sun and fun of Vegas. Welcome to the growing NFBC family Rick and best of luck in the chase for the $100,000 grand prize.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Mon Feb 09, 2004 1:58 pm

You gotta love New York!!! Two more entries for the NFBC draft at the Javits Center this evening. Let's welcome Michael Samuels of New York and the New Jersey tag team of John Bolcato and John Kadubec. Welcome to the growing NFBC family guys and best of luck in the hunt for the $100,000 grand prize. Don't feel bad if all you get as a welcome from this group is a Bronx cheer as it's a tough crowd to win over! See you in a little more than five weeks.

Gordon Gekko · Post by **Gordon Gekko** » Mon Feb 09, 2004 2:10 pm

Gekko = shark

Draft participants = helpless swimmers

BB of the Leaderboard · Post by **BB of the Leaderboard** » Mon Feb 09, 2004 3:10 pm

Originally posted by Gordon Gekko:

Gekko = shark

Draft participants = helpless swimmers

Geez, Gekko. Was that you I hit with the speargun off of St. John last week? Sorry. I'll have my crack staff start researching how to be a helpless swimmer for you in March.

Dyv · Post by **Dyv** » Mon Feb 09, 2004 7:09 pm

I could be wrong here... but I don't remember Jaws chewing up any more than about half a dozen people before he was blown up.

(The helpless swimmers win....)

Dyv

Leaderboard Sports · Post by **Leaderboard Sports** » Tue Feb 10, 2004 7:16 am

Afraid you'll be a fish out of water in Vegas Gekko.

The place is a desert.

You should have stuck with being a lizzard

[ February 10, 2004, 01:17 PM: Message edited by: Leaderboard Sports ]

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Tue Feb 10, 2004 9:55 am

Let's welcome another fish to the waters as the tag team of Tony Silvia and Troy Agler of Leaderboard Sports will compete in the NFBC draft in Chicago. Welcome aboard guys and don't be afraid of any of the animals in this zoo. They don't bite, as long as you don't feed them.

Gordon Gekko · Post by **Gordon Gekko** » Tue Feb 10, 2004 10:52 am

Originally posted by Leaderboard Sports:

Afraid you'll be a fish out of water in Vegas Gekko.

The place is a desert.

You should have stuck with being a lizzard

Vegas? I'll be in NYC! The only place to be. The Gekko shark will be patrolling the waters of the East River

dunt dunt dunt dunt, dunt dunt dunt dunt

King of Queens · Post by **King of Queens** » Tue Feb 10, 2004 12:07 pm

The Javits Center is a lot closer to the Hudson, GG. See you there...

Gordon Gekko · Post by **Gordon Gekko** » Tue Feb 10, 2004 1:34 pm

Originally posted by King of Queens:

The Javits Center is a lot closer to the Hudson, GG. See you there... Lot closer? Good one! Maybe we could meet up at J's Dilemma for some drinks on Friday? I assume you know where that is?

[ February 10, 2004, 07:35 PM: Message edited by: Gordon Gekko ]

Leaderboard Sports · Post by **Leaderboard Sports** » Tue Feb 10, 2004 2:48 pm

Oh you're from NY eh Gekko, that explains your sweet personality.

Darn, I was hoping you'd be in Vegas. Guess I'll have to leave my fishing pole at home.

Gordon Gekko · Post by **Gordon Gekko** » Tue Feb 10, 2004 2:56 pm

Originally posted by Leaderboard Sports:

Oh you're from NY eh Gekko, that explains your sweet personality.

Darn, I was hoping you'd be in Vegas. Guess I'll have to leave my fishing pole at home. You'll have a better chance of catching D.Ortiz than me. BTW, Ortiz had the second most homeruns (27) in the second half of last season. Thought I'd give the rooks another bone.

King of Queens · Post by **King of Queens** » Tue Feb 10, 2004 3:26 pm

GG - Jake's Dilemma? Upper West Side? Hmmm, let's see what league they put us in first. I wouldn't want you to get me drunk and have me reveal my draft strategy.

Leaderboard Sports · Post by **Leaderboard Sports** » Tue Feb 10, 2004 4:38 pm

You have a strategy

I didn't know we needed one.

I best get busy

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 2:16 am

Let's welcome another member to the growing NFBC family. Rick Kanfer of Atlanta is flying to Las Vegas to compete for the $100,000 grand prize. Welcome aboard Rick and best of luck in the competition.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 3:43 am

I don't mean to put a bullseye on his back, but Rick Cordella will be representing RotoWorld.com in the New York NFBC draft. Welcome aboard Rick and best of luck in the shark-invested waters around the Javits Center.

viper · Post by **viper** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 9:48 am

Does one site shape up to be more challenging? By Greg's own admission, the waters in NYC are shark infested - not a good environment for most fish. Vegas will have several WCOFB and NFBC players. This bodes poorly. I haven't heard a lot about the windy city. Will the midwest be filled with hospitable and kind-and-friendly souls?

Where is it safe for a snake?

[ February 11, 2004, 03:49 PM: Message edited by: viper ]

Leaderboard Sports · Post by **Leaderboard Sports** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 1:08 pm

I don't think anyplace is safe.

Most people willing to put up this kind of money usually know better than to drop Roy Halladay to waivers :rolleyes: (actually happened last year)

I would think Vegas will be the toughest competition because of all the industry experts out there for the Trade Conference as well as most of those who played in last years WCOFB having a years experience. But who knows. The Vegas drafters will also be out partying all night the night before and hungover so half of them may pass out before the 10th round

Al R. · Post by **Al R.** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 4:17 pm

TO Leadership Board:

I think GG is as obnoxious as all hell myself...

BUT..DO NOT refer to NY with that sarcastic wise ass "sweet personality" as being a New Yorker.

One day you'll learn what guts and pride and being an American is all about. It starts with avoiding people as shallow as you making dumb ass comments like that.

And don't bother replying with "oh, its all a joke", because the only JOKE is you my friend.

Get a LIFE you loser!

seefer · Post by **seefer** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 5:45 pm

Are we stressed out? Al, me thinx you are in dire need of a blough job.

Relax.

[ February 11, 2004, 11:45 PM: Message edited by: seefer ]

Leaderboard Sports · Post by **Leaderboard Sports** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 6:47 pm

Well I had a big long tirade on here about my military career and what it really means to be an American, but I deleted it.

Al must have one of those sweet personalities as well.

Talk about not doing your part to contradict a stereotype. Afraid you blew it Al

[ February 12, 2004, 02:34 AM: Message edited by: Leaderboard Sports ]

Dyv · Post by **Dyv** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 1:55 am

I just wish Al was right... I wish being an American really was about 'avoiding shallow people' and 'not listening to stupid comments'

I always heard that America was EXACTLY the opposite of that... every moron has a right to be here and every stupid thing they can stutter has a right to be said.

Al's America sounds pretty cool - like Stalin Russia was cool...

Then again, I'm not from New York, so I probably have no clue what being a real American is...

I'm just one of those glorified 'Midwest Quasi-Americans' who likes to think that some of the U.S. is outside of NYC.

CrAzY tAlK!!!!

By the way, I hear it's warm in Vegas...

D

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 2:52 am

Four more signups last night while I was getting my beauty sleep (I need lots of it). Joining us in New York for the NFBC will be the Baltimore tag team of Joey Liner and Lee Pollak and the team comprised of New York's Laurence Edelman. Welcome aboard guys and best of luck in the hunt for the $100,000 grand prize.

Joining us in Las Vegas for the NFBC draft will be Reno's Alan Alpers, and the California tag team of Mark Lally and Daryl Williams. Welcome to the growing NFBC family guys and best of luck in the competition.

We're a week away from pitchers and catchers reporting for spring training. I don't know about you, but I'm ready for someone to holler "PLAY BALL!"