Who's Coming To The 2012 NFBC And Where?

[Greg Ambrosius]

We now have 40 owners signed up for the First Weekend Main Event in Las Vegas and 132 overall as we welcome NFBC Charter Member Glenn Schroter to our signature event. Glenn is one of the select few who have been in every NFBC and NFFC Main Event since 2004 and he's extending his streak this year by joining me at the Bellagio on March 24th. We're glad to have Glenn back with us in Las Vegas for a second straight year. In 2011, his King of Queens struggled in Las Vegas 3 Second Weekend, but Glenn has plans to win this league and the Diamond League that he's in the Second Weekend. Welcome back my friend and best of luck in the hunt for this year's $5,600 league prize and the $100,000 grand prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

We moved another step closer to a 9th full Main Event League and 135 teams last night as we welcome another new member to the growing NFBC family. Let's give it up for the arrival of Jesse Meehan of Minneapolis, Minnesota, who signed up for the March 24th Main Event Online. This is Jesse's first venture into our contests and he's jumping right into our signature event. NICE! Welcome aboard Jesse and best of luck in the hunt for the $5,600 league prize and the $100,000 grand prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

We went past 375 teams in the Main Event last night and 25 full leagues with the arrival of NFBC veteran Douglas Jaffe of Commack, New York to our signature event. Doug and Eric Jaffe will be joining us at the New York Hilton on Saturday, March 31st for the Main Event and they became our 101st owners with teams in both Main Event doubleheaders as they grabbed an NFBC XII team in the March 27th Online event. Douglas didn't compete in the Main Event last year, but did lead Team Jaffe to an 11th place finish in the NFBC Ultimate League last year. Now Team Jaffe is back in the Main Events and we wish them best of luck in the hunt for both league prizes and the $150,000 in grand prizes. Thanks guys.

[Greg Ambrosius]

We're working hard on that 5th New York Main Event league today as we welcome back another veteran NFBC owner to our signature event. Craig Kielinski of Exton, Pennsylvania has been with us since the early years and he's coming back to New York City on Saturday, March 31st for our Main Event and maybe more. Last year, Craig led his How I Roll - One Speed, Slow team to an 8th place finish in New York 5 with 81.5 points, placing 177th overall with 1,991.0 points. Welcome back Craig and best of luck in the hunt for this year's $5,600 league prize and the $100,000 grand prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

We're glad to welcome Scott Fleming of Totowa, New Jersey to the NFBC's Ultimate League on Sunday, March 25th as we now have 14 owners signed up for that event on the First Weekend. Scott has signed up for the 1 pm ET Ultimate Online. Last year, Scott had an incredibly successful season, finishing 2nd in the NFBC Diamond League with 102.5 points and 3rd in the Ultimate Auction League. Welcome back Scott and best of luck in the hunt for this $40,000 league prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

We're starting to get good traction for the Tuesday, March 27th NFBC XII Online opening as we welcome another new team to that event. Let's give it up for the tag team of Jeffrey Lowe of Dallas, Texas and his co-manager Terry Holland as they jumped into that NFBC XII Online event. We should fill that one up completely Online. This is their first venture into our NFBC live drafts and we wish them best of luck in the hunt for the league's $4,000 league prize and the $50,000 grand prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

We're closing in on our 6th full Main Event League in Las Vegas on the Second Weekend as we welcome Las Vegas native Michael Gebby to our signature event at the Bellagio on Saturday, March 31st. Michael jumped into the NFBC's Main Event last year and led his Murder Inc. team to a 10th place finish in New York League 5 with 61.5 points. Murder Inc. also finished 288th overall with 1,540.0 points. Welcome back Michael and best of luck in the hunt for this year's $5,600 league prize and the $100,000 grand prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

We moved yet another step closer to a 9th full Main Event League on the First Weekend last night as we welcome one more new member to our growing, growing NFBC community. Let's give it up for Abdulaziz Madani of Boston, Massachusetts as he will be joining us for the first time in the NFBC Main Event Online on Saturday, March 24th. Abdulaziz joined us for the first time in September for our NFFC Primetime Main Event Online and enjoyed that experience so much that he's jumping into our First Weekend Main Event Online. Welcome aboard Abdulaziz and best of luck in the hunt for this year's $5,600 league prize and the $100,000 grand prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Donald Warner of Wayzata, Minnesota was already signed up for the NFBC Tripleheader in Las Vegas on March 30-31, but he saw one opening in the NFBC XII on Saturday, March 31st at 5 p.m. PST and he couldn't resist. He becomes our 12th team in that debut NFBC XII Main Event League, taking his second NFBC XII team that weekend. Awesome. Thanks for all of the support Don and best of luck in the hunt for this league prize and the $165,000 in grand prizes.

[Greg Ambrosius]

New York got a big push yesterday with several Main Event signups as we're now pushing hard for this 5th full league. Another new arrival to the New York Main Event on Saturday, March 31st at the New York Hilton yesterday was William Perry of Washington, D.C. William was already signed up for the NFBC Auction League and the NFBC XII and now he has completed that tripleheader in the Big Apple. William competed last year in Atlantic City League 2, leading Team Perry to a 13th place finish. Welcome back William and best of luck in the hunt for all of these league prizes and the $165,000 in grand prizes.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Also signing up for the NFBC Ultimate League on Sunday, March 25th was Stephen Jupinka of Waldwick, New Jersey, our 2010 NFBC overall champion. Steve is an NFBC Hall of Famer who has also won an NFBC-best 4 Main Event League titles. But he will admit, the one contest he hasn't mastered yet is the Ultimate League. He was in two of them last year and finished 13th in both of them. But he's back for another shot at it, signing up for the 7 pm ET Ultimate League. Welcome back Steve and best of luck in the hunt for this year's $40,000 league prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Donn Johnson of Atlanta, Georgia becomes our 102nd owner to grab teams in both ends of the NFBC Main Event doubleheader. Donn is an NFBC Charter Member who will be back with us in Las Vegas on the Second Weekend for all kinds of events. I'm glad to see he added the NFBC XII on Friday, March 30th at 10 am PT at the Bellagio. That one is shaping up as a fun, fun league. Welcome to the NFBC XII Donn and best of luck in the hunt for this league prize and the added $50,000 grand prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

We are very close to filling 3 New York Auction Leagues on March 30 and April 1 and we have a request to fill up one more. We have 5 teams signed up for the 10 am Auction Championship on Friday, March 30 at the New York Hilton and we'll push hard to fill it up. Some of our veteran NFBC guys got left out of the first auction at that time and really want to get involved in this one. Also jumping into this one today was Adam Warner of Short Hills, New Jersey. Adam is new to the NFBC, but hopefully we can make his first experience with us a good one. Welcome aboard Adam and best of luck in the hunt for this auction league prize and the $15,000 grand prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

We are now one spot away from a second full NFBC XII League in Las Vegas on Friday, March 30th at 4 p.m. PT. Let's welcome back Jacob Halusker of Cleveland, Ohio as he will be returning to the Bellagio for another 12-team draft with co-manager Tony DiVincenzo. Jacob drafted two NFBC Live Double Play teams in Las Vegas last year and now he's taking one 12-Team Main Event team. His best performance last year came in the Las Vegas March 25th 10 am Live Double Play League where his Cleveland Dustmights I - Rotosaurus finished 2nd with 84 points and 37th overall. Welcome back Jacob and best of luck in the hunt for this year's $4,000 league prize and the $50,000 grand prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

We're now working on our second NFBC XII League in New York City on Saturday, March 31st at 7 p.m. EST as we welcome our newest team to the growing NFBC family. Let's give a hearty welcome to Thomas Wu of Bloomfield, New Jersey and his co-manager Ashraf Salameh as they join our 12-Team Main Event in the Big Apple. This is their first venture into the NFBC and we wish them both best of luck in the hunt for this year's $4,000 league prize and the $50,000 grand prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

We now have two full leagues for the NFBC XII at the Bellagio Las Vegas on Friday, March 30th at 4 pm PT as Gaetan Lavoie of St-Lambert, Quebec has grabbed a second team in this format. I think this is going to be great fun and the start of an annual Main Event doubleheader in Las Vegas on Friday night-Saturday morning. Let's keep it going and fill up a third league on Friday night. Welcome aboard Gaetan and best of luck in the hunt for this $4,000 league prize and the $50,000 grand prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

We're moving closer to a 5th full Main Event league in New York City as we welcome another long-time NFBC member back to the 2012 event. John Paolucci of White Plains, New York has been with us since the early years and he's coming back for our signature event at the New York Hilton on Saturday, March 31st at 1 pm ET. John competed in the Big Apple last year and led his Back for the Attack team to an 11th place finish in New York 5 with 61 points, placing 317th overall. Welcome back John and best of luck in the hunt for this year's $5,600 league prize and the $100,000 grand prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

We moved a step closer to 390 teams for the Main Event as we welcome another new team to our signature event. The team of Bradley Smith of Lancaster, California and Mat Reese will be joining us at the Bellagio Las Vegas on Saturday, March 24th for the Main Event. We now are closing in on a 3rd Main Event league in Las Vegas and 9th full league that First Weekend. Brad said he competed in a few NFFC online events with us this football season and now he's jumping into his first live event with us in 2012. Welcome aboard guys and best of luck in the hunt for this year's $5,600 league prize and the $100,000 grand prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Frank Heron of Davie, Florida is an NFBC veteran who was one of the first people to sign up for the NFBC Main Event Online on March 31st. Now he's grabbing a spot in the NFBC Ultimate League on Tuesday, April 3rd. We have four owners for that one and will keep going until we fill it up. Welcome aboard Frank and best of luck in the hunt for this $40,000 league prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

The St. Louis Main Event is now sold out as we welcome our newest member to the fast growing NFBC community. Dave Gilland of Grant City, Missouri said he has followed the NFBC the last few years and has wanted to compete, but didn't dive in until this year. Dave said he has heard about the NFBC for years and has been reading about it this year on Rotowire.com and decided to finally jump in. He grabbed the last spot in St. Louis on Saturday, March 24th and is even considering the auction in Chicago the following week. That would be great. Welcome aboard Dave and best of luck in the hunt for this year's $5,600 league prize and the $100,000 grand prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

We moved yet another step closer to 390 teams this morning with the addition of another new team to the NFBC's Main Event. Jung Ryu of New York City is claiming home field advantage when he competes in the New York Main Event at the New York Hilton on Saturday, March 31st at 1 pm EST. This is Jung's first venture into our live events and we welcome him to our signature event. Thanks for your trust and support Jung and best of luck in the hunt for this year's $5,600 league prize and the $100,000 grand prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

It's great to welcome back NFBC veteran Joe Kruk Joe Kruk of Levittown, New York to the NFBC Main Event after a 1-year absence. Joe is a former NFBC 2-time league champ who was limited to a couple of online drafts last year, but he's back this year with co-manager Cory Hendrickson and ready to compete with us at the New York Hilton on Saturday, March 31st. You might remember his Kruklyn Dodgers from years past. Welcome back guys and best of luck in the hunt for this year's $5,600 league prize and the $100,000 grand prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

We now need just four more teams to fill up the second Mahwah Main Event on Saturday, March 24th as we welcome NFBC veteran Steve Ehrenworth of Wayne, New Jersey back to our signauture event. Steve has been an NFBC player for the past few years and is jumping into the Main Event again with co-manager Ron Baruch. Last year, Steve led his Hoosiers team to a 7th place finish in Online League 3 of the First Weekend with 84 points, placing 181st overall with 1,973.0 points. Welcome back to the fun live draft guys and best of luck in the hunt for this year's $5,600 league prize and the $100,000 grand prize.

Man, we have a shot of filling up each First Weekend city perfectly if things fall right. Let's see if it can happen. Let's do it first in Mahwah.

[Greg Ambrosius]

It's great to welcome back the last of our defending Main Event league champions from 2011 as Greg Headrick of St. Louis, Missouri is back with entries Online in both weekends of our signature event. Greg led his Pine Tar Pros to a first place finish -- a tie actually with Bob Particelli -- in Online League 3 with 112 points and finished 15th overall with 2,990.5 points. Pine Tar Pros also finished 5th in Online League 1 of the First Weekend with 97 points, placing 83rd overall with 2,522.5 points. Congrats on the league title Greg and welcome back in 2012. Oh, and best of luck in the hunt for this year's $5,600 league prizes and the $100,000 grand prize.

[Baseball Furies]

We now need just four more teams to fill up the second Mahwah Main Event on Saturday, March 24th as we welcome NFBC veteran Steve Ehrenworth of Wayne, New Jersey back to our signauture event. Steve has been an NFBC player for the past few years and is jumping into the Main Event again with co-manager Ron Baruch. Last year, Steve led his Hoosiers team to a 7th place finish in Online League 3 of the First Weekend with 84 points, placing 181st overall with 1,973.0 points. Welcome back to the fun live draft guys and best of luck in the hunt for this year's $5,600 league prize and the $100,000 grand prize.

Man, we have a shot of filling up each First Weekend city perfectly if things fall right. Let's see if it can happen. Let's do it first in Mahwah.

This is great to hear. Guys, if you are thinking about making the trip out to a live venue to draft for in the Main Event, you really should consider Mahwah, NJ. Known for it's luxurious, five star accommodations, vibrant night life, pristine sandy beaches, and beautiful, single women, it is definitely the place to be for the first weekend of the Main Event!



Disclaimer: It is entirely possible that all of the preceding information is either in part or completely fabricated. However, a good time will be had by all at the drafts at least, so please come anyway.