THE NFBC IS SOLD OUT FOR THE MAIN EVENT!!

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:47 am

TWO SPOTS left for a full eighth main event league in New York. I know we're going to fill that and likely a ninth league in the Big Apple, but if you want to be guaranteed to be in a full league on Saturday, March 15th grab one of these spots now.

TWO SPOTS left for Las Vegas. Great job everyone.

LAS VEGAS:

Main Event: 2 spots

NL $650 Auction: 1 spot

Mixed $650 Auction: 1 spot

NEW YORK:

Main Event: 17 spots

$650 AL Auction: 8 spots

CHICAGO:

Main Event: 4 spots

$650 Mixed: 7 spots

ORLANDO:

Main Event: 5 spots

$650 Mixed Auction: 4 spots

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:56 am

YIKES!!!! One spot left in Las Vegas. Is this great or what??

TWO SPOTS left for Las Vegas. Great job everyone.

LAS VEGAS:

Main Event: 1 spot

NL $650 Auction: 1 spot

NEW YORK:

Main Event: 17 spots

$650 AL Auction: 8 spots

CHICAGO:

Main Event: 4 spots

$650 Mixed: 6 spots

ORLANDO:

Main Event: 5 spots

$650 Mixed Auction: 4 spots

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:32 am

Here comes New York along the inside rail!!!!!!

We have one more spot in the New York main event until we fill up our eighth full league there. Thanks Carl Borgatti for coming back again in 2008 and let's keep the momentum going. We're on one helluva roll today. Thanks all.

Here's what we have left:

LAS VEGAS:

Main Event: 1 spot

NL $650 Auction: 1 spot

NEW YORK:

Main Event: 16 spots

$650 AL Auction: 8 spots

CHICAGO:

Main Event: 4 spots

$650 Mixed: 6 spots

ORLANDO:

Main Event: 5 spots

$650 Mixed Auction: 3 spots

[ February 27, 2008, 06:43 PM: Message edited by: Greg Ambrosius ]

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:22 pm

We now have EIGHT full leagues for the main event in New York, 120 paid teams. Thanks all and let's get one more league in the Big Apple.

Here's what we have left:

LAS VEGAS:

Main Event: 1 spot

NL $650 Auction: 1 spot

NEW YORK:

Main Event: 15 spots

$650 AL Auction: 8 spots

CHICAGO:

Main Event: 4 spots

$650 Mixed: 6 spots

ORLANDO:

Main Event: 5 spots

$650 Mixed Auction: 3 spots

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:09 pm

We've started our ninth league for the main event in New York as the last minute signups are pouring in for the Big Apple today. We're going to fill this one up, I can tell. Jump in during the next couple of days for the main event if you want a spot because we're filling fast. Thanks all.

Here's what we have left:

LAS VEGAS:

Main Event: 1 spot

NL $650 Auction: 1 spot

NEW YORK:

Main Event: 14 spots

$650 AL Auction: 8 spots

CHICAGO:

Main Event: 4 spots

$650 Mixed: 6 spots

ORLANDO:

Main Event: 5 spots

$650 Mixed Auction: 3 spots

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:35 am

We've added two more signups this morning for the main event as we're closing in on that 25th league overall. Let's keep it going and in another week we could have a full house and your draft picks!!! Thanks all.

Here's what we have left:

LAS VEGAS:

Main Event: 1 spot

NL $650 Auction: 1 spot

NEW YORK:

Main Event: 13 spots

$650 AL Auction: 8 spots

CHICAGO:

Main Event: 4 spots

$650 Mixed: 6 spots

ORLANDO:

Main Event: 4 spots

$650 Mixed Auction: 3 spots

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:47 am

Another one for Chicago. I like how this is playing out in each city. We're going to close this out nicely, I believe.

LAS VEGAS:

Main Event: 1 spot

NL $650 Auction: 1 spot

NEW YORK:

Main Event: 13 spots

$650 AL Auction: 8 spots

CHICAGO:

Main Event: 3 spots

$650 Mixed: 6 spots

ORLANDO:

Main Event: 4 spots

$650 Mixed Auction: 3 spots

ALL-IN JD · Post by **ALL-IN JD** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:49 am

Could we be full by sunday?

)

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:51 am

Originally posted by fireballs:

Could we be full by sunday?

) I'll be drinking in Arizona on Sunday at a ballpark and at the LABR drafts. We can't fill by then!!!

I'll keep updating the thread as we get signups this weekend, but let's just shoot for a full house by next week at this time and be happy. It looks like a better late rush than I had anticipated before e-mail died on me for six days. Keep 'em coming and we'll see what this looks like in a few days.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:55 am

Okay, we officially sold out in Las Vegas this morning as we received our 150th signup there. Carl Greer signed up way back in November, but then had a business conflict get in the way on Saturday and he had to back out of that event. Well, his schedule cleared this morning and now he can do the Friday-Saturday NFBC doubleheader in Las Vegas. Welcome back Carl and thanks for joining the party!!

There's one possible spot opening here as an owner may have a conflict, so I'll leave Las Vegas open for now as this may play out. Thanks all.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:57 am

We received another signup for New York's main event this morning as a new owner has arrived thanks to a good referral from Rich Verost. Welcome aboard Ed and let's fill this up in New York!!!

Here's what we have left as of this morning:

LAS VEGAS:

Main Event: 1 spot

NL $650 Auction: 1 spot

NEW YORK:

Main Event: 12 spots

$650 AL Auction: 8 spots

CHICAGO:

Main Event: 3 spots

$650 Mixed: 6 spots

ORLANDO:

Main Event: 4 spots

$650 Mixed Auction: 3 spots

ALL-IN JD · Post by **ALL-IN JD** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:59 am

I can smell those draft spots. Its in the air!!

Hard Heads · Post by **Hard Heads** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:04 am

Originally posted by Greg Ambrosius:

We received another signup for New York's main event this morning as a new owner has arrived thanks to a good referral from Rich Verost. Welcome aboard Ed and let's fill this up in New York!!!

Here's what we have left as of this morning:

LAS VEGAS:

Main Event: 1 spot

NL $650 Auction: 1 spot

NEW YORK:

Main Event: 12 spots

$650 AL Auction: 8 spots

CHICAGO:

Main Event: 3 spots

$650 Mixed: 6 spots

ORLANDO:

Main Event: 4 spots

$650 Mixed Auction: 3 spots Will the Vegas boys and gals have their KDS run this weekend if we can sell out today and get our draft slots earlier?

[ February 28, 2008, 10:05 AM: Message edited by: Hard Heads ]

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:46 am

Originally posted by Hard Heads:

quote:Originally posted by Greg Ambrosius:

We received another signup for New York's main event this morning as a new owner has arrived thanks to a good referral from Rich Verost. Welcome aboard Ed and let's fill this up in New York!!!

Here's what we have left as of this morning:

LAS VEGAS:

Main Event: 1 spot

NL $650 Auction: 1 spot

NEW YORK:

Main Event: 12 spots

$650 AL Auction: 8 spots

CHICAGO:

Main Event: 3 spots

$650 Mixed: 6 spots

ORLANDO:

Main Event: 4 spots

$650 Mixed Auction: 3 spots Will the Vegas boys and gals have their KDS run this weekend if we can sell out today and get our draft slots earlier?

[/QUOTE]Nice try!

You'll suffer like every other city while I'm playing in Arizona.

But honestly, as everyone knows, we've set the KDS deadline for Wednesday at noon and it will take time to run all of the credit cards anyways and finalize all of the draft spots. Even if we sell out this weekend, we'll likely still shoot for Thursday as the day to announce everything if not Friday. Doing it during the business day seems like it could be a lot of fun!!!

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:48 am

Here's the latest on what we have left as of this morning:

LAS VEGAS:

Main Event: 1 spot (possibly)

NL $650 Auction: 1 spot

NEW YORK:

Main Event: 12 spots

$650 AL Auction: 8 spots

CHICAGO:

Main Event: 3 spots

$650 Mixed: 6 spots

ORLANDO:

Main Event: 4 spots

$650 Mixed Auction: 3 spots

JamesH · Post by **JamesH** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:54 am

What are the rules in the event of a no show on draft day?

Edwards Kings · Post by **Edwards Kings** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:39 am

Originally posted by Cool Hand Luke:

What are the rules in the event of a no show on draft day? Hunt them down like the dogs that they are!

headhunters · Post by **headhunters** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:08 am

the famous lou tranquili was 1/2 a no show 1st year in wcoff

Walla Walla · Post by **Walla Walla** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:47 am

NL 650 Auction. Will we do this as a 12 team league if no one else signs up? And no I'm not buying the last team.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:55 am

Originally posted by Cool Hand Luke:

What are the rules in the event of a no show on draft day? It's in the rules. We start EXACTLY at 1 p.m. EST/noon CST/10 a.m. PST and we wait for NO ONE. Anyone who isn't there we go off our Top 250 list that we bring to each city and have one of our staffers keep drafting until that person arrives. Everyone should be paid up in full by that time and they get the team we draft until they show up. If we happened to have a standby in that city and that person wanted to buy that spot right there, we might move them out depending on the owner in question and if we were talking to them at that time on a cell phone or something. But we're all big boys and girls now and once we process the card it's your job to show up to the draft on time and pick a winning team.

And again, we wait for NO ONE on Draft Day. Get there on time as we have a schedule to keep!!

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:58 am

Originally posted by Walla Walla:

NL 650 Auction. Will we do this as a 12 team league if no one else signs up? And no I'm not buying the last team.

Doug Moore just called and is taking it. He's been in the $650 NL the last three years and was happy to see one spot open. It will be great to have Doug and Patti back again.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 1:11 am

Okay, I'm sorry I was out of touch yesterday, but my trip to Arizona was successful. The day started at 4 a.m. as I awoke to four more inches of snow and snow covered roads as I drove to the airport. After de-icing in Appleton and a connecting flight East (of course) to Detroit, we found 2-3 inches of snow there and another de-icing and delay. I arrived in Arizona an hour late, but soon enough for John Zaleski to pick me up and get to a Brewers' game in the fourth inning. It was glorious to see sun, green grass and baseball again.

After baseball, Corona's and a steak dinner, I was sleeping waaaaaaay too early.

But it was a good day.

Now onto the signups at hand. We've had some switching and some cancellations and some new signups, so this is a moving target as always. But we're really locking in for each city and this is playing out nicely. I still have some tentative signups that I can't announce yet, but it's safe to say we're almost at 375 and New York will allow us to get to 390. Hang tight and set your KDS preferences by noon CST on Wednesday.

Here's the latest on what we have left as of this morning:

LAS VEGAS:

Main Event: 1 spot (this may be taken)

NL $650 Auction: 1 spot (I have two who want it)

NEW YORK:

Main Event: 11 spots

$650 AL Auction: 8 spots

CHICAGO:

Main Event: 3 spots

$650 Mixed: 5 spots

ORLANDO:

Main Event: 3 spots

$650 Mixed Auction: 3 spots

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 1:17 am

Norm Kent switched yesterday from New York in the main event to Orlando, so now we have just three spots left for the main in Orlando. That's awesome. Chicago also has three spots left for the main. It would be great to fill those two cities perfectly. Las Vegas has 149 and another NFBC veteran has already called to secure the last spot. He just has to finalize his schedule. New York has 11 spots left and we added three more signups there yesterday, so I know we can fill this with a good late push.

The only auction leagues to concentrate on are the $650 mixed in orlando and Chicago. Orlando now has 12 owners and Chicago now has 10. We're planning on hosting each city individually and doing all we can to get to 12,13,14 or 15 in each city. We'll do all we can to fill those up, but obviously we can still go with anything 12 or above. I'll see if I can make some phone calls to make that happen.

Thanks all. Keep those signups coming and don't wait too long as my goal is to fill up each city first for the main.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 11:02 am

Okay, we have 150 paid teams for the main event in Las Vegas. We are sold out there, but if you still want to compete there we can put you on the backup list just in case anything happens. We also now have 375 paid teams or 25 full leagues. AWESOME!!!

Here's the latest on what we have left as of this morning:

LAS VEGAS:

Main Event: 0 spots (you can still be put on a backup list)

NEW YORK:

Main Event: 9 spots

$650 AL Auction: 8 spots

CHICAGO:

Main Event: 3 spots

$650 Mixed: 5 spots

ORLANDO:

Main Event: 3 spots

$650 Mixed Auction: 3 spots

Tom Kessenich · Post by **Tom Kessenich** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 4:33 am

We're now at 379 guaranteed spots for the Main Event. We're on our way toward being able to finalize everything this week and pick the draft orders no later than Friday. That's the goal but we still need to fill up our remaining spots in New York, Orlando and Chicago to reach it. So who wants those few remaining spots?

[ March 03, 2008, 10:33 AM: Message edited by: Tom Kessenich ]