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2015 Diamond Auction

Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 8:08 pm
by Hells Satans
It's time for this. Let's start thinking about it.

Re: 2015 Diamond Auction

Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 10:01 pm
by jblume33
Mentioned it to Greg back in November. Didn't think we could pull it off for this year but 2015 seems just right. Don't foresee a problem filling the league.

Re: 2015 Diamond Auction

Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 7:10 am
by Greg Ambrosius
Hells Satans wrote:It's time for this. Let's start thinking about it.
It does seem like the natural progression with this group, right? ;) Let's count on it.

Re: 2015 Diamond Auction

Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 10:50 am
by mdecav
I'd be interested

Re: 2015 Diamond Auction

Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 11:11 am
by Deadheadz
You can count me in, just as soon as I cash my 2014 overall championship check.

Re: 2015 Diamond Auction

Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 10:15 am
by Hells Satans
Bump

Re: 2015 Diamond Auction

Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 10:33 am
by Greg Ambrosius
Hells Satans wrote:Bump
I have no problem with this idea. However, let's talk about the payouts for a Diamond Auction and even the Diamond Draft. Is it time to pay out only 3 spots in the Diamond and push the grand prize to $100,000 or do folks still like spreading out the prize payments to four spots with a $75,000 grand prize?

It's also a very busy schedule on that First Weekend in Las Vegas. Does this happen on Sunday night, March 29th? Plenty to discuss. If anyone is interested in the NFBC Diamond Auction, feel free to post here so that we can see if there's interest in this format. We're certainly game for running it and putting it on the schedule if the demand is there. Thanks Bob.

Re: 2015 Diamond Auction

Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 10:38 am
by Hells Satans
1st place for the DIamond should be $100k. At the very least, the 4th prize should be eliminated and moved into 1st place making it $85k. There's no other league that pays 4th place. It offends my sensibilities. 4th place isn't good enough to deserve money.

Re: 2015 Diamond Auction

Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 10:56 am
by KJ Duke
Hells Satans wrote:1st place for the DIamond should be $100k. At the very least, the 4th prize should be eliminated and moved into 1st place making it $85k. There's no other league that pays 4th place. It offends my sensibilities. 4th place isn't good enough to deserve money.
Easy to say for the guy who only finishes in first place. :P

I don't know about the payout, but with the Platinum draft taking over as the top draft format the Diamond has lost it's lustre. Making it the top auction format certainly brings that lustre back. Count me in for making this an auction league.

Re: 2015 Diamond Auction

Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 10:59 am
by Hells Satans
KJ Duke wrote:
Hells Satans wrote:1st place for the DIamond should be $100k. At the very least, the 4th prize should be eliminated and moved into 1st place making it $85k. There's no other league that pays 4th place. It offends my sensibilities. 4th place isn't good enough to deserve money.
Easy to say for the guy who only finishes in first place. :P

I don't know about the payout, but with the Platinum draft taking over as the top draft format the Diamond has lost it's lustre. Making it the top auction format certainly brings that lustre back. Count me in for making this an auction league.
:D

By taking this stand, I am guaranteeing myself only 4th place finishes from now on, but what's right is right.

Re: 2015 Diamond Auction

Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 11:04 am
by KJ Duke
Hells Satans wrote: :D

By taking this stand, I am guaranteeing myself only 4th place finishes from now on, but what's right is right.
Probably true. I bitched about breaking even after finishing 4th two years in a row and I promptly got whacked down to 14th this year. Don't mess with the fantasy gods! :D

Bring it Particelli, your reign is over!!!

Re: 2015 Diamond Auction

Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 4:22 pm
by King of Queens
Agree with BP -- should be 1st/2nd/3rd only.

You can put me down as tentative. 8-)

Re: 2015 Diamond Auction

Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 5:06 pm
by Baseball Furies
Probably would team up again with Fleming for this one given how well we did this year together. :roll: :roll: :roll: :oops: At least we'd have a legitimate shot at losing with the players we actually wanted to draft. :mrgreen:

And prizes should be for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd only. Consolation prizes should be discussed for last place as well. A year's supply of Turtle Wax and Rice-A-Roni (The San Francisco Treat) sounds about right to me. ;)

Re: 2015 Diamond Auction

Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 6:15 pm
by mdecav
Count me in