Dale & Greg Morgan Win 2014 NFBC Main Event

[Tom Kessenich]

Congratulations to NFBC veterans Dale and Greg Morgan of Westerville, Ohio for winning this year's NFBC Main Event title. The father-son combo are the proud winners of this year's $125,000 grand prize, the highest in NFBC Main Event history. They built a late-season lead and held on for the prestigious championship.

This is their second Main Event league title, having previously won a title in 2006 while finishing 10th overall. Their winning total of 3,643 points was 86.7 percent of the available points, a very impressive figure. Congrats guys.

The Top 11 finishers in the overall standings receive prize money. Congratulations to everyone on the list below.

1 Sons of Thunder 2014 Dale Morgan Main Event March 22 1 pm ET League 1 2,033.0 1,610.0 3,643.0 +2.0
Greg Morgan
2 Broken Arms Michael Makula Main Event Chicago League 2 1,841.5 1,680.0 3,521.5 +4.0
3 Cocktails and Dreams Chad Schroeder Main Event March 26 8 pm ET League 2 1,661.5 1,840.0 3,501.5 +32.5
4 Belt Hangers Chas Nelson Main Event March 26 8 pm ET League 5 1,778.5 1,689.0 3,467.5 -0.5
5 Da Giant Bums Neal Moses Main Event Las Vegas March 29 League 1 1,644.5 1,806.0 3,450.5 +0.5
Charlie Casey
6 MoustacheBall Meercat john Main Event Las Vegas March 22 League 1 1,746.5 1,687.0 3,433.5 +23.5
7 Sultans of Smack Stephen Fiore Main Event Las Vegas March 29 League 2 1,640.5 1,791.5 3,432.0 +8.5
8 Hoss Cartwright Lindy Hinkelman Main Event March 22 1 pm ET League 3 1,650.0 1,768.0 3,418.0 +23.0
Kieran Lalonde
9 Mudhens Jon Stadtmueller Main Event Las Vegas March 29 League 5 1,741.0 1,665.0 3,406.0 +8.0
10 Cue the Duckboats ME 3/26 Jason Duponte Main Event March 26 8 pm ET League 3 1,923.0 1,448.0 3,371.0 -6.5
11 Texas Connection Jon Stadtmueller Main Event March 26 8 pm ET League 5 1,843.0 1,504.5 3,347.5 -46.0

[Edwards Kings]

Congratulations!

[Glenneration X]

Greg and I shared a FBG team a few years back and remains the only person I've ever shared a fantasy team with outside of my Dad. I see Greg's learned a lot from the experience. Just kidding Bud. I'm glad to see the Championship go to such a great guy. Congratulations and well deserved.

[Greg Ambrosius]

It's interesting to note that Dale & Greg Morgan are Charter Members of the NFBC, having joined us in 2004 in the Chicago live drafts. They competed in Chicago the first couple of years before heading to Las Vegas for live drafts and auctions for 5+ years. They won their first Main Event League title in 2006 when they won Las Vegas League 4 and finished 10th overall. This is their second Main Event league title.

They are our first father-son team that has won a national championship and we couldn't be prouder. What a fantastic run it was to the title. Great job guys and hopefully we can hand you some hardware live at one of the drafts next year. The check will get there well before that, however. Congrats on a masterful job as our 11th Main Event champion!!!

[Bob Enzyte]

Congratulations Greg and Dale. Very impressive team you put together, especially the offense. Welcome to the club. Also a shout out to John Stadtmueller for two top Main Event teams along with an NL Auction win.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Let's post the Top 100 teams for historical purposes. Good job everyone.

NFBC 2014 Main Event Top 100 Finishers:
Rank Team Owner League Batting Pts Pitching Pts Overall Pts Change
1 Sons of Thunder 2014 Dale Morgan Main Event March 22 1 pm ET League 1 2,033.0 1,610.0 3,643.0 +2.0
Greg Morgan
2 Broken Arms Michael Makula Main Event Chicago League 2 1,841.5 1,680.0 3,521.5 +4.0
3 Cocktails and Dreams Chad Schroeder Main Event March 26 8 pm ET League 2 1,661.5 1,840.0 3,501.5 +32.5
4 Belt Hangers Chas Nelson Main Event March 26 8 pm ET League 5 1,778.5 1,689.0 3,467.5 -0.5
5 Da Giant Bums Neal Moses Main Event Las Vegas March 29 League 1 1,644.5 1,806.0 3,450.5 +0.5
Charlie Casey
6 MoustacheBall Meercat john Main Event Las Vegas March 22 League 1 1,746.5 1,687.0 3,433.5 +23.5
7 Sultans of Smack Stephen Fiore Main Event Las Vegas March 29 League 2 1,640.5 1,791.5 3,432.0 +8.5
8 Hoss Cartwright Lindy Hinkelman Main Event March 22 1 pm ET League 3 1,650.0 1,768.0 3,418.0 +23.0
Kieran Lalonde
9 Mudhens Jon Stadtmueller Main Event Las Vegas March 29 League 5 1,741.0 1,665.0 3,406.0 +8.0
10 Cue the Duckboats ME 3/26 Jason Duponte Main Event March 26 8 pm ET League 3 1,923.0 1,448.0 3,371.0 -6.5
11 Texas Connection Jon Stadtmueller Main Event March 26 8 pm ET League 5 1,843.0 1,504.5 3,347.5 -46.0
12 Sneaky Weasels Rob Silver Main Event March 22 1 pm ET League 1 1,698.0 1,648.5 3,346.5 +3.5
13 One Eyed Jack Eric John Main Event March 29 1 pm ET League 3 1,631.0 1,694.5 3,325.5 +4.0
14 The O-Faces Dead Hookers Main Event Las Vegas March 22 League 2 1,918.5 1,388.5 3,307.0 +19.5
15 LA Dogo Brian Slack Main Event March 29 1 pm ET League 2 1,605.0 1,689.0 3,294.0 -43.5
Nickolaus Sackett
16 BK Mets ME Alan Greenberg Main Event New York League 4 1,656.5 1,634.5 3,291.0 +56.0
17 The Union Jacks Matthew Bannister Main Event Las Vegas-Online March 22 1,545.5 1,656.5 3,202.0 -28.5
18 WARMBEER COLDFOOD Main JOHN DONADIO Main Event March 26 8 pm ET League 4 1,625.0 1,573.0 3,198.0 -16.5
19 Team Cameron Mike Cameron Main Event March 26 8 pm ET League 3 1,776.0 1,415.0 3,191.0 -26.5
20 Wandering Bear Mozzarella Moustache Main Event New York League 1 1,572.0 1,606.0 3,178.0 +15.5
21 Ugly Brown Suit Chris Perri Main Event New York League 2 1,953.0 1,219.0 3,172.0 -37.0
22 killya john lemke Main Event New York League 3 1,522.5 1,635.5 3,158.0 -26.0
23 baseball sevant 2 Lenny Diveglio Main Event March 29 1 pm ET League 3 1,609.0 1,532.5 3,141.5 +11.0
24 bluebloods David Deterra Main Event March 29 1 pm ET League 4 1,602.0 1,532.5 3,134.5 +8.0
25 BK Mets - Vegas Alan Greenberg Main Event Las Vegas March 29 League 4 1,696.5 1,419.0 3,115.5 +24.0
26 Zefurs || LV1 KJ Duke Main Event Las Vegas March 29 League 6 1,463.0 1,652.0 3,115.0 -3.5
27 Team PC Shawn Johnson Main Event Chicago League 2 1,667.0 1,436.5 3,103.5 -1.5
28 deadmoney1 kc cha Main Event March 22 1 pm ET League 2 1,567.5 1,535.5 3,103.0 +18.5
29 Moose on the Loose Bill Macey Main Event Las Vegas March 22 League 2 1,633.5 1,440.5 3,074.0 -19.5
Jon Izenstark
Todd Macey
30 The House Al Gellin Main Event New York League 4 1,798.0 1,270.5 3,068.5 -0.5
Steven Lerner
31 Hog in the Game Gabe Donnelly Main Event March 22 1 pm ET League 2 1,667.0 1,386.5 3,053.5 +7.5
32 Lunkers Lee Jupinka Main Event New York League 2 1,257.0 1,796.5 3,053.5 +57.0
Joe Santamaria
33 Looking 4 Health in All the Wrong Places Scott Zeidman Main Event March 26 8 pm ET League 1 1,573.5 1,479.0 3,052.5 +4.5
34 Spartacus Dan Dolan Main Event Las Vegas March 29 League 3 1,582.5 1,466.5 3,049.0 -6.5
Bob Mazur
35 Incredible Hulking Us OL2 Michael Edelman Main Event March 29 1 pm ET League 3 1,694.5 1,346.0 3,040.5 -23.5
36 Rockwell's Avengers Richard Kulaski Main Event Chicago League 2 1,473.0 1,535.0 3,008.0 +4.0
37 Stealing from Romeo Sam Botnick Main Event March 22 1 pm ET League 3 1,511.0 1,494.0 3,005.0 -27.5
38 Smelly Sheet Eric David Main Event Chicago League 1 1,663.5 1,335.0 2,998.5 -11.5
39 Native Men Dave Anderson Main Event New York League 1 1,537.0 1,456.5 2,993.5 +9.5
40 FFBL's Finest Kevin Kirves Main Event March 29 1 pm ET League 1 1,639.0 1,341.5 2,980.5 -17.5
41 STALLIONS Craig Katz Main Event March 26 8 pm ET League 3 1,839.0 1,141.0 2,980.0 -18.0
42 Low Talkers Dave Potts Main Event Las Vegas March 22 League 2 1,136.5 1,841.5 2,978.0 +18.0
43 Priorities Intact Jon Izenstark Main Event March 29 1 pm ET League 4 1,355.5 1,619.5 2,975.0 +41.5
Bill Macey
Todd Macey
44 Black Diamond Baseball David Penrice Main Event March 26 8 pm ET League 1 1,641.5 1,310.0 2,951.5 -24.5
45 Diamond Kings John Kadubec Main Event March 22 1 pm ET League 3 1,289.0 1,661.0 2,950.0 +4.0
46 Special K Krys Kraj Main Event March 26 8 pm ET League 4 1,332.0 1,612.5 2,944.5 +19.0
47 Robbin' and Stealin' Mike Meehan Main Event March 29 1 pm ET League 2 1,647.0 1,296.0 2,943.0 -20.5
Joseph Meehan
48 ctm baseball Matt Modica Main Event New York League 4 1,502.5 1,432.0 2,934.5 -5.0
49 Pollos Hermanos Russ Prentice Main Event Las Vegas March 29 League 5 1,353.0 1,579.5 2,932.5 +11.5
Ronny Mor
50 longhorns Patrick Gallagher Main Event March 22 1 pm ET League 2 1,300.5 1,618.5 2,919.0 -6.0
51 Valar Morghulis Roger Garvin Main Event Las Vegas March 29 League 3 1,226.5 1,688.0 2,914.5 +54.0
52 Iron Dome Keith Mininson Main Event New York League 3 1,578.0 1,333.0 2,911.0 +17.0
53 Yesterday's News II David DiDonato Main Event Las Vegas March 29 League 6 1,704.5 1,205.5 2,910.0 +11.5
54 Cleveland Dustmites - RotoSaurus Jake Halusker Main Event Las Vegas March 29 League 6 1,314.5 1,583.0 2,897.5 -36.5
55 The Governor Bradley Shairson Main Event Las Vegas March 22 League 1 1,545.5 1,338.5 2,884.0 +78.5
56 Murder Inc. Michael Gebby Main Event Las Vegas March 29 League 4 1,423.5 1,458.5 2,882.0 +54.0
57 Double D - Main David Dorfman Main Event March 26 8 pm ET League 4 1,525.5 1,356.0 2,881.5 -36.0
58 Skayas No Limit Matt Curtis Main Event March 26 8 pm ET League 5 1,336.0 1,535.0 2,871.0 +36.0
59 Pizza Logs Michael Leone Main Event March 29 1 pm ET League 4 1,303.0 1,561.0 2,864.0 -83.5
60 Worst Russians Ever Gregory Glukhovsky Main Event Las Vegas March 29 League 2 1,666.5 1,192.5 2,859.0 -22.5
61 Oakland Eh's Andrew Eckert Main Event Las Vegas March 29 League 3 1,318.0 1,535.0 2,853.0 -39.0
Taylor Haynes
62 Heenan Family Daniel DaSilva Main Event Las Vegas-Online March 22 2,019.5 833.0 2,852.5 -19.0
63 It Was A Good Day R Sellers Main Event March 29 1 pm ET League 3 990.5 1,849.0 2,839.5 -3.5
64 Rainy Day Banditos Carlos Barrionuevo Main Event March 26 8 pm ET League 2 991.5 1,847.0 2,838.5 -5.0
65 Capt. Crunch michael wallis Main Event March 29 1 pm ET League 2 1,335.5 1,499.5 2,835.0 +6.5
66 Hell Bent For Leather LV Clark Olson Main Event Las Vegas March 29 League 5 1,832.5 988.0 2,820.5 +88.0
67 Holmdel Oglers Christopher Talbott Main Event New York League 2 1,182.5 1,637.0 2,819.5 +4.5
68 Mr Dalrae's Black List David Geisinger Main Event Chicago League 1 1,257.5 1,548.5 2,806.0 +8.0
69 Wags Warriors Dustin Wagner Main Event March 29 1 pm ET League 5 1,887.0 902.0 2,789.0 -20.0
70 ALL-IN MAIN (NY) Jeffrey Dobies Main Event New York League 2 1,195.5 1,585.5 2,781.0 +2.5
71 Smoke Show Classic Bill Strickler Main Event Las Vegas-Online March 22 1,553.0 1,215.5 2,768.5 +27.5
72 Radegunds Marc Perlmutter Main Event New York League 1 1,749.0 1,002.5 2,751.5 -21.0
73 Jon Snow Gaetan Lavoie Main Event Las Vegas March 29 League 6 1,677.0 1,071.5 2,748.5 -44.5
74 Heartbreakers Jason Santucci Main Event Las Vegas March 29 League 1 1,297.0 1,447.0 2,744.0 +44.0
Edmond Chan
75 Incredible Hulking Us OL1 Michael Edelman Main Event March 26 8 pm ET League 1 1,049.0 1,685.0 2,734.0 -7.0
76 Team Kendall Joel Kendall Main Event Chicago League 2 1,555.5 1,175.0 2,730.5 -15.5
77 Team 2 Gillis [Killebrew] Eddie Gillis Main Event March 29 1 pm ET League 5 1,659.0 1,064.0 2,723.0 +6.5
78 Delt Thunder X Eric Albright Main Event March 22 1 pm ET League 1 1,365.5 1,357.0 2,722.5 +24.5
David Shoup
79 MANKIND & SLIPPERY SEABASS Duke Viveros Main Event Las Vegas March 29 League 1 1,354.0 1,368.0 2,722.0 -48.0
80 FFBL's Finest Kevin Kirves Main Event March 22 1 pm ET League 1 1,052.5 1,669.0 2,721.5 +1.0
81 NOAH' Chris King Main Event March 29 1 pm ET League 5 816.5 1,903.5 2,720.0 -15.5
82 High Hard One Nick Cassavetes Main Event Las Vegas March 29 League 2 1,360.0 1,359.0 2,719.0 +18.5
83 Jigger's Diner Stephen Head Main Event Las Vegas March 29 League 4 1,621.0 1,095.0 2,716.0 -55.0
84 One Eyed Jack Eric John Main Event March 22 1 pm ET League 2 1,466.5 1,243.0 2,709.5 +2.0
85 Broccoli and Anal Sex Nick Cassavetes Main Event Las Vegas March 22 League 2 1,288.5 1,405.0 2,693.5 +30.0
86 Seeing Doubles Rick Whetsel Main Event Las Vegas March 22 League 1 1,226.5 1,450.5 2,677.0 +6.5
87 That's The Rule Eric Christenson Main Event Chicago League 2 1,515.5 1,161.5 2,677.0 +94.5
88 Doug's Dawgs Doug Gruber Main Event Chicago League 1 1,124.0 1,551.0 2,675.0 -5.0
89 deadmoney2 kc cha Main Event March 26 8 pm ET League 2 1,121.5 1,553.0 2,674.5 -66.5
90 Zefurs || LV2 KJ Duke Main Event Las Vegas March 22 League 1 1,396.5 1,271.0 2,667.5 -60.5
91 Vegas Vandals Sam Erickson Main Event Las Vegas March 22 League 2 1,788.0 878.0 2,666.0 -34.0
Ryan Atkins
92 Miggy Rios Scott Keikoan Main Event Las Vegas-Online March 22 1,003.0 1,659.5 2,662.5 -23.5
93 Strike Force ME NY Mark Bendar Main Event New York League 4 1,253.5 1,396.0 2,649.5 +12.5
94 Team Taylor Dave Taylor Main Event Las Vegas March 29 League 3 1,592.0 1,047.0 2,639.0 -54.0
95 Team McCarthy Timothy McCarthy Main Event March 29 1 pm ET League 3 1,660.0 973.5 2,633.5 -35.5
Youngt Kim
96 Zach Attack Alan Salem Main Event New York League 2 1,495.0 1,134.0 2,629.0 -23.0
97 deadmoney3 kc cha Main Event Las Vegas March 29 League 1 2,025.5 596.5 2,622.0 +14.0
98 Cerberus Unleashed-III Kris Carroll Main Event March 29 1 pm ET League 1 1,122.0 1,493.0 2,615.0 +6.0
99 Autodraft Anson Chan Main Event New York League 4 1,023.5 1,586.0 2,609.5 +5.0
100 Team Madani Team Madani Main Event March 29 1 pm ET League 2 1,613.0 979.5 2,592.5 -34.5

[low talkers]

Congrats Greg and Dale, great job. It's very cool to see a father-son win this. Enjoy!

[Greg Ambrosius]

Dale & Greg Morgan became our first father-son national champions and they became our first Main Event national champion to draft from the first spot. Through the years, No. 1 has proven to be among the least successful draft spots in our 15-team contest, but they won the $125,000 grand prize from that spot this year.

Here's a look at their draft from the No. 1 spot in the March 22nd Online League 1:

1 1 Cabrera, Miguel 3B Sons of Thunder 2014
2 15 Scherzer, Max P Sons of Thunder 2014
3 1 Wainwright, Adam P Sons of Thunder 2014
4 15 Pence, Hunter OF Sons of Thunder 2014
5 1 Kinsler, Ian 2B Sons of Thunder 2014
6 15 Werth, Jayson OF Sons of Thunder 2014
7 1 Donaldson, Josh 3B Sons of Thunder 2014
8 15 Soriano, Alfonso OF Sons of Thunder 2014
9 1 Papelbon, Jonathan P Sons of Thunder 2014
10 15 Martinez, Victor DH Sons of Thunder 2014
11 1 Axford, John P Sons of Thunder 2014
12 15 Hunter, Torii OF Sons of Thunder 2014
13 1 Burnett, A.J. P Sons of Thunder 2014
14 15 Gordon, Dee SS Sons of Thunder 2014
15 1 Davis, Rajai OF Sons of Thunder 2014
16 15 Rollins, Jimmy SS Sons of Thunder 2014
17 1 LaRoche, Adam 1B Sons of Thunder 2014
18 15 Peavy, Jake P Sons of Thunder 2014
19 1 Pierzynski, A.J. C Sons of Thunder 2014
20 15 Ruiz, Carlos C Sons of Thunder 2014
21 1 Hutchison, Drew P Sons of Thunder 2014
22 15 Jeter, Derek SS Sons of Thunder 2014
23 1 Beckett, Josh P Sons of Thunder 2014
24 15 Odorizzi, Jake P Sons of Thunder 2014
25 1 Ludwick, Ryan OF Sons of Thunder 2014
26 15 Baker, Scott P Sons of Thunder 2014
27 1 Gonzalez, Miguel P Sons of Thunder 2014
28 15 Hicks, Aaron OF Sons of Thunder 2014
29 1 Weeks, Rickie 2B Sons of Thunder 2014
30 15 Pinto, Josmil C Sons of Thunder 2014

He also worked the Waiver Wire pretty hard in the early months to build a pitching staff that led him to the title. Picking up Kyle Farnsworth, Jake Arrieta and James Paxson on the Waiver Wire led to his strong finish. Here were some of his moves in the early months:

Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Matt Shoemaker $62 B 6/22/2014 10:18 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Jesse Hahn $2 B 6/15/2014 10:16 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup J.D. Martinez $5 B 6/15/2014 10:16 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Jimmy Nelson $86 B 6/15/2014 10:16 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Jake Arrieta $134 B 6/15/2014 10:16 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Alex Guerrero $8 B 6/08/2014 10:17 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Michael Choice $35 B 6/08/2014 10:16 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Kevin Gausman $55 B 6/08/2014 10:16 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Andrew Miller $2 B 6/01/2014 10:13 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Shawn Kelley $11 B 6/01/2014 10:13 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Joba Chamberlain $22 B 6/01/2014 10:13 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Tim Stauffer $3 B 5/25/2014 10:18 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Juan Carlos Oviedo $8 B 5/25/2014 10:18 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Matt Shoemaker $55 B 5/25/2014 10:18 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Wade Davis $1 B 5/18/2014 10:19 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Dellin Betances $25 B 5/18/2014 10:19 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Roberto Hernandez $1 B 5/11/2014 10:17 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Erik Bedard $1 B 5/11/2014 10:17 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Conor Gillaspie $9 B 5/11/2014 10:17 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Bud Norris $3 B 4/27/2014 10:12 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Brandon McCarthy $21 B 4/27/2014 10:12 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Kyle Farnsworth $214 B 4/20/2014 10:20 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Roenis Elias $23 B 4/13/2014 10:27 PM ET
Sons of Thunder 2014 Waiver Pickup Trevor Bauer $32 B 4/13/2014 10:27 PM ET

[KJ Duke]

Well done guys! You've been grinding away for years and have come very close before, a well-deserved title for sure.

[Joe Sambito]

Congrats Dale & Greg! A job well done.

~Andy
(Stevieland)

[Quahogs]

Never had the pleasure of meeting you gentlemen but I've known the name for years. It was only a matter of time. Congrats, great job !

SJ

[Liquidhippo]

Thanks to all for the kind words. It was quite a ride. Hopefully we'll be able to return to live drafts in Vegas or the Windy City in 2015 and catch up with some of you. Cheers!

[rkulaski]

I don't know a lot of guys including you two, but just wanted to say congrats on winning the main. I could've had a shot at my league but that Mike guy who finished second overall crushed me and the rest of the league.
Congrats to all the top 10 finishers on one heck of a year. I'll see ya the usual Chicago guys most likely in 2015. Can't wait!

[Cocktails and Dreams]

Tremendous job executing down the stretch to take advantage of team strengths. Very well deserved guys. Knocked on the door too many times. Glad it opened up.

[MadCow Sez]

Fantastic job, gentlemen. Hope you like to hear the word, "Champ!"

Well deserved, well fought, and well won!