NFBC Post-Season Contest: 286 Teams

[Greg Ambrosius]

Registration is now open for the debut NFBC Post-Season Contest, which has a $25,000 grand prize. This contest will consist of only 400 teams and will have over $46,000 in prizes. You can secure your team now and you won't need to set your Week 1 roster until Tuesday, Oct. 6th before the first MLB Wild Card Game.

Here's the quick details:

COST OF ENTRY: $150 per team. No limit on the number of teams you can have.

PRIZES: $25,000 to first place and we pay Top 15 teams, as seen below:

11. Prize Breakdown:
$150 National Fantasy Baseball Championship Hold ‘Em Post-Season Contest
1st Place - $25,000
2nd Place - $5,000
3rd Place - $4,000
4th Place - $3,000
5th Place - $2,000
6th Place - $1,500
7th Place - $1,000
8th Place - $900
9th Place - $800
10th Place - $750
11th Place - $700
12th Place - $650
13th Place - $600
14th Place - $550
15th Place - $500

SCORING: This is the first points-based scoring contest in the NFBC and the first one to use a progressive scoring setup. Players can accumulate points in the following ways:

NFBC Post-Season Hold 'Em Contest
Hitters
1B = 1 point
2B = 2 points
3B = 3 points
HR = 4 points
RBI = 1 point
R = 1 point
BB = 1 point
SB = 2 points
HBP = 1 point
Out (calculated as at bats - hits) = -.25pt

Pitchers:
W = 4 points
Save = 4 points
ER = -1 point
SO = 1 point
IP = 1 point; 0.34 point per 1/3rd inning

STARTING LINEUPS: A starting lineup will consist of 10 hitters and 6 pitchers, with the same positions and position eligibility of standard NFBC leagues except for one less catcher. Scoring is automatic, with each team’s 16 starting players receiving points throughout the playoffs.

PROGRESSIVE SCORING: Players that remain on your roster from Round 1 to Round 2 earn twice their point totals in Round 2 and if they are still on your roster in Round 3 they receive three times their point total for each result. Teams are allowed to fill out their Round 2 roster with new players to replace those who were eliminated in Round 1, but those players start at one time their scoring totals. If they advance to Round 3 and remain on your roster, they would get twice their scoring totals in Round 3. Replacements are also allowed in Round 3 for any players you may have lost in Round 2 and again they would start with just their scoring totals for that round.

ROSTER REQUIREMENTS: Owners are limited to no more than 3 players per team and no less than 1 player per team in Round 1. In Round 2 as teams are eliminated from the playoffs, owners can have as many as six players from each team on their Hold ’Em roster and no less than 1 player per team. In Round 3, rosters consist of 8 players from each of the remaining MLB teams. Transactions are unlimited each round.

HOLD 'EM MULTIPLIERS: Each Round during the contest, fantasy points are multiplied by the number of Rounds each player has been on your roster. So if you pick Mike Trout to be one of your starting OFs in Round 1 and the Angels advance to Round 2, you would earn his points from Round 1 and then two times his points in Round 2. If the Angels went on to the World Series and Trout remained on your Hold ‘Em roster, you’d receive three times his scoring total for all games in Round 3. All points are accumulated through each Round and the highest total wins the grand prize. In each Round, you can pick up a new player for that upcoming round, but the multiplier would begin at one because you just added him to your roster.

Pretty easy rules to understand. Now comes the hard part: Picking the right players on the right teams. Is this the year for Toronto? Is Kansas City still the team to beat in the American League? Are the Rangers the Cinderella story in the AL? Do the Dodgers have enough pitching to win it all? Or is St. Louis the team to beat in the NL? Heck, for that matter, is this the Year of Back To The Future for the Chicago Cubs?

Great, great storylines as we head into the post-season. Add to the fun of the post-season by competing for a great grand prize in a very easy format to manage. All you have to do is pick the right lineup before the Wild Card games, then update your roster before the AL and NL Championship Rounds, and then update them once more before the World Series. Easy enough and fun to watch the box scores for each game.

Not only that, but you can turn $150 into $25,000. Who wouldn't like that winning check to close out the baseball season?

SIGN UP NOW and look for rosters to load later this week. Thanks all and good luck.

[Greg Ambrosius]

We'll keep the signup list here for now. Emory Upchurch is the first ever signup for the NFBC Post-Season Contest!! You win already Emory!! Now Only 138 Spots Left!!!

NFBC Post-Season Contest Signup List
400 Total Entries Available, $25,000 Grand Prize; Pay Top 15 Finishers
1. Emory Upchurch
2. Kyle Baldwin
3. Eric Albright
4. Eric Albright
5. Eric Albright
6. Michael Mayer
7. Dan Kenyon
8. Kirk Norton
9. Gregory Doyle
10. David Miller
11. David Miller
12. Thomas Ruelas
13. Robert Zidonik
14. Judd Decker
15. George Kleemann
16. Roger Martin
17. Jeffrey Cook
18. jack anthony
19. Russel Wyatt
20. Colin Darcy
21. Ken Martinson
22. kenny enfield
23. Andy Robinson
24. thomas eshenfelder
25. Gregory Tarascio
26. Alan Gellin
27. Thomas Ruelas
28. Steven Archer
29. Scott Musmeci
30. Thomas Ruelas
31. Stephen John Jupinka
32. Stephen John Jupinka
33. Bobby Brendler
34. Bobby Brendler
35. William Malsch
36. Dave Smith
37. Bryan Fouts
38. Thomas Ruelas
39. Timothy Johns
40. Jeremy Jurewicz
41. Stephen Fiore
42. Joe Bavaro
43. Kevin Grady
44. Lee and Ream Lazaro
45. Graham Dawick
46. Graham Dawick
47. Joshua Crull
48. Michael Mager
49. Anthony Palavis
50. Anthony Palavis
51. Nickolaus Sackett
52. Joseph Kalinowski
53. Bryan Brooks
54. Bryan Brooks
55. Raymond Chung
56. Bruce Zamora
57. Jason Duponte
58. Jason Duponte
59. Justin Mcwilliams
60. Scott Reichel
61. Bryan Vogel
62. Josh Horowitz
63. Jason Sherman
64. Michael Edelman
65. Scott Kaplan
66. Leonard Ringle
67. Leonard Ringle
68. Christopher Dimeo
69. Joseph DiGalbo
70. Ted Cohan
71. john hickey
72. Daniel Smirlock
73. Steven Kalfaian
74. Vincent Altieri
75. Erik Sudigala
76. Erik Sudigala
77. Jason Gill
78. Jim Christie
79. Steven Archer
80. Neal Moses
81. Ryan Robish
82. Tim Liddicoat
83. TJ ONeil
84. Dennis Gahry
85. kelly bates
86. Joseph Meehan
87. Guillaume Lalonde
88. Dale Morgan
89. Mike Boelkens
90. Joe Santamaria
91. Matthew McClure
92. Jeremy Stout
93. Lee Jupinka
94. Thomas Ruelas
95. Michael O'Brien
96. Gabriel Donnelly
97. Scott and Jason Zeidman
98. James Milkowski
99. Doug Townsend
100. Steve Wells
101. DP Holton
102. Daren Eliason
103. David Zwickel
104. Ryan McMichael
105. Steven Dorn
106. Todd Whitestone
107. Steven Janovici
108. Kelly Withrow
109. Kelly Withrow
110. Richard Talley
111. David Murphy
112. Bill Brickley
113. Christopher Surawski
114. Robert Berger
115. Robert Berger
116. Stephen Jupinka
117. Stephen Jupinka
118. Mark Evans
119. Andrew Nolan
120. George Hedrick
121. Dusty Wagner
122. Dusty Wagner
123. Michael Hegarty
124. Herb Eroh
125. Herb Eroh
126. Andrew Robinson
127. Andrew Robinson
128. Chris Cosley
129. Chris Cosley
130. Chris Cosley
131. Chris Cosley
132. Chris Cosley
133. Jeffrey Cook
134. Mitch Lunde
135. Brandon Bell
136. Brandon Bell
137. Brandon Bell
138. R K Sargent
139. Harley Ratner
140. Kurtis Homkes
141. jack anthony
142. Joe Berg
143. Wayne Edwards
144. Mike Soby
145. Adam Jensen
146. Derren Teixeira
147. Joseph Lecak
148. Charles Bailey
149. Don Lacknett
150. Kevin O'Rourke
151. Charles Bailey
152. KJ Duke
153. KJ Duke
154. Jason Duponte
155. Jason Duponte
156. Jason Duponte
157. Max Ogden
158. John Fousek
159. Christopher Vaccaro
160. Eric Karlovic
161. Rick Kanfer
162. Donn Johnson
163. Donn Johnson
164. Tony Egidio
165. Ray Murphy
166. Jon Stadtmueller
167. Jon Stadtmueller
168. Jon Stadtmueller
169. Jon Stadtmueller
170. Jon Stadtmueller
171. Jon Stadtmueller
172. Jon Stadtmueller
173. Jon Stadtmueller
174. Jon Stadtmueller
175. Jon Stadtmueller
176. Jon Stadtmueller
177. Joe Knecht
178. wesley estes
179. Jonathan Kent
180. Luke Dorsey
181. Richard Van Fleet
182. joe song
183. Charles Bailey
184. Chris Steahle
185. Brian Ortega
186. Charles Licari
187. Jose Parapar
188. Caleb Mezzy
189. Curtis Chan
190. Michael Lins
191. Jason Santucci
192. Ryan Atkins
193. Leslie Butterworth
194. Justin Silverstein
195. Jason Aberli
196. Frankie Newton
197. John Hogan
198. Ari Benjamin
199. Ari Benjamin
200. Richard Sellers
201. David DiDonato
202. Mark Evans
203. Jason Burns
204. Jim McGough
205. Jason Aberli
206. Paul Spradling
207. Andrew Bagley
208. Dustin Wagner
209. Gregg Janoff
210. Gregg Janoff
211. Ross Longood
212. Molik Johnson
213. Dan Polisano
214. Roy Ericson III
215. Roy Ericson III
216. Steven Metzler
217. Dave Mohren
218. Rian Lange
219. Glenn Lowy
220. Glenn Lowy
221. Todd Zola
222. Anthony Visano
223. Jeffery Cox
224. Alan Greenberg
225. Alan Greenberg
226. Chris Morrow
227. Jonathan Tretter
228. Josh Honeycutt
229. Charles Bailey
230. Kin Tsui
231. Scott Vetter
232. Brian Brickley
233. Jason Davis
234. Scott Jenstad
235. Steven Weimer
236. corey birch
237. Michael Mayer
238. Bill Strickler
239. dan setlock
240. joseph palazzo
241. Erik Konyk
242. Nickolaus Sackett
243. Joe Thelen
244. Joe Thelen
245. Chris Smith
246. Chris Beeler
247. Christopher Dimeo
248. Kenneth Norred
249. John Pausma
250. KJ Duke
251. David Zwickel
252. Joe Berg
253. R K Sargent
254. Silas Dain
255. John Bosch
256. Molik Johnson
257. Stewart Wolinsky
258. kenny enfield
259. Julian Martini
260. David Marcus
261. Gregory Morgan
262. Steven Metzler
263. David Miller
264. Kurtis Homkes
265. Roger Garvin
266. Robert Riemer
267. Chad Schroeder
268. Bill Strickler
269. Stephen Jupinka
270. Chad Schroeder
271. Chad Schroeder
272. Jason Duponte
273. Jason Duponte
274. Jason Duponte
275. Jason Duponte
276. Jason Duponte
277. Brian Slack
278. Chad Schroeder
279. Mark Evans
280. Joseph Green
281. Mark Evans
282. David Zwickel
283. Michael Lins
284. Chad Schroeder
285. Jake Barr
286. Ben Klein
287. donald dismuke
288. Jim McGough

[fwicker]

Add me please, Greg Doyle. Thanks

[Greg Ambrosius]

The contest page is now live under Contests:

http://nfbc.stats.com/baseball/contest/ ... sp?id=1507

The Rules are now active:

http://nfbc.stats.com/baseball/leagues/ ... sp?id=1507

We'll let you know shortly when the rosters page is live, again with players who will be eliminated over the next 12 days. Thanks all and enjoy. Good start with the signups, too. Thanks for that support.

[Greg Ambrosius]

MLB just announced that the American League will kick off the MLB postseason on Tuesday, Oct. 6th at 8:08 p.m. ET on ESPN, while the National League will start on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 8:08 p.m. ET.

That means our deadline to enter and set your Week 1 starting lineup in the debut NFBC Post-Season Contest is Tuesday just after 8 pm ET. Should be fun.

[roundmann69]

Please sign me up for two.
Bobby Brendler
Rockville, MD

[Greg Ambrosius]

Please sign me up for two.
Bobby Brendler
Rockville, MD

Thanks Bobby. Now 34 of 400 Spots Filled!! Keep 'em coming everyone and let's have some fun. Nice way to turn $150 into $25,000.

[Greg Ambrosius]

We have only 41 of 400 spots filled right now for the NFBC Post-Season Contest, but those owners will be able to check out the roster software this morning. All players who are on teams still in the playoff hunt are listed in the player pool right now, but once their teams are eliminated from the playoffs they will be removed. Note that as you try to set your rosters now. Should be fun.

Remember, you must have at least one player from each of the 10 playoff teams in Round 1 and no more than 3 players from any one team. There will be a lot of strategy involved in setting your Round 1 rosters. Here are the Rules on rosters:

3. Roster Requirements

Owners can create a roster with a maximum of 16 players for all rounds. The following are the roster requirements for each round:

Round 1: Wild Card and Divisional Games
Minimum of one player from each team
Maximum of three players from one team

Round 2: League Championship Series
Minimum of one player from each team
Maximum of six players from one team

Round 3: World Series
Eight players from each team

And here are the 16 roster spots throughout the contest:

4. Starting Lineup/Position Requirements

The starting lineup/positions will consist of 10 hitters and 6 pitchers, with the same positions and position eligibility of standard NFBC leagues, except for one less catcher. The starting lineup/positions for all rounds will consist of:

1 Catcher
1 First Baseman
1 Second Baseman
1 Shortstop
1 Third Baseman
1 Utility Hitter (any position or DH)
4 Outfielders
6 Pitchers (any combination of starters and relievers)

Note: All 16 players on a roster for a round are considered "active." There are no bench positions.

Good luck all and look for the software to be live shortly this morning. Enjoy.

[Deadheadz]

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Greg, do prize winners from NFBC regular season leagues have to option to use part (or all) of their prize money toward the entry fee for the post season contest? What's the status of being able to keep winnings on the site and use them for 2016?


DH

[Greg Ambrosius]

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Greg, do prize winners from NFBC regular season leagues have to option to use part (or all) of their prize money toward the entry fee for the post season contest? What's the status of being able to keep winnings on the site and use them for 2016?


DH

At this point no, but we are still working on that. I should know more on Thursday.

Obviously it's our goal to have Player Accounts work just like they do on DFS sites, where you can stipulate how much you want to keep in your account and use for future contests. Telling us how much you want to withdraw and keep in there is key to giving you folks more freedom and allowing a better flow of prize money and entry fees. But it's something we need to finish and I hope we do soon.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Rosters are now available for the NFBC Post-Season Contest. It's pretty cool how you can set your lineups now and play around with it. Lovin' the look. Check it out and post comments or any feedback here. We're interested in your feedback. Thanks all.

Now when you sign up for a new NFBC Post-Season Contest team, you'll immediately have access to this Roster page and can set your First Round lineup. You obviously have until Tuesday 5 minutes before the first game to tinker with that lineup. Enjoy and good luck all.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Just a reminder that spots are still open for the debut NFBC Post-Season Contest. The NL matchups are set and now we just need to finalize the AL Wild Card. Which team will compete against the New York Yankees on Tuesday Night? We have three games to find out.

All players are still in the player pool for the Astros, Angels and Twins. When teams are eliminated those players will disappear from the player pool. Please set your lineup 5 minutes before the scheduled start time on Tuesday Night.

Good luck all. Please grab your teams over the weekend and check out the easy-to-use software for this contest. You need to fill 16 spots for Round 1, with at least one player from each team and no more than 3 players from any one team. Should be fun strategy. Enjoy and good luck.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Okay, as you can see from the second post on this thread, we have only 115 teams signed up for the debut NFBC Post-Season Contest. And those owners all know that we haven't charged anyone for this contest yet. That's because we need to evaluate the signups through today and then make a call on this contest. That's just the hard, cold facts.

That being said, we have every intention of running this Post-Season Contest. It's important for us to test out the points-style scoring system in advance of the debut NFBC Cutline Championship. We also love this format and want to grow this post-season contest through the years. It's our own fault for not getting the rules defined sooner, the scoring system ironed out sooner, Registration live sooner and promotional banners on the site sooner. We will be more prepared in the future. But again, we REALLY want this format to succeed and grow as we think this is a very unique, very tough contest for our die-hard baseball audience and it extends our season right through the NFBC season and into the next drafting season.

I expected 400 teams for this contest, but it was a guess on my part. In football, we had 830 teams last year, so I felt there would be similar interest in baseball's post-season. It wouldn't be the first time I miscalculated, so here's what we're going to do:

We will give signups through today, again not charging anyone. Sign up now with no risk at all.

If demand isn't there for our current format, we'll have to shut down this contest. It's my intention that we'd create a new prize structure (maybe for only 200 teams) and contact everyone about the new prize structure. Nobody would be charged before agreeing to the prize structure, so you'd keep your teams intact. But anyone who didn't want to compete with the new prize structure could have those teams deleted. Entry remains at $150 either way.

Again, we hope to see enough interest today to keep this contest intact as is, but I'm not afraid to say I miscalculated and run this debut contest with a smaller field of die-hard players. Odds of winning would be much improved for those owners who like the format. But the only legal way to do that is to shut down this contest and start anew.

I know there are a lot of veteran owners who still plan to sign up for this one, but we have to make a decision today and we will. Losing money to debut a new product isn't the goal, but we like the format enough that we'll take a chance on it if needed. Let's see what today brings and then look for an update by end of business today. But keep setting your post-season lineups and look for an update soon. Thanks all and good luck.

[Pitch12]

Wont let me submit my roster because the Twins and Angels are still in the player pool.

[marknym]

I'm about to sign up -- personally I couldn't commit to this one until I finished out competing in my other NFBC leagues and knew that I'd have at least a little prep time to devote to this. Hopefully others were thinking the same and you'll have a significant bump in signups today.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Wont let me submit my roster because the Twins and Angels are still in the player pool.

Yes, we are removing them now. Sorry about that, but all should be good soon. Thanks.

[Greg Ambrosius]

I'm about to sign up -- personally I couldn't commit to this one until I finished out competing in my other NFBC leagues and knew that I'd have at least a little prep time to devote to this. Hopefully others were thinking the same and you'll have a significant bump in signups today.

I hope so too, Mark. I agree, it was tough to plan ahead with so much going on in the NFBC regular season and before any playoff teams were finalized, so hopefully today is a big day. Let's see, but I hear ya. Thanks for the signup just now.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Let's keep the push coming for the NFBC Post-Season Contest. Now up to 141 teams. You can set your roster today with the new software as soon as you sign up. Only playoff teams are now in the player pool. Thanks all and good luck?

Who reaches the World Series this year? Are the Blue Jays the team to beat in the AL? Are the Cardinals the best team in the NL or do the Dodgers have too much pitching? Could the Cubs pull out the miracle? We'll find out shortly.

Good luck all.

[Donacion]

I may not have read the rules correctly I wanted to clarify something. Round 1 has wild card and divisional series. If I add McCutcheon and they lose the play in game I have to wait until round 2 to replace. If so this adds an interesting bit of strategy. I'll be joining shortly just wanted clarification. Thank you

Joe Lecak

[Greg Ambrosius]

I may not have read the rules correctly I wanted to clarify something. Round 1 has wild card and divisional series. If I add McCutcheon and they lose the play in game I have to wait until round 2 to replace. If so this adds an interesting bit of strategy. I'll be joining shortly just wanted clarification. Thank you

Joe Lecak

Correct. Everyone is going to lose two players at minimum after this week's Wild Card games. No fun, but the key is picking the right number of players on those teams because two of those teams get an extra game of numbers!! Love that small twist. Thanks Joe and good luck.

[Edwards Kings]

Never done one of these before and because I am obviously SO brilliant at this hobby, I am in.

Psst...don't tell my wife. She thinks fantasy baseball season is over for me!

[Winston's Empire]

In like flint! After a tough season not cashing in any of my 5 leagues I'm sure that this will be filled full of hacks I can dominate
Hope everybody is ready to Sing GO CUBS GO all post season long baby!!!

[Greg Ambrosius]

Okay, you boys are starting to make me feel a little better about our prize structure. Keep the signups coming. We've had 50+ in the last 6+ hours and if we keep that up over the next 24 hours we'll be home free!! I'd love to keep everything intact, but let's keep adding more teams!! This format is going to be a LOT of fun.

And it doesn't take much time to set your lineups. The software is pretty easy to use.

Speaking of the software, any feedback on the look and feel of the Post-Season Contest? We'd love to see your feedback. Thanks all.

[KJ Duke]

One thing I thought would help is ability to click on a team to see only those players, but still easy enough to use and doesn't take long.

[KJ Duke]

It looks like 100% payout would be at 313 teams, so if players like odds in their favor they should keep coming in ...

190% payout right now, good investment.