Einhorn & Lymberis Win 2019 NFBC Ultimate Titles & $40,000

[Greg Ambrosius]

David Einhorn of Rye, New York won the New York Ultimate League title after emerging from the pack in August and storming to the $40,000 league prize. David finished 9.5 points ahead to win the title, with Kent Stermon earning $20,000 for his second place finish and Leonard Ringle finishing third and winning $7,500. This league was among the closest we've ever had through 4+ months and then the top teams pulled away. Great job everyone and congrats to the money winners.

Here's the final standings for this league:

2019 NFBC New York MTM Invitational Ultimate League Final Standings:
1 David Einhorn Dumb Money 106
2 Kent Stermon Chest Rockwell ultimate 96.5
3 Leonard Ringle Slowly I Turned 94
4 Simon Hanft Twinning Mentality 89
5 Mike Massotto Baseball Furies 87.5
6 Daniel Semsel Vache Paie Toujours Ses Dettes 86
7 Anthony Palavis Chico Linds Hermanos 85

[Greg Ambrosius]

Here is Daniel Einhorn's winning lineup from the 7th draft spot:

Dumb Money:
7 1 Arenado, Nolan 3B Dumb Money
24 2 Goldschmidt, Paul 1B Dumb Money
37 3 Soto, Juan OF Dumb Money
54 4 Cain, Lorenzo OF Dumb Money
67 5 Villar, Jonathan 2B Dumb Money
84 6 Castellanos, Nicholas OF Dumb Money
97 7 Donaldson, Josh CI Dumb Money
114 8 Smith, Mallex OF Dumb Money
127 9 Ramos, Wilson C Dumb Money
144 10 Doolittle, Sean P Dumb Money
157 11 Iglesias, Raisel P Dumb Money
174 12 Hernandez, Cesar MI Dumb Money
187 13 Hampson, Garrett SS Dumb Money
204 14 Alvarado, Jose P Dumb Money
217 15 Skaggs, Tyler P Dumb Money
234 16 Mancini, Trey OF Dumb Money
247 17 Urias, Julio P Dumb Money
264 18 Nelson, Jimmy P Dumb Money
277 19 Woodruff, Brandon P Dumb Money
294 20 Pressly, Ryan P Dumb Money
307 21 Barnhart, Tucker C Dumb Money
324 22 Samardzija, Jeff P Dumb Money
337 23 Minter, A.J. P Dumb Money
354 24 Pomeranz, Drew P Dumb Money
367 25 Zimmerman, Ryan UT Dumb Money
384 26 Hernandez, Kike OF Dumb Money
397 27 Palka, Daniel OF Dumb Money
414 28 Honeywell Jr., Brent P Dumb Money
427 29 Buchholz, Clay P Dumb Money
444 30 Armstrong, Shawn P Dumb Money

[Greg Ambrosius]

John Lymberis of Sadsburyville, Pennsylvania won the NFBC March 25th Ultimate Online League title and the $40,000, giving him two titles in the two leagues he played in this year. John won this league title and he won his lone $150 Draft Champions league title, finishing 2nd overall among 3,450 teams in that contest. Nice job John. He finished with 107.5 points to win the league title by 10.5 points. John Thompson finished second to win $20,000, while Anthony Botzo finished third to win $7,500. Great job everyone and congrats to the money winners.

Here's the final standings:

2019 NFBC March 25th Ultimate Online League Final Standings:
1 John Lymberis LYMBO 107.5
2 John Thompson Thompson 97
3 Anthony Botzo Big League Choo 96.5
4 Aaron Smith InDustWeTrust 94.5
5 Joe Berg Money 94
6 Daniel Katz Inferno 91
7 John Pausma Dutch Mafia 86

NFBC Ultimate Draft League Prize Structure:
League Prizes
1 - $40,000
2 - $20,000
3 - $7,500

[Greg Ambrosius]

Here is John Lymberis's winning draft from the 12th spot in the NFBC March 25th Ultimate Online League:

LYMBO:
12 1 Cole, Gerrit P LYMBO
19 2 Judge, Aaron OF LYMBO
42 3 Puig, Yasiel OF LYMBO
49 4 Segura, Jean SS LYMBO
72 5 Kershaw, Clayton P LYMBO
79 6 Hand, Brad P LYMBO
102 7 Hader, Josh P LYMBO
109 8 Chapman, Matt 3B LYMBO
132 9 Moncada, Yoan 2B LYMBO
139 10 Santana, Domingo OF LYMBO
162 11 Hamilton, Billy OF LYMBO
169 12 Stripling, Ross P LYMBO
192 13 Kikuchi, Yusei P LYMBO
199 14 Hosmer, Eric 1B LYMBO
222 15 Gray, Sonny P LYMBO
229 16 Dominguez, Seranthony P LYMBO
252 17 Renfroe, Hunter OF LYMBO
259 18 O'Neill, Tyler UT LYMBO
282 19 LeMahieu, DJ MI LYMBO
289 20 Martinez, Jose CI LYMBO
312 21 Tatis Jr., Fernando SS LYMBO
319 22 Kiner-Falefa, Isiah C LYMBO
342 23 Perez, Martin P LYMBO
349 24 Brasier, Ryan P LYMBO
372 25 Rodon, Carlos P LYMBO
379 26 Garver, Mitch C LYMBO
402 27 Loaisiga, Jonathan P LYMBO
409 28 Verdugo, Alex OF LYMBO
432 29 Ramirez, Hanley 1B LYMBO
439 30 Thornburg, Tyler P LYMBO

[Greg Ambrosius]

We started the NFBC Ultimate Draft League in 2005 and have had multiple leagues most years since 2006. We had two more Ultimate Draft Leagues this year with first time winners joining our select group of past winners. Here's the complete list:

2005 - David DiDonato
2006 - Eddie Gillis
2006 - David Deterra (League 2)
2007 - Donn Johnson
2007 - Scott Fleming (League 2)
2007 - Brent Grooms (League 3)
2008 - David DiDonato
2008 - Andre Bourcier (League 2)
2009 - Rick Thomas
2011 - Chris Schinker
2011 - David Deterra (League 2)
2012 - John Lemke
2013 - John Lemke
2014 - Leonard Ringle
2015 - John Lemke
2016 - Derek Pierson
2017 - Anthony Botzo
2017 - Joe Thelen (NY)
2018 - Anthony Botzo (LV)
2018 - Jason Duponte (NY)
2019 - David Einhorn (NY)
2019 - John Lymberis (O)

[Gekko]

David Einhorn of Rye, New York won the New York Ultimate League title after emerging from the pack in August and storming to the $40,000 league prize. David finished 9.5 points ahead to win the title, with Kent Stermon earning $20,000 for his second place finish and Leonard Ringle finishing third and winning $7,500. This league was among the closest we've ever had through 4+ months and then the top teams pulled away. Great job everyone and congrats to the money winners.

Here's the final standings for this league:

2019 NFBC New York MTM Invitational Ultimate League Final Standings:
1 David Einhorn Dumb Money 106
2 Kent Stermon Chest Rockwell ultimate 96.5
3 Leonard Ringle Slowly I Turned 94
4 Simon Hanft Twinning Mentality 89
5 Mike Massotto Baseball Furies 87.5
6 Daniel Semsel Vache Paie Toujours Ses Dettes 86
7 Anthony Palavis Chico Linds Hermanos 85

what happened to MTM?

[Baseball Furies]

David Einhorn of Rye, New York won the New York Ultimate League title after emerging from the pack in August and storming to the $40,000 league prize. David finished 9.5 points ahead to win the title, with Kent Stermon earning $20,000 for his second place finish and Leonard Ringle finishing third and winning $7,500. This league was among the closest we've ever had through 4+ months and then the top teams pulled away. Great job everyone and congrats to the money winners.

Here's the final standings for this league:

2019 NFBC New York MTM Invitational Ultimate League Final Standings:
1 David Einhorn Dumb Money 106
2 Kent Stermon Chest Rockwell ultimate 96.5
3 Leonard Ringle Slowly I Turned 94
4 Simon Hanft Twinning Mentality 89
5 Mike Massotto Baseball Furies 87.5
6 Daniel Semsel Vache Paie Toujours Ses Dettes 86
7 Anthony Palavis Chico Linds Hermanos 85

what happened to MTM?

Sale-Glasnow-Correa. All you need to know. Was as high as third two weeks out, but no moral victory for me. This league was one of the closest in NFBC history in terms of the standings the entire season with as few as 10 points separating first through 13th place at times. Just crazy parity of competition with Einhorn's "no pitching" strategy somehow working to pull off the upset in the in end over Stermon. I'll be posting more under the MTM Ultimate thread soon about this league.

[Gekko]

Sale-Glasnow-Correa. All you need to know. Was as high as third two weeks out, but no moral victory for me. This league was one of the closest in NFBC history in terms of the standings the entire season with as few as 10 points separating first through 13th place at times. Just crazy parity of competition with Einhorn's "no pitching" strategy somehow working to pull off the upset in the in end over Stermon. I'll be posting more under the MTM Ultimate thread soon about this league.

I wonder why I didn’t own any of those players on my 7 managed leagues?

In any event, I just did a quick review of your FAAB pickups, and something sticks out like a sore thumb...I don’t see any FAAB pickups for your team after July 21st. Is that correct? If so, what was the thinking behind that?

[Baseball Furies]

Sale-Glasnow-Correa. All you need to know. Was as high as third two weeks out, but no moral victory for me. This league was one of the closest in NFBC history in terms of the standings the entire season with as few as 10 points separating first through 13th place at times. Just crazy parity of competition with Einhorn's "no pitching" strategy somehow working to pull off the upset in the in end over Stermon. I'll be posting more under the MTM Ultimate thread soon about this league.

I wonder why I didn’t own any of those players on my 7 managed leagues?

In any event, I just did a quick review of your FAAB pickups, and something sticks out like a sore thumb...I don’t see any FAAB pickups for your team after July 21st. Is that correct? If so, what was the thinking behind that?

Probably has something to do with all that hindsight genius of yours, but good for you! And there was no thinking behind my no FAAB pickups after July 21st. It was just plain shit mismanagement on my part in overcompensating for some bad over bids earlier in the year in this extremely tight and competitive league. And it wasn't like there was much to pick up come August/September in the MTM Ultimate anyway. This debacle wasn't just the case in this league, it was several. Yet despite this, I was still able to pull off a few titles including a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd my Mains which is pretty remarkable given this year's overall FAAB disaster on my end. But thanks for your interest and concern, Mark. Perhaps you'll be able to be a part of the the MTM Ultimate in 2020 to test your mettle against far inferior competition to you that you would be up against...Or maybe not.

[King of Queens]

If anyone is interested in tips on effective FAAB management, please feel free to PM me. There’s always great talent available down the stretch — no fun when you have to sit on the sideline.

[Quahogs]

If anyone is interested in tips on effective FAAB management, please feel free to PM me. There’s always great talent available down the stretch — no fun when you have to sit on the sideline.

hahaaa, banter that harkens back to the old MB flame days...

[Gekko]

there was no thinking behind my no FAAB pickups after July 21st. It was just plain shit mismanagement on my part in overcompensating for some bad over bids earlier in the year

This debacle wasn't just the case in this league, it was several. [/b]

lucky for you that a fellow NFBC competitor has posted a video on FAAB. please watch and take notes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4neHvDX0So