The MTM Vegas Party & Midnight Madness Draft are Back for 2021!
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2021 3:28 am
I think all of you who are braving Vegas this year for the NFBC live events are clear on two things: One, it's the best high stakes live draft experience going bar none, and two we all fucking need this,badly! 
. So in between my near daily drafting, podcasting, marketing, public relations, guest appearances, and Twitter rantings (just to name a few), I have given up a few more hours of sleep in order to secure a suitable venue at the Bellagio and set this whole thing up for our triumphant return to Vegas now exactly just four weeks away from today. 
So with the usual suite not being feasible under the circumstances, the MTM NFBC Party will be held outdoors on the Grand Patio which is just off the Grand Ballroom, Friday night, 3/26, kicking off at 9:00 pm PST, and going until everyone has had enough. This is 6000 sq. ft. of beautiful, wide open space which will be set up exclusively to receive all who attend. There will be seating and tables spread out across the venue, lighting, a full premium open bar for three hours, passed hors d'oeuvres, and an appropriate buffet set up as well including snacks and desserts. I'll make sure of the appropriate wines, spirits and cigars for anyone who wishes to partake as well. There will be the usual music, bull-shitting, shit-talking, and of course camaraderie in hanging out with not only some of the best fantasy baseball players in the world, but some if the best guys and gals, too.
The NFBC is picking up the space rental and the bulk of all the additional set up fees while helping to defray some of the food and beverage costs, leaving the party attendance fee for this year $150 a person all in and worth every penny of it just for the experience alone! I'll be collecting this as usual and fronting this cost in advance, so if you're in, just hit me up with the funds via PayPal (mike@staffdriven.com) or Venmo (@Michael-Massotto). Post your name to this thread or leave me a note with your payment, and I'll add you to the guest list. Spouses and significant others are welcome as usual if you truly want to subject them to this at the per head cost as stated. 
Any questions can be posted here, or most of you know how to reach me directly.
The Mostly Distinguished Guest List
1. MTM (more than pd.)
2. Dan Semsel (pd.)
3. Dave Duncan (pd.)
4. Carter Gil (pd.)
5. Anthony Gialde (pd.)
6. Mike Mager (pd.)
7. Jason Duponte (pd.)
8. Scott Zeidman (pd.)
9. Wayne Edwards (pd.)
10. Chad Fleming (pd.)
11. Jason Anthony (pd.)
12. Matt Modica (pd.)
13. Matt Anderson (pd.)
14. Rob Giese (pd.)
15. Greg Lathrop (pd.)
16. Eric Albright (pd.)
17. David Shoup (pd.)
18. Kevin Hasting (pd.)
19. Jason Wanic (pd.)
20. Vlad Sedler (pd.)
21. KC Cha (pd.)
22. Matt Shepherd (pd.)
23. James Tomony (pd.)
24. Chris Cosley (& his orderly) (pd.)
25. Lindy Hinkelman (pd.)
26. Gabe Hinkelman (pd.)
27. Anthony Bauriedl (pd.)
28. Dusty Wagner (pd.)
29. Shawn Childs (pd.)
30. Scott Fleming
31. Roger Martin
32. John Pausma (pd.)
33. Doug Gruber (pd.)
34. Darik Buchar (pd.)
35. Gene McCaffrey (pd.)
36. Dan Prepas (pd.)
36. Joe Martens
37. David Ehsanipoor
38. Greg Ambrosius (he should be paying me )
Greg and Tom will have the screens set up to view some NYC draft results (anonymously if at all possible of course), and definitely the results of the MTM Ultimate from the week prior for further discussion and criticism. All of the festivities will culminate near midnight for the kickoff of the traditional "Midnight Madness Draft". Twelve (12) die-hard participants in less than stellar condition will pound out 30 rounds of Rotowire OLC-style drafting over the course of two hours. KDS draft selection will take place "Iron Balls" style on the spot just before the draft, and this a standalone league that is not part of the overall competition with a $750 entry fee which pays the top two winners, $7000/$1000, a true Vegas gamble indeed! The sign-up list of competitors for this one is listed below, and Darik will be adding the sign-up link for it as soon as he reads this and finds out that he has something else to do today.
Midnight Madness Draft Competitors:
1. MTM (why do I do this to myself?)
2. Dave Duncan
3. Carter Gil
4. Anthony Gialde
5. Scott Zeidman
6. Matt Shepherd
7. Jason Wanic
8. Greg Lathrop
9. Mark Winokur (OL)
10. Bryan Vogel (OL)
11. Chad Fleming
12. Alexander Krivosheev (OL)
Sign-up Link: https://nfc.shgn.com/signup/baseball/nfbc-750MTM
. So in between my near daily drafting, podcasting, marketing, public relations, guest appearances, and Twitter rantings (just to name a few), I have given up a few more hours of sleep in order to secure a suitable venue at the Bellagio and set this whole thing up for our triumphant return to Vegas now exactly just four weeks away from today. So with the usual suite not being feasible under the circumstances, the MTM NFBC Party will be held outdoors on the Grand Patio which is just off the Grand Ballroom, Friday night, 3/26, kicking off at 9:00 pm PST, and going until everyone has had enough. This is 6000 sq. ft. of beautiful, wide open space which will be set up exclusively to receive all who attend. There will be seating and tables spread out across the venue, lighting, a full premium open bar for three hours, passed hors d'oeuvres, and an appropriate buffet set up as well including snacks and desserts. I'll make sure of the appropriate wines, spirits and cigars for anyone who wishes to partake as well. There will be the usual music, bull-shitting, shit-talking, and of course camaraderie in hanging out with not only some of the best fantasy baseball players in the world, but some if the best guys and gals, too.
The NFBC is picking up the space rental and the bulk of all the additional set up fees while helping to defray some of the food and beverage costs, leaving the party attendance fee for this year $150 a person all in and worth every penny of it just for the experience alone! I'll be collecting this as usual and fronting this cost in advance, so if you're in, just hit me up with the funds via PayPal (mike@staffdriven.com) or Venmo (@Michael-Massotto). Post your name to this thread or leave me a note with your payment, and I'll add you to the guest list. Spouses and significant others are welcome as usual if you truly want to subject them to this at the per head cost as stated. Any questions can be posted here, or most of you know how to reach me directly. The Mostly Distinguished Guest List
1. MTM (more than pd.)
2. Dan Semsel (pd.)
3. Dave Duncan (pd.)
4. Carter Gil (pd.)
5. Anthony Gialde (pd.)
6. Mike Mager (pd.)
7. Jason Duponte (pd.)
8. Scott Zeidman (pd.)
9. Wayne Edwards (pd.)
10. Chad Fleming (pd.)
11. Jason Anthony (pd.)
12. Matt Modica (pd.)
13. Matt Anderson (pd.)
14. Rob Giese (pd.)
15. Greg Lathrop (pd.)
16. Eric Albright (pd.)
17. David Shoup (pd.)
18. Kevin Hasting (pd.)
19. Jason Wanic (pd.)
20. Vlad Sedler (pd.)
21. KC Cha (pd.)
22. Matt Shepherd (pd.)
23. James Tomony (pd.)
24. Chris Cosley (& his orderly) (pd.)
25. Lindy Hinkelman (pd.)
26. Gabe Hinkelman (pd.)
27. Anthony Bauriedl (pd.)
28. Dusty Wagner (pd.)
29. Shawn Childs (pd.)
30. Scott Fleming
31. Roger Martin
32. John Pausma (pd.)
33. Doug Gruber (pd.)
34. Darik Buchar (pd.)
35. Gene McCaffrey (pd.)
36. Dan Prepas (pd.)
36. Joe Martens
37. David Ehsanipoor
38. Greg Ambrosius (he should be paying me
)Greg and Tom will have the screens set up to view some NYC draft results (anonymously if at all possible of course), and definitely the results of the MTM Ultimate from the week prior for further discussion and criticism. All of the festivities will culminate near midnight for the kickoff of the traditional "Midnight Madness Draft". Twelve (12) die-hard participants in less than stellar condition
will pound out 30 rounds of Rotowire OLC-style drafting over the course of two hours. KDS draft selection will take place "Iron Balls" style on the spot just before the draft, and this a standalone league that is not part of the overall competition with a $750 entry fee which pays the top two winners, $7000/$1000, a true Vegas gamble indeed! The sign-up list of competitors for this one is listed below, and Darik will be adding the sign-up link for it as soon as he reads this and finds out that he has something else to do today. Midnight Madness Draft Competitors:
1. MTM (why do I do this to myself?)
2. Dave Duncan
3. Carter Gil
4. Anthony Gialde
5. Scott Zeidman
6. Matt Shepherd
7. Jason Wanic
8. Greg Lathrop
9. Mark Winokur (OL)
10. Bryan Vogel (OL)
11. Chad Fleming
12. Alexander Krivosheev (OL)
Sign-up Link: https://nfc.shgn.com/signup/baseball/nfbc-750MTM
