Terry Haney Is The 2007 NFBC Champion

Tom Kessenich · Post by **Tom Kessenich** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:34 am

Congratulations to Terry Haney who has taken home the $100,000 grand prize in the 2007 National Fantasy Baseball Championship. Terry's Fat Tub of Goo team in Chicago League 1 finished with 3,254 points to win a hotly contested race to the finish line this season.

Among the standout offensive players on Terry's team were Alex Rodriguez (.314-54-156-24), Jimmy Rollins (.296-30-94-41), Victor Martinez (.301-25-114) and Nick Markakis (.300-23-112-18). His top pitchers were Josh Beckett (20 wins), Jake Peavy (19 wins, 234 Ks) and Joe Borowski (45 saves).

We'll have more on Terry's championship season in the days and weeks to come but we wanted to congratulate him on a terrific season and for being our fourth different grand champion in the NFBC's history.

We'll be posting all of the prize winners for all of our leagues later today so stay tuned for more as we wrap up our biggest and best NFBC season to date.

Chest Rockwell · Post by **Chest Rockwell** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:50 am

Originally posted by Tom Kessenich:

Congratulations to Terry Haney who has taken home the $100,000 grand prize in the 2007 National Fantasy Baseball Championship. Terry's Fat Tub of Goo team in Chicago League 1 finished with 3,254 points to win a hotly contested race to the finish line this season.

Among the standout offensive players on Terry's team were Alex Rodriguez (.314-54-156-24), Jimmy Rollins (.296-30-94-41), Victor Martinez (.301-25-114) and Nick Markakis (.300-23-112-18). His top pitchers were Josh Beckett (20 wins), Jake Peavy (19 wins, 234 Ks) and Joe Borowski (45 saves).

We'll have more on Terry's championship season in the days and weeks to come but we wanted to congratulate him on a terrific season and for being our fourth different grand champion in the NFBC's history.

We'll be posting all of the prize winners for all of our leagues later today so stay tuned for more as we wrap up our biggest and best NFBC season to date. Terry we have never gotten a chance to meet, but I have heard from several people that you are a hell of a nice guy. Congrats on a well deserved overall title. I look at your team on paper and I look at the team that finishes 100th and I frankly do not see much difference on the surface. It is a compliment to you and all of the overall high finishing teams that you manage to differentiate your teams from the guy ranked 100th with the smallest moves that no one notices. You do not win unless you get the early rounds of the draft right, make strong FAAB decisions, find sleepers in the later rounds, and make solid bench/sit decisions. You did all of those things which is very rare excellent job.

Sack · Post by **Sack** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 4:09 am

Terry:

Congrats on the title, well deserved and one HUGE accomplishment. Try not to take all of those winnings to Prairie Meadows. Nice job.

Sheep · Post by **Sheep** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 4:19 am

Terry - Congrats, it was nice to see you overcome the loss of Rocco Baldelli. Showing that even with a total loss of a top five round player that the NFBC can be won.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 5:00 am

CONGRATS TERRY!!! In 2007, you were the VERY BEST!!

I just talked to Terry on the phone and he said he's sick for the first time in 30+ years. I guess the NFBC title race wore him down!!

But hopefully he will be back up on his feet soon enough and ready to pose with that big $100,000 NFBC check. And the winning check will be heading southwest from Iola very shortly. Congrats once again Terry on a solid, solid season.

Some folks know that Terry has been a four-year member of the NFBC and he's had a blast with this little hobby of ours. In 2004, he finished fourth overall in the NFBC main event as he won a league title and he also won the $1,250 NL-only Auction League title. He drafted all three years in Las Vegas before moving to Chicago this year because of time constraints. In fact, he wanted to spend more time with his family and took the crew to the Windy City to enjoy the March weekend with him.

Terry is going to take a little time before making plans for 2008. He loves the auction leagues and he knows that Las Vegas fills those easily, but he also enjoyed his time in Chicago. We'll take him back either place!!!

And Chest, you have heard correctly about Terry. He's as nice as they come and he has the good Midwestern values about him. We're proud to call him one of our own. He's the new CHAMP!!

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 5:02 am

I'll add one more fact to Terry's accomplishment: He becomes the fourth straight NFBC overall champ to draft solo. It's interesting to note that all four of our NFBC champs have NOT had co-managers. Artie Rastelli in 2004, Brian Oldenski in 2005 and David DiDonato in 2006 all drafted alone, as did Terry Haney this year.

Conversely, all three of our National Fantasy Football Champions thus far have had co-managers. Crazy, huh?

sportsbettingman · Post by **sportsbettingman** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 5:34 am

Congratulations Terry! You kept your lead over the final part of the season, and actually increased the gap quite a bit over 2nd place.

Congrats to Thomas Greenwald as well for taking hold of 2nd place, and never letting go.

Congrats to Mark for showing us all his stuff. He was at or near the top for what seemed like the whole season...even through some major injuries. I'm guessing he learned something from these final few weeks from perennial studs Shawn and Dan.

Now...as for Dan Kenyon and Shawn Childs...you guys ROCK! I saw the steady climb as you both could see the finish line and were racing to break the tape first!

A bit brutal that due to a "add on" MLB game...you both flip flopped in final rankings, with Dan moving from 3rd to 4th, and Shawn from 4th to 3rd. What's a $5000.00 change of possession amongst friends?

Congrats to Mark again for finishing first in such a tough league.

Congrats to Jules for finishing first in her league as well.

You all did GREAT in 2007!

~Lance

[ October 02, 2007, 11:35 AM: Message edited by: sportsbettingman ]

Captain Hook · Post by **Captain Hook** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 5:37 am

My Congratulations to Terry as well on a GREAT job.

Kudos to all the other players in the Top 10 as well.

DOUGHBOYS · Post by **DOUGHBOYS** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 5:40 am

Originally posted by sportsbettingman:

Congratulations Terry! You kept your lead over the final part of the season, and actually increased the gap quite a bit over 2nd place.

Congrats to Thomas Greenwald as well for taking hold of 2nd place, and never letting go.

Congrats to Mark for showing us all his stuff. He was at or near the top for what seemed like the whole season...even through some major injuries. I'm guessing he learned something from these final few weeks from perennial studs Shawn and Dan.

Now...as for Dan Kenyon and Shawn Childs...you guys ROCK! I saw the steady climb as you both could see the finish line and were racing to break the tape first!

A bit brutal that due to a "add on" MLB game...you both flip flopped in final rankings, with Dan moving from 3rd to 4th, and Shawn from 4th to 3rd. What's a $5000.00 change of possession amongst friends?

Congrats to Mark again for finishing first in such a tough league.

Congrats to Jules for finishing first in her league as well.

You all did GREAT in 2007!

~Lance Lance,

Shawn and I aren't friends anymore!

I have PM'ed him a three word message. Believe me, I almost went with the two word message!

Quahogs · Post by **Quahogs** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 5:49 am

Super job Terry. Must be a great feeling !

Q

751542 · Post by **751542** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 7:18 am

great job terry, what a stud team!!! RT

fandango · Post by **fandango** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 8:10 am

Hell of a job, well done!

SluggoJD · Post by **SluggoJD** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 8:44 am

Congratulations Terry, and I loved the team name...best name on the board, so you deserve it man!

KJ Duke · Post by **KJ Duke** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 9:12 am

Great draft Terry - I guess that was all you needed with your relentless management style to leave everyone in the dust.

I'll be looking into acquiring/refining a "superior" fat tub of goo next season in hopes of getting over the top.

thebaseballjunkie · Post by **thebaseballjunkie** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:02 am

Congrats Terry - I tied with you in the March 8th Satellite League. Who knew I was competing with NFBC royalty!

[ October 02, 2007, 04:04 PM: Message edited by: thebaseballjunkie ]

Schwartzstops · Post by **Schwartzstops** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 2:42 pm

Congrats Terry on conquering the Beast! See y'all in 2008...

Vander · Post by **Vander** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 4:26 pm

Greg and Chest are right. Terry is a very nice guy. Sat next to him and can say he stole some of my players. The bad news is, the guy I wanted most that he stole was Baldelli.

Terry Pass · Post by **Terry Pass** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 4:48 pm

Heck of a job. Congrats.

Spartacus · Post by **Spartacus** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 5:19 pm

More proof that nice guys don't always finish last. Congratulations Terry on a job well done!

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 10:05 am

I know a lot of folks want to see how Terry built his NFBC Championship team, so here's a look at his original draft. Remember, he drafted from the 7th spot in Chicago League 1:

Fat Tub of Goo

Terry Haney

Chicago League 1, 7th Pick:

1. Alex Rodriguez

2. Jimmy Rollins

3. Victor Martinez

4. Jake Peavy

5. Rocco Baldelli

6. Daisuke Matsuzaka

7. Takashi Saito

8. Josh Barfield

9. Nick Swisher

10. Pat Burrell

11. Nick Markakis

12. Joe Borowski

13. Josh Beckett

14. Hank Blalock

15. Curtis Granderson

16. Anibal Sanchez

17. Mike Jacobs

18. John Maine

19. Noah Lowry

20. James Shields

21. Geoff Jenkins

22. Jonny Gomes

23. Yuniesky Betancourt

24. Randy Wolf

25. Carl Pavano

26. Jose Lopez

27. Jorge Julio

28. Terrmel Sledge

29. Dustin Hermanson

30. Javy Lopez

KJ Duke · Post by **KJ Duke** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 10:16 am

Originally posted by Greg Ambrosius:

I know a lot of folks want to see how Terry built his NFBC Championship team, so here's a look at his original draft. Remember, he drafted from the 7th spot in Chicago League 1:

Fat Tub of Goo

Terry Haney

Chicago League 1, 7th Pick:

1. Alex Rodriguez

2. Jimmy Rollins

3. Victor Martinez

4. Jake Peavy

5. Rocco Baldelli

6. Daisuke Matsuzaka

7. Takashi Saito

8. Josh Barfield

9. Nick Swisher

10. Pat Burrell

11. Nick Markakis

12. Joe Borowski

13. Josh Beckett

14. Hank Blalock

15. Curtis Granderson

16. Anibal Sanchez

17. Mike Jacobs

18. John Maine

19. Noah Lowry

20. James Shields

21. Geoff Jenkins

22. Jonny Gomes

23. Yuniesky Betancourt

24. Randy Wolf

25. Carl Pavano

26. Jose Lopez

27. Jorge Julio

28. Terrmel Sledge

29. Dustin Hermanson

30. Javy Lopez Why did he get two 1st round picks?

.... lotta nice picks throughout there

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 10:18 am

Originally posted by KJ Duke:

quote: Why did he get two 1st round picks?

.... lotta nice picks throughout there

[/QB][/QUOTE]Good thing he wasn't in your league. Rollins wouldn't have been there for his first pick!!

KJ Duke · Post by **KJ Duke** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 10:27 am

Originally posted by Greg Ambrosius:

quote:Originally posted by KJ Duke:

quote: Why did he get two 1st round picks?

.... lotta nice picks throughout there

[/QUOTE]Good thing he wasn't in your league. Rollins wouldn't have been there for his first pick!!

[/QB][/QUOTE]He definitely lived up to it. There were at least two things I got right this season, JR a 1st-rounder, and Jason Bay disappointing yet again. I think this is the year Bay FINALLY gets dropped in the pre-season rankings by everyone else.

What do you think Greg, does Bay fall out of the top 2,3,4,5(?) rounds this season? ADP was late 2nd in '07, and if I recall late 1st/ early 2nd the year before.

[ October 05, 2007, 04:38 PM: Message edited by: KJ Duke ]

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 10:44 am

Originally posted by KJ Duke:

[QUOTE]He definitely lived up to it. There were at least two things I got right this season, JR a 1st-rounder, and Jason Bay disappointing yet again. I think this is the year Bay FINALLY gets dropped in the pre-season rankings by everyone else.

What do you think Greg, does Bay fall out of the top 2,3,4,5(?) rounds this season? ADP was late 2nd in '07, and if I recall late 1st/ early 2nd the year before. Well, I see he hasn't been picked yet during the first three rounds of your mock draft and I'm not sure how you can put anyone who hit .247-21-84-4 after 538 at-bats very high in the early projections. I mean, there is SOOOOO much other talent to choose from this year with so much less risk.

Yes, I do believe this is the year he falls big-time. Will he be the best bargain of 2008 or a continuing disappointment? That's just one of the fun questions we get to answer during the next 5 months!!!

I'm ready to start my rankings for our first Fantasy Sports Magazine right now. Time to get busy.

KJ Duke · Post by **KJ Duke** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 10:50 am

Originally posted by Greg Ambrosius:

quote:Originally posted by KJ Duke:

[QUOTE]He definitely lived up to it. There were at least two things I got right this season, JR a 1st-rounder, and Jason Bay disappointing yet again. I think this is the year Bay FINALLY gets dropped in the pre-season rankings by everyone else.

What do you think Greg, does Bay fall out of the top 2,3,4,5(?) rounds this season? ADP was late 2nd in '07, and if I recall late 1st/ early 2nd the year before. Well, I see he hasn't been picked yet during the first three rounds of your mock draft and I'm not sure how you can put anyone who hit .247-21-84-4 after 538 at-bats very high in the early projections. I mean, there is SOOOOO much other talent to choose from this year with so much less risk.

Yes, I do believe this is the year he falls big-time. Will he be the best bargain of 2008 or a continuing disappointment? That's just one of the fun questions we get to answer during the next 5 months!!!

I'm ready to start my rankings for our first Fantasy Sports Magazine right now. Time to get busy. [/QUOTE]He might not be losing pick this season, will be interesting to see where he goes in the early mock. I'm already seeing some value candidates for '08, Bay might even be one of them - gotta see how the Pirates shape up, with Jim Tracy and most of the front office gone they've got no where to go but up.