NFBC Mid-Season League Rules and Signup List

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Mon May 18, 2009 8:30 am

I'm not trying to push another league on anyone, but a few folks have inquired about our NFBC Mid-Season Leagues. Since I have a little time today I thought I'd update our rules and get them to STATS to make this live soon. We'll post the rules under new links coming soon under LEAGUES and Play Online on the home page. Once I get the draft dates on the Registration page, I'll post that here, too.

The draft dates will be Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, July 13-15 during the All-Star break. We'll offer the following leagues and draft on MockDraftCentral.com:

Monday, July 13th

$125 Winner-Take-All

$250 Pay Top 3.

Tuesday, July 14th

$125 Pay Top 3

$250 Don Mathis League (retain stats from first half)

$500 Pay Top 3

Wednesday, July 14th

$125 Winner-Take-All

$250 Pay Top 3

$1,000 Pay Top 3

Section I: Official Rules and Regulations of the

National Fantasy Baseball Championship

Mid-Season Contest

1. Overview: The National Fantasy Baseball Championship (NFBC) Midseason Contest will consist of individual leagues, each comprised of 15 teams/managers, with individual league prizes. The NFBC Midseason Contest’s regular season will extend from July 16, 2009 (the first game after the MLB All Star Game) through the final game of the regular season (including a season-ending tie-breaker if needed). Teams will compete for accumulative stats in five offensive and five pitching categories, with each category weighted equally. Categories include: (for hitters) Batting Average, Home Runs, RBIs, Stolen Bases and Runs; (for pitchers) Wins, Saves, Earned Run Average, Strikeouts and WHIP Ratio (Walks plus Hits divided by Innings Pitched). Only player stats from the second half of the season will count towards team totals (except for the Tuesday, July 10th Don Mathis League, where first half results will also be included in the team standings). The team at the end of the year with the most cumulative points in each league wins the league title.

2. Draft: Drafts will take place online at www.mockdraftcentral.com on Monday, July 13, Tuesday, July 14 and Wednesday, July 15.

3. Roster Requirements: Maximum of 30 players at all times.

4. Starting Lineup Requirements: Starting lineups will consist of:

• 2 Catchers

• 1 First Baseman

• 1 Second Baseman

• 1 Shortstop

• 1 Third Baseman

• 1 Middle Infielder (2B/SS)

• 1 Corner Infielder (1B/3B)

• 1 Utility Player (any offensive position)

• 5 Outfielders

• 9 Pitchers

There is a 300 innings pitched minimum requirement for all of the mid-season leagues and a 600 IP minimum for the Don Mathis League. However, there is no minimum requirement for number of starting pitchers or relief pitchers. Should any team not reach the required limit of innings pitched by the end of the season, the rankings will be altered to show that team getting 1 point in both ERA and WHIP. No other teams will switch positions in the standings, but the team that didn’t reach the minimum IP will automatically earn 1 point in ERA and WHIP. All players must have played 20 games in 2008 or 10 games during the 2009 season to qualify at a certain position. Minor-leaguers who did not play 20 games at any position in 2008 but who still played at least one game in the majors last year, will qualify at the position they played the most at in the majors in 2008. Other eligibility guidelines can be found under Section 6 in the Rules. If a player returns from retirement or rehab after missing the previous year, his position eligibility will be his previous year’s eligibility. If no Week One lineup is submitted, the NFBC will determine your starting lineup. After Week One, if no starting lineup is submitted, your starting lineup will be that of the previous week.

Owners DO NOT have to fill their 23 required starting spots with their first 23 draft picks; i.e. you can pick your second catcher with your 30th pick if you’d like.

A. League Management Web Address: You can access your league via the Internet by going to http://www.fantasybaseballchampionship.com. You will need a username and a password to access the game site. Contact [email protected] if you are signed up for the contest and don't have a username and password.

B. Lineup Submission: All lineups may be submitted on the league web site and are due five minutes before the first game starts each Monday. If the first game of that Monday starts at 7:05 EST, your starting lineup must be designated by 7:00 EST.

5. Scoring: The National Fantasy Baseball Championship Midseason Contest will use a 5x5 Rotisserie scoring setup. Cumulative totals will be used for the following categories:

• Batting Average

• Home Runs

• RBIs

• Runs

• Stolen Bases

• Wins

• Saves

• Earned Run Average

• Strikeouts

• WHIP Ratio (walks plus hits divided by innings pitched)

6. Position Eligibility: Players who played at least 20 games at any position in 2008 will qualify at that position for the entire 2009 NFBC mid-season contest. Players who play 10 games at a new position in 2009 will be eligible at that position after they have played for the 10th time there this year.

7. Free Agents: Any player who is not on a team roster within your league and is on a major-league roster or once was on an NFBC Midseason Contest team in your league is considered a free agent for that league. Even players on the MLB disabled list are eligible to be picked up during the FAAB bidding process. The player pool is deemed closed of new free agents two hours (5 p.m. EST on Sundays) before the FAAB bidding deadline. Participants should note that MLB unsigned veteran free agents at the time of Draft Day are eligible to be picked up or bid on in the NFBC Midseason Leagues.

8. Free Agent Acquisitions: The free agent system will be a "blind bidding" process for each individual league. Each team will start with 1,000 free agent "dollars" for the season, and will be permitted to bid for free agents on a weekly basis with a minimum bid of $1 per player. No team will be informed of any other team's free agent bids. The team with the highest bid on any given player will be awarded that player. The amount of the winning bid will be deducted from the winning team's free agent dollars. For each winning bid, the winning team must drop a player to make roster room for the free agent acquisition. If a team's free agent dollars goes to zero, that team will no longer be allowed to bid for the rest of the season. No bid will be accepted that is larger than a team's free agent dollars. All bids must be in increments of dollars (no cents). The winning bids with owner's name will be shown after the FAAB bidding period for each NFBC Midseason league along with the runner-up dollar amount that was offered for each player. The first FAAB period will begin on Thursday, July 16th.

9. Bidding Time Frame: The bidding process starts just after the draft and ends at the completion of Week 26 (including any regular-season tie-breaker game). Bids will be accepted on the league web site from Monday at 3 p.m. ET until Sunday at 8 p.m. ET in each of these weeks. Rosters will be updated shortly after 8 p.m. ET on Sunday with the results of all successful bids and starting lineups for the upcoming week must be finalized five minutes before each game every Monday.

10. Conditional Bids: Conditional bids can also be offered. In the event you may lose out on a player, you can place conditional bid(s) for other players during the bidding time frame. The first conditional bid will become relevant only if you lose out on your primary bid. Subsequent conditional bids will become relevant only if the previous conditional bid fails. Bids do not require conditional bids. Bids may have several sequential conditional bids. Participants should note that the computer takes the HIGHEST BIDS and processes each bid in that order if you have multiple FAAB acquisition bids. Putting a larger bid on a conditional bid than a primary bid also isn't allowed.

Example:

Acquire Max Scherzer, $19, cut Tony Pena

Acquire Jensen Lewis, $16, cut Tony Pena

Acquire Eric Gagne, $2, cut Tony Pena

11. Number of Bid Limits: There is no limit to the number of bids each week in which bids are permitted.

12. Tied Bids: If there is a tie bid, the team that receives the player will be determined in order by:

1. Worst league record.

2. Lowest standing the previous week.

3. Coin toss.

In the case of a tied bid during the first FAAB period (July 16), the player will be awarded to the team that is lowest in the standings at that time. If there is still a tie, the team that had the lowest draft spot on Draft Day (i.e. should Team 4, Team 7 and Team 11 each bid $1 on Sam Smith, Team 11) would get him.

13. Trades between managers: To minimize the possibility of collusion, there will be no trading allowed. All drops are also subject to review by the commissioner of the NFBC and can be revoked if the dropped player is deemed too valuable to be offered to that league's free agent pool, thus damaging the credibility of the overall contest. The commissioner can also allow a cut of a star player and then keep that player out of that league’s free agent pool for any length of time, including the rest of the season. All decisions by the NFBC commissioner will be final.

14. League Structure: Each league will consist of 15 teams competing in a Rotisserie style mixed-league format for the league championship. Points will be awarded in this order: 15 points for 1st place in each category, 14 points for 2nd place, 13 for 3rd and continue down to 1 point for 15th place. This will occur in all 10 scoring categories. Payoffs will be for the first three teams in each league unless it is a $125 Winner-Take-All League.

15. Prize Breakdown:

We are paying back 80 percent of all entry fees for each league in prizes. Check the web site for the prize breakdown for each league.

16. Time Limit For Draft: There will be a 90-second time limit for each owner to make his/her pick during each round of the NFBC mid-season draft. If a participant does not make a selection in the allotted time, he is passed over until the next participant makes a player selection. The passed-over participant follows after the next person's pick and again has 90 seconds to make his/her pick.

17. Refunds: Once a participant submits valid payment, no money will be refunded to participants or co-managers unless The National Fantasy Baseball Championship Midseason Contest is canceled. A team spot is considered filled when the entire entry fee is paid. Krause Publications reserves the right to cancel any entries not comprising a full 15-team league. When a participant agrees to finish the registration form and submit payment, that participant has demonstrated his/her acceptance of the official rules and regulations for the NFBC Midseason Contest.

At its sole discretion, Krause Publications also reserves the right to terminate The National Fantasy Baseball Championship Midseason Contest in its entirety if there are an insufficient number of teams by July 12, 2009. In this unlikely event, Krause Publications will refund all entry fees within 48 hours of cancellation notice and/or provide a new application form with the newly stated prize figures. All pre-registered applicants would have the right to a full refund or agree to play for the newly announced prize structure. Krause Publications is not responsible for any loss or liability incurred by any participant or co-managers due to cancellation of the National Fantasy Baseball Championship Midseason Contest, including but not limited to travel or hotel expenses, time taken off from employment, etc.

18. Taxes: If the principal participant's prize winnings exceed $600.00, The National Fantasy Baseball Championship must file a Form 1099 with the IRS at the end of this calendar year. We will request your social security number and signature on this form. The Form contains the amount paid to you and you will receive a copy of the Form for tax purposes. You are responsible for paying any taxes that result from your cash prize. Please consult your income tax advisor for filing advice.

[ May 28, 2009, 01:31 PM: Message edited by: Greg Ambrosius ]

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Mon May 18, 2009 9:52 am

Okay, these are now on the Registration page. Just:

Click on the Register link (right hand rail)

Go down to Satellite Leagues

Click on either $125, $250, $500 or $1,000 for available options.

The draft dates will be Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, July 13-15 during the All-Star break. We'll offer the following leagues and draft on MockDraftCentral.com:

Monday, July 13th

$125 Winner-Take-All, 7 p.m. EST

$250 Pay Top 3, 7 p.m. EST

Tuesday, July 14th

$125 Pay Top 3, 9 p.m. EST

$250 Don Mathis League (retain stats from first half), 7 p.m. EST

$500 Pay Top 3, 7 p.m. EST

Wednesday, July 14th

$125 Winner-Take-All, 7 p.m. EST

$250 Pay Top 3, 9 p.m. EST

$1,000 Pay Top 3, 7 p.m. EST

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Tue May 19, 2009 2:28 am

I'll create a signup page on this thread to start out and then create a new thread once we get rolling. Remember that we won't hit any credit cards until the leagues are full, so feel free to sign up ahead of time to secure a spot and we'll hit the cards once the leagues are full. We are using KDS for all Mid-Season Leagues as well, so fill our your draft preferences on the site.

Here's the official signup list:

Monday, July 13th, 7 p.m. EST

$125 NFBC Mid-Season League, Pay Top 3

($1,000, $375, $125)

1. Chris Schinker

2. Jamie Vassallo

3. Jeff Barachy

4. Robert Hudson

5. Jeff Schinker

6. Richard Kulaski

7. Erica Lay

Monday, July 13th, 7 p.m. EST

$250 NFBC Mid-Season League, Pay Top 3

1. Phil Reppucci, Bel Air, Maryland

Tuesday, July 14th, 7 p.m. EST

$250 Don Mathis League, (use first half stats + second half stats)

Pay Top 3 ($2,000, $750, $250)

1. Pete Baczynski, Las Vegas, Nevada

2. Will Tyrer, Beverly Hills, California

3. Don Mathis, Lakeland, Florida

4. George Kleemann, Palatine, Illinois

5. Michael Lins, Hillsborough, New Jersey

6. Jesse Homer, Sheffield, Iowa

Tuesday, July 14th, 7 p.m. EST

$500 Satellite League, Pay Top 3

1. Chris Poulson, Dublin, California

2. Bobby Brendler, Maryland

Tuesday, July 14th, 9 p.m. EST

$125 Satellite League, Pay Top 3

1. Michael O'Reilly, Evergreen Park, Illinois

Wednesday, July 15th, 7 p.m. EST

$1,000 Satellite League, Pay Top 3

1. Will Tyrer, Beverly Hills, California

2. Bobby Brendler, Rockville, Maryland

3. Jeff Meyer, Richmond, Virginia

Wednesday, July 15th, 9 p.m. EST

$250 Satellite League, Pay Top 3

1. Richard Goodwein, Oliver, British Columbia

2. Chris Poulson, Dublin, California

[ June 17, 2009, 08:21 AM: Message edited by: Greg Ambrosius ]

Walla Walla · Post by **Walla Walla** » Tue May 19, 2009 9:01 am

Greg, Why not try another draft site? MDC Blows!!!

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Tue May 19, 2009 9:19 am

Originally posted by Walla Walla:

Greg, Why not try another draft site? MDC Blows!!! Which one do you like best John? I'll go check it out now and see if it's NFBC worthy.

DOUGHBOYS · Post by **DOUGHBOYS** » Tue May 19, 2009 11:57 am

I know a guy that retired and kept coming back to the old place out of sheer repetition.

He would even drop notes in the "suggestions" box.

He couldn't help himself.

[ May 19, 2009, 06:05 PM: Message edited by: DOUGHBOYS ]

Glenneration X · Post by **Glenneration X** » Tue May 19, 2009 12:19 pm

I'd love to do a mid-season league. However, the dates may not work out.

Right now I'm trying to satellite myself into the World Series of Poker. If I'm successful in getting into the tourney, and get on a run during the tournament, I'll probably be betting pocket aces during these drafts.

WOODERSON · Post by **WOODERSON** » Mon May 25, 2009 2:32 pm

any updates on amount of teams signed up? will it be multiple leagues or just one for each of the satelites?

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Tue May 26, 2009 2:30 am

Originally posted by 4 Horsemen:

any updates on amount of teams signed up? will it be multiple leagues or just one for each of the satelites? The signup thread is above, under the rules post. We will try to run one league per signup period, but past experience has shown that we won't fill up all of them. I offered many different time frames and price levels this year to give everyone a chance to compete. I found out through the NFBC Online Championship season that the 9 p.m. EST start time was popular with East Coast members as much as West Coast members, so we offered more of those for the mid-season leagues.

These usually fill up just before the All Star break, so don't be alarmed just yet. We'll fill a few of these up soon enough.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Thu May 28, 2009 2:09 am

Richard Goodwein of Oliver, British Columbia is our first signup for the Wednesday, July 15th $250 Satellite League, which will begin at 9 p.m. EST. Welcome aboard Richard and we'll do all we can to fill that one up.

Don Mathis · Post by **Don Mathis** » Thu May 28, 2009 5:11 am

Greg,

Please sign me up for the Don Mathis league.

Thanks

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Thu May 28, 2009 7:30 am

Originally posted by Don Mathis:

Greg,

Please sign me up for the Don Mathis league.

Thanks The namesake of this format is officially on the list. Welcome back Don. Now we just need 12 more owners to make this one happen.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Fri May 29, 2009 4:22 am

We now have four owners for the Don Mathis Mid-Season League with the arrival of George Kleemann. Remember, this is the only mid-season format that uses the first half stats. Welcome George and good luck in this one.

poopy tooth · Post by **poopy tooth** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 2:28 pm

Greg,

I'd like to get in the Don Mathis league.

Thank you,

Mike

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 3:11 am

Originally posted by poopy tooth:

Greg,

I'd like to get in the Don Mathis league.

Thank you,

Mike Okay, five horses in the paddock for this one, with 10 spots left.

Looks like a familiar crew from last year's league. Good luck all.

Tuesday, July 14th, 7 p.m. EST

Don Mathis League, (use first half stats + second half stats)

Pay Top 3 ($2,000, $750, $250)

1. Pete Baczynski, Las Vegas, Nevada

2. Will Tyrer, Beverly Hills, California

3. Don Mathis, Lakeland, Florida

4. George Kleemann, Palatine, Illinois

5. Michael Lins, Hillsborough, New Jersey

[ June 03, 2009, 09:11 AM: Message edited by: Greg Ambrosius ]

Glenneration X · Post by **Glenneration X** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 3:05 am

Originally posted by Greg Ambrosius:

quote:Originally posted by poopy tooth:

Greg,

I'd like to get in the Don Mathis league.

Thank you,

Mike Okay, five horses in the paddock for this one, with 10 spots left.

Looks like a familiar crew from last year's league. Good luck all.

Tuesday, July 14th, 7 p.m. EST

Don Mathis League, (use first half stats + second half stats)

Pay Top 3 ($2,000, $750, $250)

1. Pete Baczynski, Las Vegas, Nevada

2. Will Tyrer, Beverly Hills, California

3. Don Mathis, Lakeland, Florida

4. George Kleemann, Palatine, Illinois

5. Michael Lins, Hillsborough, New Jersey [/QUOTE]What are the rules as far as what previous stats count for this league? Are they the stats for all 30 players on the roster year to date or just the 23 in the starting lineup for the first week?

Don Mathis · Post by **Don Mathis** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 9:18 am

You get the stats from your starting lineup (23 players)

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:05 am

Originally posted by Don Mathis:

You get the stats from your starting lineup (23 players) Correct, you get the first half stats for the 23 players you have in your starting lineup on Thursday, July 16th. So it's possible you may even start a DL player to get his first half stats. That's the beauty of this league, the draft strategy needed to ensure a good first half while still building a roster for the second half. Sound good?

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:17 am

Just an FYI: Here are the signups to date for the NFBC Mid-Season Leagues:

Here's the official signup list:

Tuesday, July 14th, 7 p.m. EST

Don Mathis League, (use first half stats + second half stats)

Pay Top 3 ($2,000, $750, $250)

1. Pete Baczynski, Las Vegas, Nevada

2. Will Tyrer, Beverly Hills, California

3. Don Mathis, Lakeland, Florida

4. George Kleemann, Palatine, Illinois

5. Michael Lins, Hillsborough, New Jersey

6. Jesse Homer, Sheffield, Iowa

Tuesday, July 14th, 7 p.m. EST

$500 Satellite League, Pay Top 3

1. Chris Poulson, Dublin, California

Wednesday, July 15th, 7 p.m. EST

$1,000 Satellite League, Pay Top 3

1. Will Tyrer, Beverly Hills, California

Wednesday, July 15th, 9 p.m. EST

$250 Satellite League, Pay Top 3

1. Richard Goodwein, Oliver, British Columbia

2. Chris Poulson, Dublin, California

[ June 08, 2009, 08:12 AM: Message edited by: Greg Ambrosius ]

Glenneration X · Post by **Glenneration X** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 2:48 pm

Originally posted by Greg Ambrosius:

quote:Originally posted by Don Mathis:

You get the stats from your starting lineup (23 players) Correct, you get the first half stats for the 23 players you have in your starting lineup on Thursday, July 16th. So it's possible you may even start a DL player to get his first half stats. That's the beauty of this league, the draft strategy needed to ensure a good first half while still building a roster for the second half. Sound good? [/QUOTE]Sounds real good....if I play a mid-season league, I think this is the one I'd join. Still dependent on my WSOP satellite run. I won another tier this week and am only one tourney finish away from a spot at the show....wish me luck.

rkulaski · Post by **rkulaski** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 3:17 pm

G-X,

I pm'ed you. mathis league was fun but tough last year.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:12 am

Okay, we now have six owners for the $250 Don Mathis Mid-Season League. We're still looking for nine more owners. Thanks all.

Tuesday, July 14th, 7 p.m. EST

Don Mathis League, (use first half stats + second half stats)

Pay Top 3 ($2,000, $750, $250)

1. Pete Baczynski, Las Vegas, Nevada

2. Will Tyrer, Beverly Hills, California

3. Don Mathis, Lakeland, Florida

4. George Kleemann, Palatine, Illinois

5. Michael Lins, Hillsborough, New Jersey

6. Jesse Homer, Sheffield, Iowa

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 4:47 am

Okay, we've received a nice push for the Monday, July 13th $125 league. I'm sure we'll just fill one of these on that date, so if you have any interest in this one let me know or sign up online.

Here's the current lineup card for all of the events:

Monday, July 13th, 7 p.m. EST

$125 NFBC Mid-Season League,

Winner-Take-All For $1,300 or 2010 NFBC Main Event Entry

1. Chris Schinker

2. Jamie Vassallo

3. Jeff Barachy

4. Robert Hudson

5. Jeff Schinker

Tuesday, July 14th, 7 p.m. EST

Don Mathis League, (use first half stats + second half stats)

Pay Top 3 ($2,000, $750, $250)

1. Pete Baczynski, Las Vegas, Nevada

2. Will Tyrer, Beverly Hills, California

3. Don Mathis, Lakeland, Florida

4. George Kleemann, Palatine, Illinois

5. Michael Lins, Hillsborough, New Jersey

6. Jesse Homer, Sheffield, Iowa

Tuesday, July 14th, 7 p.m. EST

$500 Satellite League, Pay Top 3

1. Chris Poulson, Dublin, California

Wednesday, July 15th, 7 p.m. EST

$1,000 Satellite League, Pay Top 3

1. Will Tyrer, Beverly Hills, California

Wednesday, July 15th, 9 p.m. EST

$250 Satellite League, Pay Top 3

1. Richard Goodwein, Oliver, British Columbia

2. Chris Poulson, Dublin, California

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rkulaski · Post by **rkulaski** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:29 am

greg,

I signed up for the monday $125 midseason league. when I registered, the league read "winner take all" but on this thread it says "pay top 3". Is this a pay top 3 league?

Let's get this league filled up.

rich

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:55 am

Originally posted by rkulaski:

greg,

I signed up for the monday $125 midseason league. when I registered, the league read "winner take all" but on this thread it says "pay top 3". Is this a pay top 3 league?

Let's get this league filled up.

rich My bad. It is a winner-take-all. Are you still up for that?