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Okay, I know it's called the Live Double Play, but we want to give as many people as possible the chance to play this great concept. Therefore, we are opening this double grand prize concept to online users and looking to fill four leagues via online.



Here's the concept:



You can now draft online for the Live Double Play with five available draft dates:



Friday, March 19th at 5:00 ET (same time as live drafts)

Sunday, March 21st at 1:00 ET (same time as live drafts)

Monday, March 22nd at 7:00 ET

Wednesday, March 24th at 9:00 ET

Sunday, March 28th at 9:00 ET



The reason for doing this is simple:

1. We have several owners who are drafting in the Main Event Online who just can't make it to the live events but still want to participate in the Combined Standings prizes ($5,000 for first, $9,500 in prizes overall) with the additional $25,000 grand prize. This allows them the chance to now win $100,000 in the main event, $75,000 for winning both overall titles, $60,000 in the Online and $25,000 in the Live Double Play.



2. It looks like we should hit 21 full leagues live and we could push for more after that, but those would likely be city-hookups. We think this is the best way to still reach our goals and not make every other Live Double Play a hookup. In fact, if we have no city phone hookups we'll be happy.



3. And finally, we just had a lot of folks who love the Online Double Play concept but would love a shot at the second piece of that grand prize and they just couldn't get to a live event at the required times for this draft. Now we can accommodate them. We've created five different times to see if we can get into a league that they want.



We are taking signups now and will try for one league at each time, with possibly the early ones hooking up with Atlantic City. We'll see about that, but we want to be sure those go off as planned. Signup now at:



Games: Live Double Play

Venue: Online

Times: Pick your draft date.



Cost is $525 as there is the same Events Fee as the live drafts. Ask questions at [email protected] if you'd like and hopefully we can fill this baby up. Thanks all.



[ March 15, 2010, 08:49 PM: Message edited by: Greg Ambrosius ]

Wouldn't that be 60 spots since you have 5 dates listed?

Originally posted by Beezman:

Wouldn't that be 60 spots since you have 5 dates listed? We'll see if those early dates fill up a league or get matched up another way. Stay tuned.

Okay, I'm not sure this is exactly the news you all wanted, but we already have one official signup for the $500 Double Play. It's Shawn Childs in the March 21st Double Play. I'll add him to the signup list tomorrow. Thanks Shawn and good luck everyone in this expanded format.

Greg, You can count me in as well. I will decide which one within a day. Thanks.

Originally posted by Fast Money:

Greg, You can count me in as well. I will decide which one within a day. Thanks. All sounds good. I think these may go fast from the responses I'm getting. Glad to hear that. Thanks much and let's get 300 teams fighting for this additional $25,000 grand prize.

Originally posted by Greg Ambrosius:

Okay, I'm not sure this is exactly the news you all wanted, but we already have one official signup for the $500 Double Play. It's Shawn Childs in the March 21st Double Play. I'll add him to the signup list tomorrow. Thanks Shawn and good luck everyone in this expanded format. Shawn's total league count:

This is what is known as panic mode!

I'm not sure if we had a mixup on the signup page in Las Vegas or not for Sunday, March 21st, but we're getting some guys who want to do it out there and obviously we can offer a live version of the Double Play in LV. Shawn and Dave Potts want to do it. We have six owners in AC looking for a match, so yeah, I'll definitely find space to do this if we can get it done. I've put you guys down for the online version now, but let's see about making this live in LV if we can.



Anyway, good start to this and I know more are coming:



ONLINE

Sunday, March 21st, 1 pm ET

1. Shawn Childs, Forestdale, Massachusetts

2. Dave Potts, Auburn, Alabama

3. Joe Berg, Fullerton, California



Sunday, March 28th, 9 pm ET

1. Albert Leach, Shillington, Pennsylvania

Greg, i'm a little confused. I thought the Live Double Play was supposed to be something unique, the key part being "Live" for the opportunity to win an added prize. I do not think it is right to now open it up to online entries. It does not make it a "Live" Double Play anymore. In addition, i'm sure that people that made arrangements and committed to draft live would have liked the opportunity to enter a "Live" event as well on line. Just my humble opinion.





Jeff

Should I move over to this from the live AC Friday 3/19 event?

Originally posted by converge241:

Should I move over to this from the live AC Friday 3/19 event? Same question

Originally posted by converge241:

Should I move over to this from the live AC Friday 3/19 event? Actually we are trying to get enough folks with us to save this Live Double Play in Atlantic City. Tom is moving some of them to the Sunday Live Double Play, which has a better chance of filling now. If you can't do Sunday and can only do Friday, let me know at [email protected] and we'll see if the online signups will allow us to complete one full league with AC drafters. Thanks for your patience.



[ March 12, 2010, 02:58 PM: Message edited by: Greg Ambrosius ]

Greg and Tom, I'm signed up for the AC DP on Fri the 19th...shot you guys and e-mail with some potential options.

Are these going anywhere? If they are not going to fill up, I'll probably move the $500 I paid for the Live DP in AC that is getting cancelled to an online DP next week.

Originally posted by Hells Satans:

Are these going anywhere? If they are not going to fill up, I'll probably move the $500 I paid for the Live DP in AC that is getting cancelled to an online DP next week. Here's where we're at right now:



ONLINE

Sunday, March 21st, 1 pm ET

1. Shawn Childs, Forestdale, Massachusetts (LV)

2. Dave Potts, Auburn, Alabama (LV)

3. Will Tyrer, Beverly Hills, California (LV)



Wednesday, March 24, 9 pm ET

1. Ling Ju Wu, Flushing, New York

2. Chris Poole, Red Wing, Minnesota



Sunday, March 28th, 9 pm ET

1. Albert Leach, Shillington, Pennsylvania

2. Lenny Diveglio, Medford, New York



[ March 15, 2010, 06:07 PM: Message edited by: Greg Ambrosius ]

With the new combined standings cash prize + Upper Deck sponsorship -- maybe we'll pick up some momentum.

Okay, we're making a good push for the Wednesday, March 24th $500 Live Double Play, which is drafting online. Participants are eligible for the $25,000 grand prize among the live participants and the $60,000 grand prize. We have five owners already signed up for that one. These two dates should have the best chances of filling:



Wednesday, March 24, 9 pm ET

1. Ling Ju Wu, Flushing, New York

2. Chris Poole, Red Wing, Minnesota

3. Jase Doane, Salisbury, Massachusetts

4. Lenny Diveglio, Medford, New York

5. Donald Dismuke, Williamsburg, Kentucky



Sunday, March 28th, 9 pm ET

1. Albert Leach, Shillington, Pennsylvania

2. Robert Particelli, Berwyn, Pennsylvania



Thanks all.

Okay, we have FIVE SPOTS LEFT now for the $500 Double Play on Wednesday, March 24th, which is drafting online. I'm glad we were able to get some of the Atlantic City owners from the unfilled Friday, March 19th league into this online version. That's better than losing folks altogether. Thanks all.



Here's the current signup list for this new league:



Wednesday, March 24, 9 pm ET

1. Ling Ju Wu, Flushing, New York

2. Chris Poole, Red Wing, Minnesota

3. Jase Doane, Salisbury, Massachusetts

4. Lenny Diveglio, Medford, New York

5. Donald Dismuke, Williamsburg, Kentucky

6. Daniel Cody, Clifton, New Jersey

7. Jeff Meyer, Midlothian, Virginia

Okay, FOUR SPOTS LEFT NOW!! We're getting closer to finalizing this one up. Thanks all. Who wants to join us for this one with a shot at $85,000 in grand prizes and a $2,000 league prize?



Here's who you have to beat for this one:



Wednesday, March 24, 9 pm ET

1. Ling Ju Wu, Flushing, New York

2. Chris Poole, Red Wing, Minnesota

3. Jase Doane, Salisbury, Massachusetts

4. Lenny Diveglio, Medford, New York

5. Donald Dismuke, Williamsburg, Kentucky

6. Daniel Cody, Clifton, New Jersey

7. Jeff Meyer, Midlothian, Virginia

8. Joe Berg, Fullerton, California

Yikes, these are going FAST!! TWO SPOTS LEFT now for the Wednesday, March 24th $500 Double Play. Two chances to win grand prizes and you can do it online. Here's the signup list so far:



Wednesday, March 24, 9 pm ET

1. Ling Ju Wu, Flushing, New York

2. Chris Poole, Red Wing, Minnesota

3. Jase Doane, Salisbury, Massachusetts

4. Lenny Diveglio, Medford, New York

5. Donald Dismuke, Williamsburg, Kentucky

6. Daniel Cody, Clifton, New Jersey

7. Jeff Meyer, Midlothian, Virginia

8. Joe Berg, Fullerton, California

9. Anthony Maragulia, Coopersburg, Pennsylvania

10. Steve McGowan, Louisville, Kentucky

ONE SPOT LEFT NOW!! We'll be picking draft spots shortly. Wow, these went fast today. Thanks all!!



Here's the competition. Now who wants this last spot?



Wednesday, March 24, 9 pm ET

1. Ling Ju Wu, Flushing, New York

2. Chris Poole, Red Wing, Minnesota

3. Jase Doane, Salisbury, Massachusetts

4. Lenny Diveglio, Medford, New York

5. Donald Dismuke, Williamsburg, Kentucky

6. Daniel Cody, Clifton, New Jersey

7. Jeff Meyer, Midlothian, Virginia

8. Joe Berg, Fullerton, California

9. Anthony Maragulia, Coopersburg, Pennsylvania

10. Steve McGowan, Louisville, Kentucky

11. Ned Donohue, Wappinger Falls, New York

Okay, we are now SOLD OUT for the Wednesday, March 24th $500 Double Play, which will be drafted online. Brian Ng will take that last spot. Thanks all. Here's the lineup card for this one. Set your KDS by tomorrow and we'll likely have draft spots Wednesday afternoon at the latest:



Wednesday, March 24, 9 pm ET

1. Ling Ju Wu, Flushing, New York

2. Chris Poole, Red Wing, Minnesota

3. Jase Doane, Salisbury, Massachusetts

4. Lenny Diveglio, Medford, New York

5. Donald Dismuke, Williamsburg, Kentucky

6. Daniel Cody, Clifton, New Jersey

7. Jeff Meyer, Midlothian, Virginia

8. Joe Berg, Fullerton, California

9. Anthony Maragulia, Coopersburg, Pennsylvania

10. Steve McGowan, Louisville, Kentucky

11. Ned Donohue, Wappinger Falls, New York

12. Brian Ng, California

I have taken off the March 19th and 21st online options for this because we did not need them to fill up the Live Double Plays. I will take off the 22nd option tomorrow as well. That leaves us with the Sunday, March 28th 9 pm ET option and I think I'll add one for Thursday, March 25th since it looks like some folks want to do the $500 Double Play before the live main events. Look for that option tomorrow on the Registration page. Thanks all.